Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-16
CHARLESTON.

charleston, w. Va, May 15.-Miss
Kate Camden has returned from a visit
to friends at Parkersburg.
Mr.. FOntaine Broun is at home from
New York, much improved in health.
Capt. John Baker White, late private
secretary to Ex-Governor MacCOrkle and
Henry Fry, satisfactorily passed exami-
nations before Judge English. of the
Supreme Court of Appeals, and Judge
Guthrie. of the Circuit Court, this week,
and as full fiedged barristers, and re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
many friends.
Simon Burke, respected citizen Of
this city, yesterday celebrated with ap-
propriate ceremonies, his fifty-fourth
anniversary in Odd Fellowship. Mr..
Burke is probably the Oldest Odd Fell
low in the State having joined the I.
o. o. f. in Philadelphia, known as the
Shiloh Lodge, in 1S43.
VIM Curtis, Of Ohio county. brother
of Delegate Curtis, and one of the COM
mittee clerks of the last Legislature,
was in the city on Wednesday, in con-
sultatiOn with the powers that be" re-
garding the clerkship at the Weston
Asylum, which he hopes to secure for
the next four years.
Senator James A. Hughes, of Cabell
county, was in the city early in the
week, the guest of his brother, Douglas
Hughes, of the Auditors office.
Mrs. Helen Miller is in Fairmont,
visiting her son, Mr. Walton Miller,
now a resident Of that place.
I'll - Ill
of Binghampton, N. Y, arrived this
week and will remain some time, the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Noyes.
Mrs. Richard Watts, Of Parkersburg,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Reed, on
Washington street.
DR.. David Winters. the popular pas
tor of the Kanawha Presbyterian
Church, delivered an excellent lecture,
entitled Queer People at the Burlew
Opera Honuse, yesterday evening, un-
der the auspices of the Kings Daugh-
tiers. to a large and appreciative audi
ence. The proceeds, which netted quite
a neat sum, are to be devoted to fur
nishing ice medicine and necessaries
for the poor and sick of the city, during
the heated term.
Col D. T. Casteel, Assistant Adjutant
General of the State, returned on Tues
day from Morgantown, where he went
last week, on the invitation of United
States Army Inspector, Major Sanger,
to assist in the inspection of the cadet
corps of the University. which, under a
provision Of the military law, passed by
the last Legislature, will hereafter be a
part of the West Virginia National
Guard.
Miss Mary McMasters, who spent the
winter here, the guest of her sister. Mrs
George Couch. returned to her home in
Marietta last week.
Col O'Brien Moore, the recent pur-
chaser of the Daily Gazette, arrived in
the city Monday with his wife, from
Washington Col. and Mrs Moore will,
for the present, occupy the home Of
Mrs. p. o. Shrewsbury, on Washington
street. the latter expecting to leave
shortly for California to spend the sum-
mer months.
Prof. A. J. Wilkinson, of Grafton, was
among the strangers in the city this
week.
Vestryman elected for the ensuing
year at a meeting of the congregation
of St. Johns P. E. Church on Monday
evening. were: J. T. Waters. J. S.
Lewis. ]. L. Richardson, Neil Robinson,
w. 6. Laidley, S. S. Green, o. S. Long,
Joseph Ruffner, c. NJ. Gallaher, DR.. J. T.
Cotton and Major T. L. Broun.
DR.. D. Mayer. accompanied by his
son. Ernest, is in Richmond on bust
ness.
&c. Dumble and wife were summon
ed to Middleport early in the week to
the bedside of Mr. Dumble's father,
who has been i'll for some time past.
Col. Mathews Mann, president Of the
Bank of Anderson. was a prominent Wis
itor to the city on Tuesday.
Mrs. a. L. Langley returned on Wed
nesday from an extended visit to her
daughter. Mrs. John S. Witt, at Lynch
burg, Va.
Capt. J. S. Cassidy and Miss Cassidy,
from Huntington, were the guests OF
Mrs. S. F. Blundon during the week.
Briscoe Peyton. clerk at the Ruffner,