Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
FROM A LIVE TOWN.
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Metropolis Personal and Local Items.
SDeci9l TO the Register.


Metropolis Personal and Local Items
Special to the Register.
Sistersville. December 19.-One Of the
most enjoyable affairs of the year was
the reception rendered the twentieth
Century Euchre Club at Boyers Hall
this evening by number Of young
ladies'. The ladies having charge OF
the affair are Misses Barbour, Smuilen,
Moore. Steel, Snyder and others, had
made very elaborate arrangements for
the reception. and it was all that could
possibly b wished for. The programme
for the evening was the fascinating
game the name of the club indicates,
until about 1880, and then a delectable
luncheon was served by the ladies in
charge. After the luncheon had been
disposed of dancing was INDUCED in
untiI a seasonable hour The ladies
giving the reception are very popular
and have regulations as hostesses sec
ond to none. The reception was re-
stricted to the members Of the club
and a few select friends.
John A. Davenport, Of Davenport
Station. is IN town to-day.
B. T. Bowers passed through town
to-day en- route for his home IN New
Martinsville. from attending court at
M:ddlebourne.
Mrs. C. B. Patrell, of Bloomdale, o.,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
remain several weeks as the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. 4. Q. Schuster.
A. Soper Mccoy was n Wheeling this
morning on business.
Colonel William Burns, Of the Ma
tional Supply Company, and Captain
Harry Patton, the well-knOwn contrac-
tor of the firm of Wallace & Patton,
went to Marietta this morning on bust
ness.
Mrs. L. A. Brenneman and Miss T. n.
Wells were in Wheeling yesterday on
a shoppig expedition.
Mr.. Ed Dalton, the well-known oil
well shooter, has returned from a bust
ness trip to Pitts5urg.
From present indications the holiday
season in this city VIII be a very pros
porous one. and there is no reason why
It should not be- This city has enjoy
ed more blessings during the past year
than perhaps any other place in the
country. All the people have had plenty,
and it is asserted without fear Of contra
dict,on that there are fewer people in
this city depending on charity than in
any cher city in The Union of twice its
size. This is a matter on which the peo-
pie Of Sistersville should congratulate
themselves, and if there is one or two
families here who are in unfortunate
circumstances, let each one do some
thing for them and help TO make them
happy. at least on the most sacred hOli-
dav of the year.
Miss Eliza Suffer, of Franklin Sta
ton, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs D. NJ. Sims, returned home yester-
day.
Bennett Hindman, a student of Wash
ington and jefferson College. reached
here to-day TO spend his holiday vaca-
ton.
Burt Black left this morning for But
Ter. Pa, where he will spend the holI-
days.
The "Trip to the Circus" company
left this morning for Cambridge, O.,
where they will play return engage
ment.
This evening the monster fair and
bazaar of the ]. T. Jones hose company
opened in the Opera House. The COM
mittee having charge of the arrange
ments have been working night and
day for some time perfecting the ar
rangements. and this evening every
thing was in readiness for the affair.
All day yesterday and to-day the COM
mittee has been busy fixing I'D the
booths and decorating the Opera House.
and this evening the house presented
an appearance as though the fairies had
been in league with the committee and
had lent their assistance in making the
decorations.
Rev. Anderson, of the NJ. E. Church.
of New Martinsville. with wife and son.
are the guests of Mrs. J. d. Gilson and
Mrs. ". L. Gorham to-day.
Last evening. while on her way to the
show at the Opera House, Miss Eliza
Stephens fell into one of the openings