Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

business in this city. His new location
will be on Tenth street.
Miss Mary Bruce will leave the coming
week for Baltimore, where she Will COM
plete her course Of studies this winter.
J. L. Hunter, ESQ, is contemplating go
inc into the real estate and brokerage Dusl-
ness on an extensive scale. Mr.. Hunter
has more than ordinary business snap and
push about him, and will make success OF
mis- chosen avocation.
FRIDAY about noon, while George GrlI-
nth, proprietor OF the Upper Ward House,
was absent from his rooms, some sneak
thief entered and appropriated to his own
use $40 in cash belonging 70 the proprietor.
Mr.. Griffith thinks he has good clue as to
where the money has gone.
The stockholders OF the Home Building
and Loan Association held their second an
nual meeting at the Office Of the Associa-
tion, Friday evening. David Levi, I. j.
Parsons. S. NJ. Steele, S. w. Dick, j. ID.
Burley, @. Q. Quinn, Jos. St. Clair, w: ID.
Dunn, aud T. B. Rogers, were elected as
Board Of Directors, to serve for the coming
year. Presumably the officers will con-
tinue the same as heretofore.
Harry Purdy. son OF ex-Mayor L. B.
Purdy, was seriously injured by railing
down flight OF stairs at his residence
Friday night. He had started to retire for
the night, when he made a mis-step and
fell the entire distance to the floor beneath.
In striking, two of his ribs were broken,
and IL is feared that he was also hurt in
ternally DR.. Bruce is rendering medical
treatment. The young man was suffering
much pain all day yesterday, the result OF
the hurt.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
gave a supper at the residence OF Misses
Endia and Efie Evans, last evening to
raise funds for the society. About nifty
persons were present and added to the les
tivities Of the evening. There was quite
a neatlittle sum realized.
The Comfy Commissioners were in ses-
sion Friday, making the final estimate on
the new macadamized road leading to
Cameron, acd settleing up with Mr.. An
drew Hammond, the contractor.
Warden NJ Van Pelt, Of the Peniten-
tiary, is somewhat indisposed this week.
T. K. Kennedy, who lately acted as City
Engineer, is thinking Of locating here and
pursueing the business Of civil engineer.
MIR. Kennedy has many friends who would
be glad to see him back again.
Miss Amy Chapman has returned from a
pleasant visit to Miss Flora Sells, OF
Bridgepor. She was accompanied by Miss
Sells, who will be her guest for several
days.
Miss Mary Potts has returned from
lengthy stay at Pittsburg. She brought
back with her all the latest styles in mill
inery.
ID, w. Rogerson has purchased the Jeffer-
son block Of lots on Tomlinson avenue for
81, 500.
The Board Of Directors OF the State
prison will hold meeting on the 7th OF
next month. Among their chief duties will
be the choosing of a clerk, so long deferred,
and the appointment of matron, which
Office was newly constituted at
the last meeting of the Board.
For the latter position the only
applicant is Miss Maggie Terrell,
whose estimable qualities entirely fit her
for the position.
Elmer Henderson is back from Ohio,
calling upon his old friends and former as
sOciates.
The work Of laying brick on the new glass
house is progressing nicely, and If the pres
ent weather continues will soon be up TO
the first floor. The workmen are pushing
the work along for all there is in it.