Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-12
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| further notice.
On account of Rev. ]. B. Smith be-
! ing absent from the city, Rev. Link
letter will hold services at the Chris
tian church to-day.
! The Epworth League will have the
usual devotional exercises on next
Thursday night. During the holidays
a special entertainment will be given.
The Board Of Education have de-
cided to give the children attending
. the public schools one weeks vacation
4 during the holidays. Many people are
! of the opinion, however. that school
: should be closed now on account of
! the scarlet fever and not be reopened
until after the first or the year.
| Miss Dora Newman leaves this week
| to spend some time as the guest Of
| New Martinsville friends
! County Clerk Lewis has issued a
marriage license to John l.. I'm and
Cora b. Jefferson both of near this
city.
! 5. B. Blair is spending Sunday IS
, the guest Of his parents on Blair's
Ridge.
I Col. Robert White, Wheeling at
torney, was in the city on business
yesterday.
A special session CT the County Court
. will be held in this city on next Thurs
day for the purpose of completing the
railroad apporuonmeMs for taxation,
and also to attend. to filing the proper
bonds for different justices in the
county.
Several Of the old soldiers received
their pension checks the past week, but
49, H., ~ ~
Capt. J. E. Israel is home from two
weeks visit to his daughter at Pitts
Durg.
Frank Suppen, mlnsr employed in
the Glendale mine, had one of his legs
broken and was otherwise badly
bruised Friday night by a mass OF
stone falling on him. DR.. Steele ren-
dcred the proper medical aid and the
injured man is getting along as well
as could be expected.
The oyster supper given by the choir
of the Catholic church last night was
big success. The affair was held at
the rectory and quite a large crowd
was present.
Miss BERTHE Hall is confined to her
home, slightly indisposed,
j. B. hicks, who AS been laid up
for some time past, is improving very
rapidly and will soon be on the
streets again.
Tomorrow night at the w. c. t. I.
hall, there will be another Domorest
Medal contest. This time the affair
will be under the auspices of the mar
ried ladies and only women OF that
class are eiigiDle. So far there are
several conteStants, and the outlook is
good for big house.
The Mound City Fishing Club will
have their dance at the Opera House
on the 18th of the month.
The Carter Oil Company. Of Sisters
vile, have made arrangements to drill
an oil well on the land of the Cox
heirs. on Wolf run. The material for
the rig has arrived and is now being
hauled to the above place, as the com-
pany will drill Immediately
Operations at the Hicks oil well are
now at a stand still, owing TO so many
attachments being plastered on the rig
f. seems that the contractor, whose
name is Baird, owes different people
neye in the neighborkoOd of $1,000, and
it is said cannot be found. However,
nearly all the creditors have tiled their
claims with tie different justices, bul IT
is lard to say whether anything will
be realized or not.
The York Manufacturing Company,
Of which ]. j. Heety is manager, has
oeen doing very large business during
the past monta. Nearly all the en-
p!oyes work overtime, and even with
this the firm are kept hustiing in order
to keep up with the orders.
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Friday nieht was one Of the best plays
ever given here. All tao special seen
cry was shown with good effect, aid
should the company ever appear here
AGAIN they would have packed house.
The concert at the Parish House last
evening was well attended. There were
several GOO things on tie programme,
including Murray Springer, the famous
whistler. Next Saturday another con-
cert will be given with Change of pro-
gramme.
The pas several days quite a large
amount CT tie cell work for the new
aCdition to the peniter,iary was I'M
loaded at the 3. {: 0. d5pot and hauled
to the above institution. All OF the
stone work has not been einishcl yet,
and it will be after tee first of the year
before the new part can be used.
The members CT the hook and ladder
company will meet Tomorrow evening
at the Headquarters OF Independent
Company No 2 All the boys should
make it point TO be present. as bUsi-
ness of Importance will be transacted.
The Panhandle Company will soon
have their telephones in operation in
this city. Yesterday a force of men
were around locating the poles for the
different streets. and in few days the
phones will be placed in position for
for the subscribers. The company.
means business, ard 10 doubt a good
service viii be given Moundsville peo-
pie.
Yesterday afternoon the Symphony
Circle to tie number of about fifty. and
equally that many more Of their
friends. boarded the steamer Leroy and
made the trip to New Marlinsville,
where d concert was given at the Opera
House. The affair was very much of
success, and curing their stay in the
above city were treated royalty by the
Wetzel county people. During TIE trip
to and from the place the orchestra on
board rendered many pleasing seiec-
tons. mich to the satisfaction of these
on board Thc~success OF the affeir is
due largely to the efforts of Director !.
B. Wilson, who thoroughly drilled his
in . Trar0p- that hn ran