Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-19
- STEUBESVILLE
Holiday Preparations Among the Merch-
antS-General Local News.

ants-General Local News.
SPECIAL Telegram 10 the Sunday Register:
STEUBENvULE, December l5.-The
signs of the times point to the holiday
season, for our merchants are making pre-
parations in a way that leaves no mistake;
their show windows putting on gay ap-
pearance that is very pleasing to the eye.
Among the handsome displays that of j..
Hawkins & Co., Dawson & SimmS, Shute
Il Steele, B. II. LentOn & Co, Mrs. Burke,
+. W. Vance & Co., and Anna Meyer, in
the millenery and fancy goods line, Crum-
rine & Temberlake, booksellers and
StationerS; May K Bros, Jones Munker,
II. Epstein & Co., Vim. Dougherty & Sons,
Wm. GOttmann & Son, Miller Bros, and
Foreman & Mcconnell, merchant tailors
and gents furnishers; J. 4. Walker & Son,
goods: F. \. Stanley and J. l.. Ferree,
hatters and gents furnishers: FlotO < Son
and F. d. Hill, shoe dealers; Chas. Specht,
Geo. FlotO aud Falk & O'Neal, confection-
erS, are especially noticeable. Their
windows are trimmed up in a manner that
does credit 20 the taste of those
who executed the designs, and at the same
time puts new vigor and life into the bus
ineSS, causing people to imagine that times
are good. After all, money freely circu-
lating is what makes prosperity, and its
merchants who induce the people open
their hearts aud purses are contributing
TO the general welfare, while materially
benefiting themselves. The way Ito do
this is TO show Oft their goods in an inyit-
ing manner aud then call attention to
them by Judicious advertising.
The Germania Turnverein Society are
busily engaged in preparing for their grand
masque ball on New Years eve. Every
preliminary that can be thought of to make
the ball one ofthe best ever held in the
city is being attended to.
The fashionable event for the holidays
was leap year ball held at Falk &
0'Neall's parlors Friday night 1t was
under the management Of about thirty
young ladies, who were chaperoned by
Mrs. W. II. Wallace, Mrs. David Myers,
Mrs. W. F. Harden, Mrs. DR.. Maxwell,
Mrs. George p. Harden and Mrs. DR.. Nc
Cullough. Kramer furnished the music.
The Shakespeare Club Of the High School
were entertained Thursday night by Miss
May Sweeney, at the residence of her
grandfather, Hon. j. Dunbar, on upper
Market street.
DR.. Brand will lecture on the Battle
of Gettysburg at the Congregational
Church, on next Wednesday evening.
PattOn's orchestra gave ball at Turner
Hall, Friday night, which was we'll at
tended. The music furnished by this
band is excellent, and those present had
a very pleasant time.
The Wilber Dramatic Company will
commence n season of six nights and mat
inee at the Opera House, Monday even
ing, opening with ''Fanchon, the
Cricket"
Henry X. List, of Wheeling, was In the
city to-day.
Mrs. d. S. Mccoy is in New York visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. T. j. Atkinson.
Mrs. Mary X. Means has gone to Lon.
don, Ont, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Macke.
Alex. Patterson and wife, Of New York,
stopped of in Steubenville Thursday to
see their numerous friends They had
been at Washington, Pa, attending the
funeral of Mr.. Patterson's mother.
Misses Bessie Riley and Lizzie Lindsey
will sing at G. A, r entertainment al
Mt. Pleasant next month, having been en-
gagged by Updegraf Post.