Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30
MOUNDSYILLE.


avenue. Friday evening. During tue
evening a large crowd took supper;
which was an elegant analr prepaIeu
bv the ladies in charge quite rev
enue was realized, which Will 80 10 re-
plenish their treasury.
Miss Bess Ewing is attending the
University commencement and Flsl'lns
friends at MOrgantown.
The Epworth League is making ar
rangements for an excursion down the
river as far as Marietta. The rare IoT
rbe round trip will be one dollar.
Gallaher & Parkinson will bring their
new wharf boat up from SlstersViIle
next week. The boat is now undergoing
thorough course Of repairs, ana VIII
he a beauty when it arrives. 800,
commencing with this week cars VII!
No run on the electric road every nan
hour instead of hourly as heretofore
The new schedule will be quite an ac-
commodatioa 10 the travelling pubic:
On next Saturday evening the senior
class will give an entertainment N the
lecture room of the High school build
ing Miss Lima Hennig and MI
Franzheim, of Wheeling, VIII present
the charming little comedy ne Happy
Pair" In addition to this MISS Hehhlg
will recite. and some Of our best local
talent embracing the Miss Ella Lutes'
T7cia Dakin. Eva Walton, Retta John-
SON Cora Walton and Eva Hall, Mrs.
n p Evans and Mrs. D. I. Williams,
will take part in the entertainments
Canrc,io Ccbulcb the little eight-year-
old child who plays so nicely on Ine
mandolin. will also sing and play. Inc
proceeds will be devoted Tor class uses
and reserved seats can be. secuIeu d.
Rogers drug store.
Ex-Governor a. B. Fleming, ana
Hon, W. S. Raymond, Of Fairmont'
were in the city Friday, on their way
home from New Martinsville court.
viii McFadden, of Pittsburg, is visit
ing his parents. Hon. and Mrs U. D
NcFadden. on Seventh street.
The postoffice will observe the usual
holiday hours tomorrow IN honor OF
Decoration day. The Office VIII be open
until o'clock in the morning, and
from 3 to in the evening.
French's New Sensation showed at
the wharf Friday evening. A large
crowd was attracted TO that part OF
Town bv the melodious strains OF the
new calliope, which is carried with the
aggregation. ~ -.
" 3. Conner. Of near McMechen, has
purchased the grocery Of B. +. Cham
hers on the corner Of Jefferson avenue
and Fifth street. Mr.. Conner is quite
a hustler. and will no doubt make a
success. -,.-.-
Knights of St John, gave picnic at
Thompson's grove, across the river, yes
terday afternoon. -,
7 s. Strosnider. whose arrest and
detention was mentioned in yesterday s
Register. was taken before Justice
ZONES Yesterday morning and com
mitted 10 Jail until Tusday at 10 o'clock,
when he was 10 appear for hearing on
the charge Of securing ladies bicycle
under false pretenses. Later IN the
dav he was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Jos. Mcmahon, ana VIII
be taken to Washington City, 10 an
swer TWO charges of violating the fed
eral statutes. II is hardly probable that
the local authorities Will detaln him
here for trial.
Mrs Matte Nesbitt and daughter will
sDend the summer with the family oil
Cant and Mrs. J. c. Roberts. Mrs
Nesbitt will take up her profession OF
Diano music and has already secured
a large class.
I 5. Rice and wife will leave the
coming week for an extended visit at
Darlington.
Attorney J. W. Newman, Of New Mar
tinsville. was q visitor in the city yes
terday.
Miss Emma Tressell, Of Dallas, is the
quesr of friends on Jefferson and Tom
linsOn avenues.
meeting of the citizens is called to
meet at the Court House tomorrow
night TO take action looking to the en-
forcement of the Leach liquor law.
Those behind the movement are de-
termined to enforce the law until the
illegal sale of intoXicants is stopped
throughout the entire county.
A meeting is called to meet at Simp-
son & Showacre's office tomorrow
evening for the purpose of forming a
bar association. A full attendance OF all
the members of the bar is desired
Decoration day was observed here
Yesterday by the members Of the G. A.
r and patriotic organizations. The
citizens were addressed by Rev. c. f.
clark. Of Thompson church. It was
after 8 o'clock before the parade start
"a from Seventh strec--Srom whence
they proceeded TO the cemetery. At
the cemetery there were fully three
hundred citizens in waiting, the graves
of 67 Union soldiers and ] Confederate
were decorated by the members OF the
G. a. r.