Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-29
BENwOOD.
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The iOuEtn DIVISION D.. O w. pay chI pdIu
its employees here Wednesday.
A piston connecting the machinery run
ming the skalping furnace in the butt
weld department of the tube works broke
about 10 a. m. yesterday, throwing that
department idle. Repairs were immedi-
ately begun and it will BE- in readiness for
work Monday.
The congregation of the NJ. Z church
are making arrangements for holding q tes-
tivaI on II prox. No efforts will be spared
to make it one of the most pleasant and
successful ever held.
Mr.. H. C. Howell returned to Baltimore
Friday, after a visit to friends on Main
street.
Col. E. L. Wiles, the efficient manager
Of the Riverside plant, returned Tuesday
from a trip to New York.
Rev. Chas. Holtz, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, will fill one of the S~teubenville
pulpits to-day.
Little Misses Minnie Taylor and Laura
Evans are candidates for q silver castor in
connection with the NJ. f. festival.
Mr.. W. Briceland is filling his ice house
with a first-class article in that line.
Mrs. James BaSsitt has returned from a
visit in Newark, ..
The series of protracted meetings at the
Methodist Church drew to a successful
conclusion Tuesday evening. They were
well attended and a great deal of interest
was manifested.
Willie Springer is suffering an attack OF
typhoid fever at his grandfather's, MIR. l..
Harding.
A sheet of q very gushing billet dedur
was picked up on the ~thoroughfare one
day last week. The lady for whom it was
intended is evidently at least in the
writer's mind-''the sweetest darling
the dearest pet" etc, ad infnitem; and
he begs her to elope. The parties concern
ed will have no difficulty in recognizing
the letter from this vivid description and
can claim property by applying to the
president of the G. S L s.
Thomas McCarty, who was struck by
the cars Tuesday evening, is reported as
getting along nicely.
A number Of our citizens are remarklng
that il would be vastly to the credit Of our
city officers if they would initiate the ex-
ample set IN Wheeling by ordering saloons
closed from II p. m, Saturday until Mon
day morning. But If the closing OF the
saloons on Sunday in Wheeling has the
same effect as it had in Bellaire, namely OF
sending the drink seeking population over
here on that day, it will be another wind
fall to our popular saloon keepers. at is
an i'll wind that blows nobody good.
The leap year party Thursday evening
was the social event Of the week. The
couples, about tventy-four in number met
at the residence of Mr.. J. Vancuren, from
where they proceeded TO the home OF Miss
Maggie Atmyer, in whose honor 1t was
given. After pleasantly spending some
time, then they repaired TO Scanlon's Hall,
where they chased the hours with flying
feet to tie strains of PeabOdy's orchestra.
Refreshments were served at Mrs. j. New.
tons. The following. is a list of those
present: Misses Cora Vancnren, Mary
Murry, Maggie Burr, Katie Altmyer,
Mary Hall, Lena Niebergall, Maggie Alt
meyer, Fannie Clarity, Julia Kennedy,
Maggie Allen, Katie Herrick, Hannah
Hoffman, Bell Clarity, Ella Byrne, Lizzie
Vancuren, Jennie Burr, Lizzie DolaD,
Florence Barrett, Kate Mitchell, Kate
He'll, Mrs. D. Hare, Lizzie Niedermyer,
Rose Scalley, Lizzie Hoffman, Ansbel Bar
ritt, Messrs 2. Groin, B. Ward, W. Muir
ray, c. Bsrritt, G.. Clemens, c. briggs, B.
Pierson, D. Sinclair, NJ. Connolly, 7. Al
len, J. Ward, d. Hare, j. McCabe, j. Con-
rad, J. Mitchell, L. Niebergall, T. Newton,
T. Mccarthy.
The Republican Club effected a perma-
nent organization Friday night, and cleo
ted the following officers: Hon. l. Sinclair,
President; s. W. Bell, Vice President; A.
o. Lacy, Vice President; ]. P. Conrad,
Recording Secretary; E N. Lewis, Cor
responding Secretary; 2. P. Stewart, FL
nancial Secretary; P. Altmurer, Treasurer:
John Newton, Sergeant. alarms; F. Por-
terield, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms; Dele
gates to Club Convention, l. Sinclair, F.
Porterfeld. Samuel Sloan, W. Fl. Burus
op1 L Davis