Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08
BRIDGEPORT.


Miss Cora Thorn, of Toronto, is the
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Nj. L.
Hukill
Philip Frankhouser, Of Powhatan,
was the guest of relatives here yester-
day
Miss Daisy Cooper, of Yellow Creek,
is the guest of Miss Lucy Hill.
Joe and Magdalene Peisel, of Wheel
ing Greek, were up before Mayor Will
lame on the charge of assault and bat
terry He bound them over to court IN
the sum of 800 each.
Mrs. Albert Romser, of Powhatan,
was the guest of friends here last week.
Miss Sophia Huseman, OF New Phila-
delphia, has returned home, after a
pleasant weeks visit with Miss Lizzie
Davis, of the West End.
Miss Lizzie Mcconnell, of Newport,
is the guest of ]. E. Trueman and wife.
Friday evening Miss Retta Frazier,
of Brookside, entertained a number
her friends in a most hospitable man
ner in honor of her guests, Miss Alice
Cunningham, OF Illinois, and Miss Bes-
sic Holmes, of Canal Dover.
Dent & Co. have opened up in their
old place of business again.
Miss Carrie Graham, OF Lisbon, IS
the guest of friends and relatives here.
Mrs DR.. Cooke and Mrs. Harvey
Cooke left yesterday for a visit with
Pittsburg friends.
Mr.. Bream, of Warrington, w. Va,
is the guest of friends here to-day.
Arthur Williams, of Pomeroy. is the
guest of his brother, Mayor Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thwaite, Of
Couthers, O., returned home yesterday
after a several days visit with relatives
here.
Miss Anna Marshall has returned
home from a pleasant visit with Mingo
relatives.
James Walker, Of Uniontown, has re-
turned home, after visit here.
Friday morning about daybreak
some one tried to effect an entrance in
to the home of Horace Page. Mr.. Page
was awakened by noise at a window
in the rear of the house, and upon in
vestigating discovered a man trying to
prY ii open. The would-be burglar, on
seeing that he was discovered, took TO
his heels and made his escape. Off
Ger Thompson was notified, and he
traced the gentleman to Wheeling
Creek. but lost track of him. Suspi-
cion points to a well known character
of this place.
A valuable driving horse owned by
Seneca Lyle took suddenly i'll yester-
day with the lock jaw, A veterinary
surgeon was summoned, but he enter
tains no hope for its life.
Tomorrow a number of the old SOL
diers of this place will leave over the
Pennsylvania lines for the Louisville
encampment. Those who have assert
ed their intention of going are W. S.
Sells, J. E. Trueman, F. C. Robinson,
Alex. Allender, Bert McConnaughy,
Isaac Henry, John Koehnline and VIM.
Steadman.
Faris Chippel and John Smith have
returned home from a three days hunt
near Freeport. During their hunt they
killed twenty-three squirrels.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Mary
Smith, of Kirkwood, entertained eleven
of her aged friends in honor of her
eightieth birthday. The afternoon was
spent in a most enjoyable manner.
Ten of the eleven present were widows.
Their ages average Y years.
Friday Officer Thompson arrested
Annie Costello and Nellie Ellsworth, of
Wheeling. The two were vending
their way to Wheeling Greek. making
Rome howl" as they went, when the
officer put in his appearance. He put
them on the street car, and the Els
worth woman objected to riding so
forcibIy that the officer had to sit on
her to hold her down. When the Jail
was reached she objected to getting off,
and Thompson and the conductor had
to carry her off. They were given a
hearing yesterday before Mayor Will
liams. Gentle Annie was released,
while her chum got fine Of about 81.