Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
the claim Mrs. Stanley was ready and


paid the sum.
The street paving roller of Mr. Msloney
arrived in town Friday night, and the
work Of laying brick on Noble street will
be commenced on Monday.
P. T. King hiss at last closed out his dry
goods store. He will leave his family for
Muncie tomorrow.
Evans Bros. have had their dry goods
store improved by psperiug.
The M E Church at Quincy is being
fixed up The hood in July damaged the
structure.
Several gentlemen of this city take a
great deal of interest in horse racing and
were backing favorited trotters at Wheel
ing fair ell last week
James McGrsy, General Manager of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. was in the city
Yesterday. inspecting the ground on which
the new O. & p. depot is to be built.
Two dusky damsels were pulled in for
disorderly conduct. One was fined IS and
the other was ordered to leave the city.
The new applications sent to natural gas
consumers state that the price will be in
creased 3S5 per cent after October l. The
increase will hays the effect of decreasing
the number OF consumers, and may be the
factories will have better supply Of the
fuel.
The annua! Missionary and Sunday
School Convention of the Christian Church
es of this district will be held in the Chris
tisn Church, in this city, next Friday and
Saturday, continuing over Sunday.
Quarterly meeting at the Fist M. E.
Church to-day. Preaching by the Presid-
ing Elder, Rev. J. X Mills.
Communion services at the U. P. Church
to-morraw. Rev. w. Grimes will assist
the pastor.
Rev. W. S. Campbell and wife have re-
turned from their tour through Old Vir-
gipia.
Walter Lewis, formerly clerk in Crafts
jewelry store, who went to Findlay to &C.
cept the Secretary ship OF the Ohio Lantern
Company, returned to this city yesterday,
threatened with fever.
The genial Walter DarJah, of the county
seat, was down to see his numerous Bell
aire friends yesterday.
| M. Sonneborn furnished the A. o. Fl.
society with forty new silk bats.
]. B. Barnhill, the well-known boiler
maker, Ia in tho city, and hrs decided to
locate here permanently.
A number OF people went over to Ben
wood las. evening 10 hear the addresses oil
Messrs. Pendleton and Arnett.
]. W. King is at Detroit on a pleasure
trip.
George Weber and family Of East Liver
pool, are visiting the family Of ID. A.
PortsTtield
Craig Able had another lawsuit in
Squire Roeder's Court yesterday.
A number OF persons in the city are tax
iny policies in new insurance company
which pays benefits in sickness--the
amounts 80 paid being deducted from the
amount the life is insured for, after death.
Troll Brothers are having their coal
works above Quincy repaired. This is the
beat evidence that they intend to rebuild
the Bellsire and st. Clairsyille railroad,
for the coal works are located thereon. and
are of little value except the rosd ia re-
built.
The b. & D freight depot at this point
is not large enough for the business that
is being done in the city at present. The
platforms are generally so crowded with
goods that it is very incOnvenient for the
employees to shift freight.
| A short time ago the foreman OF the
force of bridge carpenters working on the
B. & o. trestle at the steel works was
asked to work on Sunday. He refued to
comply with the demand and was put on
tue cutoff for thirty days. Thereupon
the whole force quit work. and the force
from Evansville have been brought to this
end of the division. The idle men say
they would not refuse to work on Sunday
If il was necessary, but they were not GO
ing to make practice of it.
VIM. WarDock, Jr., Democratic candi-
date for Sheriff, was in the city to-day, the
first time since he has recovered from a
four weeks illness Mr.. Warnock ia a
popular candidate and will make strong
canvass for the Sheriff.lty, as he is well
and favorably known throughout the
county. He comes from a family known
for their uncompromising Democracy.
The action of ex-Secretary Litchman in
deciding TO take the stump to advocate the
election of Harrison aud Morton, will have
little or no influence with members of the
X. of l.. in this city, 80 fsr ~ we have OBJ
served.