Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-27
SOCIAL MELANGE.
Deings Of the People at Homo and
Abroad.
General Matters-Pieasent Musicale-The
Defeated Oil Well Excursion-Gen-
eral Personals.

The Social world is not as active as rep
ortorial Jenkins might desire. While, dur
ing the pleasant summer weather, there are
always more or less happenings which gos-
sips love to know, they are Of private ma
ture exclusively and cannot be made pub.
lie. Lawn tennis and garden parties come
and go and make no stir that will bring
them to public notice and the genius of the
local cannot, in delicacy, chronicle every
time Mr. Green and Miss Blue take q
ramble in the woods. Summer social notes
at any rate, are confined to comings and
goings and watering place notes and TO the
winter season belong the most brilliant do
lngs of the theatre and ballroom.
ON Friday night a very delightful must
Gale was given at the residence OF John I.
GilChrist Esq, at Leatherwood. His beau
tiful home was filled with guests from the
neighborhoOd and from the city, special
car on the Elm Grove road conveying the
latter.ilA programme had been prepared
and was carried out with the utmost sue
cess. Misses Jennie Moody, OF Washing
ton, Belle McCabe and Mamie Dubois fur
nished most of the solos, fairly delighting
their hearers. Mr.. Will Mccoy, violin,
and Miss Fannie Bell, piano, played
beautiful duet, and quartette rendered
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming in
the best style. Altogether 1t was an even
ing of unalloyed pleasure, and will long be
remembered by those who enjoyed 1t.
The McGugin oil we'll, with its huge jet
of burning gas, lighting up five counties
adjacent, j. rapidly becoming a centre of
attraction for parties in every direction.
A large party started from here, yesterday,
by the Hempfield. but did not arrive, as
will appear. Capt. Devries lent all posi-
BILE aid and encouragement and ut O'Clock
a special car left here for Washington, Pa,
where il was the intention OF the party to
take carriages for the burning we'll, distant
90 miles. Among the party were:
DR.. and Mrs. Hupp, Miss Virginia Hupp,
Jos. Spedcl and party. Mrs. HendershOtt,
X. A. Met abe and Misses Belle and Josie
McCabe Mr.. J. ID. Dubois, Miss Mamie Du-
Bois, J. K. Greer and wife, Miss Libbie
Greer. Miss Sallic White. Mr.. Reynolds,
Mr.. W. 7. HeiSkell and wife 4. J. Clarke
and wife, II. NJ Russell and wife, Alex.
Updegrafr, Miss Dorrie Hildreth, John Gill
christ, Miss Laura Updcgratf, Misses Birdie
and Fannie Bell, Walter Bell, Ed. Ewing,
Miss Halstead, Alex. Tallant, Bates Wood,
BERNARD Payne, Ben Allison and Sam
Miller.
After a pleasant ride. in spite of the rain,
the party arrived at Washington, where
Rogers, the liyeryman, had the carriages
ready. He had agreed 10 drive the party
over and back for 81 per head. but after
they had seated themselves in the carriages,
he attempted to Hubbelizs them to the en-
tent of an additional so cents all round.
His story is not known, but the excursion
lists denOunce him in round terms. They
fatty refused to pay the advance and dis
or r
the party srTiyed at home about 8 o'clock.
They were exceedingly pleased with Capt
Devries' kindness, and were never weary
talking of it.
Mrs Geo. +. Irvine returned from Par
kerSburg yesterday.
Richard Campbell. yesterday, left for col
lcge at Hanover, \. n.
Danford Bowlin and wife are visiting
friends in Moundsville.
Or. Charlie Frisscll is talking upa trip
to Bethany, this morning.
MeSSrs. John l.. and J. V. Dickey will
spend to-day at Steubenville.
Misses Maggie Grubler and Amelia Steger
are visiting friends in Ohio.
J. f. Radcliffe. Of this city, is registered
at the fremont House Boston.
Alex. Cecil, Esq, and family have re-
turned from an extended Western trip.
Mre. DR.. John Thomas, of Akron, Ohio,
is visiting at Prof FraSher's on the Island.
Miss Gene Logan and Miss Jessie List
leave for Mountain Lake Park on Tuesday
next.
Mr. and Mrs John u. CulbertSon regis
tered at the Palmer House, Chicago, on
Friday. .
Misses Maria Grouse and Lizzie Miller.
two young ladies of the South Side, are Wis.
iting at Powhatan.
Messrs. A. H. Beach and Alvin Donel ex-
yext to drive up to the Independence camp
meeting, this morning.
MessrS. T. Il. Dovener and All Rhein-
strom returned. yesterday, from shifting the
sea breeZeS at Ocean City.
JOS Thistle of SiStersville, Tyler cousty,
was in the city yesterday, on his way home
from the Weston convention.
Messrs Sam Hszlett and Brose Bethany
List drove to Bethany yesterday to spend
Sunday and attend Camp-meeting.
Miss Matte McCollloch, daughter OF s.
b. McColloch, Esq, entertained her friends
on Friday evening, at her fathers residence
at Esgington lane.
Miss Sadie Mccormick, of BeallsvilIe,
1hShiON Nh'Os e4tC
Business College, of this city, on last FRI
day, for business course.
Messrs. Andy Wilson and Henry Kelly
and Misses Minnie Black and Fannie Quar-
rier went to Bethany yesterday, and will
be the guests of Col. Alex. Campbell.
Mr.. Alex. Tallant, OF Columbus. a son of
William Tallant, of the old dry goods firm
ofTsllsnt & Delsplain, is visiting his uncle,
Il. A. McCahe, Esq, of Leatherwood.
W. T. Frazier, ESQ.,, OF Parkersburg. was
in the city on Friday. He spent yesterday
in Triadelphia. this county, his former
home. After visiting Washington, Pa, he
returns home.
Among the Wheeling people summering
at Bethsny are Mrs. Harden, Miss Ida and
Master Percy, Misses Mary aud Emily
Campbell, and Mrs Spaldiug Wallace and
son. They are staying at Mrs Stewards.
T. Meyerhoefer & Co. have purchased the
commission business of A. W Storer. in
this city. Mr.. Meyerboefer has had charge
of the Mutual Union office in this city for
some time and is a clever and accommodate
ing gentleman.
A correspondent of the Washington
Herald, writing of the complimentary ball
at Deer Park, last Monday, says: Among
the guests wss Mr.. John Hervey, of the
State Department. who was accompanied
nv his sister Mrs A. III Patterson a lovely