The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-05
personalities.

Mr.. John =. Miller, merchant oil Cen
ire Wheeling, returned from the east
yesterday via the p. w. & KY. r. r. He
reports the travel on the Pennsylvania
Central road rs very heavy, and COM
pliments the officers of the P. w. ~ Ky.
r. K. for kindness shown himself and
other passengers.
w p. McKelvey, late of Wheeling,
father of a. z. McKelvey, has moved to
his farm (recently the Roscoe FARM,
near towns. CyairSUiiLe Gazette.
}. e. Richie, President of the w. &
w. Narrow Gauge Railroad, was in the
city yesterday.
Gov. H. NJ. Mathews and family. NOV
cd yesterday to the Roberts summer
boarding house out the pike.
Judge A. b. Fleming, of Fairmonl,
was IN the city yesterday on his way to
attend Circuit Court, At New Martins
vile, which begins today.
j. II. Harris, formerly a clerk at Lo-
gan, List & Co.'s, has returned, gradu-
ate from Philadelphia, where he has
been studying pharmacy.
John Ewing, clerk at the Treasurer's
Office, is to be superseded by Mr.. Baker,
of Clarksburg. We were unable 10
learn at what time Mr.. Ewing's resigna-
tion is to take place.
Harry Deiters has been promoted to
the Office of Orderly Sergeant of Com
pany b, First West Virginia Battalion.
Policeman Stanley was yesterday pre-
scented by Il few OF his friends with a
handsomely finished waist belt and
ebony club. They were purchased in
New York and are neat evidences OF the
estimation in which his efforts as an off
Ger are held by the public.
g. &. Roth, dry goods merchant, is
expected TO return from the East to-
morrow.
We regret to note that Daniel Hsr-
kins one OF the oldest citizens of Wheel
ing, residing at 2llS Eof street, who has
been paralyzed for several years, is RAP.
idly growing worse, and his family and
friends fear the worst results. He has
become entirely helpless. Mr. Harkins
is in mis- 6Sth year, and has lived in this
city for 45 years.
Joseph Hamilton returned last evening
from an extended trip through Ohio
where be has been introducing his pat
ent steam pipe covering.
Miss Annie U Brien, Chapline street
Centre Wheeling, who has been sick
with the typhoid fever for some time, is
convalesCiDg.
Mrs. Hayey, of Steubenvlle, is visit.
ing her brother, William Gallspher, of
TINS city.
Mrs. John Beam, returned home We'd
nesday evening, from Washington, d. g.
G. f. Butler, of jefferson county, and
D. d. johnson, of Long Reach, two
members OF the railroad investigating
committee, which meets here to-day, ar
rived IN the city last evening, and took
rooms at the St James.
John 7. McGraw, Grafton attorney,
was at the Mcclure last night,
ALI. Burnett and Helen Nash arrived
in the city last evening, and are stop.
ping at the Mcclure.
.. II. Booth, Superintendent of the
Western division of the Pan Handle
Telegraph Company, is in the city, and
has rooms ~ the Mcclure.
Charles o. Rowe, Superintendent OF 81
the telegraph lines going in and out of
PITTSBURGH, is registered at the Mcclure.
Messrs. G. b. Garfield, of Hartford,
Conn., w. II. Peoples, Of Philatelphis,
and G., Il. BIerce, of Cleveland, are II
the city with their plans and designs for
building the soldiers monument.
DR., D. Mayer, High Chief Ranger of
West Virginia has secured names enough
TO organize Court of Foresters in this
city, and Is working to organize another
for which he has secured eight or nine
names.