Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-28
BROWNSVILLE.

DR.. ]. w. Hickey, of Cameron, was here
yesterday attending the session of County
Court
VIM. McFadden has returned to Pitts
burg after a visit to his parents here
Mrs. VIM. Meighen visited her sister,
Mrs. Alexander. at Bridgeport. O., yester-
day.
Several of our people attended the Mark
Hanna meeting at Bellaire, O.. last even
ing,
Thomas Cats was in Wheeling on busi-
ness yesterday.
Miss Anna ,Mathers, of New Martins
vile. who has been visiting friends here
for several days past, leaves the last OF
the week for washington, D. c., where
she will visit relatives
AL. Hefner. of Fairmont, is in the city
visiting trends.
Miss Gertie Jones has been selected by
postmaster A. E. Linch as his lady as
sistant. Miss Jones is well qualified for
the position and her selection will Please
the patrons of the office.
John Brysoa, of Proctor, was in the city
yesterday calling on his many friends.
Bert Rockefellow was arrested yester-
day by Chief of Police Steele and Consta-
bic Burley. charged by Miss Bessie Nc
Gill with enticing her to a house of II
repute in Wheeling. He furnished bail in
the sum of 500 to appear at the next
grand jury.
The funeral of Mrs. Coleman Whalen
took place yesterday morning from her
late home in the First ward. Requiem
mass was held at the Catholic church, and
the remains were taken to Cameron on
the 1144 train where they were inferred
in the cemetery.
The boiler and other drilling appliances
for the Potts well We're unloaded at the
3. & o. depot yesterday. The entire out
fit was at once hauled up to where the
we'll is located. and drilling will be COM
menced in a few days.
This evening the Epworth League will
entertain the Wheeling chapter. which
will arrive here at o'clock A special
musical and literary programme has been
arranged to take place ait the prison par
lors and the public is invited to attend.
Some very fine paper has been posted
about the city announcing the coming of
Elihu Spencer at the Opera House on next
Wednesday night. The company numbers
Is people, and the play to be presented
here is The Merchant of Venice. Mr..
Frank Hennig, who was for IA years the
leading support of Thomas Keene, win be
seen in the cast, and a packed house
should see the play
A. e. Inch, our new postmaster has
filed his bond and will likely take charge
of the office next Monday. Miss Simpson
will be his main assistant for some time
vet and it is not announced who his male
clerk will be as yet.
n Ito liam orchestra arrived in the civ
yesterday, and last evening furnished the
usual concerts at several saloons.
The street car company had the usual
number of cars handling the travel yes
terday. The accident at the power house
the day before was repaired and every
thing is now running smoothly.
The large bell at the Parish Institute
was taken to the depot yesterday to be
shipped to Proctor for Rev. John Bryson.
Rev.tSpurr presented the same to him sew
eral weeks ago, and it is to be for the use
of the Methodist church in the above city.
John A. Bloyd has purchased another
large amount of wool and is getting the
same ready for shipment for a party IL
the east.
A citizens meeting was held at the court.
house last night for the purpose of aD
pointing a committee to entertain the
Cleveland Board of Trade. which will ar
rive here this morning. The people here
are ready Off the visitors, and they will
be shown everything of interest in this
neighborhood. Moundsville is not slow In
an affair of this kind and the Cleveland
people will surely be entertained in a way
that they will be proud of during their
stop here.