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

Reading - Ross Heaton
ESSAY . Mamie Graham
Reading ........ Ed. Anthony
Extemporaneous talks by Marion
Bishop. Charles Westwood and Lottle
Welsh. The question, Resolved, That
capital punishment should be aboi-
ished," was debated and decided IN the
affirmative by the judges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCarty and
daughter. arrived home Friday night
from a several days visit with rela>
tives at Washington. d. c. MI. NC"
Carthy says that the least man talks
about Spain in a favorable light the
better he is off in the Capitol CITY.
VIM. b. Hayes, OF Middleboufne, y"
is the guest Of friends here over sun
day.
Politically the town is warming up
considerably on the part Of the re
publican candidates out for NOMINATION.
at the primaries to be held next Sat
urday afternoon. 1t is hard TO say
what candidates are in the lead for the
friends of each seem TO be about equal
in number Many are of the opinion
that James Shipman will be nominated
for Mayor while others think that
Squire Kellar is the man. 1t is con-
coded by many that Charles Erwin and
R. A. Lindemuth are putting up
strong fight for Marshal, but Brock
Brown. it is claimed, stands equal
chances with them all The main in-
terest in the election is eentered on
these two nominations. The fight for
Council is not attracting much atten-
ton. In the township VIM. Thomas.
NJ. A. Bartholomew and W. G.. Morgan
are doing some hard work for the nom
ination OF township clerk. The fight
from appearances lays between Bar
tholomew and Morgan.
A large number OF American Me-
chanics went out TO Pleasant Grove
where the Hiawatha team of this place
initiated several candidates. Follow
ing the initiation a banquet was given
the visiting members and a general
good time had.
VIM Phillips left yesterday morning
for his home at Cincinnati.
Harry Bentz is home from Baltimore
where he has been working in tin
mill
Hobensack Bros. are having a build
ing erected on the lot on the north
side OF the Commercial Bank, which
they will occupy about April LIST as a
job printing Office.
A wagon load Of tin workers went
out to St Clairsville yesterday, where
they took out naturalization papers
Mrs. Huskins and two daughters
leave in the near future for Zaras
VILE. where they will make their fut-
ure home.
A large number OF people from here
went to Wheeling last evening to see
Robert Fitzsimmons
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph BurIey are Wis
iting relatives at Moundsvlle to-day
Charles Lewis, of West Hanover
street, is contemplating going to Wich-
tia, Kan, the latter part Of this month,
where he will probably locate
Mrs. Howard Hipkins returned home
from several days visit at Union
town Yesterday.
Seven candidates were initiated into
the mysteries of the Foresters' order at
the meeting last evening.
Sheet mills Nos Z, s, and 10 at the
Aetna Standard will resume tomorrow
after a weeks idleness.
Thos. Fury left yesterday for Sha-
ron. Pa.
he NOUHS sun vi Jpiiii fidtAiis NV
has been dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever, was some better Yesterday.
Charles Aikens. of Tiltonsville. was
in town yesterday.
William Swindell left Yesterday for
Pittsburg to spend Sunday.
The work Of setting the pots at the
West Virginia glass works was begun
yesterday.
Jacob Hunker has returned home
from GAINESVILLE, where he has been
working.
The members Of the entire fire de-
partment will hold a business meeting
this afternoon at o'clock at the Wig
liant hose house.
Robert Sterling, of Yorkville, was in
town on business yesterday.
Local travel on the railroads yes
terday was heavier than usual.
There is some talk Of the erection