Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-30
MoUNDsvILLE.

MouNDsvrLLE, November 29.--lt was
mistake. as reported in yesterday morn
| ing's paper, that Robert Humphrey Is dead
He is threatened with typhoid fever, Du'
was better yesterday.
The play, my Brothers Keeper was
reproduced at the Opera House on Thurs'
day evening. The actors were all home
talent.
At the M. E. Church on Thanksgiving
morning a collection was taken for the
Young Ladies' Aid Society, and the liberal
sum of $40 contributed, which is quite a
help to the society. They will give lit
erary and musical entertainment at the
Masonic Hall on the 18th Of December.
Mrs. A. c. McMechen and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Wheeling, are visiting
friends here this week:
MIR. and Mrs. T. H. Buchanan and Chas
Beall, of Wellsburg, were the guests OF
DIR. G.. w. Bruce. on Thanksgiving:
Mr. Charles Buchannon and wife and
mother. of Newport, KY, are the guests oil
]. w. Gallaher, Sr. They came to witness
Mr.. Lewis Buchannon, who played the
ssrag picker at the play on Thursday even
ing. ~ p,o,,
lev. of Parkersburg, were the guests OF
Can't. A. O. Barker and family this week.
Miss Mollie PAUL. of Wheeling, was the
charming guest of her many friends here
on Thanksgiving.
Rev. Taylor is spending short time at
Winchester, Va.
Misses Carrie and Daisy Cockayne en-
tertained MY Brothers Keeper" in a very
pleasant manner at her home, on Thanks
giving. ;.
Fourteen prisoners were DISCHARGED from
IL, tho rnnnfn Of M
yember, their time having expired. SIX OF
them were from Fayette county.
Col. p. j. Crogan, of Preston county, ac-
companied by his wife AID Miss Ella Faw-
cett. attended the last meeting of the Board
of Directors at the Penitentiary. Mr..
Crogan is favorably spoken of as a candi-
date for Attorney General in lo92.
A number of Moundsyille young ladies
have received circulars from matrimonial
paper. recently started at Clarington, o.,
asking for correspondents.
Mrs. j. e. Israel is lying very i'll at her
house on jefferson street.
The new engine for pumping the artisan
well at the penitentiary has arrived and
will be put in operation during the coming
week. This will do away with the water
works situated on the river bank, as the
water for prison use will be pumped with
which is great saving to the State.
The electric light company have been
waiting until the dark of the moon before
testing the incandescent street lamps. They
will be turned on in full blast tomorrow
night.
The Misses HEARTILY will remove their
millinery store into the vacant room ad-
Joining the Sun office the first OF the month
Louis Venton was before His Honor, the
Mayor on last Friday evening on the
charge of selling liquor on Sunday, but the
evidence was not sufficient to secure con-
viction.
Wylie Gamble is constructing a neat
meat shop, next TO the Henrietta House,
on Seventh street.
Miss Lizzie Ernest has returned from u
pleasant visit to friends at Ciarksburg.
The work of laying brick on Seventh
street has been delayed some the past week
on account of the non-arrival of material
from the brick kilns up the river
The M. h. Church congregation have had
electric lights placed in the church build
ing and will hereafter have the edihce
lighted during the services on Sabbath
evenings with the electric fluid furnished
directly from the power house. The lamps
are handsomely arranged, and make bril-
liant illumination.
The Inspector of Weights and Measures
for this county has been in the city the past
week testing the scales for the different
store keepers.
John Henratta, the saloonist, has been
summoned to appear before Council on
Wednesday next TO show cause, if any he
can, why his liquor license should not be
revoked and annulled, because, it is al
legged, he has been selling intoxicating
drinks TO minors.
S. L. Bloyd and Theo Baker have dis
posed of their farms at Glendale TO Daniel
l.. Heiskell, of Wheeling.
"A Boxing Glove will be produced at
the Opera House on next Wednesday night
by the same company which will play at
the Grand on Thursday night.
II. Criswell, Jr., is painting a large pict-
ure of the double-headed calf monstrosity,
for George Price. 1t is certainly curios-
ity.
Several of our citizens received anony-
nous letters. signed with various names,
conveying offensive and threatening mat
ter One of the persons receiving such
letter offered $40 for information leading to
the discovery of the author. and if discov-
cred. the gentleman will settle in 4 manner
satisfactory to himself and possibly unsat-
isfactory TO the author.
Hanson Brannen, of Benwood spent a
couple of days in town, visiting friends and
relatives.
Moses p. Sgafoose, of Wheeling, was in
town this week
Prof. Henry Shelf has returned from a
professional tour through Ohio and In
diana.
1t is rumored that the Law and Order
Society will attempt to prevent the sale of
Sunday papers. We hardly think this
course proper, and with a majority of our
citizens, can not discover the sense or wis
dom of such CONTEMPLATED action.