Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-07

ter, Master of Work. The lodge is in
a 1ourishing condition and continues to
increase its membership.
Miss Josephine Davis. of the Fifth
ward, has gone to Chicago to visit rela-
tives.
Harry McKeen, principal of the First
ward school, lost a sum of money upon
Ii street yesterday.
At st. Clairsville yesterday Mrs. Essie
McNeal was granted a divorce from
Benz. McNeal.
Mrs. Rose Meredith and children, of
Cambridgeboro, Pa, are visiting here.
Miss Mayme Woods, of Washington,
Pa, has accepted a position as cashier
in A. Klotz's store.
John Callahan has gone to Walla
Walla, Wash, to visit a brother.
VIM. S~chindewolf, ST., wife and
daughter, Misses Minnie and Amelia
Steger and Jos. Rankin have gone to
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Jacob Heatherington is suffering from
a sprained ankle.
Miss Chatty Meyers, of Warnock's,
passed through on her way to the G. e.
convention at Detroit yesterday.
Mrs. O. w. Holmes is visiting her
sister ct New Athens.
Miss Gertie Darrah, of st. Glars
vile, is the charming guest of Miss
Kate Darrah, of Union street.
Miss Josephine MCGOWAN has return
ed to Martins Ferry after a pleasant
visit with friends here.
Jesse Washington, the colored man,
was taken to st. Clairsville by Mar
shall Johnston yesterday afternoon.
Miss Vera Clements is spending a
week at Bethesda.
The C. e. Society of the Christian
Church had an installation and social
last night. A feature of the evening
was the report Of the convention at
Columbus given by the pastor, Rev.
Watson.
Mrs. w. E. Paul, of S~teubenville,
who has been visiting DR.. T. M. Wells,
has returned home accompanied by
her niece, Miss Palmal Wells.
Council, at it's meeting next Tusday
night, will take up the matter of speci-
f~cations for city lighting, and if the
plans are satisfactory bids will be adj
vertised for.
Joseph Mansell, of the Fourth ward,
continues quite sick.
Tonight Bellaire -Encampment, No.
1872, I. o. O. F., will confer the Royal
Purple degree. 1t is desirable that
there shall be a full attendance OF
members.
VIM. Bolte is taking a hunt and fish
at Jerusalem.
Edna, the young daughter of E. J..
Steger, is recovering nicely from Sc
we're burns t. the face and hands, me-
mentos of the Fourth.
Thomas Danford, of st. ClairsVille,
was in the city yesterday.
DR.. Starkweather returned yester-
day from a few days cunning at Jeru-
salem, Monroe county.
Emil Schmidt returned yesterday
morning from an outing on Captina
creek with three squirrels and ter
bass.
Andrew Kern has secured the con-
tract for putting a slate roof on the
Second Presbyterian Church.
Alex. Ogle has gone to Mt. Clemens
to join his family.
Holders of preferred stock of the Ma
tional Enamel Company have received
checks for the quarterly dividend.
The county board of pension exam
liners were in session here yesterday.
This is the first time the board has met
twice in one week for a long while.
A. Rumbach and S. WINNER made a
business trip out the B. & o. yesterday.
A. L. Moore, of Cambridge, was here
yesterday.
Isaac Arnold, of Beallsville, made q
business trip here yesterday forenoon.
Last evening Mrs. j. A. Gallaher en-
tertained the members of the Ladies'
Missionary Society of the Episcopal
Church at her home on Gravel Hill.
Supper was partaken of during the
visit.
Tax books for Pultney township will
be closed on Saturday.
Shell Bros circus held forth in up
per town last evening and drew a good
crowd. The show is made up princ1-
pally of local talent, but this does not
keep the exhibition from being very
creditable. The circus exhibits next
at Maynard.
Davis & Archer have secured the con-
tract for building the pumping station
at Benwood. They will also put in the
pumps. McClain will build the founda-
ton for the station.
C. w. Bippus is moving his drus
store from its present location on
Union street to his new store room on
Thirty-seventh street. He expects 10