Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-05
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-. r1e.xast Rides school Eatertainmess
General and Personal Notes.
The eutertainment given at the Pleasant
Ridge School house by the people oil tnat
neiehborhood ION TUESDAY evening was ut !,
tended by fully 700 person and Was a gr ran
success in every sense Of the word: Inc
nrooramme consisted Of speeches, dialogues,
essays tableaux and music and was very
interesting. The attendance was com
nosed of people residing in the ne.ghbor-
hood and in Wheeling, SteubenvllIe. ST
Clairsyille, Bellaire, Bridgeport, Martin s
Ferry, Pennington and other places Inc
LAuGhlin Nail Company, OF this city, after
a two wears trial of the Keefe selffeeding
machine in their fsctory have abandoned
il and substituted in Its place,
the self feeding machine OF John
C. Gould, of Chicago, beheyins IL
to best in the market. This speaks very
highly for the Gould machine On Tuesday
evening Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Frazier, ST.,
returned from pleasant visit to M
Pleasant. Mrs. Frazier was 90 years old
month or two ago. In honor of this fact
their children dubbed together and gave
them grand surprise on their arrival at
their residence. on Walnut street. IN the
evening By fine supper IN the yarnd
There were thirty-five or forty children
present and many handsome and useful
presents. An exeelleR, time is reported
DIR, and Mrs. A. X. Ong will teturn to-day
from a delightful visit 70 GAINESVILLE with
Mrs. O.'s grandmother. Cherries are around
and sell at S@ loo per quart-eoiie and all
thrown in: The Penn Mutual Insurance
Company has laid out lot OF lots back OF
the grove" The bar and guide depart
ments at the Etna mill 90 on Monday. Mr..
Martin Deitmer smiles-it's big girl baby.
Mr.. John Pennington was 81 years old on
Monday and was presented with fine large
ensv chair by his children. Capt. Lash is sur
yeying for Sixth street up to Centre.
Miss Celia Good, of Wellsburg is the guest
of her friend, Miss Berthe Hopkins. lester-
day Mr.. C. ID. McCarty was presented with
| a fine boauet. which was stolen from his
Office in less than an hour atterward Last
evening Mr.. George =. Vollhardt was called
TO Wellsburg BY the death of his sister.
Charley Collins and Hugh Morrison, of the
Kelly mill, at Ironton, have began working
in the Laughln mill. Mr. Welty, who re-
Gently boug ht lot from Mr.. Helling, cor
ner Hanover and Eighth streets, will shortly
begin the erection Of a two story
brick house for saloon and dwelling.
Henry Snodgrass is erecting residence in
Martins addition. Mr.. j. |. Cuppen is
beautifying he city building by painting
and papering it Yesterday Mrs. Aaron
Black and Miss Matte Irwin, Of iorkville,
were here visiting friends. Mr. Geo. Smith
and family, of Mt Pleasant, are visiting
relatives here. Miss Edith Houghton, has
organized singing class of over twenty
members at Brilliant, with prospects of
doubling the number in few weeks
For Rent-Thc room on Fourth street Is
feet square, formerly occupied by }. NJ.
Kinslow as a cigar factory. Location good
Inuuire of John W. Crooks Last evening
at the residence of Mrs. Stevens, on Fourth
street, Mr.. Charles Whalen, of Bridgeport,
and Miss Kate Griffith, of this city were
made one by the Rev. Z. r. Jones.
Last evening very pleasant surprise
party was rendered Miss Maggie Ralsion.