Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17

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and at the fea< az th6 church m ~.
cove WIN BE- built Ii Mhich VIII bt
placed handsome pipe organ.
D. H. Loar, Of Oakland, Nd, was the
guest Of his sons here several days
C. Wood Daley, OF Elkins, wal
among our prominent visitors this
week.
Miss stella Corley returned wednes-
day from a visit to relatives In Bar
bour county.
Ex-Mayor Wilson, OF Elkins. was in
town Friday on business.
Chas. B. Critics, clerk Of the Mar
ietta hotel, Of Parkersburg, spent sew
eral days at home the first Of the week.
The proclamation was made this
week calling for an election to be held
on Friday, July 18th, for the purpose OF
voting on a proposition to bond the
town for a sum not exceeding $4,000
to pay for the municipal electric light
plant.
Mrs. Dugan and daughter, Miss Ger
trude, of Waco. Texas, have been the
guests Of the Misses Hayden, on the
West Side, for several days past.
The early closing of the stores for
the hot season took effect Wednesday
of this week. A great many of our
business men close at 7:30, and 1t is
expected that many more will be added
to the list ere long.
Geo. H. Litz has opened wholesale
and retail fruit store in the Parsons
building, Latrobe street
James Flanagan on Wednesday re-
signed his position at the freight depot
to accept a position in the B. & o.
yard. Charles Smith secured the place
made vacant at the depot.
The annual teachers institute for
Taylor county will open at the Court
house Monday, August Sth.
Three burglaries were committed in
town in one night last week. The
stores of H. ]. Mugler, Upton & Lar
gent and John Caveney were broken
into, but the losses are not very heavy.
Frank Baton, Of this place, was
Rowlesburg. They arrived in town
Wednesday and are the guests of rela-
tives here.
DR.. J. E. R. Ellis on Friday was ap-
pointed as Surgeon in the army, but
has not yet decided whether or not he
will accept.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Flanagan will
leave Tuesday for an extensive trip to
points through this State, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland. They will be
gone six weeks.
Mrs. l.. N. Boyles this week moved
her grocery store to the room under
the Ward House
Miss Cecil Peters, formerly of this
place, but now of Pittsburg, is the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. L. Herr, on
Washington street.
John Mclaughlin died at his residence
in South Grafton about two o'clock this
morning, after a short illness. The de-
ceased was born in Ireland, was IS years
old, and came to this country when a
young man. He had resided in and near
Grafton for about 80 years, and was well
known by all our citizens. Funeral Sun
day.
Miss Nettie Long returned Thursday
from Nashville, Tenn, where she attend
ed the National Christian Endeavor Con-
vention
John X. Mallonee, a former resident of
this country, died at Townsend, Pa,
Thursday and was buried Friday at that
place He was several years ago man
ager of the Grafton Hotel, this place,
and later of the Swami House, Parkers-
burg, and the Mcclure House, Wheeling.
The deceased has three brothers and two
sisters residing in Grafton, VIM, George
and Leonard Mallonee, and Mrs. Helen
V. Gathers and Mrs. Emily Smith. Mr.
and Mrs. L. Mallonee and Mrs. Gather
attended the funeral from this place.