Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-01
ST. GAINESVILLE.
Special 70 the Sunday Register.

ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., February 2S.-Mrs
L. G. Fawcett and Mrs. Thomas Evans are
guests cf Gainesville friends.
Ex-Judge Thomas Cochran has re6tted
the front room, second floor, Of the Down
ing property, which he recently purchased
for a law Office, which be will occupy.
The new skating rink has been named
The Capital City Rink" and was adver
tised that it would be opened tomorrow
evening. by a club of young ladies and gen
tlemen from Martins Ferry, but it is now
thought they will not have it completed in
time to open for q day or two later.
Moving time is drawing near, and about
one half of our population will make a
change of residence.
Teachers examination at this place next
Saturday, March It'll.
The Commissioners will receive sealed
proposals until the 18th inst. for the mate
rial in the st. Clair hotel property, the same
to be removed within thirty days from the
day Of sale. The old court house has been
repurchased from contractor McLain. and
he gets the material in the sheriffs house
and jail, which buildings will be torn down
about April first. The Commissioner meet
in regular monthly session tomorrow.
Miss Sadie Hall has gone to GAINESVILLE
for several weeks stay with friends.
Miss Lulu Brown started for New York
Tuesday, where she will continue her art
studies.
James P. McMonles, VI" Of our talented
musicians, has contracted for his third sea
son with the band of Barrett's circus, ana
will leave here about the 10Th of April, to
Join the same at Columbus.
Special religious services were held at
the Presbyterian Church this week, Rev.
Robert Alexander, pastor. The sacrament
will be administered today.
W. n. Cofland, ex-AuGitor, was Just as
happy Tuesday morning, as if his new girl
was the first one, instead of the third.
Misses Jones and Neil lett on Monday
for the New Orleans Exposition.
W. a. Humphrey, the school furniture
man, is temporarily located at GAINESVILLE,
with a view TO business in that section.
Minnie Andrews, aged IL years, came
near being burned to death Tuesday by her
clothing taking FIRE. She was rescued by
her mother and brother, whose hands were
badly burned in removing her burning cloth
ing.
The many friends Of George Jepson, Esq,
who had his leg amputated in Wheeling, are
glad to learn that he is improving. and that
he will be well enough to be brought home
in q few weeks.
Sheriff Sedwick took the Pluuket woman
and John Early, the latter for horsestealing,
to the Ohio Penitentiary on Wednesday.
Only q "snipe' in a ~spittoon came near
causing u confiagration Tuesday night.
Some one had thrown a lighted cigar into a
box of sawdust in Gilmore's grocery, and it
burned up the box and a hole through the
floor, and was still burning when discovered
Wednesday morning.
Through Col. Charlesworth, pension at.
torneY, George ". Shallcross, Of Quincy,
has Just received a pensiin of g, $50.
Miss Emma Roberts is recovering from a
bad fall last week, in which her back was
badly injured.
The second quarterly meeting Of the NJ.
f. Church occurs to-day. Lovefeast at
9:3Os. m, preaching and communion at
IL a. m. Presiding Elder Paine will assist
at the evening service.
w. S. Mcfarland is home from the Balti-
more Medicul College.
Mrs. c. E. Hughes, of Martins Ferry,
and Miss Bette, are visiting her father,
Andrew Patterson.
Mrs. A. T. Hatcher has gone to Toledo
to visit her daughter.
Walter Darrah, Esq, and wife, and Mrs.
Minnie Baker, of this place, went to Barnes
vile Thursday to attend the Wsrd-Hillis
nuptisls.
Sherman Doyle, of this place, was over
from New Athens College Friday accom-
panied By his friend, Mr.. Carter.
mo. g" Anthony Singer said on Friday
morning when presented By his wife with a
new son.
Supt. L. q. Walters, of the Union
Schools, has purchased a lot from Joshua
Worley, in the East End, and will erect a
residence as soon as the weather is suita-
bic.