Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-26
MOUNDSVILLE.

lie COUNTY CleTk iSSuou marriage
license yesterday to Frank Brinkmeyer
and Josephine Fox, both of Graysville.
Mrs. Hannah Price has purchased
the Walker property, located on Third
street, and will build a fine dwelling
house on the lot Immediately.
Miss Roxie Hammond is spending
the day with Wheeling friends.
The will Of the late Mrs. Susan Wal
ton was admitted to probate in the
county clerks office yesterday. S. A.
Walton is named as executor, but he
has not given bond as yet.
Robert Walker, the well known ex-
pressman, has been laid up the past
several days on account of a sprained
back.
Rev. A. B. Moore, of Wheeling, was
a visitor in the city yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Edward Damsel and daughter,
Marie, are spending a few days as
guests of GAINESVILLE, O., friends
Mrs. William Sypher and daughter,
Miss Ola, left yesterday afternoon on
an extended visit to friends at Wash
ington, Pa.
Mrs. J. R. Logan is visiting friends
at Wheeling this week.
Charles Kerns and Joseph Shertzin-
ger left yesterday for Pittsburg.
Mrs. Friend Cox, who has been con-
fi1Cd to her home for several days on
account of sickness, is much bette. at
this writing
Charles Cresap, of Cresap's Station,
is here visiting relatives.
There will be no meeting of the Ep-
worth League held at the NJ E. church
next Thursday night. On that date it
is expected that the ladies of the w.
c. T. U. will use the church with a spe-
cial lecture of some kind.
Cats & Gray hayU~a force of men
at work tearing down an old stable on
their property on Eighth street. When
this is finished the lot will be graded
and dwelling house erected by them
| at once.
At Seamon's cigar factory everything
is running in full and the firm have
all they can do to fill the orders al
| ready received. The firm are also
making some Improvements to the
plant, so that everything will be COM
Portable for their employees this win
ter. Yesterday was pay day at the
works and large sum was paid out
by them
| During the past week quite num-
Der of our people have put in the time
hunting squirrels, and now there seems
to be sort of rivalry existing between
some of the sportsmen. Thomas Hig-
gins, of the First ward, has issued a
challenge in this respect to Hon. ;.
| w. Matthews, and would like to go
out on an expedition at any time with
the Senator and for any amount OF
money. He offers to let Mr. Matthews
select the time and place. and is
anxious to hear from him.
E. E. Neff, Of Delaware, O., and
known to great many Moundsville
people, was a visitor in the city yes
terday.
Charles Stewart and G. A. Manning
leave this week for Baltimore, where
they will enter dental college for
the ensuing year.
G. \. Jones and B. F. Meighen were
at Benwood yesterday, where the Finn
property was sold at public sale.
John Bryson, of GAINESVILLE, is visit
ing friends in the city.
The members of Nos and 3 hose
companies will play match game of
base ball on the Mcconnell grounds
next Friday afternoon. Both sides
are confident of winning and the game
will likely be very holly contested.
a special meeting of the county
court will be held on Tuesday next
for the purpose of transacting bus,
ness pertaining to the roads in the
different districts.
The nIIh1io schools v-oro o,o,oa 1oz4
week with an increase in attendance
over that OF last year. The compul-
sorry law probably has something to do
with the rooms being filled, and in
that respect the parents of all children
| should feel glad. On this account it
may be possible that an extra teacher
will be appointed, as some of the
rooms have entirely too many schol-
ars. The matter will be attended to
at the next meeting of the board. pro-
| vlded 1t is seen that such a move is
necessary.
The Delsarts entertainment. which
| is TO be given on the 9TH of October
promises to be quite an event. During
the past three weeks the ones who are
to take part have been carefully
! trained by Miss Wells, who has the
affair in charge, and her class numbers
| about thirty young ladies. The en-
tertainment is for the benefit of the
proposed new Christian church. and
a packed house. should witness the
| performance.
Next Thursday the contest closee
for the watch which is to be given bv
the Catholic church to the one secur-
| ing the most money for The rector-x-
now being built. Misses Celia Halpin
| and Julia Dixon are the ones who are
after the prize and both ladies have
secured quite large amount for the
cause.
Wednesday the annual State meet
ing of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union convenes in this city,
The meeting will last three DAYS. and
during that time special services will
be held in the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches at night.
]. B. Alexander has made arrange