Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-31

of the Goth Century Club, have been in
definitely postponed.
Prof. Rufus Holden and wife. of King
wood, are the guests of Mrs. Sommerville
on the west side.
Lloyd p. Souders left Wednesday on a
business trip to New York and other east
ern cities.
Thomas Kinney. of Pittsburg. is visiting
his parents on Washington street.
John Keane, of Cleveland. has been the
guest of relatives in South Grafton for
the several days past.
II. S. Wilson, Jr.. of Parkersburg. was
circulating among his old friends in Graf
ton the first of the week.
Chief of Police Ben Sayre was In Wash
ington, D. c., a couple of days this week
on business.
Hon Samuel V. Woods, of Philippi was
in the city this week. Mr. Woods Is
prominently mentioned in connection with
the I'd Congressional district Democratic
convention as a probable candidate 70.
Congressional honors.
Robt. II. Upton was at Burton Monday
and Tuesday.
Ed. Welsh. son of ]. V. Welsh. fell
Monday from a wall on Washington
street and sustained a severe fracture of
his arm at the elbow.
Jos. NEWMAN is visiting his family in
West Grafton.
The wedding of two of our best known
young society people is scheduled to come
OF in the latter part of September.
VIII Evans and Zelie Means took in
the big picnic at Wheeling this week
The marriage banns of Emery ]. Poe
and Miss Bridget Carr were read out at
the Catholic church last Sunday. The
wedding. so we are Informed. will occur
next week.
The Sunday morning services at the
Methodist Episcopal church will be quite
interesting, il being the occasion of re-
ceiving a large class of probationers into
full membership The class numbers 17s.
and Is the largest number ever received
at any one time in any NJ. f. church in
this conference.
The contractors have commenced the
wood work on the handsome residence 10
be erected by Mr. w. p. Hendrickson. on
the Mackin addition. 1t is to be a model
residence in every respect, and one that
will be a credit to the town. Mr.. Joseph
Duffys residence on Grant street is also
in course of erection. and when completed
Mr. Duffy will have a very handsome
residence.
Miss Maggie Guth spent several days
this week in Warrington, the guest OF
relatives.
The Park Improvement Company held a
picnic at the Grafton Park Wednesday.
About three hundred invitations were
sent out, and good time was enjoyed by
all present.
While Miss Rossie Jennings and bro
Their kenna, in company with Miss Grace
Remlinger. were out driving Tuesday
evening, their horse became frightened
near the fair grounds and ran away.
throwing the occupants out. The wheels
of the cart passed over the bodies of Miss
Rossie and her brother, but, strange 10
say. they all escaped injury, with the ex-
ception of few scratches.
Mrs. Martha Hertzog an aged and re-
spected lady of West Grafton died Sat
urday night and was buried at WebsterJ
The deceased was about s3 years old.
A. c. Love has been visiting his friends
and relatives in the city several days. He
is attached to the Auditors force,
Charleston.
Mrs. S NJ. Core and children have re-
turned from pleasant visit to relatives
at Huntington.
George, the little daughter of Mfr. and
Mrs. Geo w. Lowther, is confined to her
home with an attack Of typhoid fever.
Mrs. John c. Deck left Wednesday
night for months visit TO relatives at
Lake Shore
State supt of Free Schools, James Rus
d.
visitors this week.
II now begins to look as II the new B.
& O. depot which has been talked of for
so many years was a fact. Prominent Of
ficials were here during the week looking
over the situation, and a contract has
been sent to Baltimore signed by persons
obligating themselves to secure the b. &,
o. the owenrship Of ground facing the
railroad on Railroad street This will ne
cessitate the moving Of the old Palace
Hotel, Joyce's brewery, the old freight
depot and some Of the II. e O. houses.
The depot will be large one and have
three entrances. and " is expected TO be
one of the largest and finest depots in
the State A large train shed will also
be built
Thos. J. McAvay has under contempla-
ton the erection of fine brick building
on the corney OF Main and Latrobe
streets, to take the place Of the old Hell
nan block
Miss Lucy King will leave next week
on a vacation trip through the southern
part OF the State
The many friends Of Chief Of Police y.
F. sayre will be pleased 10 learn Of his
appointment as special policeman under
the District Of Columbia government al
a handsome salary There were some
thing over 200 applicants for the posi-
ito Mr.. Sayre has been on the Grafton
police force for years and Is at once a
popular and first-cIass officer. and should
he accept the position offered him, will
I'll II most creditably
Chester Newberry was arrested Friday
morning. charged with being one Of the
parties engaged in the robbery at the
Crystal Ice Co.'S plant Tuesday night.
He was placed in Jail and will be tried By
Justice Dawson Monday.
p. o. Largent and Ed. Sawyer returned
Thursday night from months business
and pleasure trip through Illinois
The election for bonding the city
for $4,000 for the purpose Of paying
for an electric light plant was held
yesterday and resulted in victory for