Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
MOUNDSVILLE.

Will Taylor has accepted posltion
| at the postoffice and goes TO work TINS
! morning.
Josiah Sinclair, of Benwood, was IN
| the city on business yesterday.
Edward Simpson has resigned his
position at the postoffice and has Sc
cured a more lucrative one in Pitts
! burg.
Mrs. Frank Taylor left yesterday to
spend week with friends at Warnock,
Ohio.
Miss Mervilla Brooks, of Bellaire, is
visiting Miss Meta Brooks, of Second
street.
! William Rogers, of Waynesburg, is
visiting his brother, DR.. Rogers, or
this city.
Miss Alma Taylor has returned to
| her home after visit to friends at
! Wolf Run.
Joseph Pollack, of Wheeling, was
here yesterday with view to purchas-
| ing some real estate.
Miss Allie Logan returned to her
home to-day after spending two weeks
with friends at Marysville, o.
T. o. Mathews is back from visit
to Darlington, o.
John w. Brown, of Franklin district,
was in the city yesterday.
] f. H. Blake ana son George left last
! night on a pleasure trip to Atlantic
| City.
S. L. Bloyd returned to his home at
GAINESVILLE, o., yesterday after spend
! ing several days in the city.
John Crawford, of Cameron, was in
| the city on business yesterday.
Frank Clemens has gone to Pitts
| burg, where he has secured a position
in the tin plate mill which Will Nc
Fadden, of this city, is manager of.
| Add Hudson and wife have returned
to their home in Wheeling after a
visit to Mrs. w. H. Brown, OF the
| Third ward.
T. C. Stilwell will be one of the many
who will take in the trip to Cincin-
natl tomorrow.
J. NJ Booth, of the West Virginia
Clothing House, lyeft yesterday for
New York, where he will purchase
| his winter stock
w. NJ. Brown is in Philadelphia,
where he has secured a position in
the plastering line. Work there, he
says, is not very brisk in his line.
The new uniforms for the members
of fire company No. 8 have arrived
and are at the hose house. The boys
! say they are out of sight and are much
elated over getting them so promptly.
J A. ]. McElroy will leave on the eX-
cursion to Cincinnati tomorrow. Per-
sons not getting their papers should
| leave word at the newsstand, where
they will be supplied.
The Mound City Brick Works have
ceased making brick for few days on
account of a scarcity Of fuel.
Mrs. ]. L. Supler was shopping in
Wheeling yesterday.
John and Joseph Bloyd were at Eas-
ton yesterday, where they purchased
and shipped another large batch Of
wool This ended their business in
this line for the year, which was as
big as ever.
Rev. William Toney goes to Sisters
vile Sunday, where he will preach at
a colored campmeeting on that day.
Justice CT A. Jones has nine law
suits on his docket for the goth of
! this month. This LOOKS like there are
many people here who have trouble OF
their own.
The Queen City was about FIVE hours
late when she pT ssed down yester-
day She had big trip and as usual
took on few passengers here.
The many friends Of Newt Me-
Gill will be glad to learn that he has
been improving in health for some
time past. AT present he is in bed
and has been there for one solid year,
but he expects to be out on his chair
before very long.
A very large trolley party from
| Wheeling and Elm Grove paid this city
| a visit late yesterday afternoon. Sup
| per was eaten at the Parish Institute
and everything Of interest taken in
| before the crowd returned home.
Miss Lille Hostuller will act as tel
ephone central next week when Miss
Clara Mozier takes her vacation at
| Columbus, o.
Tomorrow afternoon the base ball
nine from the B. & o. shops at Nc
| Meechen will cross bats with the Gal
! lopers here. A great game is expected,
as the above club is said to have sew
/ eral crack players with them.
Next Wednesday night, Arthur Love,
who is we'll known to Moundsville peo-
pie, will give a concert at the Opera
| House 1t is for the benefit Of the
Knights of Pythias, and Of course the
house will be packed. Mr.. Love, who
has the reputation Of being very
funny comedian. will be assisted by his
wife and daughter. and his entertain
ment will be we'll worth attending.
Several Of the miners were out yes
| terday soliciting aid for few families
/ who are in bad circumstances. They
met with much encouragement and
many provision were received and some
cash. So far there is nothing new in
the strike. and the men viii not return
to work until the matter is settled.
A stranger from near Bridgeport was