Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-06
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Pa, March 5.-On
Wednesday evening Miss Bessie FL.
Patton, aged 10 years, who lives in a
small house on the hill above Wood
land Park, with her stepmother. at
tempted suicide by taking a dose of
carbolic acid Her father is employ
ed in the Warrington oil fields and is
therefore away from home most of the
time. and it is said the girls domestic
relations are not the most pleasant.
Or. Strickton was called early Thurs
day morning, and gave her remedies
TO ease the burns on her mouth and
throat. To-day she Is much better.
and will likely recover.
A large party of X. of P.'s of Wash
ington went TO Waynesburg Saturday
10 assist in some limitations of the
lodge work at that place.
EX-County Treasured Chambers, of
Canonsburg, was here on Monday.
Squire Lambert, Of Coal Center. was
in Washington the early part of the
week.
DR.. D. W. Anderson of Venetia, Wis
tied this place on Thursday.
Miss Annie Reese has returned to
her home in Pittsburg, after a short
visit in Washington.
Mrs. L. T. Busbey and her daughter
Of Wheeling, are guests of the family
of Samuel Busbey on Wade avenue.
Mrs. ]. B. Britain and son Warner,
Of Wade avenue, will leave to-day for
Denver, Col, for a visit which it is
hoped Will be beneficial to Warmers
health.
Mrs G. B. Darrah. of Wade avenue,
ba of her fathpr 17aaY-
land. this county.
Dr. S. ]. Culbertson, of Wade aven-
Ne. moved his household goods to
Greensburg on Monday.
Congressman e. f. Acheson, who
has been i'll at his home on East Maid
en- street for some time, has recovered
30 far as to be able to resume his
duties at the National capitol. He
left for Washington city early in the
week
Mr.. H. and j. X. Boreland left on
Tuesday over the Pennsylvania lines
for California.
Miss Helen Bartlett, of South Main
street is visiting in Uniontown, Pa.
A Wednesday evening dancing club
has been organized under the instruc
tons Of Prof. Morgan.
ne jury IN the LENA MuCu-benule
Goldstein breach of promise suit have
found for the plaintiff in the sum of
$3.50 She sued for $4,000 Her
home is in Pittsburg, South Side, and
the defendant lives in Monongahela.
He admitted the engagement, but
claimed the plaintiff had broken it.
1t has been decided by the directors
OF the hospital to make canvass OF
the town, so that all those who are
able and willing to subscribe money
toward this institution may do so.
Mae D. Carter, the Franklin street
paper hanger is home from a visit at
Waynesburg.
The Old Folks concert, at the First
NJ T. church Thursday, was great
success.
John Hopkins is dangerously i'll at
his home in West Washington.
William Fulton, of Dunn's Station,
was a visitor here Friday.
Frank King, fireman on the B. & O.,
has removed to Glenwood.
Mrs Jennie Rodgers and her daugh-
ter. Jessie, Of Pittsburg, have returned
home after a ten days visit in Wash
ington.
The marriage of Miss Cora NJ Rich
ardson OF North avenue, to John M.
Spriggs, a member of the firm of
Spriggs & Son, took place in Pitts
burg on Thursday evening.
Miss Lide Hamilton was hostess at
a chatting dish party on Tuesday even
ing. Miss Beeson, of Uniontown, was
the guest of honor.
The Womans Missionary Society of
the Second Presbyterian church are
preparing boxes of clothing to send to
the Freedmen in South Carolina.
Services have been in progress this
week at the Third Presbyterian
church
oliver E. Murphy, the dry goods
merchant is in the east purchasing
goods.
Richard Brady has severed his con-
uection with Baldwin & Hoffman's
meat market on South Main street,
and vii open up a meat market on