Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-14
MOUNDsVILLE.
The Camp rIeeting-New Telephone Com
pany-PersonaI Points of Interest.

pany-Personsl Points of Interest.
Postmaster Oldham has returned from
two weeks sojourn to Winchester. Va,
and other eastern cities.
Mrs. Louisa Canterbury, of Charleston,
is the guest of her son-in-law, S. j. Han
nigan Of the prison officials.
A party of young folks, consisting of
Thomas Cats and wife, Misses Mary
Gray, Ella McFadden and J. E. Hunter
went down as far as Clarington on the
Stesmer Courier Wednesday afternoon re-
turning late N the evening. They report
a very pleasant time.
Capt. J. f. Israel is improving the looks
of his residence by putting on new roof
and fresh coat of paint.
Misses Minnie Diehl and Bessie Mallory,
who have been visiting Emma Schumacher,
retained 10 their home at Woodsfeld,
Thursday.
The sheriff of Mercer county brought up
negro by the name Of David Harrison
and placed him in the penitentiary 10
serve three years. term for manslsughter.
The crime grew out of riot which took
place 2. the election on the 9th of Novem-
Der last, while an officer was attempting
to place Harrison under arrest He was
one of the chaps who was imported from
Virginia into Mercer county to do dirty
work at the election.
Isaiah BrysoD, an old and highly respect
ed citizen of the Third ward, died at his
home Thursday. He was inferred at Mt.
Roe cemetery yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Henry Kercher, brother of Philip Kercher,
is home on furlough.
The last meeting of the Board of Camp
meetixg, will be held on the grounds next
Tuesday. Bishop ]. ". Joyce, of Chatta-
nocge. Tenn, and Rev. A. H. Norcross, OF
the PittsburS Female College, will be pres
ent until the 22d of August; also Bishops
Newman and Malslieu, from the Goth I'M
til the close OF the meeting, besides many
other noted ministers from this and sur
rounding States.
1t is rumored that one of our popular
Young men took unto himself better half
about month since, but has been endeav-
oripg to keep it profound secret.
VIM. Anderson left Thursday for
Waynesburg, Pa If he likes the pros
poets he will endpavor TO negotiate for q
foundry, and embark in business at that
place.
The Waynesburg and Jacksonville Tele-
phone Company are erecting their poles
through the city, and will soon have the
lines in operation. Some of the poles in
stead of being symmetrical and neat, as
was ordered by Council, look ss though
they had been patterned after the hind
legs of coal bank mule, and will make the
streets look hideous The central office
here will be situated in Rogers drug store,
and the fare from here to Wheeling will
be reduced to Is cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McCune, of Home
stead, are stopping with the family of
jesse Gamble.
We are Informed by one of the Republic
can brethren that the postoffice contest
will be settled by a vote of the faithful, at
an election TO be held in the near future.
G.. w. Atkinson, who it seems has
the disposal of the office in his
hands, has written the bosses, asking
that the matter be decided in
this way. This gives S. w. Mathews the
lead and he will no doubt have the major
ity. j. W. Burchinsl is strong second
and Matthews will have to hurry bis
stumps or Burchinal will lead him when
it comes to the home stretch. The fight
lies between these two. All of tine balance
who were so confident in the start, seem to
be distanced and have filed their petitions
away where they can look over them in
after years as gentle reminder of what
Knight have been" Thos. Hammond,
who has been after this, as we'll as every
other Office in the country, will be madden
than wet hen when he hears of this &C.
ton, as he wont be able to raise corpor-
al's guard among his countrymen. But
politics is mighty uncertain thing and it
may be dark horse yet.
Mr.. Eugene Woods and Miss Lizzie
Foster, while attending picnic at Lime
stone on the Fourth, suddenly determined
to embark in mstrimony. So procuring @
buggy drove to this place, where they pro.
cured license and were made man and
wife before twilight.