Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-02
MOUNDsvILLE.

Mrs. George D. Curtis is the guest Of
friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bardall leave to-mor
row for Mountain Lake Park, to be absent
for the next two weeks
j. ID. Ewing sold the Eugene CresaI
farm at trustees sale at the front door OF
the Court House yesterday. The farm
consists of two hundred acres Of the best
land along the Ohio river.
The new brick company commenced the
manufacture Of brick last Thursday. They
at present employ fifteen workmen and
will increase their force as soon as their
steam machinery arrives, which will be
early in the present month.
Miss Meta Wilson, daughter OF Mr..
Samuel Wilson, died Thursday evening at
nine O'Clock, of typhoid fever. She had
only been sick since last Sabbath. Her re-
mains were taken TO Clarington Friday
evening on the steamer Liberty, from
whence the funeral took place yesterday at
10 o'clock. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
The Epworth League gave another OF
their enjoyable lawn fetes, on the beauti-
full lawn Of Rev. G. W. Grimes, Thursday
evening. The evening was pleasantly
passed by all in attendance. All the deli
cacies of the season were served in abund-
ance.
The County Institute convenes in the
Court chamber, tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock, and continue two weeks. The in
tention is to have this institute differ from
the usual mode by having class instruc-
ton given as in the summer Normal
school, under the direction Of Prof. d. y.
Williams. In addition to the class drills
in the day time there will be something 60
ing on nearly every night. Rev. Grimes
will give talk on the night OF the third,
Prof. Bowling Of Bethany, on the night OF
the 4th. DR.. Moffat lectures on the night
of August 9th and Rev. B. w. Hutchinson
of Buckhannon, on the evening of the 18th.
The teachers give their entertainment on
Wednesday evening, August 9Th.
Byron w. King, the famous elocutlonist
of PittSburg will make the people laugh
and cry on the evening Of the 18th.
Mrs. G.. G. Newman has returned from
three-weekS' visit to her former home at
Elkins, w. Va.
H. Crisswell, Jr., yesterday received an
order from Mrs P. j. West, the great
temperance lecturer of Indiana, for dupli-
cate Of his famous painting, 1.-THE Progress
of King Alcohol, which he presented to
the Prohibition Assembly during meeting
in July. Mr.. Criswell, in addition to this,
will also paint her several more pictures of
a kindred nature TO be used By her in her
temperance work.
William Jones has finished painting the
fronts of McConkey's store and Antens'
barber shop in very artistic manner dur
ing the past week.
Miss Sallie Cockayne will be the guest
of Miss Jennie Hervey, Of Elm Grove, the
coming week.
The County Court made the levy for
county purposes at forty cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation.
Miss Annie Sunderland entertained her
Sabbath school class in a very pleasant
manner, by treating them to picnic up
Middle Grave creek, Thursday.
Miss Jennie Brent, most accomplished
young lady, of ST. Louis, who is spending
he summer with her grandmother at Gre
;ap's Grove, is the guest Of Mr.. Davis
Alexander.
Il. p. Plat and wife, removed to Fayette
county the past week, where they will
make their future home.
The Board of Directors, of the Peniten-
iary, win convene in regular meeting on
he 9th inst. They expect full meeting
IS important business is to be transacted.
Miss Rose Bonar has disposed OF her
interest in the millinery store to Mrs. Rob-
srts. The business will be continued by
her and Miss Mary Potts, who still retains
her interest in the establishment.
The workmen on the new pike between
here and Benwood, are somewhat incensed
because a couple of Italians have been
given employment along with them, when
there were plenty of American hands
wanting employment at the time. They
are very indignant and threaten to quit
work If they are compelled to work along
with these foreigners when sutaclent
native labor candle had.