The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
'HOUSENARN|NG'
PROVIDES FUN
FOR MANY
Grafton Y. M. a. c. Celebrates
Close Of Successful Mem
bership Campaign.

0hAf lON,{ Oec. Zb.@Sevefal
hundred Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION men and boys were enter
tanned at a house warming Of the
Grafton association this week. Ath-
letic contests in the gymnasium, and
various other features arranged in
the evenings program were carried
out. The association recently COM
pleted a campaign for four hundred
new members, and the building has
just been re-fnished.
A fat denial has been given the
widely circulated story that J. H.
McCrady, ]. II. McCrady. Jr, r. A.
McCrady and John E. Baldwin, Of
Pittsburg. were considering the pur-
chase OF the Willard hotel. These
men were here for few days look
ing over the plant of the Console
dation Manufacturing Company with
q view OF leasing and operating the
fine new pottery plant here, which
has been idle for q year.
Mrs. D. NJ. simonton. whose hus-
band Is claimed to have been injured
while In the government service sew
eial years ago, has been awarded ST.
600 damages by Congress.
The new county bridge, costing
$4,000 over the Tygarts> Valley river
was opened Thursday for temporary
traffic for foot passengers only. The
bridge will not be ready for gener.
al use for several months. It is a
SIX span concrete arch structure and
takes the place Of steel bridge
which had been in bad shape for sew
eral years.
A special session Of the circuit
court was held by Judge Neil j.
Fortney this week to clean up sew
eral chancery matters on the local
docket. particularly the suit for set
Element of the $4,000 estate OF the
late Adolphus Armstrong.
w. 2. Brown, formerly Of Grafton.
and O son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. e..
Brown Of this city, was accidentally
shot while hunting with some friends
at Weston. His condition Is serious
A community Christmas tree was
held Christmas eve at Pruntytown,
the former county seat Of this coun-
ty. Several hundred persons took
part in the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Coon, of En-
terprise, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary ut their home
this week. A big wedding dinner
was served at noon. All their chill
dren were present as follows: Mrs.
James McIntire, Mrs. w. A, saun-
ders, Mrs. A. B. Marley and ]. r.
Coon, Of Enterprise; Earl Coon, of
Parkersburg; F. s. Coon, OF Grafton;
g A. Coon, Of Cleveland, o.; Mrs.
Otis Martin, Of Fairmont.
Apparently the closing chapters In
the fight for the Grafton postmaster
ship were written this week, accord
ing to a message from Congressman
w. G. Brown. the appointment Of ].
II. s. Barlow for postmaster here
was confirmed by the senate.
The business interests Of Grafton
began a movement this week to in
duce the Western Union Telegraph
Company to establish another office
In the business districts. 1t is claim
ed that the present office, which ia
IN the Baltimore and Ohio depot. ia
unhandy to the main part of the
city.
General surprise was caused this
week by the issuance of the state
ment by division officials of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad at Grafton
that there was no Injunction oper-
alive here to prevent carrying bag
gage which contained intoxicants.
Clifford Myers, who was serious
~ injured when struck by a sled
while coasting few days ago, is re-
covering. He has been sufferin .
from conclusion OF the brain.
While his wife was on a niybt
train hurrying to his bedside In re.
Spouse to a telegram announcin e
that he was rapidly growing worse.
Martin F. Green, prominent rail.
road man here. died at the sanitar-
ium at Mount Hope, Nd, where he
had been removed for treatment for
nervous trouble. The funeral was
held here.
The death Of Miss Fay Breedlove.
| aged 26 fnnk n1oco ha,a py.,S'