Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
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Fair-Iist of Personal News.


Fair-List of Personal News.
Col. ]. F. Charlesworth is taking in the
big Soldiers Reunion at Dayton, Hon. l..
Dsnford has been employed as counsel for
one Of the board of directors of the Belmont
Window Glass Company. Arch. Giiin, the
grocer, is on visit TO his mother in Wash
ington county. Hon. Daniel Peck, Of
Wheeling, has purchased the residence of
/. NJ. Riley ESQ, in the west end, and will
occupy it after October lst Mrs. W. S.
Fawcett, Of Xenia, is visiting her parents,
lsaoc Neiswsnger and lady in the west end.
Miss Clara Carroll, who has been on an ex-
tended visit to New York and other East
ern cities, returned home Friday evening.
Miss Jessie Close, accompanied by her
guest, Miss Dollie Close, visited with Mrs
F. NJ. Cowen, in Flushing, the past week,
DR.. Carson, and wife, who have been on
visit to Mrs. Carson's at Dodgeyille, Wis
consin, returned home Friday. Mrs. VIM.
0baugh, OF Lancaster, came in on Thurs
day on visit to friends, accompanied BY
Harry Ferren, former ST. Clairsvilie boy.
The Junior Cleveland Club grew so large in
numbers that it was thought advisable to
divide them into two companies. The boys
are enthusiastic and turn out well, and each
company musters about seventy men. The
new officers are II. Z. Alexander, Major;
Co. All. C. Meyer, Captain; Albert W.
Ferren, first Lieutenant; John W. Riley,
second Lieutenant. Co. B-Captain, John
DOYLE; first Lieutenant, Charles Weber;
second Lieutenant, Claudius c. Alexander
Drill every Tuesday. Harry Hoffner and
the Seidwitz boys have returned from camp
at Saltwater, and report turtle plenty, fish
scarce. John Pennington threw a stone
Friday at dog in the street. and hit Robt
Thompson, Esq, below the eve, inhicting
painful wound Boys should be careful
about throwing stones in the street. The
entertainment by the W. F. NJ. S. in the
NJ. Z. Church Friday evening, was both a
social and financial success The enter
tainment by the little Mission Band in the
fore part of the evening was well received
all the little ones doing their parts we'll
After this large amount of cake, lemon
ade and cream was disposed Of Mrs. W.
o. Urnstead and children are visiting the
family of George H. Urnstesd, Esq, at New
Martinsville, W. Va. DR.. 6. A. Close, Of
Rellaire, was up on Friday evening. Miss
Virginia Minor drilled the little Mission
Band for the Friday evening entertainment,
and is deserving of mention for the success
of their exercises Cadiz'S Champion ball
club played our boys Friday afternoon, but
the game was Waterlo to the visitors, the
score being % to in favor of st Glars
vile. On Saturday afternoon. Mt.
Pleasant sent over club to
be defeated. The boys go to
Barnesyille tomorrow, and lots OF money
will be taken from here to bet that they
will down the Athletics; the GAINESVILLE
papers will have an opportunity to take
back some of their big blowing. The County
Commissioners and Architect Gost will
meet at the Auditors Office tomorrow, on
Court House business. Simeon Pickering,
ESQ, Of Columbus, is visiting friends in ST.
Clairsyille and vicinity. J. B. Butler had a
horse seriously injured Friday afternoon, by
coming in collision with the wire fence
which separates his pasture field from the
Northern Railroad. The funeral OF Miss
Mary Hughes occurred Cd Wednesday af
ternoon; interment in NJ. Z. cemetery.
Mrs. Emma Feely, wife of County Treasurer
Ferly, has been very i'll for the past few
DAYS, but is reported better at this writing
The colored folks camp meeting commenced
on the fair grounds Thursday; they are ex-
pecting large crowd to day. The board
Of managers of the Belmont County
Fair held meeting yesterday afternoon to
arrange for the coming fair, September 3,
4 and 5. Chas J. Mcfarland was arrested
again Wednesday for selling liquor to per
sou in the habit Of becoming intoxicated.
Considerable newspaper comment as to who
the St. Clairsville delegates to the County
Convention are for for Probate Judge, has
been noticed; but it is not known here who
they are all for; they say they are ''tor the
man who can be elected" Sherman Doyle
came over with the Cadiz base ball club,
and will remain over Sunday seeing friends.
Superintendent Waters, of the public
schools, will occupy F. NJ. Governs house,
on Marietta street, after the institute at
GAINESVILLE. The next session of the Bel
mont County Teachers Association will be
held at GAINESVILLE next Saturday, August 9.
A nine pound new girl was what made
Street Commissioner Malone hop around so
lively on Tuesday W. w. Elliott, cashier
of the Batesville bank, and wife, spent last
Sabbath with their parents in the East End.
Senator Hoge, of Somerton, was in town
on business Monday. VIM. Askew and wife
of Kansas City, returned home Wednesday,
after pleasant visit with friends here. A
number of st. Clairsville people were down
to Wheeling to see John RobinsOns show.
The Republican candidate for Commits
sioner W J. Berry, of Mead township, was
here this week looking up the voters. Miss
Minnie Alexander, the accomplished
daughter of Hon. Ross J. Alexander, Of
Bridgeport, returned home Wednesday, Of
ter short stay with friends here. All the
small boys were either Cleveland or Blaine
on the bands. They do not hide their light