Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-23
MOUNDSvILLE.

I G.. BarClall. who has been attending the
Saddlery Hardware convention and BAN
ouet mt Louisville, Ky. has returned nome
Miss Maud Hyer. of Bellaire, is visiting
Mrs. j. n. Turner.
Cyrus Cats, of Pittsourg, was lhe guest
of friends here this week. o.
Miss Lizzie Crawford and John Craw,
ford and viii Booker, of Cameron; ana
Will Brown and Albert Hooton, OF Wheel-
inc. attended the ball last Monday night
The first of this week Col Van Pelt, SUI
nerintendent of the Penitentiary, assisted
by J. r. Hunter, W. NJ. Meighen, >. u.
Hannigan. J. G.. Simpson, Jr., and George
Coke, took six prisoners to Charlestown 10
testify before the Circuit Court oil JeHer-
son county After delivering them 10 the
Court. Col Van Pelt, Simpson ana Melgh-
en- visited Washington City, while Messrs.
Hunter, Hannigdn and Go6e attended aI
Shepherdstown the largest Democratic
demonstration ever held in Jefferson couh-
w. They were much pleased to see so
many of the colored citizens in the parade.
Miss Lizzie Blair, who has been the
onest of Miss Ella B. Martin for the past
several weeks, and who has made many
friends during her stay here, will return 10
her home in Richie county tomorrow:
Miss Carrie Cockayne has returned from
a pleasant visit to Miss Annie Bosh, at
New Martinsville.
Miss Clara Baker entertained My
Brothers Keeper troupe at her home on
Wednesday evening. After rehearsal
choice refreshments were served by the
estimable hostess.
The play, MY Brothers Keeper
which was rendered at the Opera House,
by local talent, was such brilliant SUI
cess, that by request 1t VIII be reproduced
on next Thursday evening The same char
acterS will take part, and more beautiful
programme has been arranged than on the
former occasion.
Mrs. w. II. johnson, daughter, Miss Ida,
and son. Charlie, of Wheeling, are visiting
Mrs. Jehnson's daughter, Mrs c. G. Bar
dali, this week.
Mr.. T.. w Lewis, the newly-elected
County Clerk came down from Benwood
on Friday for the purpose OF taking the
oath of Office and filing his official bond.
Messrs. Ford, Sinclair, Riddle, Vance and
Krohnhart all of Benwood, are his sure
ties, to the amount of 81 900 each. Mr..
Lewis will enter upon the discharge of his
duties on Jan. !. 1891.
The electric lights, which have been the
public talk for the past six months, were
turned on yesterday about eleven O'CLOCK
and the streets made as bright as day. Or.
Davis could stand in his drug store door
and see objects on the Ohio shore The
streets were thrOnged with people last
night, who came out TO celebrate the open
ing of the new era of the city's prosperity.
There will be a grand annual ball and
oyster supper at the Masonic Hall on next
| Wednesday evening. Harry Gamble and
/ Newton McGill are the managers.
Moundsville is rapidly assuming the APP
pearance of Il thriving city. The street
paving is being rapidly pushed, the work
| being now completed as far as the corner
of Seventh street, and that is now under
| the plOwshare and soon will be planted
with durable brick.
/ The Junior Order OF [. y. NJ. is pre-
preparing to present Il drama, entitled
The Stolen VIII" for the benefit of the
order.
Capt Lee Anshutz, Joe Lockwood and
/ Louis NeltOn, in charge of floating boat
| laden with china and glassware, left this
port this week for the Red river.
Miss Sallie COckayne's art class is max
/ ing splendid progress. \ few moments in
/ her studio gave US glimpseS of excellent
work bv Misses Jessie HoOton, Alice Simp-
son. a Blanche Criswell and others. The
| class is growing and the progress made re-
| fleets great credit upon Miss COckayne.
H. Criswell, Jr., formerly of this place
but lately editor and chief cartoonist of the
| Cracker, an illustrated paper in Atlanta
Ga, has returned and taken up the prac
tice of law, his fayorite profession.
| A number of the friends of Miss Laura
Purdy rendered her surprise in the way
of phantom party at her beautiful home
on Thursday evening. Tempting refresh
ments, consisting of all the delicacies OF
the season. were served At 4 seasonablt
/ hour, to which all did ample justice.
The young ladies of the Aid Society will
give an entertainment ut the Masonic Hal
on the 18th inst. The society has been do
/ ing noble and charitable work and deserves
70 be well patronized by the public.
The date of reproducing My Brother
Keeper has been changed from Wednes
day 20 Thursday evening on account of the
dance which is TO be held in the upper hal
on the former evening.
Mr. James Ferguson and Miss Matte
Woodburn were joined in marriage at the
/ NJ. i. Parsonage by Rev. Grimes on Thurs
day evening. After the ceremony the
happy couple repaired to the home of the
groom. where 4 sumptuous repast was
served The presents received were nu
merous and handsome They will go tC
| housekeeping on Seventh street.