Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-14

/ Personal and Society Gossip Removable
| Desth-Dranatie.
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MAHNIycrox. December l3.-Miss Annie
Conway, of Barnettsville, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends In town, retained
home Thursday.
Everett L. Koon has completely recovered
from his attack of sunstroke, and on Tues
day night he started to Silver Cliffs, Colora
do, where he win locate permanently.
]. C. Dent of the firm of j. C. Dent & Co.,
Of Bridgeport, o.. wss here Tuesday and
Wednesday N the interest of his firm.
]. B. Hicks. Sheriff of Marshall county.
was here Tuesday on important business.
Capt. 81. A. Spies, B. & o. agent togeth-
er with his wife and daughter, Miss Mamie,
will remove to Moundsyille the LIST of Janu-
airy. The captain will take charge of the
Office made vacant BY the resignation Of
Mr.. ShoWacre, who was elected Sheriff of
Marshall county. The Office here will be
filed by two men, of whom one is an opera
tor. So Warrington can soon boast of a
fully equipped telegraph Office for which she
has been thirsting for many years
Mr.. William A Simkins aged g years
and respected citizen of this town, died on
the 9TH inst after lingering illness, at the
residence of his son, s. s. Simkins. The
remains were taken to Cameron ON the iol-
lowing day and inferred in The public ceme-
terry.
Lee cambridge, having recovered from
an attack Of hemorrhage Of the lungs, has
returned to the Warrington House.
L. u r..
in running trim.
On Tuesday afternoon the steam Touring
mill Of j. Fl. Furbee & Sons caught FIRE.
The alarm was Immediately given, the
bucket brigade soon appeared in solid pha-
lanx. and The FIRE was extinguiShed before
much damage was done. 1t started in the
roof of the engine house.
Mrs. B. B. Smith has been sick for some
days with bilious typhoid fever and is not
expected to recover.
The Warrington Library Society that
fourisbed so prosperously las! winter is re-
organized.
Miss Fannie ]. Pricbard of this place,
has sent some of her beautiful paintings to
Fairmont, where they are exhibited for
sale. No higher compliment could be paid
10 her work than a reminder OF the fact that
in the contest last year among the pupils OF
the Pittsburg Female College she was
awarded the prize gold medal-for the
best production in painting.
The local talent here is industriously en-
gagged in preparing for an entertainment
consisting of music, recitations essays, etc,
to be given during the holidays for the ben
eft of the new M. L. Church. Mr.. U..A.
Clayton is the leader in the enter
prise.
James L. Stewart is erecting large two
story frame building on part of lot No. ], in
South Warrington. The upper part of the
building is to DC used as q photograph gal
lery. Jim wouldn't let the carpenters COM
mence the work on Friday. This is more
superssitious than the belief entertained by
some of city bellies: that in the counting OF
apple seeds, the fastening Of their toes to-
selher, etc, they can obtain reliable infor-
nation as to whom and when they will
marry.
Miss Maggie O Brien, of Wheeling, was
here Thursday and Friday, the guest Of
Miss Kate Koran.
Hon. Charles +. Wells. Of Glover's Gap.
in this district. has been frequently men,
toned as the uext Z. s. Marshal Of this
State.
Our townsmau, +. R. Stewart, Of the firm
Of Stewart, Shirrefls & Graft. Civil and Con-
tracing Engineers, OF Richmond, Va, has
returned from Gilmer county, whittier he
went in the interest Of his firm. While
there he contracted for the building of six
iron bridges, aggrcgating $l3,l32. This
firm is highly aud fsvorably recommended,
and the people of that county may rest as
sured that the material and workmanship
will be Grst.class.