Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
SlSTERSVILLE.

local Grand Army Post is making ar
rangements for celebration here on
Decoration Day and the indications are
that it will be quite an affair. All
the lodges of the city have been in
vited to participate in the exercises and
1t is understood quite a number have
signified their intention of doing So.
Outside of the decoration of the last
resting places Of the old soldiers, there
will be very little of interest in Sis
tersville on the Both. The City Band
Will run an excursion to Marietta,
where there will be big time that
Gay, and there will probably be a large
crowd go down.
G. S. Smith, of Chicago, who has
been in the city for some time, was
called to his home this morning by a
telegram announcing the serious ILL
ness of some members of his family.
Frank Holden, prominent oil man,
who has been in this section for a
long time, left this afternoon for Pitts
burg and other points in Pennsylvania,
where he will be the guest of friends
for couple of weeks
Miss Laura Phillips, Of Catherine
street, left this afternoon for Virginia
where she will be the guest of rela-
tives and friends for a couple Of
weeks.
Hal Porterfield returned to- the city
this afternoon, after spending Sunday
with friends in Marietta.
The work Oh the new brick block
being erected on Wells street by Eph
Wells is progressing rapidly, and it is
expected that it will be completed and
ready for occupancy about the middle
of July 1t will be a handsome struc-
ture and will be quite an addition to
the many fine structures which have
been built here during the past two
years.
c. R. Kerr, the photographer, will
go to Parkersburg tomorrow evening,
and it is intimated that he is booked
for a good fat position in some branch
of the federal government. He will
neither affirm nor deny the rumor.
Miss Emma Blair, of st. Clairsville,
O., who has been the guest of her sis
fter, Mrs. E. j. Thompson, Of the South
Side, for a couple of weeks, left this
afternoon for home. Sc was accom-
panied by Mrs. Thompson, who will
visit her parents for chort time.
Fred Moore, of the Eureka Pipe Line
Company, returned to the city this
afternoon from a visit to his home in
Marietta.
Capt John Reedy, of the police force,
was in New Martinsville this morning,
to be present at the trial of Charles
Russell, who was arrested here last
week with lot of wearing apparel
which is said to have been stolen from
the express Office at New Martinsville.
On account Of Dewey Day being cele-
brated there. no court was held and the
trial was postponed.
On the w. ]. Cummins Saturday eve
ming the following members OF
pleasure party left for Cincinnati: H.
J. Mccoy, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Talbot,
Mr.. and Mrs G. NJ Mccoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Soper Mccoy, F. D. Mccoy and
daughter, Miss Grace. They will be
absent about week on the trip
Harry Stanbury of the engineering
department of the Garter Oil Company,
who has been visiting at his former
home in McConnellsville, O., for
short time. has returned to the city.
Mrs. Thurman Meek, of the Diamond,
is the guest of friends at Marietta for
few days.
Bruce Hunt was in Friendly to-day.
Curt Hall left last evening for Ma
rietta.
C. B. Slemaker went to Friendly this
morning.