Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-07
MoUNDSVILLE.


The Faculty of Abingdon Academy met
Friday afternoon and elected tne ionoWlIE
Board OF Directors: L. q. Brock, D.: l.
Parkinson, B. r Meighen, j. g. Cook, j. j.
Richardson, j. T. Burnley, w. ID, AleXan-
der. ]. Il. McCombs, O.. w. Grimes, II. N.
Hunter j. A. Ewing and A. p. Baker. a
committee was appoidted 70 fix scale OF
rates for tuition and the time OF opening
the institution was appointed for the brst
Tuesday in April. The school term VIII De
FIVE months.
The Cooking CLUB was entertained
Thursday evening by Mrs4 r. H. Blake.
Supper was served at $3.50. The menu was
elaborate, each lady assisting in prepar-
ing the tempting dishes.
Rev. L. l.. Stewart conducted the ser
vices az the NJ. T.. church Wednesday and
Friday evenings.
The called meeting at the court house
Friday evening, for the purpose OF getting
an expression Of the people upon the ques-
tiOuOf securing the route OF the Wheeling
aud Connellsvllle railroad through Mounds
vile. was well attended. G.. s. McFadden,
the original promoter of the idea, was call
ed 70 the chair and J. w. Burchinal was
made secretary. A secret ballot was
taken to ascertain the sentiment Of those
present as TO what amount they thought
the county ought 10 subscribe towards Sc
curing the road. The amount vot-
ed was gal, 600 Two committees were
then appointed, on 10 present the matter TO
the County Commissioners at their special
meeting next week, and the other
10 see what can be done
towards securing the right Of way:
The former committee If composed OF
J. L. Parkinson, chairman; r h. Blake,
j. a. Ewing, w. W. Smith, DR.. l. \. Hous-
ton. y. T. Meigheu and William Terrell,
ana the latter committee Of II. w. Hunter,
chairman; d. A. Dorsey, William Terrell,
Robert Peters, Geo. Cunningham, j. w.
Burcdinal and G. 5, McFadden. The pro
posed route starts az BenwOod and comes
down 10 Jim's run, tunnels through the hill
10 Little Grave creek and on down 10
MOuudsviHe. After leaving here il runs
up TOMS run, crosses over Limestone and
down on TO Wheeling creek, where II strikes
the old route.
Rev. J. D. Ripple, Of Limestone, will
preach at the Presbyterian church to-day,
instead of Rev. L. +. Keith, who has eX-
changed pulpits with MIN for the occasion.
a crowd OF opera goers from here will
attend County Fair" at the Opera House
az Wheeling tomorrow night.
The members 9th Coruet Band are
raising funds 10 erect a band stand in the
Court House yard where they can meet
for the purpose Of playing. John Thomp-
son the leader, says he is going to have the
stand this year, If be has to pay for 1t HIM
self
IA. RYAN, of Mayorsville, Ohio, is
here assisting DIR. NJ. Thompson in his
work in behalf of the Burlington Insti-
tute.
Mrs. Chas. Jones is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Annie Sullivan, at Washington, Pa.
IL is reported that the architectural de-
signs of some Of the new houses going up
were secured back of Bolton, in TINS cOun-
". The idea seems TO be to put up as
cheap house and get as large rent as
possible.
The prisoners in the penitentiary receive
their mail after they are locked in their
cells for the evening. Friday evening Van
3. Baker received a letter stating that his
son viii was diving Of typhoid fever ia
Steubeuyille. When he read it, he sobbed
and wept bitterly, and ii was some time be-
fore be could be cousoled.
The Cooking Club will meet at Mrs. C..
A. Viewers next Thursday evening.
Miss Minnie Norton is the guest Of her
cousin, Miss Rena Terrell, who is boarding
with Mrs. W. j. Blake.
Senator ID. A. Dorsey was in Wheeling
yesterday evening
j. Z. Simpson, Jr., has returned from a
trip TO Parkersburg.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Fisher and daughter, Ger
trude, of Claysville, Pa, returned home
Friday from pleasant visit TO Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l., Little.