Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-30
FAIRMONT.
Mountain City Lodge, X. of Instituted
Who Participated In the Ceremonies.

Mountain City Lodge, X. of p Instituted
Who Participated in the Ceremonies.
Special Correspondence Of the Sunday Register.
FAIRMoNT, June 29.-Mountain City
Lodge No. 48, Knights of Pythias, was
instituted here Wednesday night by Grand
Chancellor John W. Mather, of Parkers'
burg The new lodge is composed OF about
thirty of our best young business men and
will doubtless soon become much larger.
The new officers elected are: Post Chancel-
lor, W. H. Baker, Jr.; o. O., A. d. Elem
ing; V. O., Clarence L Smith; Prelate, +.
P. Hall; K. of R. & s., F. T. Martin; NJ.
of E., O. Powell; M. of F., W. Morgan
M. A., ]. H Hough; I. g., ]. E Mccoy
o. G., II. G.. Liner; Trustees, j. W. Rada'
bauRh, @. S. Sands and ]. b, Mccoy. A
large number of visitors, probably three
hundred in all, were here from Wheeling
Weston, Ciarksburg, Grafton, Kingwoon,
Bridgeport, Keyser, and other points, In
Guiding a detachment of the Uniform
Rank of Clarksburg, and full force from
Palatine Lodge.
TracklayiDg has begun on the new rail
road, but the work of grading is not pro-
gressing as rapidly as is desirable on &C
count of bad weather.
The grand stand at the old Fair Grounds
here he's been reroofed and other needed
repairs have been made about the place.
Racing still has a hold here and fair Is
talked of the coming fall. The property
nov belons TO Fred. B. Hough.
Among the prominent gentlemen here
on Wednesday night at the K. of p meet
ing were Hon. Andrew EdmistOn, DR.. JOnn
I. Warder and Mr.. Mitchell, of Weston
Col. Spates and Camden Sommers, OF
Clsrksburg; DR.. Abe s Warder, Rer. Hess,
Lee Newton, Arch Love aud Charles Comp
ton, of Grafton; Judge HOke, w. NJ. o.
Dawson, W. G. Brown, W. G. WOrley and
J. NJ. Crane, of KingWoOd; Brown Bong
heur and Charley Hays of Morgantown.
Clemens big show will show up at Man
nington July 4th.
Charles L. Hsgan, of this place, has been
appointed Assistant Adjutant General
with the rank of Colonel. A better sp'
pointment could not have been made, as
the Colonel takes much interest in military
matters and will look well after the affairs
of mis- new Office.
Mrs. Oliver Jackson continues to grow
weaker and her death is looked for almost
any time.
Joe Leeper is better, and was in town
one day this week.
Miss Cameron, of the Normal School
here, was recently elected Vice President
of the State w. c. T. ..
Barracksyille is to have big celebra-
tion July Attn.
The local papers were 80 badly knocked
out this week with their big report of the
County Sunday School Convention that
they'll knock off next week. The REGIS
TER will publish the news.
A good many of the kids about town are
showing signs of too many green apples.
Mrs. Nellie Sweeney Palmer has return
ed from Wheeling, and has rooms at the
Mountain City House.
A. J. Stone is the proprietor of new
pet alligator.
Mrs. Paulina Pierpont, OfHarrisville, is
wishing her father, Elmer Hamilton, here.
Danny Mccoy and family, formerly Of
Palaiine, are reported among the missing
at Jobnstowp..
Capt. John Fisher, who has large con.
tract Tor stone work on the new railroad
near Sbinnstown, spends every Sunday
with his family here.
A n. Pfichard, William and Aft Hood,
D. M. Camp, Col. Steve Thompson, ]. n.
Camden, Jr, o ]. Sands and Senator
Camden, we're among the prominent peo'
pie in town this week.
Capt. E. T. Benton, Chief Clerk of the
Railway Mail Service, was here this week
seeing if the new men had learned any
thing about their business.
Mrs. Mckinley, OF Pittsburg, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. B. Mcdonald.
Contractor Cunningham has the Hay
mond building about completed
Guy Barslett has gone to Kingwood to
attend summer school.
Arthur Jones talks of going to Kansas.
President Turner, of the University,
ia in town to-day
Mics NJ. Grace Hartley left this morning
for visit to Harrisville, Richie county.
Circuit Court begins here next Monday
and Sheriff Lines is getting acquainted
with the boys and furnishing them with
free passes to the Grand Jury.
Brady Summers is erecting new room
on his lot which will be occupied with bis
cigar mandatory.
Dick Jones has moved into his new house
on Maple avenue.
John Fisher, Jr., is seriously i'll.