Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-31
MOUNDSvILLE.


sClell Nichols, an oil man Of Sisters
vile, was in the city on business yes
terday.
Edward Mahan is home from a visit
to relatives in Washington. Pa.
W. F. Reece, citizen OF McMechen,
was here yesterday.
]. C. Simpson, NJ. Van Peit, j, A.
Ewing and S. C. Shaw were among
those who attended the Democratic
county convention at Benwood yester-
day.
r. T. McNichol, of Wheeling, was in
the city on business yesterday.
Miss Katie Williams, popular
young lady of Bethany, is in the city
visiting her father, of Seventh street.
0. E. Williams left yesterday to
spend Sunday with his mother in
Washington, Pa. She is in her ninty-
fourth year and is now very feeble.
John W. Burchinal is home from a
business trip to Cumberland, Nd.
where he is interest in a proposed new
electric line.
A marriage license has been issued
by the County Clerk to Henry Gilbert,
of Wetzel county, and Belle Stewart,
of Alkaline.
]. G. Hadsall is in Washington, D.
c., where he went to secure position
as engineer in the army.
Miss Mamie Mckinley, a popular
young lady of Wheeling, is in the city
visiting friends.
A. ]. McElroy and wife will return
this week from an extended. visit to
friends at Raven Rock.
The funeral of Mrs. John Caufield
took place yesterday morning. Ser
Vices weresheld at the Catholic church,
after which the remains were taken to
Cameron for interment.
Isaac Rogers has completed the work
of grading the hill on Fourth street
near the Curtis House. 1t is a great
improvement and one that should of
been made long ago.
The Deitweiler Grays, of Wheeling,
will play the local base ball club this
afternoon. The game will be called at
2: 80 O'Clock and large crowd should
attend.
The directors of the fair association
held a meeting yesterday and arrang-
ed the special programme for their
races which are to be given the last of
September.
Will Brown, who travels for the
Bloch Bros. Tobacco Company, returns
to work tomorrow after spending some
time with his parents here. His bro
Their Charles left last night to resume
his position with the same firm.
The new residence of J. S. Little on
Jefferson avenue is now well under
Roadway. The roof was placed on it
yesterday by E. H. Criswell.
Work on the new Catholic church is
progressing very rapidly and the brick
work for the first story will soon be
finished. The building will be fine
one when finished and will outshine
any of the other churches in appear
ance.
The Opera House, under the manage
ment of e. H. Criswell, will be opened
| the latter part of next month.
strong attraction has been secured and
also many other during the season. Mr..
Criswell intends having everything
first class and has several surprises for
the people when he opens his house.
The Epworth League will hold a
business session at the church next
| Thursday evening All members are
requested to be present.
The Democrats held their county
convention at Benwood yesterday.
| Quite large number Of delegates at
tended from here, and the full proceed
| ings will be found In another part of
| his paper.
The county Jail has more inmates
confined there than for several months
past. The majority of them are hard
set and try to make life miserable for
people living in the neighborhood.
This will be one of the big Sundays
at the Holiness camp meeting. Many
| ministers from far away cities are pres