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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1896
Page
5
The fragment chronicles medieval manners and chivalric life with notes on courtly power under Henry Plantagenet and Becket. It reflects on armor, tournaments, armor, and the social shifts of Norman and Saxon households, interweaving legal and ecclesiastical power and historical anecdotes.
GRAFTON W Va June 20 Senator TE Davis and wife returned from Morgantown Col Ben Wilson of Clarksburg was there Monday Frank Woods of Baltimore circulated among the legal fraternity this week F C Straub and wife of Pickens visiting relatives Mrs Gate Frowell of Weston visiting relatives G H A Kunst of Pruntytown to Morgantown for summer law course D B Kincaid returned from Morgantown where he graduated from the University Prof Ross Jones of the University home for the summer Prof G M Ford here this week Dr R D Mackin returned from Morgantown for commencement bail Miss Madge Brown of Morgantown back to her original position This angered the king who condemned his old archbishop and he fled to Franc where he had a full time The Pope threatened excommunication Henry but Henry pressed ahead Becket banished then six years later returned and Becket’s war with Henry continued Four royal knights killed Becket at the altar in 1170 Henry horrified and agreed to pilgrimage to Becket’s tomb but clergy opposed Henry’s status This week Alcock Allen wedding attendance Dr Joe Ellis of New York City here Miss Mabel Brown of Wheeling here for Alcock Allen wedding Frank Ellis of Newberg here this week Mr R D Dent A J Wilkinson Col John T McGraw Chas R Durbin and others attended the Davis convention Col Nell J Fortneyg Kingwood here campaigning for district judgeship Frank M Thomas and Thomas Stillwell in St Louis Miss Ada VanKirk returned from Mt de Chantal College class of 96 Miss Florence Call returned from Maryland Misses Fred Holly George Gorman and Earl Williams home from Morgantown Miss Emma Willey of Baltimore who has clerking in Mrs Clayton's store returned home.
Cap Robert McEldowney visited Sistersville on legal business. Henry Koontz and daughter stayed with Mr and Mrs J F Frame in Sistersville. Judge T P Jacobs left for Ritchie county to open his regular term. D P Davis of Goshen Va discusses rheumatism and endorses Chamberlains Pain Balm after his brother’s inflammatory rheumatism improved with one bottle.
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