Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05
MOUNDSYILLS

Miss Mollie Gamble, the efficient opera
tor in the telephone office, IS SpenulnS Het
vacation at Homestead, Pa. MISS Clara
/ Mosier, the night operator, IS manipulating
the wires during her absence.
Warden Van Pelt is having some extern
sive improvement made on the prison
grounds. The space in front OF the prison
| is being laid out into park, With oeauu-
| full walks; swings have been erectsu, &
| fountain placed in front OF tee entrance,
which has been filed with fish, besides
considerable other work has been done to
make the grounds attractive. AIR. Van
| Pelt deserves much praise for his untlrlng
zeal as a public officer.
The PEOPLES Party will hold conVen-
ton in the Court House at TINS place on
Saturday next for the purpose OF putting
in the field full county TICKET.
Mr.. Brent Shriyer. Secretary Jr, y. U.
A. NJ, and james MCGEE, member or the
state Finance Committee, Of New Mar
tinsville, attended Teachers institute
mere during the week.
Mr.. Jamuel Riggs he's been confined 10
his homa with rneumNtism for the past
week, but is now aole to walk eoouC uue
yard.
A marriage license has been issued to
Mr.. Lane Shimp, of this city, ana MISS
Marion Glynn, Of Benwoou.
j. e. Carver, special pension examiner,
was in the city yesterday looking inc
records for evidence 10 be used IN very
important case which he has IN progress.
tIatts & Gray will move their mill 10
Hundred, WetZel county, the coming
week, where they have contract LOT saw
ing several thousand feet OF umoer LOT
shipment The major portion OF ther
hands from this place Will go WIN tnen
2 ot,a,safinp the mill
Mr.. Venus Hood, OF Warrington, IS the
cuest Of his brother. L. NJ. Hood, IN the
east end.
Work has been resumed on the Roberts
oil well. The company have decided 10
cast past the tools fastened IN the well,
and nut the balance Of the we'll down with
4I6-inch casting. The work of placing the
new casting was begun this week.
Mr.. James w. PAUL and sister Maggie
have returned from pleasant Vlslt 10
friends in Washington. Pa.
D. J. Hartley and Charles Hartlelo lelt
Yesterday for Warrington, where they nave
the contract for doing the stone work Tor
the new school house TO be butt az IhaI
place. Messrs Batson, Wade u 60. Sc
cured the contract for constructing the su'
perstructure, which is 10 be OF modern ar
cbitecture and commodious building.
They are now getting out the material Ior
the work.
Miss Lottie Lewis is spending couple
of weeks with friends in Benwood.
The assessors books for the 1rst district
show that the increase in valuation or real
estate in Mouudsyille, caused by the cree
ton OF new buildings during tue past year,
was SIX. 100 The town Of McMechen maze
the largest increase in the county, the ln-
crease reaching over go, OOO.
The Epworth League gave lawn tete al
the homo OF John Chapman FRIDAY evening,
which was quite Q success IN social ana
financial way.
w. w. Smith and wife are spending
couple of weeks at Mountain Lake PARK.
Miss Nettie Henshaw, an accomplished
Young lady of Tenth street, has returned
from a months visit to friends at Beaver
Falls.
The Sabbath school on Roberss's Ride
gave a picnic yesterday, and in the alter
noon a flag presentation was made by the
Jr. o. U. AM. TO the school. Rev. u. W.
Grimes, j. Alex. Ewing, i. ). Parsons
and others made addresses, and general
good time was had by all present. Rev y.
h.. Ieatheroy made an address to the
school in the fore noon, which was listened
TO with marked attention.
Miss Briney, of Philadelphia, is visiting
Mrs. E. A. Shape, on Tomlinson avenue.
Mrs. NJ. Riley COBB, Of Blivens, Texas,
formerly Miss Annie Mcconnell, is spend
ing the summer at her former home here.
G.. q. Reppetto, wife and children, have
returned from ten days solourn at Attain
tic City.