Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-24

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J0hn sherrer was hefe ff61
burg this week 6ettling up the 1zoire
Of his brother whose death occurred
recently, and pete" Vance. Of Com
nellsyille, was here Thursday calling
on old friends
Mrs. Charles McClane and Mrs. Kel-l
ley, of Monongalia county, are visit
ing Jailor jim Kelley.
Work on our streets continues; this
time it is on Jackson street, which is
Deing paveu
A memorial altar is being placed in
the Christ Episcopal church in honor
of DR.. S. H. Sherrer by the B. P. o.
Silks
Miss Eva Fletcher left for Farming
ton to-day. where she will be the guest
of her sister.
Fairmont, w Va, Oct 23.-Circuit
Clerk John w. Watson and Charles Der
ring, of Kingwood. rode through on their
bikes last Friday, a distance of 20
miles. and were in town TIL Tuesday on
business.
Hon. John w. Mason has been epend-
ing a few days in Washington City on
official business.
The Fairmont Machine Company has
been Incorporated with an authorized cap
ital of $4,000. and paid up capital of
$4,000. The stockholders are: ]. E. Wat
son, ]. M. Harteley, j. j. Chisier, c. l..
Smith, and j. e. Dowden. of this city.
Messrs. Lee and Charles Boyers have
left for Baltimore where they viii attend
medical lectures at the Maryland College
Miss Hattie Richmond, of st. Clare, is
the guest of her sister in West Fairmont
William NJ. Torrey departed Monday
evening for Washington City and after
spending a few days there will leave for
New York and Boston. He will spend
three months at the last named city and
will be the guest of his sister, Mrs. Nell
lie Germyn.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Moderwell, of
Chicago, were the guests of Captain and
Mrs. ]. E. Watson, this week.
Chris. Evans has returned to this place
and held another meeting for the miners.
Mr. ard Mrs William Miller celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage.
at their hospitable home near town on
last Thursday, from two to five p. m.
They were married near where they now
reside October 21st 1s47.
Thomas A. Mausby has been nominated
as store keeper in the Internal Revenue
Service.
On last Friday evening the Ladies Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church. held a
CLOTHES PIN social at the residence of
Captain E. A. Billingslea. Refreshments
were served consisting of sandwiches,
coffee, ice cream, and cake. The pro-
C. ~, i,
and a handsome sum was realized.
A. B. Snyder has opened a barber shop
and shoe shop in the Hall building.
County Surveyor w. S. Prieket has
completed the calculations of his recent
survey of Marion county. which was
made at the direction of the county court
of this county. His figures show that
there are S06.41 square miles in Marion
county. The acreage as calculated from
the land book showed 800, while Merrill
survey shows 307. so that it will be nearly
the same. Under the present Constitution
of this State it requires that county
cannot be reduced under AGO square miles
in area, and should the proposed amend
ment go through, which specifies $50, it
still holds on to Warrington. According
to this statement a new county is simply
'tout of sight,
The Monongahela river is very low at
this time. 1t is said that it is the lowest
since 1897.
Captain John S. Hamilton and Lieut.. L..
N Yost will represent Fairmont at the
meeting of the Uniform Rank of the X.
of P. at Charleston next week
H. e. McClary was at Reeds livery sta
bles Wednesday and bought 90 head of
horses and shipped them to Norfolk Vir-
gfnia. The prices paid were from So to
$50.
Dentist j. r. Watson, of Smithfield, Pa,
has permanently located here. His Office
is over Dr. Ogden's. near Marietta Hotel.
F. d. Meanor, of Waynesburg, Pa, is in
town engaged in tuning pianos.
T. NJ Donahoe has been seriously i'll
with typhoid fever for several weeks at
his residence in West Fairmont.
Rev Barr, of the Presbyterian Church,
is on a business and pleasure trip COM
bined, over in Pennsylvania.
Col. w H. Brand, with his mother and
sisters moved to town, where they will
reside hereafter
Cashier Sprig Sands. of Clarksburg,
came and spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in town.
DR. T. F. Bradenbaugh, of Millersburg.
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. B. in West Fair
mont, and relatives.
Messrs Joseph and Elias Nuzum went
to Piftsburg last week to attend the ex-
position and to visit friends.
William Devore, of near Brink, in Man
nington district had his leg broken, be-
ing over by wheel of a wagon, which
he was driving. BY some means he got
tangled in the lines and was tripped. He
is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner, who have been
living in New York State. have decided
to return to Fairmont. Their many friends
will be glad to welcome them back again.