Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19
MARTINS FERRY.

This is the fourth ana last sunday after
Advent. Ep. 1st Cor. 4: Is: Gosp. St.
Luke s: 1-6. Next Friday will be a fast
day. Confessions will be heard all morn
ing afternoon and evening next Friday.
Next Saturday, Christmas day. the first
mass will be at five o'clock The second
mass will be Immediately after the first.
The last mass will be at 3 a. m. The first
and last mass will be high mass. Bene-
diction will be after late mass. Mass on
the Monday after Christmas will be at
illon. Mass on Sunday after Christmas
will be as usual.
ST. Johns Lutheran Church. Rev. Paul
Hummer. pastor-Chief services at 1880
a. M: text of sermon. John /: $3.50; Sun
day school at P. m; evening meeting at
I O'Clock. Next Sunday being Christmas,
public worship with a Christmas sermon
will be held at this church at 1890 a. m.
In the evening of this day at an excel
lent programme will be rendered by the
Sunday school and choir and will con-
clude with the annual Christmas treat.
All are cordially invited to attend any of
these services.
ST. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. w. j,
Williams. rector-Fourth Sunday in Ad-
vent. Sunday school at 9:15 a. m: ma
tins and sermon at 1880 a. m: evensong
and sermon at : p. m, subject, "Where
are the saints or the souls of the DEPART
ed? Is there an intermediate state?"
This is the last sermon this season on
this local question. Come and hear it.
First Baptist church, Rev. DIR. Bond.
pastor-Regular services at 1880 a. m.
and I: so p m. Text for morning, so
much as in me is am ready to preach
the gospel to you that are at Rome also"
Romans /: IA. Evening, Everyone unto
his work" Sunday school a. m. Welsh
Bible class p. m. All are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
First NJ. f. church, Rev. ]. T. Morton.
pastor.-Regular services at 1880 a. m.
and D. M Sunday school at . a. m. Ep-
worth League at p. m. All arc invited.
United Presbyterian church. Rev. Ed
gar G. Bailey, pastor-Usual services on
Sabbath. The pastor will preach his fare
well sermon in the morning.
Work on the new addition TO the
Laughlin tin plant is progressing favor
ably. considering the weather. The struc-
tural iron began to arrive last week and
is Being put in place. Should nothing
occur to delay the building now the plant
will be finished sometime in March or
April and will be put in operation at
once.
Yesterday morning at seven o'clock
Napoleon, the sixteen-year-old son OF An
drew George. died at his home on Second
street after lingering illness caused by
consumption. The funeral will take place
oft a n'rInak Jrtarr1anf
will be made at Riverview cemetery. In
the past two years Mr.. George has last
his wife. two sons and a daughter.
VIC. Hldebrand, of Main street, left
for Moss, Pa, yesterday where he was
called by the serious illness of his father.
L. Alderman opened his new meat shop
on Fourth street yesterday.
Prof Thomas Mitchell and family left
yesterday for Harrisvlle, where they will
spend the holidays.
Lyman Bundy of Colerain, Is the guest
of relatives here.
Walter Selby leaves tomorrow for Nor
gantown, w. Va, to visit friends and
relatives.
Albert Roth. OF Tlltonsville. was IN
town yesterday on business.
Quite a number of people from this
place attended the Epworth League con-
vertion held at Tiltonsville yesterday.
Miss Alice Wood arrived home yester-
day from Baltimore TO spend the holt
days with her parents.
The Orbis club was very pleasantly
entertained Friday evening at the home
of Miss Ella Nichols.
Miss Anna Enlow. Of New Martinsville.
is the guest of Miss Minnie Cox, OF South
Second street.
Harry Williams. of Washington street.
is visiting relatives at Pittsburg for few
days.
Sam Harrison. Of Mt. Pleasant, was
here yesterday on business.
Miss Hattie Pearl Sedgwick, a young
daughter of the late William Sedgwick.
of Glenns Run, died Friday night after a
prolonged Illness due TO consumption. The
funeral will take place from her late
home on Glenns Run this afternoon
at o'clock. Interment will me made at
Riverview cemetery.
Webb's Comedians closed n weeks en-
gagement here last night with The Out
cast. The play was produced in a perfect
manner, and all were well pleased. The
company has been playing in hard luck
here Every night performances were
given that were up to the standard, but,
Notwithstanding this fact, the houses
have been very poor.
The rush OF people from this place to
Wheeling yesterday was something with
out precedent. and as a result the ner-
chants here are complaining Of poor bus
mess. Every car that left this end OF
the line from early until late was filed
with people who wanted TO spend their
money out Of town. One conductor on
the car line estimated that he had car
ried nearly four hundred passengers UP
to eight O'Clock. No wonder the n1er-
chants here complain OF duh business.
They have grounds to.
Misses Emma and Blanche Gillispie
went up TO Portland station yesterday 10
spend the holidays with their parents.
Yesterday was pay day at the Laugh
lin tin plant and $500 was paid out in
gold.
The Aetna-StandaTd company win pay
their employees next Friday instead Of
Saturday, in order that the men can sup
ply their Christmas needs
Edward Stead viii be taken TO st.
CIairsville Monday by Marshal Burns 20
await the meeting OF the next grand jury
Prospective candidates for the coming
spring election are beginning to blossom
already. The cold days will probably nip
ns H.