Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-11
MOUNDSvILLE.

| trip to Grafton on legal business.
Senator Mathews returned yesterday
afternoon from trip to Huntington.
Jasper West, citizen Of Franklin
district, was here yesterday attending
the session of the county court.
The Elks will hold their usual meet
! ing tonight and it is desired that all
members be present.
Oscar Wright and Friend Cox were
at Powhatan, Ohio, on business yester-
day.
John Flaherty, the we'll known opera
tor at the Ohio River station, leaves
tomorrow to spend his weeks vaca-
ton at his home in Coolville, Ohio.
An infant child of a Mrs. Woods
which died Monday night was buried
yesterday afternoon.
Charles Flood has been acting as an
| extra guard at the penitentiary TINS
1 week by reason of one of the regular
men being away from the institution.
A dance was given by several OF the
Young folks in the East End last even
! ing. visitors were present from Wheel
| ing and merry time was had by ali
who were present.
Mrs. Albert Wright. of Pittsburg, IS
visiting Miss Pearl Criswell, OF Laroka
Heights.
Mrs. DR.. Hutchinson, of Cameron,
is visiting her brother, B. E. McCus-
key. of Ninth street.
Mrs. Ella Hale and daughter Pearl
have returned to their home in Wheel
| ing after visit to friends here.
Mrs. Anna Conley, Of Third street
will move to Homestead, Pa, next
week. Her son Will has a position IN
an electric light plant there, and the
family will reside in that city IN the
future.
Miss Grace Headley returns to her
home in Waynes5urg to-day after an
extended visit to Miss Iva COPYRIGHT,
of Fifth street.
The members of the Christian
Church will hold a special meeting this
! evening to take some action in their
new church building which is soon to
be erected. So far 1,500 has been sub
scribed by the members and the church
| extension society viii give $1,000. This
amount with what other money that
can be collected will be sufficient to
build a fine church and equal the other
buildings of the kind here. =.
The committee on the school board
met last night and made arrangements
fer the improvements which are to be
done at the school yard. Nothing new
outside of what has been published
was decided on, and the work will be-
gin inside the new few days.
Saturday
La Porte. Ind, where he will learn the
jewelry trade.
Rev. B. NJ. Spur left yesterday
morning for Ravenswood where he will
spend several days in church work.
The National Guard list is now
about So. Eight new names were add
ed Monday night, and as soon as 43
have been secured Col. C. L. Smith, Of
Fairmont, will organize the men.
D. b. Evans was at Benwood on
legal business yesterday.
F. Happy, Of Wheeling, was IN the
city yesterday.
Following are a list of the unclaimed
letters at the pcstoffice during the past
week Miss Pearl Hunter, Edlow
Jackson. Ed Marshall, Maudie Walters,
Albert Nulty and p Sullivan.
Quite a large number OF the post
office boxes have been declared vacant
on account of the regular subscribers
falling to pay their rent. Uncle Sam
wants his money in advance and deiln
uuent subscribers should remember
this fact.
The Gallaher ball club is making ar
engagements TO play the B. & o. shop
club. of Benwood game of ball here
next Saturday If the proper encour-
agement is given the boys the game
will be played, but if not it wont.
Tomorrow night the special meet
ing of Council will be held, when the
question of granting license will be
settled. Many people are in favor Of
it being granted, and it is even money
that the name of a dry town will not
be much longer.
DR.. l. n. Houston, of Pleasant VAL
ley, was in the city yesterday.
John Laughlin, clerk at the peniten-
tiary, is laid up with very severe case
of sickness. E%
Charles Carpenter, of Cameron, is
here visiting friends for few days.
David Cats. of Woodland, was in
the city yesterday.
Jasper Wilson, road surveyor of
Franklin district, was here yesterday
attending the session of County Court.
j. w. Deter, who has leased the
Commercial Hotel, on Twelfth street,
is having the building completely
renovated He will conduct first
class boarding house, and - bar will
be attached to it.
Another meeting of the Fair As
ISOLATION will probably be held in a
few days to make further arrange
ments for the races TO be held here
this fall
There will be dancing at the picnic
which is to be given at McCarthy's
Grove on next Saturday night. The
Knights of St John have the affair in
charge and all are invited.
The natural gas company have COM
pleted the work of laying mains TO
the First ward. Seamon & Son have
had the fuel placed in their establish
ment and many other people will burn
it instead of coaNthis winter.
A. ]. Seamon entertained a number
of his friends last evening at his home
in the orchard. Music and recitations
were the order of the evening, and at
the usual hour refreshments were
served Among the party were several
Pittsburg people, and all spent a de-
lightful evening.
Bloyd & Sons finished the work of
sacking and stripping the large amount
of wool in the McFadden building yes
terday. 1t was bought by firm in
Boston and shipped direct there.