Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-09
MORGANTOWN.
Special oorrssysndsnes 81 ne Register.


MoRGANTowN, January s.-Messrs
:. A. PoSten, of the Farmers store, anC
II. c. Posten and Harry Pride left re
Gently for an extensive trip through the
South.
Mrs. NJ. E. Howe and son, James, OF
Mt. Lake, are guests OF Mrs. Boughner.
w. G. Fisher aud wife, OF Eldorado,
Kansas, are visiting friends and rela'
tives in Monongalia-
Col. L. w. Thompson is with friends
in Uniontown.
Capt, J. r. Miller and wife are home
from visit TO friends in Washington,
Pa.
Arthur Laziar has returned from Con-
nellsville, Pa, where he has been in the
emyloy of a coke company since last
fall. He will enter the University.
Miss Maud McVicker is home from
Wheeling where she spent the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Reed.
Prof. John |. Hervey sustained pain
full injuries about the head from fall
at the University recently.
Mrs, Prof. Jackson, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Judge Lewis, arrived
yesterday from Clarksburg.
Miss Gertie Watts has returned from
a visit to friends down the river.
Miss Susie Meyers, of the Experiment
tation, is back from visit TO her
arents at Dayton, o.
Archie Gump and family, OF Kansas,
ale guests of friends in Monongalia.
Mrs. Phil Sloan and children, OF
Brownsville, are visiting Mrs. SlOan's
mother, Mrs. Margaret MADEIRA.
Boyd Wees, the genial Mayor of Ell
klnS, was in town this week.
Col. Sylvester Barker, the lumber
king Of MaSontown, is here on business
this week.
Miss Nina Waters is visiting friends
in South Morgantown.
Ernest Hayes is off to Pittsburg for a
brief visit.
Prof. A. w. Lorentz and wife have
returned from Philadelphia, accompa-
MED by their little niece, Miss Mary
Lindsay.
Miss Dora Jaco, who has been visit
ing her parents at the Commercial Ho-
tel, for some time, has returned to
Uniontown.
The series of meetings at the NJ. +.
Church have been suspended on account
of the illness of the pastor, Rev. Dry
den, who is suffering from severe at
tack Of neuralgia. Ii is TO be hoped he
will recover soon.
At recent meeting of the officers and
teachers of the NJ. E. Sunday school the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Superintendent, w. L.
Wiley: Assistant Superintendent, L.
ShiSler: Secretary, Phil. A. Shaffer;
Treasurer, c. X. Huston. The Libra
rlan will be appointed by the Supern-
tendent.
The new fire department building is
nearing completion. 4 slight delay has
been occasioned, however, by the cold
weather.
Work is progressing rapidly on Hon.
Joseph MOreland'S new building ad-
joining the poStottice. 1t will be occu-
pied by Mr. A. A. Rogers, who will open
a confectionery when il is completed.
A force OF StonemaSonS are busily en-
gagged dressing the stone for the new
court house. Much OF the lumber and
OkItt Ei1ttlldl - oAAtd0s VA WV -AONHN-
An Office has been fitted up by the Ma
tional Transit Company on the second
floor of =. ID. HirSchman's building.
Geo. L. Steele has been selected dep
uty by Circuit Clerk Glasscock, vice
John Gregg, the present incumbent.
Ii is rumored that we are To have Il
Chinese laundry in town soon. We
need one.
County Court is in session.
The COlored brass band will give 4
festival and entertainment at Academy
Hall, Friday evening, January Ii.
MorgantOwn now has Il kazoo band,
composed of boys ranging from eight to
ten years of age.
At late meeting OF Monongalia
Lodge No 10, l. o. O. T., the following
officers were elected: John Alexander.
y. c.: Phil. \. Shaf1er, y C.; ID. H..
Slime, Secretary; j. {. Wallace, Treas
urer: y. II. McGeOrge, Sentinel.
A special election has been ordered
by the Council for February 20 to deter
mine the question of license. 1t will no
doubt be holly contested.