Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-03
,arminrton ftolic before they're through

Pennington frolic before they're through
with it.
DIR. Abe. S. Warder, a popular young
Grafton physician, was here yesterday.
The Reverend X. +. Hudson, q temper
ance man of note and the same who so sue
cessfully entertained the large audiences
at Mountain Lake Park last year, and
whose labors were so highly appreciated
that he was requested to return next year,
lectured here in the Second Presbyterian
Church one night this week under the aus
nices Of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Association. While he went for the
liouor men and raked the Democrats from
stem to stern, he was attentiyely listened
to and some of those antique creatures who
agree with everybody who agree with them
smacked their lips in satisfaction. But
when he ventured a slight criticism OF the
Republican party, some OF the worthy
| Christian ~ brethren flew clear on the
handle and got very wrathy.
When a temperance man ONE here 10
lecture he must agree with the wortnies OF
he'll receive treatment that would cause q
blush to flush the face of the veriest gang
of gallery gods. Some one even called MT.
Hudson a tramp preacher. No Ignorance
there, sure.
Lemuel Stone, a prominent Rowlesburg
merchant, was in town on Friday.
Dick Huntington left for the wild West
one day this week.
The Rev. Rev. Mr.. Rohrbough, having
been assigned to the West Milford, Harri-
son county, church, moved his family to
that place yesterday. Rev. Bolinger will
occupy the NJ. E. pulpit during the next
conference year.
Rev. DR.. VIM. K. White, one of our own
citizens, goes to MorgantOwn to preach.
1t is unfortunate that when so rare a
chance presents itself for our people to get
a first class preacher, it is not taken o
vantage OF.
Revs. ID. S. Hammond and l.. l.. Stew
art, two former popular pastors here,
spent a few days in town this week. We
ALWAYS have a cordial welcome for them.
Rev. Hudson, the sweet singer was
the guest of Mr.. j. G.. Nesbitt while here.
Puplic schools gave a half holiday yes
terday to let the children take in the fair.
l.. p. Carr managed the business end OF
the fair rs he does everything else, witt
marked ability and success.
Ben Vance, of the Grafton B. 40. tele-
graph office, is visiting his fathers family
here.
Mai. Ed. Mcdonnell, of Burton, was
here to-day.
Alex Bebant is slightly ~indisposed.
A. Howard Fleming stuck a q screw
driver through the nail and into his thumb
on Monday, hurting it very painfully
Sheriff Manley turned the Jail into a
house OF refuge last night. A number OF
plain drinks were run in and Mayor Hay
den will pay his respects to the refugees
to-day.
That genial gentleman, George Morrow,
has treated himself to a fine driving horse
buggy, and now rides around like a natures
n0bleman that he is.
w. j. Shore, the REGISTER man, dis
pensed soda water, lemonade and peanuts
/ in profusion at the fair.
Earnest Scott, your own political light,
was here this week fixing up things for
Goff in this county. Politics makes strange
bedfellOwS.
=. II. Bennett is in town.
ID. l.. Morrow has moved his shoe store,
aid Ogden Bros, their drug store into their
new rooms, corner of Main and Bridge
streets.
Col. A. b. Parsons, of st. George, Tuck
er county, is here with his two fine run
ming horses.
4 new wall will soon be built in front o
the VI. p. Parsonage lot.
There is now a fine prospect for work at
New England mines, we learn. If we get
a coal boom here we will let Virgins out
on his earthquake prediction.