Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
WASHINGTON.

siderable progress is being made By the
projectors of the new opera house, ana
no doubt the people OF Washington Will
be glad when it is a reality. Architect
Kaufman is expected to have his
plans in shape to be submitted to those
interested in a very short time, and
work will then be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
The directors of the Y. NJ. G. A. have
leased the property on North Main
street owned by Judge Taylor and oc-
cupied by DR.. Stockton. This resi-
dence will be utilized for the associa-
ton rooms after the first of April.
Now that the ordinance has been
passed to ring the curfew'' for the
children to leave the streets at $50,
why would it not be well enough to
pass another ordinance to toll the
bell" at 10 O'Clock for the men to
gather at their own firesides with the
children. With the truant officer to
drive them to school through the days,
and the police to ring them home at
night, the children, at least, think they
have a hard row to hoe, and yet there
are people, old people, too, who look
ing all these restrictions in the face,
have nerve enough to recite Back
ward. turn backward, OH time in thy
flight" and to sing Just to be child
again at mothers knee.
The members of the Baptist Chris
tan Endeavor Society will conduct
prayer meeting on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Rachael Langht, on
North Franklin street.
Memorial services will be held to-
morrow evening in the West Washing
ton M. e. church in remembrance oil
the late Miss Frances Willard.
The pulpit Of the First Baptist
church will be occupied tomorrow by
Rev. j. H. Highly, pastor OF the Baptlst
church at Oakmount
C. C. Johnson, cashier Of the National
bank at Canonburg, was a business VS.
itor here on Tuesday.
E. R. Deems, of South Wade avenue,
is in Greene county On a business trip.
Miss Sue Baird, East Maiden street,
is visiting her sister in Claysvlile.
Dr.. D. NJ Anderson, Of Nenetia, was
in Washington this week.
Harry Pollock, of East Washington,
has been added to the staff OF clerks IN
the parliamentary office.
r. P. Kennedy, Of Uniontown, was IN
Washington this week on legal bus
mess.
T. w. Wright, the furniture dealer,
whose establishment is few doors
north of Chestnut street on Main, has
sold his business to Mr.. c. w. Devore,
Of Monongahela.
Criminal court was closed up on
Tuesday. In all there We're about %
cases on trial, and the session was
busy one.
H. D. Lloyd, who was formerly the
cutter at Thomas Morgans merchant
tailoring establishment, has opened up
on his own account in the Walden
building.
Yong Lee, the East Wheeling street
laundry man, who was arrested on a
charge of having allowed boys to
smoke opium in his laundry, was given
a hearing before Squire Doneho on
Tuesday and acquitted. The testimony
showed it was only tobacco.
announcement is made of the mar
riaae of Miss Sue B. Harvey to Mr..
w A. Baird, the ceremony to be per-
formed at nine o'clock p. m. on Marcn
1etb in the Second Presbyterian
church. The bride to be is a daughter
IF Mrs. Mary Harvey, of Hiland aven-
no and has been organist at the FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN church for some time. Mi.
Raird is assistant cashier at the Dime
Savings Bank.
Hon. Hoadly Doyle, son of Geo. w.
Doyle, North Main street, who has
been confined to bed, with pneumonia
for about ten weeks, is able to be up
and around the room
Manager Stewart has secured the SER
vices of A. c. Tyler, Princeton 81, as
coach for the foot ball team OF '9S.
Mr. Tyler's home is near Cincinnati, u.
Quite a number Of young people were
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Circuit, corner Of Hailam
and Locust avenue, Tuesday evening.
The Woman's Veteran Relief Union
gave A Martha Washington tea party
and dance in Beck's hail on Tuesday
evening The attendance was quite
large.
The social session of the Woman S
Home Missionary Society of the Jefrer-
son avenue NJ. E. church, was held on
Thursday evening at the home OF MRS.
4 r Forest. 3S7 North Main street,
Trinity hall was the scene Of very
ENJOYABLE dance on Monday evening.