Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-31
MOUNDSvILLE.

Miss Laura Lindsay leaves tonight for
Philadelphia, where she has accepted a
position in the Blockly hospital
Misses Lottie and Mile Fitton are visit
ing their sister Mrs. W. T. Alexander.
| Sacksons Monmouth Pacific Shows.
gave two exhibitions here Friday after
noon and evening, attracting large aud
fences on both occasions.
Mrs. Chas. Hornbrook is visiting at
Powhatan, Ohio
Two weeks from this Sunday will be OBJ
served as Chidren's Day at the NJ. Z.
Church.
Willis Parkinson, is lying very low of
| typhoid fever al the home of his parents on
Sixth street.
When the County Gourmet last Monday
to canvass the vote for the school election,
c. E. Blue, of Graysville, appeared and
protested against the counting of the vote
of that precinct in Franklin district, be-
cause one of the clerks was not sworn. The
Prosecuting Attorney and Mr.. Blue got
into a sQuabbie as TO his right TO enter
such protest. but Mr.. Blue was not to be
choked off, and signified his willingness to
talk all day if it was necessary to maintain
his point. The Commissioners refused to
throw out the prefssct and the entire vote
was counted.
j. Alex. Ewing was reelected School
Commissioner at the election Thursday. to
serve for the ensuing term Of three years,
receiving 100 votes, while his competitor,
S. w. Dick, received 81 votes.
Miss Annie Blue, of Graysville, is the
guest of her friend, Miss Mary Gray, on
Seventh street.
j. T.. Hunter, one of the officials at the
Penitentiary, is visiting his former home
at Shepherdstown.
The No Name Fishing Club leave We'd
nesday evening for the banks Of Fish creek,
where they will spend the next ten days
angling for the inny tribe and bask in the
genial country sunshine. The club is COM
posed of some thirty of our most popular
young ladies and gentlemen. They have
rented a dwelling house during their en-
campment and anticipate having a royal
good time.
Miss Mollie Connolly, of Wheeling, is
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Meighen.
Kloss, the man who set fire to the two
dwelling houses at Boggs' Run, and who
is now confins in Jail here to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury for the offense, is
either becoming deranged or else is trying
to play the insane dodge He now denies
all knowledge of the burnings of,tne build
ings, and declared that he was not present
when they caught fire. He says that he is
entirely innocent of any crime, and in
quires what he is confined for. The grand
jury meets here Tuesday for the purpose
of forming indictments.
Rev. l.. l.. Stewart delivered another
one of series of lectures at the Epworth
League, Wednesday night. The subject of
his address was SHADOW and Sunshine"
Miss Mary Willard, OF Cameron, is the
charming guest of Miss Effie Jones.
Decoration Day was befittingly observed
here yesterday. In the morning the |. o
o. F. and the Jr o. U. A. M. marched TO
the different cemeteries, where the graves
of the dead heroes and members Of the or
ders were beautifully decorated with flow
ers. They then paraded over the following
route: Forming on Seventh street and
Lafayette avenue; then from Seventh TO
Tomlinson, from Tomlinson TO Ninth, to
Lafayette. to Tenth, to Thompson, to
Thirteenth. to Purdy, TO Twelfth, to La
fayette, to Seventh, TO Tomlinson, to Fifth,
to Jefferson, to Second, to Washington, to
Third, and from thence 10 Curtis grove,
where basket picnic was held under the
auspices of the Mound City No. 6, Jr. o.
U. A. M. Speeches were made by Hon. j.
Alex. Ewing, Prof. =. J. Hlggs, Capt.
Grimes, of Ohio; Rev. G.. w. Grimes, and
State Secretary J. ID. Hall, and Miss Mollie
Gamble rendered with beautiful effect the
recitation entitled 1.-THE Ride of Jennie
McNeal," and Miss Amy Chapman the
poem, 1.-THE Old Surgeon" Visiting or
ders were present from Wheeling, Bell
aire, Cameron. Glen Easton and Rosby's
Rock,