Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-20
MOUNDSVILLE

week with relatives at Wheeling.
John McCaskey returned to his home
at Pittsburg yesterday, after a visit to
relatives here.
The members OF company B, Ma
tional Guard, met again last night for
drilling practice. The boys showed up
well and will soon be ready to appear
on the streets.
Miss Anna Hooten left yesterday
for Wheeling, where she will attend
the wedding of Miss Della Goodwin
to Mr.. Frank Nesbitt this week.
]. Howard Holt, who was injured by
falling from his bicycle some time ago,
is able to be out on the streets
again.
A. J. McElroy went to Bridgeport
last night to hear J. B. Foraker speak
in the interests of the Ohio campaign.
Edward Rogerson has purchased
new stock of groceries and opened
separate storefrom his father on Third
street, where he will be pleased to see
his friends.
Cats & Gray have moved their saw
mill, which was located up Little Grave
creek, to this city Their new yards
will be near the B. & o. bridge which
spans Little Grave creek
The Knights of Pythias will meet as
usual tomorrow night in their new
room, which is located over Purdy
Bros store on Lafayette avenue.
Mrs. B. F. Rumble left yesterday on
visit to friends in the interior of the
State
w. M. Salters has finished his con-
tract of painting the various county
bridges and is at his home here.
Miss Eta COPYRIGHT has gone to
Baltimore, where she has a position
as stenographer with a lumber COM
pany there.
Miss Bertha Gaines left yesterday
for Waynesburg TO remain few days
before going to Illinois, where she will
spend the winter.
DR.. |. N. Houston, of Pleasant Val
ley, was visitor in the city yester-
day.
The pension examining board was
in session yesterday, and as usual sew
eral of the veterans were on hand ap-
plying for some of Uncle Sans
money.
Neat circulars were received here
yesterday by nearly everybody an
nouncing the coming of Elihu R.
Spencer at the Opera House. His play
here will be THE Merchant of Ven
ice" and it will be the first play of
the kind this season.
In the Circuit Court yesterday, the
jury in the Howard-Foust SANDER case
returned a verdict of $306 for plaintiff.
The evidence in the j. g. Haberfield
case against the Wheeling Railway
Company, for the killing of a horse,
was excluded and the jury dismissed.
There will be no more jury trials I'M
til next Monday, and court adjourned
until next Saturday.
Purdy & Humphrey, owners of the
Opera House, are making some very
extensive improvements to the lodge
rooms at that place. Several organ
izations meet there weekly, and when
the rooms are finished each lodge will
have very coy quarters.
Earl Cox, who left the city some
weeks ago, has written to a party here.
and says he is on his way to San Fran
cisco. He writes from Kansas.
County Court met yesterday, but
nothing to amount to anything was
transacted outside of the regular rou-
tine business.
The Kings Daughters held their
usual meeting Monday evening at the
home of Miss Gertie Jones. The usual
business was transacted and the mem
bers spent very enjoyable evening.
The EpwOrth League will meet as
usual tomorrow evening, but only the
devotional exercises will be held.
Gallagher & Parkinson's base ball
club which has been reorganized for
next season, will give a grand ball at
the Opera House on the 5th Of Novem-
Der.
The water works company have a
large force of men employed on their
new station, which is now being erect
ed New pipes are also being laid out
into the river, and when the improve
ment has been completed the company
will be in better shape than ever.
Mayor Purdy held Police Court last
night, and as a result the eity's treas
ury is little richer to-day There
were several cases and all parties re-
ceived what was coming to them in
the way of justice.
The past two weeks the city has had
many improvements made to the diff
ferent streets. A force is employed
nearly all the time, and with the aid
of our mayor Moundsville is fast get
ting back into good shape again.