Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-10

of Office holding and holders reminds
me that District Attorney Sturgis has
been offered the position Of chief eoun-
sci by two big railroad companies OPP
Grating in West Virginia, and 1t Is re-
garded as a certainty that he will ac-
oeDt one of these, in which case be Will
no longer remain citizen OF this place.
Prof. and Mrs. l. c. White and Hon.
and Mrs. George c. Sturgis will attend
the dinner TO the President and Cabinet
TO be given by Secretary Elkins at
Washington, March II.
Daylight will enter the B. Il o. ex-
tension tunnel st Marris Cross Roads in
very few days. The tunnel is five
hundred feet from head to head. 1t is
10 be arched by the stone from the old
cupola of the dismantled iron furnace
at Fairchance.
Lots TO the number OF one hundred 10
recently laid out addition TO this
place were offered rOr sale Tuesday, and
Wednesday ninety-three OF them had
been sold.
George NJ. Johns will build modern
and immense caravansary for TIT en-
tertanment Of summer guests. About
a half mile from the corporate limits,
he says.
Circuit Court cOnvenes here in regu-
lar February term next Tuesday. There
is a large criminal docket.
The members of the first section of
the University gymnasium are prepar-
ing for a public exhibition, TO be given
some time soon.
Rev. c. c. Pearson, formerly of
Wheeling, is now rector Of Trinity Z. b.
Church, Of this place, and he and
wife have come to MorgantOwn TO per-
manently reside.
j. NJ. FramptOn, engineer at the
Standard OH C0mpany's pump station
here. has been transferred to Sisters
Vile, where he and his family left for
yesterday.
Harry Kunst, the Grafton student,
who broke his leg At the gym, was ont
for the first time siuce the accident yes
terday.
p. II. Keck received q telegram yes
terday announcing the death OF his sis
ter. Mrs. Alya ToOthman, in Marion
county, and he left to-day 20 be present
at the last sad rites.
Fireman Clark Steele has been trans
ferred from the passenger run here TO
the Fourth divisiod. lie Will reside at
FairmOut
Mrs. Crawford, Of Fairmont, and Mrs.
Cummius, Of Wheeling, are here at the
bedside of their sister, Mrs. Z. p. Da-
Wis. whose illness has aroused the
gravest aDprehenSionS OF her friends.
Misses Bessie and Meta Wallace left
Yesterday 90 visit relatives at Keyser.
MIR. and Mrs. John w. Arnett came
down from FairmOnt 10 attend the fu-
neral OF Mrs. j. Z. LaZzeu, who was a
sister Of Mrs. ArDett.
Miss Bette Mcclure, who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned TO
her home at Wheeling.
j. w. Paul has resigned his position
as mining engineer at MonoLgah and
re-entered the University, from which
he will take the degree Of c. Il. in June.
Cadet Billy Meyer, Of Wheeling,
after vast continuity Of effort and the
encouraging persuasion of a pair OF
black eyes, has learned to waltz. He is
going home in few days 10 surprise
/ his friends with his terpSichorean cui-
ture.
Cadet Summers, Of Kanawha, is the
latest addition 10 the university and the
Corps cadets.
Can't. A. Y. Pritchard, OF Manning
ton. was here the first of the week cas-
ing around for coal options on the West
SIDE Howard Fleming, OF FalrnOut
uld similar errand.