Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-17
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Five prisoners were discharged from the
State prison Yesterday, having served
their full sentence less the good time al
lowed. This is the largest batch dis
charged in any one day for the past year.
There were nine let out this week.
Epworth League will give an excursion
on the steamer Liberty to Clarlngton,
Tuesday evening. Over 10 tickets nave
already been sold, and pleasant time IS
anticipated. The BOAT will leave the Wharl
at o'clock and will return at i, lying at
Clarington for over two hours. w. h.
Raw will furnish refreshments for the eX-
cursionlSts.
Mrs. A. C.. McMechen and daughter,
Miss Mary, are the guests OF Mrs. V. L.
Cockayne, this week.
Rev Holt.of Scio, Ohio, will occupy the
pulpit at the NJ. Z. Church this morning,
and Mrs. Emma Moore Scott will talk on
the Journeys while missionary in lnola
in the evening.
Miss Nettie McWilliams, a fascinating
Young lady of Martins Ferry, o., has re-
turned home after pleasant visit with
her sisters, Mrs William Martin.
Company Z, NJ. E. church, gave lawn
festival on the Court House green last
evening. Ice cream and other choice deli
cacies of the season were in abundance,
end all present enjoyed themselves hugely.
Miss Lydia Logan will leave the coming
week for an extended visit to friends IN
Marysville, Ohio.
The Episcopal Sunday school is making
arrangements for q picnic at Cresap's
grove in the near future.
The Bethany College Quartette assisted
by Prof Wilfrey, gave an entertainment
at the Opera House Thursday evening,
which was quite treat IN the way OF
musical soiree.
Miss Julia Burley is visiting friends in
Brooke county.
J. +. Bloyd has returned from bust
ness trip to Kentucky, where ne went to
look after some well drilling contracts.
The Cantell Club gave their grand ball
at the city Opera House last night. Over
three hundred invitations mad been sent
out, which were responded to by large
number of the recipients, and grand
time was had. Porter's orchestra fur-
nished the music for the merry dancers.
To-day is Children's Day at the Presby-
teran church. and extensive preparations
have been made for the event Special
services will also be held at the church in
the evening.
Miss Della Porter has returned to her
homein Wheeling, after spending the week
with friends here.
A number of the Elks Of this place will
20 out to Fairmont this week, where new
lodge is TO be instituted, and take part IN
the initiatory ceremonies.
Dr. T. r. Rogers has returned from a
business trip in the East, where he was In
the interest of the firm.
A child of w. B. Pack is very sick with
lung lever, occasioned by severe case or
whooping .cough. Mr.. Pack arrived home
Friday.
The Camp Ground is fast filling up since
the advent of the warm weather The
usual occupiers of the Camp have been
very slow in moving in this spring, but
within the past two weeks number OF
families have taken up their summer resi-
dsnce there, and it will not be long until
all the cottages are occupied. A most in
teresting programme is being prepared FOR
the August meeting this year.
j. N. Reese, a brakeman on the B. u o.
Railroad, had his thumb badly mashed
while coupling cars at the depot Friday
morning. Dr. Hall, the compaDy's sur
geon, dressed the member, and he was sent
to his home in Grafton. In all probability
the thumb will have to be amputated.
Messrs. Calhoun, Gutfey & Co. are pre-
pairing TO drill an oil well on the Austen
farm, back of Wells bottom, in the lower
part of the county. They already have the
derrick completed and will be ready for
operations in a few days. The matter has
been kept quiet, the leases for the land IN
that territory not yet having been put on
record, the operators desiring TO test the
place before it became public. However,
il leaked out, and all the land is being
leased as fast as possible.
Warden M. Van Pelt is in st. Paul at
tending the meeting OF the National Asso-
citation Of Prison Officials. He will visit
some of the most important places OF inter-
est in the West before returning home.
Frank ChaddocK arrived from Florida
this week, und is now at his parents home
on Ninth street.
Jeremiah HaCerman is visiting friends
in Ohio for couple OF weeks.
The Jury in the case OF Arnold VS. Nc
Clintocks, for treSpaSs, which has been on
trial in the Circuit Court for the past three
DAYS, Yesterday returned verdict in favor
of the plaintiff fer forty dollars damages.
Miss Catherine Cans, VINO was visiting
her cousin, Mrs. B. f. Meighen, on West
erp avenue. left for her home in Fayette
county, Pa, last "Wednesday evening.
A museum man with the skeleton Of
giant who weighed over eight thousand
pounds. twenty-seven feet high, Jaw bone
weighing sixty-five pounds and teeth as
big as a mans fist, has been one OF the at
fractions on Seventh street for the past
few days.
The Sunday school Glasses Of Miss Mag
Gle Walton and RevI S. II. Doyle, were
entertained at the NJ. e. Parsonage last
Tuesday evening.
The coal mines at bota' this place and
Glendale are making prep aratlons to 90 on
in full tomorrow moruiIa,. There is con-
siderable rejoicing over the prospects Of
steady work after the prolonged strike,
and il now looks as if tGnre would be q
steady run in the mines.
CLARKsBURtT.