Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-24

Grover {. Parker is siill seriously i'll.
Mrs. J. p. Ctowell is in Freeport o,
visiting friends
Mrs Renn Coss is still confined TO her
A new verands is being erected 10 front
of the NJ. T. Parsonage.
A one legged Gier entertained crowds
of people on The street Saturday.
An egg shop. to make fancy colofed .
eggs, has been at work at the Buckeye
during the past week.
Vim. JONES will commence the erection
ot new house in the orchard this week.
G. w. Sloan has The contract.
John Halpin has opened q saloon in
George Deilzs room on Water street, fof-
merly occupied by John Beszel
The knights OF Labor have procured
their new gold plated badges, and a Knight
can be told from any one .lse as far ~ the
little circle can be seen.
Marshal William Burns Ia OF duty owing
10 the illness Of bis wife. EI.Msrshai
Hanson has been appointed TO iill his place
during his Sife's ilIness
Eppinssr George llorning will be back
from Cincinnati in a lew days With the com.
plete plans and specifications for the water
works and will then publish the reasons for
the adoption Of the kind chosen.
On Friday night, the Literary Society.
which holds forth ct Steele's school house.
gave very enjoyable and highly instruc.
tive miscellaneous literary exhibition. Tho
music was furnished by Martins Ferry
musicians and was no small feature Of the
entertainment.
Campaigning by the Second N. T..
church will begin in Walnut Grove. July
2i,h, and will continue over two Sundays
These csmpmee,ipgs used TO be very sue
cepeul. but Of late years they have failed
TO draw we'll. IL 10 hoped that this one
may be an exception.
The picnic TO have been held Ia He'll
ipg's orchard Saturday afternoon by .
number Of Germans was broken mp BY
MeisteT's orchestra refusing 10 play for the
employees Of the I4augbIin mill. The or.
chestrs gave dance for themselves in
Lafayette Hall last night, In which none
Of such employees we're admitted.
On Friday special meeting OF the
Shreye literary society Vas held 10 slect
officers to hold over till the commence
ment Of the next term Of school. The of.
GERS chosen we're: President, Geo. Ches-
sell; vice pre,ideut, Mim Msdes Ne~lsnd;
secretary, Bepjsnin Erlsy; treasurer, Aiss
Josie Cochran; critic, Miss Jessie SvAFfz.
Ar. A. c. Hood. ~bo sssisted % in the
Index otiies for tvo weeks has accepted Q
position % foreman in the Iron Valley Re-
porter ofiice. Mr.. Hood Is q competent,
sober, industrious man and IN excellsnt
sorkman. and We congratulate friend Scott
On securing % good foreman. He viii
commence next XopdaJ.-Nss ConssS
town Index.
Sabbath next teipg the 30th day Of Msy.
upon which day the graves Of fallen sold.
iers have been decorated annually since the
late war, Thoburn Post No. ~. @. A. T..
bss made arrangements for the observstioo
| Of the day in very quiet and privAis man
ner. In the forenoon the member Of The
Post and oil old soldiers are invited 70
meet ut G. A. r Hall 1t $50 and attend
, memorial sesyiee 10 q body Q,
tn. N. e. Church. where Rev.
EArl d. Holiz will preach
: memorial ter noa. At 2:30 p. m. tboss
vi.hipQ to take part 10 the exercises viii
meet At the hall and proceed 10 the Gene
teries and decorate the graves wiihoo.
. ceremony or muic. A special comnittst
consisting Of Comrsdss Smyhe. Bsooka
Moddep, Stantoa and Bottles has been ap
n pointed TO attend specially 70 the duty o
decorating Ill graves Of old so!diera m!
u citizens are rsqsested TO coopsrais vitl
p this coumittee and where possible leav'
donations Of flowers ct J. b. StsDtoo'
y store, corner Fifth and Walnut streets, d
e Saturday.