Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-03
NOUNDSVILIE.


Misses Ollie and Stella Wells, of
Huntington, are the guests Of Mrs.
Frank Wade, on Eighth street.
Master Jasper Clark, Rev. c. e.
Clark's little son, is very sick at the
home of his parents.
Miss Lillian Halpin left Friday for
her home in Toledo, after a pleasant
visit to the Misses Halpin, on Tenth
street.
Miss Fannie Sellers. of Rogersv.lle,
Pa, IS the guest of the family Of DR.. T.
r. Rogers.
The most exciting base ball game Of
the season took place yesterday after
noon between the Mckinley nine and
the J. NJ. Ritz Green Bags. The score
resulted N favor of the McKinleyites by
II to I. The McKinleys succeeded IN
making seven runs in the first inning,
after which the Green Baggers held
them down TO four runs and crossed the
plate seven times. Batteries for the
McK.nleys, Clarke and Cr.mmel; for the
Green Bags, Stephens and Ritz. I'm
pire Manning.
The natural gas was shut off for a
short time Friday afternoon, caused by
bad break on the Samuel Stewart
farm, on Fork Ridge. The break was
quickly repaired, however, and the gas
turned on again.
The Taylor's Ridge NJ. E. Sabbath
school picnicked at Shepherds orchard
yesterday afternoon. Quite a number
went out from this place and report
very pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs |. B. Wilson entertain
ed the NJ. E. choir very pleasantly at
Their home on Western avenue Thurs
day evening. The time was pleasantly
passed in a social way, and a choice Sc
lection of refreshments served at the
proper time added much TO the salts
faction OF the guests.
Mss Fannie O'Neill. who attended
school here last winter. died at her
home in Hannibal. o., on Friday. She
was a niece of Prof. d. T. Williams.
Miss Alice Sanford of Lumbarport, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. j. Bake, in
this city.
The Young Ladies Foreign Mission
airy Society held a very pleasant meet
ing at the home of Mss Mary Scott,
Friday evening. Rev J. E. Scott, who
will sail on the 10th inst. to again take
up his work as a missionary in India,
was present, and talked to the society
as to the character of their work
Mrs. Plant and her granddaughter,
OF Wheeling, VINO have been visiting
Mrs. J. \. Hess, have returned home.
Mrs. Skinner, who resides near the
80, 1, her do
town yesterday morning, lost her pOck-
etbook containing seven dollars. She
went back to look for it where she had
last remembered having it, but it was
not TO be found. She was told that two
young ladies had been seen TO pick some
thing up off the street at that point,
and she started or the hunt for them.
They acknowledged having found the
book but said there was only five dol
lars in it, which they restored. The
lady says she is sure there was seven
dollars in the book. as she had rolled
them all together, and could not have
been mistaken. Mrs. Skinner went De
fore a justice and wanted a warrant for
their arrest. but was dissuaded from
making complaint for such small
amount. The young ladies are highly
respectable, and the superstition S that
Mrs. Skinner was simply mistaken as
TO the amount contained in the book.
The County Institute will convene
here on tomorrow for the term OF five
days There will be about two hundred
teachers N attendance. A large num-
Der of the Wetzel county teachers will
attend here. as their Institute will be
held al Hundred, which is an out OF the
way place for most OF the teachers.
Misses Grace and Letta Hornbrook
will return TO their home at Barnesv.lle
tomorrow after a pleasant visit to Mss
Norma Scott, on TomlinsOn avenue.
The glass factory will go on in full
tomorrow after a stop Of two months.
Bafore Justice Mann, yesterday after
noon. the case of Clar:ssa Knapper
against Mayor John Brooks was tried.
A judgment was gwen in favor of the
plaintiff for the sum OF three dollars.
The case attracted a good deal Of atten-
ton. as it resulted from the defendant
setting the plaintiffs household effects
out in the street, for which she claimed
damage Of fifty dollars. Meighen &
oldham appeared for the plaintiff, and
J. II. HOOton for the defense.