Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-16
MARTINS FERRY.

Mr.. Charles Morris leaves this morn
ing for Luceville, Pa. to visit relatives.
e. X. Hoge opened his branch drug
store in the Firth ward yesterday.
The Indian Medicine Company. that
have been at the Opera Hous ethe past
month. left yesterday for Wellsburg.
Mrs. J. ". Schofield returned yester-
day from weeks visit with relatives
at Colerain.
Lyman Hanes is home from a sew
eral days visit at Pittsburg.
Frank Wallace has moved his family
from Wheeling to this place.
Under the Dome" a comedy drama
by Lincoln J. Carter, that never fails
to please an audience, will be played
at the Opera House this evening. The
play is interspersed with several adj
mirable and thrilling scenes. The see
merry used was made especially for this
production.
Shortly after one o'clock yesterday
morning Mrs. Lena Bone died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. James
Lyle, of Clay street The deceased
was the wife of the late Henry Bone,
and the mother of Mrs. F. M. Yost,
of BZelaire, Mrs. James Lyle and Miss
Mary Bone, of this place. She had
reached the advanced age of 81 and all
though she had been i'll but few days,
her death is thought to have resulted
from general breaking down of the
system. The funeral will take place
tomorrow at ten o'clock from the
devout member IRterment will be
made at Mt Pleasant.
THE Haunted Mill, a production to
be given at the Opera House to-mor-
row evening by the members Of st.
Marys Literary Society, is a beautiful
Irish comedy-drama depicting true
Irish life in a realistic manner. The
sale of seats for the affair indicate a
large audience.
This evening the Democracy of the
town will meet in mass convention in
Scheele's hall to nominate a municipal
ticket for the spring election. The
only contest for nomination will be
for that of marshal and treasurer. The
contestants for marshal are Albert
Graham and j. w. Burns. Marshal
Burns, who is generally conceded to
have the inside track, will have to put
up a strong fight as Graham's friends
are working hard and expect to nomin
ate him. w. H. Helfenbine will OPP
pose w. H. Hildebrand for the nomin-
alton of treasurer.
Polk Miller. supported by Oscar Sis
son and Esther Wallace, are booked to
appear at the Opera House Saturday
evening.
MISS Axle Sapham left for Canal
Hover u0cfnr6au for q cnUpra1 WcnlyS
stay.
who has been very il 1.-The past week
with pneumonia, is some better.
Tomorrow evening Miss Grace Lee
Lew will entertain M. F. HI. S. literary
society at her home on Third street.
The programme for the occasion will
be appropriate for St Patrick's day
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Westwood en-
tertained several couples Of their
friends last evening in a very enjoy
able manner at their home on North
Fourth street. The hours We're whiled
away in pleasant manner at the var
ious social amusements. At season.
able time refreshments of a palatable
nature were served
Frank Bellies, the man whom doc"
Truax hit on the head with an axe
Monday afternoon. was worse yester-
day
Hiss Lizzie Hoyle, OF Smithfeld, Is
the guest Of relatives here.
DR. George Willard Kinsey, Of Mt
Pleasant, was in town calling on
friends yesterday.
The c. & P. passenger due here at
half-past one struck an unknown wo-
man at Rush Run yesterday afternoon
She was severely injured but was still
alive yesterday evening.
The funeral OF The young child Of
Edward Coss took place yesterday af-
ternoon. Interment was made at Riv-
ervieW.