Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-06-26
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Bowers, OF the Eureka Pipe Line Com
pany, who has been attending big
shooting tournament at Cleveland Tor
week, has returned to the city. Mr.
bowers, under the pseudOnym OF
'Dade," was member OF the squad
OF I'VE which broke the worlds record
at Parkersburg couple Of weeks ago.
The five persons who took part in the
shoot at Parkersburg broke 124 out OF
possible LIS, a feat which has never
been equalled in any kind of shooting
IN the world. Mr.. Bowers is the sec
| rotary Of the West Virginia Gun Club
Association and is one Of the crack
shots of the Unked States.
Miss Lydia Walton, very estimable
young lady of the North Side, who has
| been ill for some time, Is reported
| some better to-day. She has been con-
lined to her home for a couple OF
weeks, and her many friends will be
pleased to hear Of her convalescence.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Neu-
enschwander, accompanied by Misses
| M. t. and T. N. Wells left for Noun
tain Lake Park, where they will ruStl-
cate. Mrs. Neuenschwander has not
| been In good health for some time, and
| the trip was taken principally for her
benefit. They will be absent from the
city for some time.
| Miss Minnie Gorham, who has been
attending school at Marietta for some
time, arrived home during the week
and will spend the summer vacation
with her parents on Wells street
The arrangements for the Fourth Of
July celebration in this city have about
| been completed, and there Is not the
| least doubt but that it will be the
! greatest thing of the kind that has ever
been held in this city. The commit
| tee which has charge of affairs Is
working with a will, and the coming
week will have everything in such
shape that there will be no doubt Of
the success of tie celebration. The
| City Band and one or two foreign
| bands have been engaged for the day.
| There will be a swell parade in the
| morning after all the trains have ar
| rived, in which nearly all Of the secret
societies of the city as well as the city
officials and the fire department will
| take part. There will be balloon as
cension, races of all kinds, from horse
race to foot race, and there will be
| all sorts Of amusements. Arrange
nents have been made for special
trains with the railroad company, and
! it is expected that there will be fully
| ten thousand people In the city that
day.
Capt. B. B. Dovener, the candidate
| for Congress from this district, was in
| the city yesterday on his way to Mid
dlebourne, where the district delegate
convention was held to-day. He was
| the guest of Postmaster Geo. E. Work
! while in the city.
P A. Shanor who has been attend
ing the meeting of the National Coun-
ell of the Junior Order United Ameri
| can Mechanics at Louisville during the
week, has returned home. Mr.. Shanor
| is the Senior Past Grand Councillor
of the order and one of the most prom
inent people connected with it.
! Miss Carrie Munford, of Lima, O.,
! arrived in the city yesterday and will
! be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Yard, of Charles street for couple of
| weeks.
| On Thursday evening, at the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Barbour, of the
! Southside, a very pleasant party was
given in honor of Miss Gertie Barbour,
| of Martins Ferry, who has been the
| guest of friends in the city for short
time. The evening was passed at
games of different kinds until late
hour, when a delicious luncheon was
served. Among the guests were: Miss
Ada Smythe. Miss Lolita Winesberg,
Miss Jessie Folwell. Miss Ella Wines
berg, Miss Ethehl Barbour, Miss Clara
Noll, Miss Ivy Gatrell, Miss Mollle
Gillis, Messrs. Llyod Smithe, Will AL
len. George Conner, Ed Noll, Fred
Barbour, Harry Mccain, Roy Moore,
10 Barbour, Earnest Durham.
G. w. Henry. President and general
manager of the Henry Oil Company,
one Of the largest operating concerns
in this section Of the State who has
been here for several days. left this
| afternoon for his home in Chicago,
where he will spend a couple of weeks
with his family.
John Mcclure, a prominent attache
Of the Kanawha Oil Company, who
has been in Pittsburg attending to
some business at the home office. ar
rived in the city to-day. and will re-
main here for week looking after the
interests of the company
R. A. Gallagher, c. B. Johnson and
a number of ether good Odd Fellows,
of st. Marys, were in the city last even
ing to assist in comforting an advanced
degree on some of the local members
of that organization
Colonel Dick Jennings. of the Kama
waha Oil Company, with headquarters
at Pittsburg, WHO has been in the city
for several days looking after the in
terests of his company, left to-day for
his home in the Smoky City.
The local members of the fire de-
partment are making arrangements to
show the members of the Baltimore
fire department one of the largest times
they have ever had. There will be all
kinds Of amusements Cor the boys when
they arrive here, and they will be al
lowed the freedom of the town.
At the city churches tomorrow the
regular services will be conducted by
the different pastors. AT the Presby-
rian Church Rev T. A. Anderson will
preach morning and evening Rev. J.
l.. Presser will conduct the services at
the Baptist Church. and Rev. Bowden
will hold forth at the Methodist Church
morning and evening. At the st. AIMS
Episcopal Church the usual services
will be held. and the usual programme
will be observed at the Salvation Army
barracks. Services will be held as
usual at the Catholic Church by Rev.
Father Collins
Next Thursday evening there will be
a musical in the oppra house for tho