Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20
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Fairmont w. Va, Feb 19.-Next Tues
dav night the newly elected officers of tie
Uniformed Rank X of P will take the 7
ulaces. They are DR.. L. y. Yost. captain
Or. ]. o. McNulty. First Lieutenant. l.
L. Nay Second Lieutenant j. J. Rich
ardson. Sentinel: II. f. Manlev, Sergeant
and H Glenn Fleming, Recorder. The
company will go to Indianapolis next All
gust The lodge will have a benefit next
Saturday night, when the Labadie Com
pany will present Damon and Pythias. =
The company is an excellent one, and as
the tickets are going fast a success is as
sured B. l.. Martin has the benefit IL.
charge.
Mrs John Hood. of Louisville, was the
guest of friends here this week.
Among visitors here this week were:
Roy Stewart and j. B. Knots. of Man
nington, Miss Anna McCraig, of Union
town Pa: Mrs. John Hood, of Louisville
DR.. Jerome H. Raymond, of Morgantown
T. 3. Perry, agent for the June Agnott"
repertoire company; Mark w. Hall. Of
Monongah; Hon. A. e. Nay, of Chilli
Gothic o.: MI. and Mrs. p. Burke, Of
Grafton; Atty. w. G. Wilson. Of Elkins,
and Maury Barrel. of Pennington
Claud Davis has resigned his position n
Louie Kniesel's barber shop and is sue
ceeded by Fred Hall. Mr.. Davis will 10
cate at Ashville, n. c.
Col. John Hamilton has returned from
New York.
Frank Wilkins has accepted a position
at Elk Garden.
Born. TO Rev and Mrs. A. E. Fletcher,
Wednesday. a SON
Atty. W. +. Showalter was in Richie
county this week on business.
John Graham has accepted position at
Warrington.
Dr. Few is attending to DR.. A. Stones
practice at Monongah. while he is in the
East attending lectures.
Miss Cora Musgrove of Palatine, is ill
Harry Hershberger was thrown from a
mule in Palatine Wednesday and had lis
arm injured.
Miss Belle Watson, of Ellington, is the
guest of her brother here
Mrs. L. W. Doggett and son Drury are
both ILL.,
DR.. Roger was taken very i'll Thursday.
c. l.. Watkins is out after a severe ill
ness.
II. c. Posten was here this week.
Alfred PAUL, of Wheeling, was in town
this week.
Rev Coffield, who has been in charge OF
the Marion circuit for several years, has
been transferred to Lumberport.
The Elks' dance last Thursday evening
proved one of the most pleasant occa-
sions of the season. There were over one
hundred invitations issued. and the at
tendance was very large. The Daughters
of the King served a delicious luncheon at
a seasonable hour.
j. c. Mckinley. of Monongah, attended
the Elks' dance Thursday night.
d. j. Barnes will spend Sunday in Con-
nellsville.
The election in regard to issuing bones
for the new court house has been post
poned until May.
Charles Moore and Miss Illene Morris,
well known here, We're married at Mount
Glare. Harrison county, last Thursday
evening.
Rev. Culpepper, the evangelist, attract
ed quite d large crowd at the People $
Temple both Thursday and Friday nights
and interest in his services is at a hSn
point. Each day next week meetings will
be held in the forenoon, afternoon and
night.
Bert Hunt. of Alma Neb. former Ma
rion county boy. was in town Thursday.
Brown Boughner's daily paper will be
issued for the first time Monday, if the
proper arrangements can be made.
The ordinance now being considered by
the council in regard to the prohibition of
frame buildings within S212 feet of Main
street, is considered an excellent one.
There is nothing new in the municipal
campaign, although the supporters of
each of the three tickets are hard at
work. The people generally oppose the
idea of half a dozen men naming tickets,
and with two license parties in the field.
the temperance people stand No. 1
chance of winning. 1t has been several
years since Fairmont has been without
saloons.
Judge W. S. Haymond's name is on ell
three of the town tickets, d merited COM
pliment to his ability
Two well known West Fairmont citi-
zens are reported to have had a boxing
bout one day last week. 1t was all over
the recent election in that place.
A mass meeting of Republicans has been
called at the court house for next Wed
nesday evening. and a ticket will 10
named for the coming municipal election.
This makes the result of the fight the
more difficult to figure out. The Register
correspondent was taken to task by ex-
Sheriff Il. G. Morgan this morning. who
declared that he had nothing to do with
naming the Hutchinson ticket, and only
got Harry Meredith to be a candidate
for recorder. No injury was intended Mr..
Morgan personally unless he be with the
bosses, when he may expect to meet war
70 the knife" Fairmont is too small 3
town for bosSism
The meetings at tho Peoples Temple
continue 70 attract large crowds and al
ready Evangelist Cupepper and Prof
Butts have warm places in the hearts Of
Fairmont people. Sunday morning. after
noon and night services will be held
Hon. w. A. Ohley arrived to-day from
Charleston.
To-day was pay day at the Watson
mines
PIEDMONT.