Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28
GRAFTON.

GRAFTON. w. Va, April 2s.-Hon
w. G. Wilson, OF Elkins, was Grafton
visitor Thursday and Friday.
John Dawson, OF Weston, was Z bus
mess caller to our town Friday.
A. ]. Wilkinson was at Morgantown
Saturday.
Prof. Jacob W. May, Of Eairmont.
was here Friday.
The lWoman's Club musicale will take
place on the oath of May. at which
time the State Medical Association will
be in session here. This club has been
engaged to furnish the music for that
meeting during its stay here and the
oath being the third and last of this
session, the ladies propose to make a
special effort for this occasion. Tickets
are now on sale and those desiring
seats will do we'll to secure them early
as this will be the social event of the
season.
Wilbur &c. Davis cashier Of the First
National Bank, was at Parkersburg Fri
day.
R. q. Serpeu, lumber dealer Of Bel
ington, was a business caller to our
town Thursday.
The annual spring millinery opening
of Brewer and Lanham took place on
Thursday evening at the home of Miss
Rhea Brewer, on Wilforu street. A neat
invitation was sent out to quite num-
Der of their young friends, who attend
ed in full evening dress. Refresh
ments were served from to p. m.
The ages of the popular young proprie-
tors of this entenprising firm are eight
and ten years respectively.
Chas. Nicodemus. of Baltimore, for
merly of this place, is visiting friends
in town.
John A. Lutrell, now with the clerical
department of the B. & o.. has accepted
a position with the Berryburg Coal and
Coke Co. and goes Monday to take
charge.
Quite number OF the knights Tenn
plar will attend the Grand Comman-
derry at Martinsburg the 8th Of May.
William Bailey was at RowleSburg
during the week, looking after his lum-
Der business.
Mrs. M. F. Coulehan was called to
Newburg Thurs4Ay on account Of the
illness Of her sister.
Mr.. Homer MoDade, OF the West Side,
and Miss Bridget Moran, OF the South
Side, were married at the Oakland Ho-
tel, Oakland, Md, "Wednesday evening.
John w. MoClung, commander of the
Sons of Veterans, of West Virginia, at
tended their State meeting at Parkers-
burg, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
There will be a meeting of the Pa
irons Of Husbandry at Pruntytown on
the 4th of May, for the purpose of or
ganiMng a local of the Grange. Depu-
ty Organizer II. ID. Correll will be pre-
sent.
Henry M. Leps, the news dealer, left
for visit to Morgantown Friday.
Faucet Bros. have moved their store
from the corner of East Main and
Bridge streets t. the Clark building,
West Main street.
The marriage OF Mr.. Frank L. Wat
son. of Reedsville, a B. & o. fireman.
and Miss Daisy M. Bender, daughter of
Frank T. Bender, of this place, will
take place at the M. E. parsonage at
Fairmont Monday, the 22d, the Rev. ].
H. Hess officiating. After a visit to
Pittsburg and Baltimore they will re-
turn to Grafton, their future home.
Ira E. Robinson attended meeting
of the board of regents of the State
Normal Schools held at Shepherdstown
during the week.
S. Wilson, a B. & o. brakeman, fell
under the train at Colfax Friday after
noon, the wheels passing over his left
leg and crushing it so badly that ampu-
tation was necessary. Drs. w. +. Van
Iii nd nf &c he
surgical work.
Plans for $4,000 hotel have been
submitted to the contractors by T. ].
McAvay. The building will be at the
corner of East Main and Bridge streets.
James l.. Montgomery, of Pittsburg,
was in town Friday and saturday look
ing after the fertilizer interests.
The Pabst Brewing Company, of Mil
waukee, has placed a fine delivery
wagon in the trade here. Early Davis,
their agent here, returned Friday from
business trip to Pittsburg.
DR.. VIM. M. Dent, mayor-elect of
Newburg, was in town Friday attending
meeting of the M. G. NJ. Bank direc-
tors, of which he is a member.
Edward Plum, for a number Of years
the popular and accommodating news
boy for G.. w. Monroe, has been en-
ployed in the machinery department Of
the B. & 0. as caller.
The board of health of Taylor county
passed the following resolution at it's
meeting held on the 10Th, and which is
now posted on every business house in
town, signed by the president, DR.. A. S.
Warder, Jr.; ANY person found upon
the streets, roads or alleys in Taylor
county suffering from any skin disease,
such as pimples, sores, or breaking out
of any description without a physi-
clans certificate of good health, will be
arrested and fined not less than s25 nor
more than 500. Or any person re-
naming at home suffering in a like
manner will receive like punishment"
This is done to prevent further spread
of smallpox.
o. P. Stroh returned the first of the
week from business trip to Ceredo.
T. Perry Thayer will leave Monday
for the Holly River railroad, where he
has accepted position in the construc-
ton department.
Chas. R Durbin has returned from
a business trip to Philadelphia.
Postal Clerk Milan, of the Grafton
and New York railroad postoffice, has
been transferred to the Grafton and
Belington, and has moved to town.