Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-17

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/ Der of Keyserites went to HeadsVille
on last Thursday TO witness the an
nual tournament held at that place.
/ -Four or five counties were represented
/ In the contest Mineral eountp nrown-
/ in the person Of D. II, Carskadon, who
made nine rings in thres rides. Miss
| Katie Bell was crowned ''Queen OF
/ Love and Beauty" by the winner. The
speakers Of the occasion wore Hon. (.
/ C.. Reynolds, Of the Mineral County
bar, and C. H. Yandiver, OF Missouri.
/ The former made tho welcoming and
| the latter the browning address, Both
addresses were eloquent and were ap-
preclated by the large number present.
| Only one accident occurred 10 the
riders, which was that OF Mr.. Fleming,
Of Hampshire County, being thrown by
his horse. De was not hurt seriously,
although the horse was badly injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther L. Apple, OF
Washington, who have been the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G, Elliott for week
past, accompanied by Mrs. Elliott, are
the guests Of friends and relatives IN
Terra Alta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Turner and daugh-
ter, Miss Edith, who has been at the
Worlds Fair for the past month, have
returned much pleased with their trip.
DR.. Q. S. Hoffman and wife, n. j.
Crooks and wife and Louis Mines are
among those who have visited the Fair
aud returned in the past two weeks.
Messrs. Frank LEFTY and VIM. Beris-
ford, two handsome young men of Pied
mont. spent Sunday In town.
A picnic and tournament will be held
here on the 31St OF August which prom
Is es to be very nice affair. As usual
they will give a select ball in the eve-
ming.
Miss Cora Borst left Friday for Graf
ton. where she will spend two or three
months with relatives.
The B. & o. have taken back eight
extra firemsn who were recently fur
loughed on account Of insufficient traf-
&c.
The water works are progressing fast.
About 3 mile OF pipe has been laid and
work has been commenced on the reser-
Voir, which wilt be about four hundred
feet from tho spring and about two hun
dred feet wide by thirty feet high.
Miss Halle Sayre left for Grafton
Friday evening last, accompanied by
Miss Bessie Compton, of that place,
who has been her guest for the past
three weeks. She will spend month
In that city.
Miss Clerlmond Woodrow, who is at
present teaching dancing school in this
place, will tender a hop TO her scholars
about the last OF this month.
The Brotherhood OF Railroad Fire
men OF this place and Grafton have ar
ranged for an immense picnic to be
held in Terra Alta, on August 3Oth.
grounds of Col. Fitzgerald. An eXcur-
sion will be run from this place and re-
duced rates have been procured for
points east OF KeySer and west Of Terra
Alta. A game OF ball between
Keyser and Terra Alta will constitute
part Of the programme. The Grafton
orchestra and the Flies band, of this
place, will furnish music for them.
Posters will be out the last of this week
announcing details Of the days pro-
gramme. An Immense crowd is expect
ed from all along the B. &, 0.
A stir was created yesterday evening
by the arrival of the private car "West
Virginia, over the w. Va. C. & P. r.
R., containing eXSecretsry Of War
Stephen b Elkins and family. The car
was switched TO the B. GS o. tracks,
when NJ Ikins and family alightsd and
driven to the residence OF Col. T. B.
Davis, where they remained until Z.
They were on their way TO the Worlds
Fair, where they will spend month.
The Literary Society OF this place
will tender a social to the public on
Wednesday, September 6, which will be
a very recherche affair.
Misses Maggie and Martha inland are
the guests OF friends in Ksyser.
Miss Nsttie Cook. Of Piedmont, is Wis
iting KeySsr friends this week.
Misses Ids and Emma Carroll, of Key
ser, are spending a short time in Mt
Lake Park in search of health.
ID. II. Fink has returned from Prest-
on county, where he has spent the last
month.
Piedmont will secure water from
Savage river, having found that a sufi-
cient flow did not exist in Pine Swamp,
the place originally thought Of for
supply.
Miss Della Miller and Mrs. Gibson
left this morning for the Worlds Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Liller, of Keyser,
and Misses Mona Homan and Fannie
Liller, OF RIdgeVllle, will also visit the
Fair. They will leave Keyser on Thurs
day Of this week.
Mrs. Warner Martin IS at Greenland
Gap, Grant county, where he is guest
of friends and relatives.
c. w. Kldder & Co.'S railroad shows
exhibit at this place tomorrow. The
attendance will not be very great, as it
is reported TO be a snide affair.