Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05
BRIDGEPORT.

Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings a bazaar and social will be
given at the Opera House by the mem
bers of the German church. The af-
fair will be opened on Thursday even
ing with a musical and literary enter
tainment, the programme of which is
as follows:
PART l.
Defamation Miss Regina Weimann
ed. Prof. S. Riggs and Miss Carrie
Stitt
Good Night, Farewell" Chas. Zulauf
PART II.
Vocal Solo. Louis Englemeyer
Defamation. 49,. VIM. Hess
Song. ...... ...Cholr
PART III.
overture. 80. .OrcneStra
Military song-"On Guard ....
Carl Tunt, VIM. Rustemeyer Frank
Reidel, Jacob Brown and Mr.. Cue
gold.
Flute solo-"Songs From the Alps.
...... 49,. John Hummel
Soprano Solo, - Miss Mary GUAM
The members of the G.. A. r. post
elected the following officers at their
meeting Friday evening: P. S., Isaac
Henry; S. V. c., c. c. Cochron J. V.
c., w. s. Sells; @. M, Burgett Neon
naughey; Officer of the Day, Robert
Gifin; o. G., O. Zane Chaplain, VIM.
Alexander. ]. E. Trueman with C. c.
Cochran, as alternate, was elected dele
gate to the State Encampment at Mt.
Vernon.
Friday night, Harry Davis, the well
known Aetnaville barber, was robbed
of about $12 at his boarding house.
Yesterday Marshal Douds, after work
ing the matter up, accused Clyde Ora
ham of the offense He strenuously
denied the accusation but finally owned
up to the offense and took the Marshal
over the river bank, where $3.50 was
taken from it's hiding place and turned
young Graham had a partner.
From the present outlook it is prob
able that the directors of the Union
Hall Association will lease the Opera
House next year to we'll known local
theatrical man who thoroughly under
stands his business. He has made the
directors an offer which is very accept
able. Under the present arrangements
the directors are unable to give their
full attention to the business and for
this reason propose to lease it far a
term of three to five years.
Those interested in the organization
OF an athletic club at this place held a
meeting last Thursday evening and af-
ter talking the matter over and making
a few preliminary arrangements, de-
cided to hold a meeting Monday even
ing, when they will organize. The club
will start off with a membership of
about twenty-five, with the promise OF
many more. From the interest dis
played at present the organization will
be very successful affair.
Robert Wilkinson, of ST Clairsville
was in town yesterday
Horace Page. of the West End, re-
turned home Friday evening from a
three days rabbit hunt at Saltwater.
In the two days that he hunted he shot
fifty-three rabbits.
Mrs. John Watkins and Mrs. W. S.
Sells have returned home from a sew
eral days visit at st. Clairsville juno
ton with friends.
Mrs. Smith. of New Cumberland. is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Lawrence.
The plaintiff in the suit of Speyer
Bros. VS.. Samuel Oppenheimer, which
was tried last week in court and de-
c;ded in favor of the plaintiff, will prob
ably make an appeal. The decision
given by the jury in the suit was the
cause of general comment by those
who heard the case
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Loe have issued
invitations for reception to be given
December 18th, complimentary to their
wedding anniversary
Miss Daisy Cooper. of Pittsburg, is
expected here in few days to visit
friends and relatives.
Labbadie's Faust was presented To
a good sized audience at the Opera
House last evening. The play was pro-