Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-15
S STERSVELLE.

SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, October a.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss Maude Courtney and Mr.. Ed.
Riggall, of this city, has been announc-
ed, and it is understood the wedding
will occur the early part of December
Both CT the young people are well
known and move in the best society of
the city.
r. M. Mcconnell. one OF the most
prominent operators and producers in
this section, left Friday for Pittsburg
and other points north on a business
and pleasure trip. While away he will
visit the home Of his boyhood at Salts
burg, Pa.
]. W. Kaufman, clerk of the Wetzel
county circuit court at New Martins
Vile, was in the city Friday attending
to some business matters and calling
on friends.
Prof. NJ. Z. Hess, principal of the
public schools, was in Marietta Friday
where he attended meeting of the
school principals of Eastern Ohio and
Western West Virginia.
All the members of the knights of
Pythias from this city who attended the
Grand Lodge meeting at Wheeling the
early part of the week. have returned
home. They report having had a big
time
Mrs. Henry Klostermeyer. of Mari
eta, Ohio, was in the city Friday and
Saturday the guest of her daughter
Mrs. William Bedillion, of the wharf
boat.
A. B. Hunt, the well-known attorney,
has been i'll for a couple of days. He
was reported slightly improved to-day
Jesse Jacobs, a popular attache of
tine Wertheimer Sons & Co.'S store in
this city, who has been on a vacation
for month or six weeks. which was
spent at his home in Philadelphia and
travelling about the different places of
interest in the east. has returned to the
CITY and resumed his duties at the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Sweeney, who
have been on a wedding tour Of several
weeks, which was spent at points in
Pennsylvania and New York are ex-
.rected to return to this city Monday
Miss Mae Kingsley. who has been a
popular attache of Fischer Bros store
in this city, for some time. left yester-
day for Pittsburg, where she will make
her future home, her parents having
moved there some time ago. While
here Miss Kingsley made host of
friends, and yesterday just before she
departed, . numbe. of her young lady
friends presented her with handsome
ring as a token of esteem.
Miss Sara Agnew. of Brown street,
has accepted the position of book-keep-
er in Mccoy Bros store.
Miss Gussie Riggs, stenographer in
the law Office of f. L. Blackmarr, left
Friday morning for her home at ST.,
Marys where she will remain for a
couple Of days visiting.
Word was received in the city last
evening from Wheeling to the effect
that James Forsythe, one of the best
known men in this part of the oil coun-
try, was in very serious condition al
the Haskins hospital. A few days ago
an operation was performed on him
for some intestinal trouble and it was
not believed last evening that he could
survive. Nothing has been heard from
mis- to-day.
Mrs. ]. J. Goff, of the North End.
who has been the guest of friends in
Pittsburg for several days. has returned
TO the city Her sister. Mrs. James
Woodward, who accompanied her, has
also returned.
Mr.. and Mrs r. J. Roberts. who have
peeQ the guests OF MT ana MIS-. j 4.
Jones, of Brown street, for a week or
ten days, will leave Monday for home,
at Bradford. Pa.
Mrs. r, S. Saunders, of Virginia
street. who has been the guest of
friends St Pittsburg and Oakdale, Pa,
for couple of weeks, has returned
home She was accompanied by her
sen Raymond.
the wharfboat. are the guests of rela-
tives and friends at Moundsville for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Work, of the
North End, are the guests of Mrs.
Works parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. John
son, of Bellaire, Ohio, for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Wetzel have
returned to their home at st. Marys,
visit xx-ffh fria l-