The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-10
GRAFTON


GRAFTON, W. Va. July ?.-Many
people narrowly escaped serious injury
on Sunday night when Il wind storm
blew down a chautauQua tent during q
performance. Miss Edna Carrico. OF
Terra. Ala. who has been visiting May,
or Fred {. Graham, had her leg crushed
Jeffcrys. aged 55. died shortly after
wards of heart failure. II is Thought
that the shock caused BY III" accident
may have fastened her death. No one
else was injured.
w. P. Wiley. Il prominent business
man, was seriously injured Sunday wh"n
an auto, driven by him. and occupied
by seven other passengers. turned tuf-
tie down bank in the outskirts IF The
city. The other occupants were not
injured. crawling out from under the
overturned car. Wiley WAS taken /"
hospital. but has recovered sufnclcntly
10 be taken 10 his home.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
trial of Charles r .Durhin. former pres
ident Of the Grafton Bank. Of Grafton
which failed more than year ago. on
the charee Of misconduct in office. in
The Upshur County Court. AT Buckhan-
non. on July II. before Judge OBricn
The case was sent up from the Taylor
County Court upon request nj the pam.
tiff for change Of venue. on the groun;
tnH1 HIT ana III Pal lhI Il lhI N'HiN
not be obtained here.
Thousands Of troops from Maryland.
Pennsylvania. New York and New 'Jer-
sey passed through Grafton over The
3. &; .. lines this week. and the city
has seen more soldiers than in the past
off here 70 give drills, as this is a dtvi-
sional terminal. and they arc given rols-
ins receptions. Local committees have
henn busy supplying the tired troopers
with lunch MS they pass through.
Charles Peacock. aged 50 years. had
his head badly Gu, by tent pole whcn
a tent in which an evanEelisttc meeting
was being held was blown partly over
by n sudden storm. He will recover.
Thomas 3. Currant. aged a6 years. and
the oldest inhahiant OF the county
died at the home Of his daughter. Mrs.
!. r. Dadisman. near Grafton ms week
He leaves a large family.
Scores of former United States SOL
diers and members Of various military
school organizations in this county
have offered 10 form volunteer reGi-
mont in case a call for volunteers FOR
for Company L. National Guard. which
was organized here. are still being re-
rruicd and sent TO the State camp near
Charleston.
Earl NJ Lantz. cashier Of the King
wood National Bank. drowned while
bathing in the Cheat river. near King
wood. when he tired while swimming IN
deep water The funeral was held
Thursday. in kingwood.
The resignation Of Roy l.. Gillespie as
chief Of police has been accepted by
Mayor Fred {. Graham. and clarence
F.. Sillman. police lieutenant. promoted
To the captaincy.
,Tasrer F.. Reese. nged s.. OF. Iunnel-
ton, died in hospital from a fall from
tree while picking cherries near ms
home at Tunneltnn. He leaves wife
and several children.
Logan Scott. alias Harry Williams.
son Of Senator Scott. of Elkins.. was
fined 500 and given n four months jail
sentence upon conviction of A violation
Of The Yost law. hut WAS released upon
probation. He was then rearreSted oy
Tho Federal authorities and held under
bond for his appearance on July II for
n preliminary hearing on n charge or
violating the Federal statutes.
The promotion 10 car foreman W. y.
Rolin. Of tho Grafton yards. to the gen
eral foremanship Of the Cumbo Il. & q;
Yards al MartinshurE. was announced
this week. II. l.. Miller succeeds BONN
here.
With only eight brides during thsa,
month Of June and not n single war
bride. this city and county feels that
Cupid Is taking his vacation. The rec
ord is rhc lowest in many years.
q, w. Rrand Of Arden. is recovering
from an attack nf HOOD poisoning; al
his hand two weeks ago. and the wound
became infected.
civ SUPERINTENDENT OF Schools l.. W.
Burns has gone 10 Columbia University
to take 4 summer course IN edhcatohat
r NJ. Llpscomh. F. & O. section fore
man. was shot through tho right shouI,
dor by a stray bullet. but careful
search has not located whence the bull
Mrs. George Taylor. aged -. died at
home near this city. Of paralysis:
Matilda. the little daughter nf Mr.
burned ny an exploding frecracker as
part of the July Fourth celebration, but
The injury is not serious.
Fifty knights Tcmplars and their In
dies were entertained at reception by
Mr and Mrs. Harry F.. Flrsher. at tho
building Of the West
Virginia Industrial School fnr Boys. AT
Pruntvtown. Specially arranged NOV.
ing pictures, vaudeville by inmates ot
The institution, etc. were on the pro-
was assisted in serving by her sister.
Miss Rctty Glenn. IF Norfolk. Va.
Tho announcements Of the wedding
Of Miss Kathryn Elizaheth Strong: the
strong. of Springfield, Mass. to John
| Gland Trngellas. SON Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John y. Trccellas. Of Grafton. have heen
received Tho wedding took place Sat
urday mt Springfield.
The s. S. s. Club was entertained by
Mrs G. e. Ratson, Dewey avenue. .
Mrs. Arab Virginia Walters cel"-
braied her nln"ticth birthday at the
home Of her grandson. \. T. Young.
East Main street.
Mrs Frank NJ. Hollis attended tho
Wedding al MartinshurE. Of her sister.
Mrs Ella Russlcr, to Mr.. Harry Pulse.
OF Palatno. O.
Mrs. O. lay Fleming was hostess tn
tho Thimhlc club and some invited
friends At her home on Walnut street.
The Aloha Camp Fire Circle held a
ceremonial session Tuesday evening a.
the bungalow ut htn mark where they
have ramnnd for several weeks.
Miss nais"y l.owrny. nf Knyser. Is
visiting Miss Mary g.. Carroll
John l.. HcChmrr has hcen in Union /
town.
Mrs Ralph Shaw and daughter. Miss
Gay. Of KnottS avenue. are in Fits
hurCh.
Miss Pearl Briggs. Of Terra Alta. is
Plarrhe Stewart