Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
FAIRMoNT.
Social, General and Personal News of the
Week.


SPECIAL 10 The Sunday Register.
FAIRMoNT. May 22.-Mr. Walter A. Mes
trezat, of Morgantown, and Miss Eve M.
Hennen, OF Palatine, were married at the
residence Of the brides parents on Thurs
day at 1910 p. M. They left on the after
noon train for Morgsntown where they
will reside. The bride has taught IN the
Palatine and other schools tor several years,
and the groom is a cabinet maker and On
accomplished cornet soloist. Their friends
unite in wishing them much joy.
Contractor P. q. Bennett laid of rail.
reading for q few days, and this week put
in a large tile-drain ST depth Of twelve or
fourteen feet to drain the cellar of the new
Ogden building. Mr.. Bennett tackles q
difficult Job with the same slacrity with
which he finishes it.
Ben. F. Hunsaker, a grown son of John
Hunsaktr, is lying very i'll at his fathers
residence, and his recovery is considered
doubtful.
Now that the GEORGES Creek strike is
over the coal business has Stacked OF con-
siderably at the mines here. The prospect
is good, however, for fair amount OF work
during the coming season, but the rush Is
doubtless over. The NcWburg Orrel Com
pany are still vigorously at work on their
new opening at Aurora Mills, and we hear
it reported, that the new Mountain" mine
will soon spring into existence. ,
The public schools of this place closed
yesterday with appropriate exercises in all
departments. The last entertainment was
given last evening BY the pupils OF Mrs. NJ
L Dickey Fleming's room. A large au'
dience was present, aud some OF the per
tormances were good. The other enter
tainments were up to the standard.
Crusade Commandery No. 6 h. L. was
we'll represented at the grand conclsve in
Weston last week. This commandery fur
nishes four OF the officers of the Grand
Commandery, viz A. j. Stone, General
issimo; R c. Huntington, Grand Record.
er; F. E Nichols, Grand Standard Bearer,
and Alexander Bebout, Grand Captain OF
Gusrd.
The Marion County Sunday School Con.
venton will be held in the Christian
church at Barricksville on June 9th and
9th proximo. Revs. Rohrbaugh and Nc.
COLON, Governor Pierpont, Ulysses A.
Clayton, John s. Barns. Joseph f. Sands
and other prominent Sunday school work
ers will take part in the exercises.
The old Man Eloquent" OF Monongslis,
Elk Senator Whitman T. Wiley, accom-.
panied by his son, Prof VIM. p. Wiley,
and numerous other friends and relatives,
were in town on Tuesday and Wednesday
last. Senator Wiley still has the keen eye
and hearty greeting that have always dis
tinguished him, and his numerous friends
here were glad to see him looking 30 well.
The Normal School had its picture
taken to-day and all the students and
teachers are in it. The intellectual giants
threw off their dignity and consented to
"siL' and the girls kept their faces straight
for d sufficient length of time. 1t did not
break the camera and the likeness will be
on sale in few days and will doubtless be
in great demand.
Benjamin +. Hunssker, son of John
Hupfaker, died yesterday at his father
re.idence iu Grant district. Deceased ws1
promising young man aad possessed
many qualities Of head and heart which
sudeased him to his triends and gave
bright promise for the future. He was
about - years old.
That handsome and accomplished young
lady, Miss In uelsig, OF Wheeling is here
again. The sun has grown brighter and
the birds sing more sweetly than Granville,
and the hours 20 BY now oil too rapidly for
some oi our gallant young men.
Il j. Armstrong, prominent Virginia
attorney, was here on Tuesdsy visiting rel,
atives He returned to Virginia on Wed,
uesday and was accompanied By his moth
er.in,lsw, Mrs. Elizabeth b. Martin, who
vii! reL.aln in the Old Dominion for some
months.
Judge James Morrow, j., of this place
will deliver the annual address before the
Mozart Literary Society Of the Normal
school. When the very beat can be had at
home Why go Away for an inferior quality
Of oratoryi We congratulate the society
upon so good a selection.
The Mountain City House looks as neat
a. a new pin aud is Justly popular with
the travelling public. The enterprising
owners Of the property have had it thor
oughly repaired, reprinted and renovated.
R. L. Cunningham had tho contract.
We hear OF few more fellows who
can't work here, who intend to 90 West to
reform, etc. We sincerely hope the eli,
mate will be congenial to their health and
that they'll like the country.
Ed Clayton, of Grafton, is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs Mary Nichols, on Main
street.
Drs. Carr and Brownfeld, Misses Lotts
and Maggie Morrow and Gypsie Fleming
and Masters Clark BrownGelG cad Oliver
Sands took in the medical excursion to
Charleston.
W. j. Shore and Henry Downey are in
Cincinnati assisting in the festivities Incl.
dent to the May festival.