Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-31
SISTERSvILLE.

'AAco hdDSl MOUIS, daughter
Oh MAJOR Clint Moore, of the South Side,
which occurred this morning. was
most sorrowful event, and while it has
not been expected that she could live
great While on account of the nature
OF hSr illness, it was not expected that
she would pass away SO soon. The
end came this morning at about six
O'Clock, and the scene was one of the
most affecting. About the bedside of
the young lady were tie members of
the family, with the exception of one
or two who We're out Of the city. Miss
Moore mad been i'll for some months
with consumption, and during all this
time everything that money and friends
could do was done to alleviate her suf-
ferings until short time ago, when it
became apparent that she could only
live short time when she was brought
to her home in this city Miss Moore
was one of the most estimable young
ladies of the city and was universally
popular During her brief social career
she moved in the best society circles
of the city, and it was not only in that
class that she was popular but among
all classes of people She had the ia
Guilty of makinging friends everywhere.
The funeral arrangements were out
linG6 tn-HaV will Lo
held at the house tomorrow morning
at ten O'Clock, after which the remains
will be conveyed to the lakewood GEM
etery, above the city, for burial The
father OF the young lady, Major Clint
! Moore, is very prominent Elk, and
this morning that organization held a
special meeting at which resolutions OF
| coincidence were passed and the mem
bers of the lodge requested to attend
the funeral.
Whereas, The all wise and merciful
| God hath deemed it expedient to take
from our midst Miss Mabel, the be-
loved daughter of our brother, Clint
| Moore, now therefore, be it
Resolved, That Lodge No. 1913, B.
P. O&. E., of Sistersville, West Vir-
ginia, in special meeting assembled, ex-
tend to Brother Moore and family its
most heartfelt sympathy in their sad
bereavement, feeling as we do that
| though taken in the bloom of woman
hood, her soul is now resting in faire1
| land And be it further
Resolved, That all members of this
| organization be requested to attend the
burial services. And be it further
Resolved, That copy of these res
! olutions be spread on the minute books
| of this lodge and be made a part of the
| record thereof; that copy be present
| ed to the sorrowing family and also BIZ
furnished each of the city papers anG
the Wheeling Register for publica
ton"
The observance of Memorial Day II
this city was very impressive in every
way. A great many of the business
| houses of the city were closed in the
morning and there was hardly house
or building in the city that was MOI
| decorated in some way. The member!
of the local Grand Army Post formed
| in parade at their rooms on Brown
| street, and were attended by the 1oca
lodge Uniformed Rank K of P. and thu
| firemen of the city with the K. of P
band Of Bellaire and the local drum
corps. Following this came about three
| hundred school children. They march
ed to the cemetery on the hill above
the city, where the impressive cere
monies of the Grand Army were per
| formed, after which they came bach
| to the city to the school house, where
| patriotic speeches were made by mum
Der of prominent people.
| David Wertheimer, of the Wertheimel
& Petty store, in this city, left yester-
| day afternoon for Cincinnati, where hi
will be the guest of friends for a few
days and will attend to some business
matters for his firm.
The excursion of the city band tt
Marietta to-day was a good one. There
| was quite a large number went on thu
| excursion, and the boys will realize {
good sum from it, The excursion ar
| rived in the city late this evening ant
all report having had good time.
| The Sistersville Rod & Gun Club hel(
an informal shoot this afternoon. There
| were quite a number of the members
| of tie club present and some good scores
were made.
James McCoach, one of the prominent
| young business men of the city, who
has been the guest of friends in Wheel
| ing for couple of days, arrived in the
| city this afternoon.
w. D. Moore and c. j. McManus
| prominent oil men of this city, who
have been in Wheeling for several days
have returned to the city.
Frank B. Sweeney, well known con-
tractor of the city, left this morning
| for Marietta, where he will be the
guest of friends for couple Of days.
| Hal McMullen went to Elk run this
| morning to look after his interests in