Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-10

hunting and fishing excurI sion up the
G.. & B.
Mr.. and Mrs. w c. Byerfs and family
left this morning for visit to rela-
tives at Romney.
Prof. A. F. Anderson, of the business
school, left Saturday, for al trip to sew
eral points in Ohio.
R. B. Vowel went to Gulpeper, Va,
Sunday to visit relatives.
Man" Warthen, who went to Clarks-
burg rsynaR days ago tol enlist in the
afIm;, returned this weekl having fail
ed to pass the required exIIAaf. stion.
Edward Law, of Salem, was here
Friday on business.
Chas. J. Proudfoot and wife return
ed home to Parkersburg Thursday, af-
ter visit to friends and relatives here.
Misses Ada and Lily Martin left
Thursday for Cameron, where they will
be the guests Of relatives and friends
for some time.
The Dewey Fishing Club" Of this
city, will leave Sunday morning for
two weeks hunting and fishing expedi-
ton. They will camp about three miles
east Of Philippi, Barbour county, and
have dubbed their camping place
Camp McCalla," in honor of the first
American camp on g Cuban 1I ox soil I l,ne
ed gentlemen: John A. McCabe, Pres
ident; G. L. Kimmel, Treasurer; Tom
Joyce, Secretary; Gus Kunst, Hice
Laughlin, Frank Menifee, Joe Wood
ford, Bud Mills, Bruce Kinney, John
Hamilton Will Hanway and Frank
Bailey. They will take with them all
the equipments needed to make their
trip an enjoyable one, and no doubt
when they return will have numerous
fish stories to tell.
The races and balloon ascension that
were scheduled to come off here the
Fourth, but which were postponed on
account of rain, were held Thursday
night The balloon ascension came on
promptly at o'clock. and the bicycle
races followed The first race was
five mile race for a purse OF $50 $40
to first, $40 to second and So to third.
There were five entries to this race.
Owen Newton was an easy winner FOR
| first prize, and Carl Harter and w. II.
n Burgess came in second and third
| respectively. The next event was a
race between J. H. Gerkin's tailors,
with a purge of SIS, which was won by
w. H. D. Burgess. Following this was
a bows race, won by Guy Williams.
Anothe- race followed, participated IN
by six or eight riders, and was won
| by R. Benner. with A. Baibae close
| second. Another race was he'd, which
was followed by free-for-all foot race
! and the exercises were brought to q
J close. We understand the Twentieth
/ Century Cycle Club, under whose aus
pieces the races were held, intend havine
several more races this season.
R. E. Blaneys fast pigeons made an
other record breaking trip a few DAYS
ago. On June % he sent two BIRDS c
Kansas City. Mo, 7SS miles air llnt
from Grafton; five to Carlisle. Ills, 5o'
miles air line from here, and four e
! Chillicothe. O., 200 miles from mere
! air line They were all released OF
Thursday. June 80. The Kansas Cil!
! birds reached here on the fourth day
ono at 1915 a. m. and the other a
7.1O n. m. Two out of the i've sen
To carlisle arrived next day. after beln'
liberated. at 1870 and lilo a. m re
snectively, and the other three return
cd later. Two out of the four sent u
| Cbillicothe arrived the same day tne.
were liberated. When 1t Is considere'
tba. the Kansas City and Carllsl
birds were liberated at $40 a. m, Jun
Goth. and the Chillicothe bros at /
a. m. the speed of the BIRDS Is YER
remarkable indeed.