Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-30

6AlAS BEEN GOING ON IN NEARBY
TOWNS THE PAST WEEK
Adoptef
scd Affairs, Happenings and Events Of Local
Interest Gathered by Register" Reporters
Readable Resume Of the News
MOUNDsvILGE

Mrs. Rev. Walter Alexander Is visiting
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. Marshall Jack
son, on Seventh street.
The remodeling Of the Presbyterian
church has been completed, and services
will be conducted by the pastor today.
County Clerk Lewis has the Official poll
books completed, and viii have themready
Tor distribution 6y the first OF the week.
A mSsQ 9ersde party viii DO rendered
Miss Nellie ShOwacre at her home Ia Glen
dale, hallOU-e'en. Several OF the Young
society folk will go up from this city, ana
a very pleasant time is anticipated. Some
Of the ladies are having UNIQUE costumes
prepared for the occasion.
The grand Jury, which was adjourned
over at the beginning OF the term OF court,
for the purpose Of inQuirlng into violations
OF the revenue laws, was In session al day
Friday and returned thirteen trae ollls, ali
against MOundsville saloon Keepers Ben
wood and Cameron vendors Of the ardent
all got of Scott free.
bed with typhoid fever. He has been
working for Wood Bros, in Wheeling, out
was compelled TO quit work last Tuesday.
Turner Israel and Miss Jessie Detter
were married Thursday enenlng oy Rev.
g. W. Upton. The young couple nave
taken rooms at the Hanes House
Il. B. Rogers is spending lew days IN
Pitts6urg this week.
The ministerial meeting going on at the
NJ. Il. church has met with unbOunded sue
cess and much good has been accomplished
81 the meeting.
Mrs. James Morrow and her sister-in-
law, Mrs, John LSfferty, Of Bridgeport
have been the guests of Mrs MOrrOw'S pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Bonar the past
week
/ The stoves have been removed from the
N. f. Church, and the building will be
heated by improved patented heaters. The
edidce is also being frescOed.
y Miss Annie King has returned from
pleasant visit 10 Miss Maggie Hill, Of
Bridgeport.
The Young society gentlemen are making
arrangements for grand ball, which they
intend giving in the p0rlOrs az the prison.
next Wednesday evening. The committee
on arrangements are: Joe Gray, Charles
Weaver and Wyhe Gamble. Musiers or
chestra viii play for the megry- makers.
Chas Kerr one of the glass house en-
plOves. is confined TO his home with typhoid
fever and pneumonia.
"Orgaritan the celebrated Mexican, has
been playing at the Opera House Tor the
last two nights in a splendid repertoire.
She was supported by a splendid company
Of players, and was greeted with fair au-
dieuces. Leah, the FOrsaken, was last
nights production.
Supt. M. Van Pelt has gone TO his home
40 Fayette county TO remain until after the
election.
A young man by the name Of Leroy Don
ley arrived in the city Thursday 10 search
Of bis sister, whom be has not seen for
twenty years. Along about the year 1871,
bis mother, who was a widow woman
living near this dlty, was stricken down
with smallpox and died, leaving the two
children orphans. Leroy was then about
four years old, while his sister was two or
three years his senior Mrs. c. is. Bal
lard then living at Hates Rock, where the
Glendale coke shaft is now located, took
tho boy 70 raise, while his sister went 20
live with some family down the river.
Twenty years ago this month Mrs. Bal
lard died, and shortly after her
husband removed 10 the State
OF Kansas, taking Leroy with
him, who remained with him a short time
and then strlck out for himself He has
DofR card ffOm his sister in all that time,
~ s, ss-ss-sals back in quest OF her.
He has spent the few days he has been
back euquiring of the people VINO were here
Ia that day. A great many OF them remem-
Der the fact of his mother dying, and also
that Mrs. Ballard took him 10 raise, but
none remember where his sister went TO
live. she would now be, if living between
twenty-eight and thirty years old.
An infant child OF kinseY Hughes was
buried at Mt. Rose cemetery on Thursday.
II was one Of the little ones afflicted with
scarlet fever and succumbed TO that dread
ful disease.
The oil men won the first victory before
Justice Crisweli yesterday,in the legal war
that is being waged between them and the
Mining and Manufacturing Company, for
the possession Of the property known as
the Hicks farm, which the plaintiffs claim
the right to operate upon for oil under a
lease made with j. 3. Hicks. The action
was brought by the Oil company for the
possession Of the property and damages for
detention and the decision Of the Justice
was for the plaintiffs, with 500 damages.
The case VIII be appealed to the Circuit
Court.
The Republicans are going to give blow
out here on the Sd. Clubs from Cameron
and BenWood win be here to assist the To-
cal committee spend the surplus campaign
fund left them OY Chairman Dawson.
PIEDMONT.