Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-20
MOUNDSVILLE.

Wheeling, are visiting Miss Pearl Con-
ant, of the East End.
c. H. Senseny, of Wheeling, was IN
the city on business yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Hutchinson, OF New Ma
tamoras, Ohio, is here visiting friends
this week.
George Hildebrand, Of Washington,
Pa, is here spending few days Win
Miss Jennie Skinner, of Cincinnati,
is visiting friends in the city.
J. A. Ewing and J. E. Hooton were at
Rosby Rock yesterday on legal busl-
ness.
E. II. Criswell and force Of his men
leave in a few days for Limestone,
where he has the contract for doing a
large amount Of tin work.
+. E. Henderson and wife are here
spending a few days with relatives.
Z. P. Harris, Of Charleston, was an
arrival in the city yesterday and Is reg
istered at the Johnston Hotel.
]. A. Jones, of Cameron, was IN the
city on business yesterday.
Charles Drum, of Sherard, was here
yesterday and disposed OF a large
amount Of wool to Bloyd & Son.
Carl II. Hunter is home from a
weeks stay at Mt. Lake Park.
The funeral of Miss Ella Bradley,
whose sad death occurred late Wednes-
day night, will take place tomorrow
morning. Her remains will be taken to
Wheeling on the 1877 train and the fun
eral services will be held at the cathe-
dral, and the interment will be at Mt.
Calvary cemetery. Miss Bradley had
only been sick in bed about four weeks,
but as she had that dread disease, con-
sumption, her death was not an unex-
pected one. She was very popular
lady and her many friends will miss
her greatly in the society Of which she
was quite a favorite.
Mrs. DR.. II. 2. Linsy, Of Wheeling,
was in the city yesterday visiting
friends.
Miss Eva Walton, of Evansville, Ind,
who has been visiting here for some
time past, returned TO her home yester-
day, leaving here on the Queen City.
Miss Susie Gregory, who has been
seriously i'll for some time past, is re-
ported IS much better at this writing.
Mrs. Adolph Sanger is confined to
her home on account OF sickness.
o. e. Williams has returned from d
trip to Cincinnati.
j. r. Trotter, superintendent OF the
State free schools. was here yesterday
morning attending the county INSTITUTE
A. J. McElroy and Miss Eta Weaver
and the rest Of the Cincinnati eXcur-
sionists, have returned home.
The funeral of Joseph Pedley, who
died at his home in Pleasant Valley,
took place there yesterday afternoon.
Deceased was So years of age and was
well known by many people OF this clty.
He had been Ill for over year with a
complication Of diseases, and his death
was not unexpected.
J. NJ. Brilles, of Wheeling, was in the
city on business yesterday.
The surveying corps who are making
the survey Of the Ohio river, were DO
ing work on Seventh street. 1t is said
one of the dams is to be located in this
neighborhood, and the men are getting
the proper heights here for that pur-
pose. i
Inc contract for the new pumping
station for the water works company
will probably be given out next week.
1t is the intention of the company TO
have the work commenced as soon as
the contract is let, and finished as soon
as possible.
Moundsville can boast of two d.tec-
tiyes who are now making the art OF
trailing criminals a study. 1t is said
they belong to society in one Of the
metropolitan cities,a and that it only cost
them 50 to be placed on the list. Eacn
have a star, which, of course, they do
not show to everybody, and in the tu-
ture should any murders or robberies
occur in this neighbOrhood out citizens
are warned to look out for these men,
who intend to bring all the guilty TO
justice who commit crimes in this VI
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The teachers Of the institute were
taken through the penitentiary yester-
day free of cost. There were over 600
of them, and the treat was enjoyedim
mensely.
Tonight Bishop Fowler will lecture
on Abraham Lincoln at the Prohibition
Assembly hall. This lecture has been
given in nearly all of the principal cities
of the United States and has been
heard by the most noted people at high
er prices than will be charged here.
Tickets, including admission to the
camp grounds, have been placed at tie
low rare of o. cents and there Is M