Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

ST. Marys, w. Va, Jan. 29-At the re-
quest of many readers of the Sunday Reg
lister the reporter will send the item
written for last Sunday, and, by mistake,
not sent:
The Ladies Guild of the P. E. Church,
at meeting at the residence of Mrs. W.
w. Lockhart, increased their church
fund by rather a peculiar method. Mr..
Forbes went into the house really upon
business. and was informed that all men
who might be present at any of their
meetings were doomed to make an apron
or pay twenty-five cents. Mr.. Forbes
paid the required two bits He in
formed Mr.. S. l.. White that the ladies
wanted some repairing done to guitar.
htat they might have some music. They
had music all afternoon as he will testi-
fly. Eugene Mallory was sent in to get
important mail and found only females.
and a score of them. o. c. Sweeney. to
take an order for feed, was informed that
the horse was well provided for but the
church needed more money, and thereup
on he deposited the collateral J. 0. Rey-
nods, to see why the gas did not flow.
left his card and a quarter" r. A. Gal
laher. to see about running some lines,
was surprised TO find himself caught
within their fines, paid up and passed out
to make room for others. Attorney NJ.
D. Hanes called to see about oil leases,
and was required to pay twenty-five
cents for the privilege of talking oil to
the ladies' Uncle Samuel BarkWiU went
in to see how much coal they wanted, and
paid a like penalty w p. Reed answer
ed a call and made like deposit. A. La
Barron. knowing such a thing could not
succeed without chicken for supper call
ed in to inquire how many they wanted.
and was much astonished when informed
it was money, not chicken, they wanted
O. NJ Ogdin, being a ladies' man. OF
course. called on the Guild. E. w. Frink
Robert Brouse and George Strickling
were induced to call, the latter concluded
to make an apron and in SO doing over
staid the time and he and Uncle Sam
were fortunate in being in good season for
tea. Clyde johnson. in order to show his
appreciation of a good joke, went in and
paid the usual fee as a reward to than
for their diligence in accommodating money
for the church The ladies are four dol
lars ahead, to say nothing of the fun.
Some of the men paid fifteen cents to get
shaved the next day, according to cur
rent rumorS.
d. @. Steere. NJ. D., as he was starting
to tho country to see a patient, met with
a serious accident Wednesday, in the
forenoon. In trying to get his horse past
the local freight train as it lay on the
track at the station, the horse became
frightened and backed some distance,
then fell with the doctors left leg under
him The extent Of the INJURY is not ex-
actly known, but it is very painful.
Roy Murphy spent this week at home.
The wind did no harm here beyond blow
ing tree or two down, but reports from
the country indicate a scattering of fence
rails, etc.
O. c. Sweeney went to Pittsburg Mon
day to attend the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Sweeney Bros LuIn-
Der Company.
John Tompkin, of Oil City. Pa, and Of
the Mt State Gas Co., was in st. Mays
Friday.
Attorneys r. f. Barron and G. B. john
son have telephone connection with each
others Office, and are also connected with
the court house.
C. w. Bills was at Sistersvile on bust
ness Wednesday.
Attorney and Mrs c. n. Matheney
were at Sistersville Wednesday.
Miss Mabel McComas is visiting friends
at New MartinsviiIe this week.
r. A. F'lesher was at Clarksburg this
week, visiting Rev. and Mrs. G. w.
Grimes
Attorneys Aug. NJ Campbell and M. D.
Hanes were at Parkersburg on legal bus
mess Thursday.
Mrs D. @. Steere was at Marietta
shopping Tuesday.
J. f. Fisher, of the Fisher Oil Company.
was in ST. Marys Thursday looking after
oil interests.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Steere. of Waiver
". are at mis- fathers, on Main street.
George w. Hutchinson and son. Master
Joseph. of Par1ersburg, were guests Of
friends here Thursday.
Mrs. O. H. Suck was at Marietta Mon
day.
Messrs John and Joe Ruttencutter were
at Parkersburg Monday.
O. C. Ogdin was at Parkersburg on bus
mess Tuesday
H. H. Hess was at Parkersburg Thurs
day.
Misses Ada Haight and Nora Green
wood. Of Newport, O.. were guests OF Miss
Blanche Ruttencutter. Monday.
Mrs c. c. Greene was at Marietta
shopping Monday.
Mrs ". E. Hoyt, OF Ravenswood, WIS
the guest of Mrs. George KelsaH. She
continued her journey to Wheeling the
last of the week.
Miss E.oise Baughman is recovering
from a severe Illness
The committee of the P. E church and
friends held a meeting in j. c. Noland,s
Office Wednesday evening. The work so
far on the new church has been quite
satisfactory.
The Guild of the P. f. church will be
entertained at Mrs. ]. F. Barron's next
Friday.
The county convention of the W. c. T.
L. was held in the NJ. E. church yester-
day afternoon and evening The conven-