Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-17
NIOUNDsvILLE.

MoUNDsVILLE, March I6.-Laurance
Heinlein, of Bridgeport, o., was the guest
of DR.. Lynch this week.
Miss Clara Baker has returned home
from pleasant visit to Miss Alma Conner.
Clel Moore, of Proctor, has been making
his visits here rather numerous Of late.
He evidently cOntemplates something Sc
rious.
The Dorc3s Society met at the residence
of Mrs DR.. G.. w. Bruce, Friday after
noon.
Mr.. Wiley Evans and Miss Clara Par
riott, of Cameron, were quietly married
at the parlOrs of the Mound City Hotel,
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Stewart per
formed the ceremony.
While William Hunter was leadin &
wagons on car, one day this week, ne
slipped and fell to the ground, spraining
his ankle quite badly. He has since been
hopping about on two crutches.
It is said that more ladies visit the prison
when J. L. Hunter is escort guard than at
any other period during the year.
A young couple from Allegheny City
were quietly married at the M, L. Par
sonage Thursday, Rev Mr.. Stewart Oficiat-
ing.
Mr.. Fred Smith gave 8 pleasant little
social to number Of his young friends,
last evening
Albert @. Earnest Of LittletOn, Is stop
ping with W. n. Meighen, editor of the
Sun.
Grafton Suediker and Miss Ida Weekley
were Joined in wedlock this week. They
have gone to housekeeping at the former
home of Mr.. Snediker.
John Schaub, a young man north of
town, cut his foot very badly, severing
one Of the leaders, while chOpping wood
with an ak. DR.. Bruce dressed the wound.
The contest for Mayor at the election
Thursday was quite exciting, L. B. Purdy
and John Schumacher leading spirited
fight. Purdy was elected by q majority
of thirty, be having received 265 votes to
Schumacher's 235. Josephus Smallwood
was also a candidate One of the faithful,
who evidently imagined it to be political
contest, and not wishing to violate party
usage, cast his ballot for n. Golf, Jr. The
new council is composed of six Repubi
cans and six Democrats. The question of
granting license for the sale of intoxicating
drinks was carried by majority of II.
Robert Lowe was reelected Sergeant over
his competitor, VIM. Kidder, by small
majority.
The funeral of George Hsnan, the young
man who died from the effects of injuries
received at the B. & 0. depot Monday,
took place from the residence Of his uncle,
last Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
He was followed to his last resting placs
by a large number of friends and rela-
tives. Several railroad men came down
from Wheeling to attend the funeral. In
terment at Mount Rose cemetery. Rev.
L. L. Stewart, of the NJ. T. Church, con-
Quoted the services.
G. w. Atkinson has been taking depo-
sitiOn here for the past week, before T. J.
Parsons. to use in his contest sgainst John
G.. PendletOn. A large number of wit
nesses have been examined, but nothing
proven except they voted the Democratic
ticket. They are making bOldfaced at
tempt to disfranchise the guards at the
penitentiary.
Alva Price has purchased an extensive
stock of harness for his new store, lately
purchased fiOm the estate of James Carney,
deceased.
The Sheriff of Jackson county and his
deputies brought up two bank robbers and
placed them in the psnitentiary Friday.
They come to serve a sentence of two years
each.