Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-21

the contract. The weather was entirely too
bad to work on the water works, Dut all
right TO work on other contracts. Haven't
the citizens right 10 complain!
BELLAIRE.
Country people who came 10 the city
with produce on the B. & 0. road yesterday
had to hustle. The accommodation train
was three hours late. leaving them but lit
tie over an hour to dispose Of their pro-
duce and make purchases. 1t is high time
the merchants were making an EFFORT 10
have the east-bound accommodation train
reach here earlier in the day.
Word was received here yesterday that
James Shields, a former resident OF TINS
city, now engineer on the 3. 81 o. Midland
road, was seriously injured in wreck yes
terday morning His brother William left
Immediately for the scene OF the accident.
The masquerade ball given by the Turn
ers in their hall, Friday night, is said TO
have been the finest affair ever held in the
hall. Not thing occurred to mar the en-
loyment OF the evening, and "all went
merry as marriage bell" Some OF the
costumes were as fine as any ever seen In
the city. The captivating dress and man
ner Of Lucion Crippen as an English lord
won aim the fine scarf-pin awarded for the
finest gents costume; Miss Anna Lom-
bard, IN pretty riding habit, was award
ed the handsome lady's ring; Miss Anna
Lavelle and Eddie Rodewig were awarded
pair Of slippers and silk umbrella for
the most comic costumes. The music was
furnished by LaRoche and Nelson.
Miss Alice Stone, of New Martinsville,
w. Va, is the guest OF her cousins, the
Misses Alice and BERTHE Jones,of the Third
ward.
The entertainment 10 be given at Odd
Fellows Hall tomorrow night, to celebrate
Washington's Birthday, promises TO be an
interesting affair. IL will be under the
auspices eff Plymouth Council, No. u, o.
u. A. NJ, Ohio Valley Council, No. 81, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, and Our Pride Council, No
10, Daughters Of Liberty The following
programme has been prepared:
Jr o. u. a. NJ Band. '''''O
Speech. Principles Of the Order
Col. G. l.. Poormsn.
Quartette Club.
RECITATION. .'....:;....:.... Dan farltons hloe
Flora Jackley.
MUSIC ..,oeIectlon
Mandolin Club.
Speech ;Washington's Life
Rev. 4. B. Williams.
Laura Sellars.
Rectation........ -. ....... Ticket o. Leave
Flora philips.
Mandolin Club.
Speech. .Washington's Life
Rev. T. W. Lane.
'oeIeCtlOn
Quartette Club.
Recitation .................."The Drummer boy
Bert Hopkins.
Selection
Jr o. u. A. NJ. Band.
Home, Sweet Home.
The postofice will be closed tomorrow
from 10 a. m. till 5p. m.
Among the attractions announced for the
Epworth Park Assembly to be held at the
Bethesda camp grounds the coming sum-
mer is ten-day Church Congress, to be
conducted by Dean Alfred A. Wright, ID.
D., of Boston. There will also be Grand
Army Day, on which Major General Oliver
o. Howard of New York, will be present
and make an address. The presence OF
these two men of national fame will give
the Assembly a prestige not heretofore at
will also include strong attractions.
Harry Burrows and family are visiting
the family of his father-in-law, VIM. Bar
rett, of near Centerville.
Mrs. NJ. L. McDoDgall, of Massillon, is
the guest of Fifth ward friends.
Mrs. Mary Mccain and Mrs. L. M.
Colts attended the silver wedding Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clark Kitchener at Louisville
yesterday.
Quite a number of new cases Of la grippe
have been reported the past few days. The
disease hangs on like grim death" IN most
Of the cases.
w. J. Baugh, Sr, aud wife, Of the Cen
trial House, returned yesterday from
visit to friends at Zanesyille.
James George, who has been confined in
the city Jail for two days on a charge of
trespassing, was released upon his promise
TO go TO Pittsburg to work.
The drop-a-penny-in-the- scales in the
B. g. 0. waiting room are source OF con-
siderable revenue to the owners OF the ma
chine. A hundred or more pennies are col
lected each week BY an ingenious device
the lock attached to the pouch which holds
the pennies becomes locked upon taking it
from the machine, and no opportunity is
given to fitch the contents. The pennies
are shipped to the owners Of the machine
every three weeks.
Rev. T. w. Lane will preach special
sermon on the life and character OF Wash
ington, this evening, to the members OF
Spangler Post and the Woman's Relief
Corps, at the First M. h. church. The
members are requested 10 meet at their
hall at $50 p. m. prompt.
Quite a number of Miss Mollie McClel-
lan's Young friends met at her home on
Gravel Hill, Thursday evening, and spent
an ENJOYABLE evening in social games and
pastimes. Refreshments were served.
The Young Peoples Dramatic Associa-
ton will meet at Choral Hall, Wednesday
evening, for organization.
The banks will observe tomorrow as
legal holiday, and will remain closed dur
ing the day.
Mrs. Maggie Henderson, of Cleveland,
80
w. Va, are visiting their father. Harry
Richardson, of Gravel Hill
Several of our people will take advantage
OF the B. & O. low-rate excursion 10 Pitts
burg tomorrow.
The four special trains containing the
Congressional junketing committee and
newspaper representatives en- route TO Chi
cago to inspect the conditions attending
the Worlds Fair preparations, passed
through this city at an early hour yester-
day morning.
Henry Grella and Ellsworth Weller
have purchased Conrad Rumbach's sa-
loon and fixtures and leased the BUILDINGS.
The sleight-of-hand show at the Elysiun
had good houses Thursday and Friday
nights, and last evening there was a big
crowd, attracted by the distribution Of
presents.
Henshaw and Ten Brock in "The Ma
bobs.m will no doubt draw big house at
the Elysan Tuesday night The company
and play are pronounced frst-class.
Usual services at all the churches IN the
city to-day. Each Of these extend cordial
invitation 70 strangers in the city to attend.
Judge briggs passed through the city
Yesterday evening, en- route 10 Woodsheld
TO spend Sunday with his family.
Monday will be holiday for the public
schools.
f. C. McManus has resigned his posi-
ton with the B. & o., az this place, TO &C
cept similar Job at Newark.