Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-27
WEllSBuRG NEWS.

James Beall, of the firm vi wilkins &
Beall, wholesale tobaccunists, Baltimore,
Nd, is paying short visit to his father,
Nelson Beall, the banker.
James T.. MCElrOy, popular society
gent, bid adieu to his many friends here
and will take up his abode in the far West.
Success TO jimmy
II. Tarr, from Lebetha Kansas now Wis.
iting VIM. Hammond, has gone to New
Cumberland to see friends.
City Marshal Brown is having the pumps
OF the town repaired.
Peter Downay, OF Cross Creek district,
one OF our heavy weight farmers was i'll
town Wednesday, transacting, business.
VIM. Mckelvey, the popular clothier,
was missed from his place of business dur
ing the week. On inquiry, we found him
East buying fashionable cassimeres, to meet
the increasing demand in his line.
Misses Ella and Clara Cleavss, OF Mt.
Pleasant. Ohio, are visiting at the resi-
dence OF Capt. W. Il. Cope.
Mrs. Capt, James d. Thompson, OF Port
land, O., spent Thursday at the residence
of G. w. McCleary.
Jacob Walker, one OF our most industri-
Gus colored gentlemen, who has been en-
gagged in tie occupation OF draying, has
sold out TO VIM. Swiner. Billy handles
the reins like bad noble and will ac-
commodate you on short notice.
North West, of the firm of Wells & Dent,
sold stacks OF goods in town yesterday.
Ed Larkin, formerly proprietor of the
Hanover hotel of Martins Ferry, O., was
on our streets enjoying the sights during
| the week.
Jos. Curtis speeds an Alabama PAGER to
| a bran new Syracuse dog cart.
The gas company will have the gas pipes
laid into the Pan. Handle glass house some
time during the week.
The poSketbook found on the street and
| left at the store Of John Reid, proved to be
Scott Flannel s, OF the Salvation Army.
George Sharpe, Mont. Stokely and other
| iron manufacturers OF Steubenville, came
down to examine he gas we'll here, and at
Brilliant they cOnte mplate boring at the
Alkanna Works.
The Diamond Coal and Coke Company
| have their shaft entrance 10 feet in depth,
| 10 feet wide and Is feet long. w. H. Par.
adise, the efficient Superintendent, has
three gangs of men who work eihgt hours
each day. Everything is working nicely.
John Hall, representing n. L. Walkers
pottery of East Liverpool, o., was selling
considerable ware to onr merchants on
| Friday.
Real estate is booming here. Octavious
P,eSbury sold five lots to Robt Dorsey,
| realizing a good round sum. Mr.. Dorsey
| Intends building. Some twenty or thirty
| deeds are now on file to be recorded
Squire Quest held court in his office dur
| ing the week. The case Of buchanan VS..
| Milliken being tried; verdict rendered in
| favor of plaintiff. A motion was made to
| set aside the verdict and grant new trial
prevailed. Thos. Summerville, attorney
| for plaintiff, and DR.. Caldwell, attorney for
| defendant.
Our county officials have been very busy
msking up their annual statements, pre-
| paratory TO the meeting OF the Levy Court,
| Monday, May -. Our Sheriff's statement
will show receipts of the past year to be
about 81, 900, expenditures, $23, 900. The
| 5000 balance will, however, be paid out
| before the next taxes are due.
The merchants met in the jury room OF
the Court House on Thursday last and or
| ganized the Merchants Protective AssOcia-
tior of Wellsburg. w. Va. The officers
! elected are as follows: John Reid, Presi-
| dent; Hugh Barth, Vice President; Jos. l..
Curtis, Secretary; G.. w. McCleary, W. l..
Applegate and Samuel Hedge, Trustees.
They meet next Thursday evening at : so
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is herewith
| extended to all the merchants of the city.
Decoration Day will be appropriately
observed by Pierpoint Post No. 9 of the
W. "a H., dcslSltu ny NHC puDIN SShOOi
children, Knights OF Labor, |. o. Q. F. and
| citizens. General |. Duvall who will be
in command, has issued orders for the
forming Of the procession, and will move
promptly at / o'clock by the most practi
cal route to the cemetery. On reaching
the mound an address will be delivered by
| the commander, after which an order TO
break ranks" by squads, and the graves
of our soldiers will be "strewn with flow
L. EN1l Ill Hn
gramme: Roll call and responses; prayer;
singing by the choir America Grafton,
by Rev. Walkinshaw; singing, Nearer,
My God, to Thee" benedlction. A gen.
eral invitation is extended, and we hope
general acceptance will be the result, and
that Decoration Day in Wellsburg will be
observed by every body.
There is movement on the tapis to
build new or repair the Presbyterian
church: We hope it will eliminate in
new building.
Frank Vollhardt, formerly of Martins
Ferry, Ohio, is now permantly located
here. Frank is experimenting the cree.
ton OF a very fine business house, one
room of which he will occupy as barber
palace" and it will be one OF the finest
furnished in the State Of West Virginia.
The gas company will light the palace"
Mr.. Tucker will furnish hot and cold
water. Eugene Berunhaus, of Cincin natl,
will furnish the barber outfit consisting of
three very fine patent adjustable chairs,
made of solid black walnut covered in Rox-
bury tapestry brussels; cup cases OF solid
black walnut, oil finish, veneered, carved
and gifted three very fine sixty-inch mir
rors, heavy frame eXquisitely carved and
line inlsid with gold, decorated with We
neered pannels. ebonizng and IN oil finish.
Everything in style 10 meet the wants OF
the most fustidious.
The following are registered at the
Hudson House
May 2jth VIM. Kirbacb, Wheeling. L.
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