Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07
BEN W OOD.
The Coming "old Maids Convention
Other Items of Interest.

! Other Items Of Interest.
Following is the cast of characters for
the three-act comedy, entitled ''Tne Old
Ma1a's Convention, to be presented at
the First M. Il. Churcn on 'Iuesaay and
Wednesday evenings, May 25d ana 24tn,
| by the members OF the Ladles' Aid So
Getty Of the church:
nepofter ...... ...... ..CharleS Evans.
| President .......... Miss Dora Davis.
| Two candidates 80. >.
...... MISS Cora and Alta Edwards.
Secretary ...... ..... Miss Cora Bell
Mrs. Nihens. ...... Miss Maud Bowers.
Two specimens. .........
Miss Laura Evans and Miss Cora
Taylor.
Inside guard. ........ Miss Alice Fox.
thirty old Maids-Saliie Shelters, Miss
Loa Davis; Lucinda Scratcngravel, Miss
Lizzie Hail; Jemiina Bump, Miss Jessie
Estep; Glory Green, Miss Lottie Price;
Samantha Whoopemup, Miss Bertha
Jones; Edith Brown, Miss Matte Car
| penter; Lillian Jones, Miss Edith Nor
gan; Jerusha Plunket, Miss Halle Mar
TIN; Penelope Bobb, Miss Edna Bowers;
Jane Axhandle, Miss Rosella Linsley;
| Polly, Miss Eta Morgan; Tilda Toots,
Miss Hattie Davis; susan Sugarham,
Miss Eva Edwards, and others.
! Act lon the way to the Convention,
| a street scene.
Act 1.-THE morning session of the
| Convention.
| Act III.-The afternoon session.
| Closing exercise-A song and drill.
The Epworth League of the First NJ.
e. Church will meet at the church next
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
| electing new corps of officers for the
ensuing year.
| Miss Leota Gates. Of Powhatan is
the guest of her brother, 0. o. Gates,
| the Main street druggist.
The literary contest to be held at
| the First M. E. Church on the evening
of the 18th inst. under the auspices
| of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, of this city, promises to be a
most interesting affair. There will be
eight contestants, all of whom have
been selected from the Junior Epworth
! League of the church. and Demorest
silver medal is to be awarded to the
WINNER The affair will be under the
direction of Miss Halle Martin, who is
| superintendent OF the contest work,
connected WITH the organization, and no
doubt will be attended by large num-
| Der of folks.
| John Higgins, better known as
Nancy" was the victim of quite a
painful accident, occurring at the
Wheeling Iron and Steel Works yester-
day afternoon about one o'clock. He
was standing on one of the platforms
talking to one of the employees, when
| he lost his balance and fell to the
ground, a distance Of about. ten feet.
| AS a result. he received a severe shak-
| ing up and had his right wrist badly
| dislocated His injuries were attended
at the Emergency hospital.
Homer Newton and Victor Thomas
will spend the day at Moundsville.
The Uncle Sam" Fishing Club, COM
posed of Earl Newton. John Bursee,
August Alderman and Ollie Bowman,
of this city, are camping in the vicinity
OF Powhatan, Ohio.
Jeremiah Mitchell, of the North End,
an employee of the Riverside works, is
| recovering from a severe attack of
grip.
The children of James Dolan, of Sis
| tersville, have returned to their home,
after having visited at the home of their
uncle Michael Dolan, of McMechen
| street.
Joseph Slippner and John Slippner
have opened up saloon in the stand
| formerly occupied by John Bogard, in
the Fourth Ward.
| Commandery No. 231, knights of St.
John, will hold regular meeting at
their hall next Sunday afternoon.
Miss Kate Baugh, of Warnock's Sta
| ton, Ohio, is visiting at the home of
| her brother. William Baugh, of the
| Third Ward.
| Quite number of tickets have been
! soid for the three-act comedy, entitled
What's Next" which is to be present.
ed at the City Hall next Wednesday
evening by the pupils of the higher
grades of the Central school.
The arrangements have about been
complete for the supper and bazaar to
be held at Holdermann's Hall. on the
evenings of the 18th and 18th insts.,
J under the auspices of the Young Peo-
| pies Society of ST. Matthew's Lutheran
Church.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Leach is lying seriously i'll
| at her home on Water street.
Frank w. Porterfeld and family, of
Moundsville, will remove to this city
shortly.
Howard Woods, of Iowa, has arrived
in the city to be the guest of friends.
Walter Simpson and the Misses Davis
will spend the day with friends at
Belmont. Ohio.
Edward Hayey has returned to the
city from brief visit with relatives
and friends at Proctor.