Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-26
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churcho on Charles street, last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings. Inc
features were both striking and mover,
there being booths erected and arranged
70 represent each month OF the year.
These were presided over by the young
ladies', dressed in costumes to SUIT Ine
month they represented. There was siSo
a p~ostOfice, which was q source OF mucn
amusement to the young folks. An
elegant supper was spread each evening
with all the del;cacies OF the season, 10
which everybody present did great JUSTICE;
Altogether it was o most successiui
Bazaar" and those in charge shoio ieSi
proud Of their work.
Washington's Birthday wss not very
generally observed here, only the p~ostoinee
being closed in the afternoon.
Miss Carrie Cook, of Parkersburg, Is the
guest of Miss Birdie Dukes on Main street.
MI. l. Mcintyre won the deer at tie
shooting match in fuckers Hollow, las:
wick, and of course Ike feels very PROUD OF
his prize.
Hon. VIM. Fl. Tarr, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness for several
days past, is again able to be about.
Mr.. Chas. Klein, the popular North
Wheeling grocer, called on his many
friends here on Thursday last.
Mrs. Frost, wife of f. A. Frost, the
druggist, is lying critically i'll at her home
on Main street.
Director A. B. Paul, Of the Cannon
Ball" lire was in the city last week, and
lief, on Friday for Cincinnati.
The Mite Society met at the residence OF
Rev. l. C. Mitchell last night.
Hon. J. B. Sommeryille and Attorney
Hubbard, of Wheeling, were IN town on
legal business last Friday.
George B. Barth, q live young business
of our town, will, on March l open
up o large grocery and notion store in the
McCleary block, on Liberty street. We
wish him success.
Gorton's New Orleans Minstrels will
show in Barth's Opera House on next
Tuesday night.
The ceiling in Smiths jewelry store, on
Main street, came down one day last week,
breaking his show cases and causing con-
siderable loss among the fine jswelry dis
played in them.
A. T. Morrison, a grocer on Main street
made an assignment to Lewis Hall last
Thursday for the benefit of his creditors.
Considerable excitement was caused at
the Presby teIian bazaar Thursday night by
the drapery of one of the booths catching
fire, but it was quickly extinguished by
Mr.. G. w. McCleary, whose presence Of
mind in throwing his overcoat over the
blaze, no doub. prevented a conlsgra-
ton.
Contractor Kennedy, of Salineville,
Ohio, was in town Friday on business.
The test well of the Gas City Company
is now down over $500 feet, AID is being
watched with interest.
Dr.. VIM. Cox, for several years pastor
of the n. f. Church in this city, made q
short visit here this week, he left here for
Iowa, where he is now making his home,
having retired from the active ministry,
Miss Dlisy Crothers has asked and baen
granted q vacation as teacher in the pub
lie school, for the purpose Of recuperating
her health.
J. S. Naylor, Esq., and j. 3. Sommer-
Vile, Esq OF Wheeling, were here to-day.
Miss May Cunningham, of Somerset,
Pa, is visiting friends at Bethany and
Wellsburg.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
held a successful bazaar and festival for
several evenings during the week aud net
ted a handsome sum of money for the bene-
fit of the organ fund.
Mrs. Z A. Frost is seriously i'll at her
home on Main street.
A mass meeting of the people Of the
county met in the court house this evening
for the purpose of selecting delegates tO
the Industrial con ention at Wheeling, on
the goth instant.
Mayor McClelland called the meeting to
order and nominated J. C. Palmer, Esq +,
as chairman. Mr.. Palmer was declared
elected and came forward and stated the
object of the assembly. d. McClelland,
F. c. Glass, +. Z. Nuzum and Samuel
Jacob were chosen secretaries of the meet
ing.
+. II. Buchanon moved that in view of
the interest taken in the industrial idea
and the desire of q great many citizens to
attend the convention in Wheeling, that
ten delegates from each district be chosen
to represent the county in that body. The
number was afterwards increased to fifteen
from each district, and the following per-
IONS were chosen:
For Buffalo District-James Hukill, Abb
solom W. Wells, Col. C. H. Beall, James
McAdoo, Joseph Grit, c. p. Waugh, VIM.
Bane. W. NJ. Mckinley, Samuel II. Akin
sou, Henry Hammond, Lynn Rodgers, W.
II. Woolery, President of Bethany College;
l. c. Apologize, Abram Wilson and
friend Cox.
From Wellsburg-D. W. Baird, T. II.
Buchanan. Gen. l. II Duvall, J. c. Palm
er, J. l.. Kerr, ID. McClelland, s. George,
Samuel Jacob, +. C. Glass, VIM. Tucker,
John Blankinsop. Jr., G.. W. McCleary, ID.
Brown, Henry Myers, Conrad Miller.
From Cross Creek District-H. G. Lazear,
Thomas Evert. James Dalzell, James
Archer, John d. Sanders, ]. T. Ryland,
Thomas Hudson, Robert Boyd, James
r. NJ. Morton, James c. Miller,
Peter Downey, J. II. Braddock, Charles
Devinney and G. II. Hindman.
A motion to direct this committee to
and furnish TO the State Fair and
officers at Wheeling such infor-
a. to the resources and procucts Of
tho county sthey may desire for publica-
ton was adopted. The secretaries were
directed to notify the delegates who were
not present of their election.
Considerable enthusiasm was manifested
throughout the meeting, and the prospect
is that over one hundred citizens of the
will go to Wheeling to attend the
convention.
Favor able Condition of the Crown Prince.
SAN RENO, February pa bulletin
.ssued at midnight said: The Crown
Prince has passed q satisfactory day in all
and is considerably better. DR..
Mackenzie expresses himself as being hope
'ul about his patient and says the Prince
reads, talks and takes an interest in every
hing goirg on around him. The Prince
mas not yet been told of the death of his
Prince Louis, Of Baden, because
t is feared that the news would have an
Injurious effect upon him. The corpora
ton of San Reno proposes TO confer the
freedom of the town upon D.. Mackenzie.
The French Crisis StaredLOT.
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