Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-10
MOUNDSVILLE.

Children's Day will be observed at the
M. +. Church this morning. A splendid
programme has been carefully rehearsed,
and a grand time is anticipated.
About seventy couple attended the Elks'
out from this place Thursday evening.
On account of the blockade of coal trains
at BenwoOd. they did not get home until
four o'clock the next morning.
Mrs. Emma Moore Scott will deliver an
address upon her work as missionary in
India on the evening Of the Nth inst, at
the NJ. r. Church Mrs. Scott has been
twice missionary to that far away land,
and but recently returned from her last
journey.
Mrs. Margaret Conner, relict of the
late Rev. Calvin Conner, died at the fami-
ly residence on Grant avenue Friday morn
ing sitter short illness. She was in her
sixty-third year, and was devout and
pious lady. Her funeral will take place
this afternoon at two o'clock Rev. and
Mrs. G. d. Battelle, formerly Of this place,
were at her death bed, having been sum-
moned from their home at Columbus, o.
Mrs. Bsttelle and Mrs Conner were sis
tiers.
The Board OF Directors Of the State
Prison held their regular monthly meeting
at their room at that institution Thursday
transacted
Circuit Court will convene for the trial
of Jury cases tomorrow with Judge Camp
bell on the bench. The docket is light
this term, and the prospects are that the
Jury will not be need longer than two
weeks.
Company D, Vest Virginia National
Guard, from Warrington, Capt. w. B.
Sine commanding, passed through here
Yesterday morning at 9:25 for Ben wood to
quell the striking miners.
Officer VIM. McGill very unwisely
showed his antipathy for the National
Guard, when company q arrived here
Friday night One Of the command start
ed M street in search Of Sheriff Mathews,
when the officer stopped him and demand
ed to know why be was on the streets at
that late hour of the night IL being con-
siderably after midnight. The soldier re-
piled that be had business there. and the
officer was going TO put him under arrest,
when he was persuaded to let the militia
man alone by a number OF citizens who
were along at the time.
The members of the Epworth League
will give an excursion on the steamer Lib
| ertv as far down the river as Claringtop,
on the evening of the 18th Of the present
month. Tickets are now on sale at forty
cents for the round trip, and the League
| anticipates pleasant trip.
Timothy Stillwell, of the First ward, has
| purchased the Old Gem House on Twelfth
| street from V. a. Weaver.
Misses Mary Curtis, Laura Simpson,
| Berthe Hall, Retta johnson, and Rev. 5.
II. Doyle and Harry McCombs attended
| the Christian Endeavor convention at New
Martinsville the past week.
Mrs. L. J. Gallaher and son, John T., j..
w. Gallaher and wife, Mrs, Col. Lockwood,
Miss Julia Burley and Miss Carrie Cock
awe, attended the Frissell-Baell wedding
| ia Brooke county, last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Samuel McCune and son, Wallsce,
| OF Allegheny, Pa, are the guests OF friends
| in town.
Mr.. e J. Pinkorton and Miss Martha +.
Lowry were quietly married az the Nj. Z.
Parsonage by Rev. G.. w. Grimes, Friday
afternoon. A license was also issued the
same day 10 Mr.. James Uliom and Miss
Pearl Howell, OF Rosby's Rock
Thursday evening the election OF officers
Of the Epworth League took place, and re-