Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-13
NElGHB0RHOOD.
WHAT has BEEN GOING ON IN NEARBY
TOWNS TIE PAST WEEK
Social Affairs Happenings and Events Of Local
Interest Gathered by Register Reporters
Readable Resume Of the News
NEW mARrINsvILLE.

NEW MARrINsvILl.E. W. Va, August y.
State Superintendent Virgil L. Lewis is
attending the Peabody Institute at this
place.
Mrs. G. c. Eisanbarth. Mrs Henry
koontz and Miss Daisy McEldOwney were
the guests Of friends AZ Sistersville Tues
day.
B. t. Bowers. Esq. is attending court at
NiddlebouIne this week
Mrs. Bell OF HagerStOwn, Md, who has
for some time been visiting her niece, Mrs.
T. p. Jacobs, viii leave for her home on
prof. A. B. White, Of Sistersville, and
u. G.. Heslep. County Superintendent Of
Tyler, are In attendance at the institute.
Miss Birdie Hart, Of Washington, ID. C.,
who was the cues tot her friend, Miss
Daisy Richardson. will leave Monday for
Bellaire 70 Wifi friends for few days.
Ed Tavlor. our efficient telegraph oper-
Rtor, spent a few days last week with his
parents at COOlville, ..
Mr. and Mrs. Henry KOOntz left Tuesday
for q two weeks visit TO the Worlds Fair
Ed. Taylor is in charge OF the express OF
Fee ia the absence Of Mr.. KOontz.
Miss Nellie Higgins, of Wheeling, who has
been the guest Of friends here for the past
three weeks, returned to her home last Sun
day.
Rev. d. S. Hammond, Of Willlamstown,
viva, is visiting friends here this week.
A festival was given Friday evening Ia
the Opera House by the ladies Of the M.
L. Church. The receipts were SO
The Mountain State Gdrei is the name OF
anew paper published ct this place ia the
interest Of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. This is q
bright. spicy monthly journal, and deserves
the support OF all friends or the Jr. y. L.
A. NJ. Mr.. Ed Lappert, State Councillor,
is editor, we believe, and the Wctzsl Re-
publican IS publisher
Miss Daisy Richardson very pleasantly
entertained q number Of her young friends
Thursday evening az potato match,
given at her residence on Main street.
Refreshments were served at late hour.
Miss MOllle Schmidt and Mr.. Frank Nc
Eldowuey carried OF the first prizes, while
Miss Ella Bandi and Mr.. Joe Craig were
50 fortunate as 70 receive the boobies
A very pleasant evening was spent oy al
present
Misses Rena Curtis, Lena and Bessie
Umstead, Messrs. John Martin and Ed.
Duerr, attended the Elk's outing at
Wheeling Park, Thursday afternoon.
There is one thing which New Martins
Vile needs, and needs badly; and that is
nothing more or less than street sprinkler.
Our streets, in san yer, become very dusty
and people are allowed 70 drive through
them as fast as they nlease. The clouds OF
dust which arise afterward, cause much
annoyance to persons passing along our
side walks and 70 those who reside In our
town We hope our town council wiz take
some action in regard to this matter
The Wetzel County FAIR Association Will
hold its sixth annual fair on its grounds
north Of town, on August %, %, 81 and %.
The association Is entirely out OF debt, and
intends 20 give a better fair this year than
any previous one, The farmers OF this
county and the citizens Of New Maruusville,
seem 10 takea great interest in the fair tins
year, and viii, no doubt, make 1t grand
success.
President John Simpson, Of Marietta
College, viii visit the Institute next week.
He is a member o. the faculty OF the same
college, and will give a lecture on England,
Scotland or Wales. illustrated with stere-
opJicOd views. This will be very interest
ing no doubt.
- Col. JAKembls will also lecture Tuesday
''r the schOol house. on the subject
"a = ollie OmC6 is a Private Snap The
colonel is very humorous lecturer.
One hundred and six is the number OF
sachsrs enrolled at the Institute the past
week. This weeks work has been very
interesting and instructive, al that could
have been expected. Next weeks work,
however, will DO more interesting, and a
larger number Of teachers will Dc IN at
tendance The Institute will close Friday,
the 18th inst.