Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18
MOUNDSVILLE.

Mr. and Mrs. Friend Cox were visi-
tors to the city of Wheeling yester-
day.
S. A. Parriott, of Cameron, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Charles A. Manning and Charles
Stewart, who are attending the Balti-
more Dental College, arrived home yes
terday morning to remain until after
the holidays.
Stieff Pianos, Crown Organs, at Will
sons music store. Big cut for holt
days. Easy payments.
Capt. A. o. Baker leaves tomorrow
ON a visit 10 his daughter at PaTkers-
burg.
Will Turner of Wheeling, is visiting
his parents here.
Wednesday evening the theatre-going
public will have the pleasure of seeing
Lincoln ]. Carters great play. THE
Heart of Chicago" This year the
show is presented on a much larger
scale, and is better than ever. The
piece is full of comedy end no one
should miss seeing it. Seats are now
selling at Rogers drug store.
Elias Charlton is home from Column
bus, Ga, having received an honor
able discharge from company M, of the
First West Virginia regiment. Doll"
reports all the boys having a splendid
time, and hints that more of them will
be home soon.
The funeral of John Brooks, whose
death has been noted, will occur from
his late home at o'clock this after
noon. The interment will be at Brook
side cemetery.
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin has been
booked to appear at the Opera House
on the 28th of the month.
The public schools will be closed on
Tuesday and remain so until after New
Years. This year the matter was left
to the teachers, who decided that
two weeks vacation was what the
scholars needed.
The Kings Daughters hold their
regular weekly meeting tomorrow
evening at the home of Miss Elizabeth
Batson.
The severe weather has interfered
with the improvements in progress at
the Mound City brick works, where
drying floor 27x88 feet is being built for
drying the clay for the new Boyd"
press. The plant will resume opera
lions as soon as the floor can be fin
ished, and will then make fine face and
ornamental brick instead of the COM
mon brick formerly made there.
Tomorrow evening at the Opera
House the Moundsville Athletic Club
will have their second /oxing Hxhibi-
ton of the season. The main bout
will be twenty round contest be-
tween George Church and Eddie Bow
ers. Two preliminaries are also on
the boards, one of which will be be-
tween Buzz Auber and Hugh Clancy,
both of Wheeling, and the other is be-
tween James Keys, Of this city, and
George Wagner. This triple bill will
be the best entertainment the club has
given, and from present Indications a
large crowd is looked for. A special
car is to be run to Benwood after the
contest. which insures ample accom-
mediation for all the visitors.
The third story of the Walker build
ing will be commenced this week by
the contractor, Frank McMullen. The
building, by the way, is one OF the
finest ever built in the city, and the
contractor is in receipt Of much praise
for the fine workmanship shown so
far.
Expenses s25 per day and s25 per
month. You ought TO know where
to buy musical goods. Stieff Pianos at
Wilson's.
The Epworth League will hold a So
cial next Thursday night, but 20 far
have not decided where il will be held.
The FostoTia glass house band festi-
val closed last night, after a three
days duration. The boys made a neat
sum from the venture, and are to be
congratulated on arranging an affair
Of this nature, which was credit TO
the city. All are young men and must
cally inclined. They propose to furnish
the city with first class bJ1d, and It
is only question of a short time until
they will fulfill their contract.
Yesterday was paw day at the Fos-
toria glass house. The plant continues
to run full in almost every department
and have been shipping vast amount
Of ware Yesterday they placed quite