Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
MOUNDSVILLE.
Happenings of the Past Week in the Mound


HnDDanlnKS
City.
Special Telegram TO The Sunday Register.
MoUYDsvILLE, W. VA, July 10
The Pickwick club met at DR.. G. W,
Bruins on Friday evening.
John Gallaher passed very. creditable
examination before an Examining Board
at Pittsburg on Thursday preparatory to
entering Lafayette College in September,
Marshall eounty's teachers institute
will be held in Moundsville, beginning
August 10th at 2 p. III. Mr.. +. Bonar
will be instructor, assisted by Major James
NJ. Lee, of the Linsly Institute.
Prof w. w. Buoy, of Morgantown, has
kindly offered to assist the musical ana
literary talent of this place in giving an
entertainment for the benefit of the widow
of the late Rev. J. p. Thatcher on Monday
evening. Judging by the programme this
concert promises to be quite musical
treat A number of Wheeling's talented
vocalists are to take part. Miss Flora Will
hams, Of Martins Ferry, has consented to
sing, which will insure crowded house
Tickets for the concert will be ON sale at
Drs. Rogers and Davis drug stores on
Monday.
The fishing party composed of Charles.
Oldham, Robert Curtis, Andy Wilson, Al
Mcconnell, r. w. Manning D. l.. HOlli-
day and Walter Purdy left for Davis Dam
and Canaan for two weeks stay.
Mr.. Ed Hart, a cOmpOSitor in the Herald
office, will edit daily newspaper during
campmeeting
Mr.. S. Hanen, of Glen EastOn, is in
town.
Mr.. RObt. W. Maupin and Miss Virginia
st. Clair were married on Wednesday even
ing at the NJ. L. parsonage by the Rev. L.
l.. Stewart
A small child of Mr.. Auten, fthe lower
ward, fell into ciStern on Wednesday
resulting in nothing more serious
than bad scare and thorough drenching.
Episcopal Sunday School spent Wednes-
day at the picturesque Chestnut Grove, on
the Ohio River road.
The Normal Institute conveneS in School
hall to-day at 2 o'clock P. NJ. The pro-
gramme for the afternoon is the following:
''HistOry of the Races" ID. f. Williams;
Mountains" w. w. Cline; "Subtrac
ton, - Z. Kcyser; Reading" Miss Lulu E.
Suedikee.
Two car loads of Mormons, from New
York, passed through this place on the b.
& o. road yesterday for some point in the
West.
The Athletic Club of Wheeling, gave n
picnic at Cresap's Grove on July 9th. |
Attorney Meighen, accOmpan-
led by John. W. Burchinal, editor of the |
county Herald, were in attend
ance. Mr. Meighcn stopped the sale of
beer owing to the fact that CreSap's is in
Marshall county, and SpirituOus liquors
are positively forbidden to be sold i'll the |
but the managers being equal to
the emergency, sold the dancing tickets at
one dollar each, and gave the purchaser |
the beer.
The Sawyer, a low-water craft, is now
lying at the lower wharf, converting logs
into lumber.
Mrs. A. c. McMacken and daughter will |
leave the coming week for Atlantic City.
Mr.. Vim. Pack, the ''B' street cOntec-
toner, has sufficiently recovered from the
wound received from the accidental dis
chage of revolver to attend to his duties. !
Frank Horton, the gentlemanly sales
man for j. II. & G. NJ. Walker, of Wor-
cester, Mass, was in town this week.
Mrs. John X. Lindsay is lying danger
OuSly i'll at the residence of her father, |
Col. A. j. Martin,
Thomas Cash, (colored), of Mercer coun-
ty, was received at the Penitentiary on
July s. Murder in second degree, to re-
main for five years. John Scott, (cOlored), |
from Mercer also, was received on the same
day, for stay Of one year, for voluntary
One death this week in the
prison, Jordan Scott, OfSummerS county,
died July :.