Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
BELLAIRE.
Plymouth Council to Entertain Their
Friends Wednesday Evaning--Baby
Elk in wn---0ther JOtti0gs Of In
toreSt.

G. z. Matthews, of Cincinnati, is
visiting his old friend Emil Schmidt,
and will stop over in the city until
after the Elks' meeting on Wednesday
night. Mr.. Matthews is member Of
Cincinnati Lodge, No. 5, and is one of
the prominent members of the order in
Ohio. He is known as the Baby Elk, "
title facetiously given him owing to
the fact that he tips the beam at 41o
pounds Mr.. Matthews is we'll up on
all matters pertaining to the order and
is enthusiastic for its future. He
thinks the new ritual, however, not
so attractive as the old, and anticipates
another change when the Grand Lodge
meets at st. Louis in June.
Next Wednesday night Plymouth
Council, No. u, o. y. A. M, will give
an open meeting for invited guests.
There will be an installation of officers
and an attractive programme consist
ing of addresses upon subjects pertain
ing to the order interspersed with
songs and music by an orchestra con-
sisting Of ten pieces. Our Pride Coun-
Gil, d. of L., has been invited to at
tend as well as the lady friends Of the
members of Plymouth Council. State
Councillor O. W. Baum, of Akron, is
expected to be present and address the
meeting. The affair will take place in
Armory Hall, and a lunch will be
feature
The funeral Of John Stricklin takes
place from the residence of his brother
in-law, John Van Horn, at $50 this
morning. The remains will be taken
n w va for int nj
1t has just been announced through
friends here that Miss Nettie, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. C. e. Kurtz, of Chicago,
will shortly be welded to Mr.. ClarJ
Ball, promising young attorney OF
Muncie, Ind.
The different ways in which the grip
affects people is illustrated in the case
of j. NJ. Conner, engineer at the cleo
trio light plant. He was taken sud-
denly sick late Friday night and start
cd to run to his home where he arrived
feeling better His heart was affected
and the attending physician thinks it
possible if he had not taken the violent
exercise the blood may have stagnated
with fatal results.
James Norris, aged IA, died at his
home on Gravel Hill at Il m. yester-
was Frustrated with la grippe, which
afterwards developed into pneumonia.
He was a member Of Spangler Post,
C. A. r., and the members will meet
at one o'clock p. N. Monday to attend
the funeral, which will take place from
the residence on FOrty-eightn street at
two o'clock. Deceased leaves a wife,
son and daughter. Both the latter are
grown.
Miss Vira Clements, who underwent
%s. operation at Wheeling for appendi-
cltis, is reported improving.
The mission at St. Johns church will
close this evening.
The high wind yesterday morning
blew down the bill boards at Union and
Thirty-second streets. and did slight
damage to the Christian church.
1eIhandler, Cleveland. Exchange. w.
Bert, Greencastle; r. A. Welsh, Arm
strong's Mills. Anderson-Owen
Meechan, Frankton; H. NJ Murdoch,
Akron. Globe. E. Fallensbee, Pitts
burg; J. H. Miller Columbus; John Nc
Eldowney, New Martinsville.
At the meeting Of the Elks' lodge,
No. 119, next Wednesday night, the
work will be eXemplified under the new
ritual.
A man who gave his name as Miles
DOlenberger, and who was stopping
with J. C. Carney at Neff's Siding, de-
parted Friday and since his absence a
gold watch belonging to A. O. Sells has
been missing.
The absence of the fog and ice facili-
tates navigation greatly.
Martin Cowen, deputy food inspector,
is slightly indisposed.
Fred Shockey and Miss Wilmina
Schramm were quietly married at the
home of the bride south of the city,
Thursday evening.
Miss Bessie Williams, of st. Glars
vile, is visiting the Misses Alther, of
the Fifth ward
The young son Of Jas. Dubois, Of the
Fifth ward, is quite sick.
The dance given at the City Hall last
night was one of the most successful
conducted by the Duquesne club.
Sheriff COwen and Marshal Johnson
took VIM. Reisinger, the epileptic, back
to GallipOlis yesterday.
Miss Emma WarnOck has resumed
her duties at the DOstoffice.