Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07
GRAFTON.
THE LADIES MOZART CLUB PHE-
PAIRING FOR A MUSICAL
JULY 10.
QUIET BUT GLORIOUS FOURTH
FREE DELIVERY DID NOT MATER
IA.KzE-BUILDIsG BOON.
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The Ladies Mozart club viii give an
other OF their popular musicals at the
opera house on July 18th. They have
made a special EFFORT TO make TINS d
most enjoyable affair.
Albert Burt. OF Clarksburg, was IN
town several hours Thursday.
rhe Welsh Brothers big circus VIII
exhibit al the fair grounds Tuesday.
TWO exhibitions will be given, after
noon ana night. Grad street parade at
IL o'clock.
ed. N. Hermans, the handsome editor
of the Huntington Advocate, was IN
town Friday. He left here on No. 10
for Preston county. where he goes 10
give the big huckle0erry crop o. that
county write up.
Robert L. Helm. former Superintend-
ent of Bridges for the B. & o., has ae-
cepted a similar position with TIE Lee
high Valley r. r., with headquarters at
Sayre. Pa. He leaves for his new work
the first of August.
Mrs. /. Mallonee and Mrs. George
Smith are visiting relatives at homhey,
W. Va.
The glorious Fourth was very quiet
affair here. Those who did not go 10
neighboring towns took their families
TO nearby parks and spent the day qui-
city. Several hundreds picknicked at
the Grafton park. where they had dane
Ing and other sports. At night @heh
the crowds returned to town me ais-
play of fire works was given. followed
by the usual DRINKS and arrests.
DR.. stephen Vankirk is quite III at
the home of his father, Or. n. +. van
kirk. on Washington street.
Captain Earle Smith, editor OF Eve
ming Times, Fairmont. was greeting
friends in town Tuesday.
II. Fredlock, of Piedmont, was here
Friday.
The free delivery on the first of July,
that was promised some month ago,
failed to mateTiallze. The nearest date
fixed for that event now 10 January ISL,
1902, at which time the powers that De
have promised to give Us two new post
masters and reain the present ineum-
bent. Two new postmasters, the old
one. to be reappointed and free delivery,
oil to happen or January /, 1907.
Prof. and Mrs. r. A. Armstrong left
Thursday morning for two weeks
visit to the Pan-Anerican Exposition at
Buffalo, n. Y.
Grafton is having quite a building
boom. especially In way of residences.
II Is estimated that nearly one hundred
dwellings varying in value from one TO
five thousand dollars will be erected
during the summer. From FIVE to eight
business houses are under contract FOR
construction.
Otis Price, formerly of this city but
now one o. the leading lumber mer-
chants of Baltimore. was business
caller in town one day this week.
Harry Jones, cashier of the Mer-
chants bank, Belington. was in town on
the Fourth.
Mrs. Al Wright, nee Miss Nettie Hen
shaw. of New York City, is the guest or
friends In town.
Professors Y. f. Hodges and Samuel
Brown, of Morgantown. were at the
Windsor hotel Thursday.
Silas P. Smith, editor Of the Record.
West Union, was in town for a few
hours Friday.
A. F. Wilmouth, Of Elkins, was In
town Saturday looking after his school
furniture business.
Prof. ]. n Deahl, who was recently
appointed to the chair Of pedagogy at
the State University, was in town
Thursday.
Mesers. Andrew Barbee and Fred
King left Friday for Tyler, Texas, after
q months visit to friends in town.
Willard Haslup, Of Birmingham, Ala.
is visiting his mother on East Main
street.
VIM. D. Kirby, of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting his son Charles on the West side.
The funeral Of Freeman Wilson, who
was killed by train 46 Wednesday, took
place Friday from the Brown church.
lnterment In the Brown cemetery four
miles east of town.
W. H. Bailey returned Friday from a
business trip to Norfolk Virginia.
A. B. Poe got his hand badly S.tten by
large dog Thursday.
Hon. L. M. LaF'ollette, of Charleston,
was here Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hosler, Of Mo-
uongah, are visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Jolliff and son
spent the Fourth with Fairmont friends.
Circuit Court Clerk J. G. st. Clair was
at Clarksburg Thursday.
G. w. Monroe and w. II. Bailey will
spend Sunday at Fox Hall.
Mrs. J. II. Mugler and daughter, Miss
Marie, will spend several days at Terra
Alta.
Miss Daisy Dudley, of Fairmont, is
visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Seaman, of
Spark Hill, n. Y, are the guests of the
latter's brother, Scott NJ Carl, at Fet-
terrnan.
Miss Hannah K. Dewoody was at
Philippi Thursday.
Those teachers who attended the
State Association at Mountain Lake
Park were Misses Mollie Stuart and
Fannie Best, A. J. Wilkinson, Prof. and
Mrs. Hayward Fleming.
Lee j. cambridge. of Beverly, was in
town Friday.
Clarence Poe is visiting his mother in
Wheeling.
The following composed party OF
picknickers who spent the Fourth at
Valley Fails: Misses Edna Warder,
Kate Doblen, Louis Rogers, Stella
Hiokle Carrie Gramm, Nettie Nuhm,
Vivian Turner and Mrs. Nettie Wright.
Messrs. Clyde Turner. Harry Rogers, l..
r.. Ingle, B. F. Poe, John Luttrell, Ed.
Sawyer, Dodson Hoslup and George
Ross.
Geo. W. Foster. telegraph operator
at Fetterman. and Miss Gertrude Davis.
eldest daughter of John H. Davis, or