Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-24
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Miss Clara Forbes returned yesterday
from Pittsburg. where shewas the guest OF
Mrs. Williams Evans.
A musical and litery entertainment was
given at Ulrch's hall on Friday by the
Phil H. Sheridan Conceive No. 81, X. s.
F.. of the ancient order Of Foresters.
Songs. declarations and instrumental solos
were given by the following well known
ladies snd gentlemen: Miss Flora Will
liams, Miss Agnes Lewis, Miss Jennie
Walker, Thomas Lloyd, 7. Jenkins, j.
Davis. T. Lewis, T. Gent, John Nealey,
John Z,hn, A. Phillips, Myers and Mes
bitt, Rogers Jones and Meister's orchestra
TSo prizes were offered, barrel of flour
and one hundred bushels of coal to the
holder of the admission ticket drawing the
same. The performance was repeated last
evening
Keohnlein Brothers harvested two thous-
and tons of beautiful ice from the river dur
ing the recent cold spell. They expect
another chsrce at it.
The o. U. A. NJ. have removed their
quarters to the new X. of p. ball, and in
the future will meet there every Tuesday
evening.
On Friday evening twenty couples of
young folks, accompanied by Meistsr's Or
chestrs, rendered Charles Burke a sur
prise party at his home in West Bridge
port. Euchre and dancing were the chief
features of amusement INDUCED in, and
these followed by an elegant supper made
the evening one OF the most pleasant ma
ture
John Hanson will in few days open a
grocery in Martins Ferry.
Seneca Lyle yesterday purchased the
cooper shop formerly occupied by L. G.
Lsech.
1.-The plan of lighting the streets with
electrict light is receiving quite boom in
public opinion. 1t now costs $1,000 a
yerr to light the town, while the new
light can be had for 81, 300.
Eighty-fve carloads of ice a'e now
shipped from Lake Chippewa every day
over the c L. & w. r. r.
Mr.. Ed W. Ried, of the Sunny Hill
fruit farm, and q number Of bis neighbOrs
will soon be connected with the city by
telephone.
Prot. George Himlein, of Columbus, is
at home spending few day.
Tire Bridgeport Glass Co. has just com
pleted a new warehouse.
The Presbyterian Church will put in a
new 81 800 pipe organ by April 18th. TIE
ms rument mas been ordered and the mon
ey raised to psy for it.
Miss Elsie Hall, of Pittsburg, is the
guest of Miss Mamie Duncan.
Miss Smith, Of Belmont, was in the city
yesterday attending the funeral OF her
aunt, Mrs. A. S. Smith.
Will White and Billy George, two Of
the young men who gave Bellaire her
fame az a base ballist producing centre,
were here yesterday.
Mr.. p Bruner, train master Of the Q. *
P. r. K was in the city yesterday
Yesterdays weather was very braciug
Quite an interesting revival is in pro-
gress at the Colored Baptist Church. A
large colored man has been preaching the
old fashioned shoulder hitting kind Of re-
ligion to the congregation, ard it has been
having very good effect.
The remains of Mrs John Chapman
were taken TO Steuhenville yesterday even
ing. She viii he buried from the home Of
her brother in-law, Mr.. John Workman,
to morrow.
Yesterday was pay day at the E:na
mill
The death CT this esiimable young lady,
which occurred ct the home of her parents,
in Kirkwood, Ohio, on Tuesday last, has
cast gloom over large circle of friends.
Miss Breidens,e'n was a lady of most ex-
emplsry character. she was a consistent
member of the German Lutheran Church
and was endowed with an amiable and
cheerful disposition which drew to her
hosts of friends. She was the light of her
house and the joy of her parents, and the
large attendance at her funeral was but an
evidence of the high esteem in which she
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