Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-09
MOUNDSVILLE.


Miss Clara WiedIebusch is spending
a few days with Wheeling friends.
Misses Loretta and Mollie Shutter
have returned to their home in Wheel
ing after a pleasant visit with friends
here
County Clerk o. NJ Lewis has issued
a marriage license to VIM. McGinty,
aged As, and Mary Caroline ONeill,
aged 81, both OF this city.
David Levi and son Ben leave next
Thursday On a trip to Atlantic City.
Misses Blanche Bond and Minnie
Wincher have returned to their homes
at Wheeling after most pleasant Visit
with friends on the camp grounds.
Rev. B. NJ Spur leaves the 10Th OF
the month for North Dakota, where
his wife has been for some time past
for the benefit Of her health.
The funeral Of the young child OF
W. G. Hunter. which died on Sun
day, will take place this morning at
10 o'clock. The interment will be at
Brookside cemetery.
Henry Lohr has returned from
visit with Bellaire friends.
T. R. Kelly and wife, Miss Title
Duean and John Kelly, of Pittsburg,
were visitors in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Rogers and Mrs. c. M.
Donley have returned to their homes
in Wheeling after visit with friends
here.
Miss Katie Williams, a popular
young lady whose home is in Bethany
has accepted a position as clerk at
the Gallaher & Parkinson department
store.
Next Thursday the Epworth League
will have their annual outing. Inc
steamer T. NJ. Bayne has been char
tered and a trip will be made to
Browns Island, located about five
to leave here at noon and the rate will
be IS cents for the round trip. This
will be a very delightful outing and
no doubt that very large list of people
will take advantage of it.
The remains of Mrs. A. e. Cramer,
who died at Wheeling Sunday after
noon, will be brought here for burial
The deceased is a daughter CT Samuel
Elder and leaves two children to mourn
her loss.
George Griffith and Mrs N A. Jones
have returned from Dayton. O.. where
IICy "tlb " ISluC MI =. L hOCbC
Griffith, who has been there for the
benefit of her health.
The Fair Association have arranged
their speed programmes for this years
races which is equal to any county
fair to be held in this locality. Good
purses are being hung up and the races
Will attract much attention everywhere.
The buildings for the exhibits will also
be erected at once and will be some
thing out Of the ordinary. Following
is list of the races and the purses Of
fered fer the different days: First day.
September o. 3-minute county trot
and pace, purse $50: 2:30 pace, purse
s15C; five-mile bicycle race. purse SIS.
Second day, September %: 2:22 trot,
purse $500; 2 40 pace, purse S125; 2:40
trot purse 125. September 20: 2;20
pace, purse $3.50; 2:30 trot. purse $50;
half-mile running race, purse to be de-
cided on later.
David Klemer, of Wheeling, was a
visitor liz the city yesterdaY,ye
The Holirass camp meeting, which
has been in session since July 28, will
be continued until Wednesday Of this
week. On that day service will be held
anu Ilduy ptODtt d!C VApCAICO ~ DC
present The meetings have all been
we'll attended am much good has been
derivedfrom the service.
A joint meeting of TIE committees
OF the different fire companies is called
for this week. The object is to ar
range matters for the future welfare Of
all concerned.
Messenger & Bogard. the well-knovn
tonsorial artists of the Third ward.
have placed a very fine barber sign in
front of their place of business.
Following is list Of the unclaimed
letters remaining at the postoffice dur
ing the past week: Mrs. Mary Cham
bers, Louis Farimcre, Mrs. Annie Geh-
ring. West McGrever. Mrs. Charles
Johnson. John Morrow, Miss Ethel My
ers. Reed Rust, T. L. Taylor and Miss
Susie West
The Martins Ferry base ball club
will appear here next Saturday after
noon for sure, and the Wheeling Laun-
dries on Sunday. Both clubs are very
strong, and should draw large crowds
The musical and literary entertain
ment which was announced for next
evening by the Epworth
League mas DeGn ptStpUilcu On dcCOuEL
Of the excursion to Browns Island
Deputy Sheriff Frank Porterfeld was |
at Sherrard on business yesterday.
Miss Essie Freed is home from New |
where she spent her va |
cation.
The Needle Work Guild held their |
Usual meeting yesterday afternoon at |
he home Of Miss Malde Beck
DR.. J. NJ Williamson is home from |
/ trip TO Cincinnsti, Ohio.
Mrs. James Parkinson, Of Ottawa.
Kansas. is visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. J. D. Schmei has returned to I
Ter home. at New Martinsyille, after /
n extended visit to her parents here.
Thomas Fleming was In Wheeling on
BUSINESS here
The Ladies' Aid Society cf the
christian church meet on Thursday
.fternoon at the home of Miss Lem
ey, in the First ward.