Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-16

The West Virginia G1Gss CompS1v
paid their employees yesterday. The
business Of this arm continues 70 In
crease rapidly.
Mrs. Louisa Stead arrived home yes-
terday from Cannonsburg, Pa. where
she has been visiting for several weeks
A. ]. Vanpelt is having his residence
on Third street repaired.
The festival and supper given Fri
day and Saturday evenings by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the German
Lutheran church at Scheele's hall prov
/ ed a very successful affair. A large
| number OF people were in attendance
both evenings. The tables and vari-
Gus stands were well patronized. Inc
proceeds realized from the a1alr VIII
be devoted to church expenses.
] j. C. Hoge, of Mt. Pleasant, was IN
town yesterday on business.
James Byrun and Will LeWelyn, OF
/ Newport, KY, are the guests OF J0hn
w. Terrill and family.
| Rev. A. Palmer, of Bellaire, will
, preach at the Sixth Street Methodist
church to-day.
VIII Dundy, of Columbus, was in
! town yesterday on business.
A fair sized audience was present
at the entertainment given in the
Opera House last evening by the men,
beers of the Martins Ferry Athletic
club. The evenings amusement prov
ed an excellent one, we'll pleasing the
| audience.
| The l. O. G.. T. lodge of this place
gave an entertainment and supper last
| evening in the Commercial hall. The
| affair was well attended, and the en-
J tertainment, which was of a musical
and literary nature, was very enjoy
| ale.
| Although there has been no street
cars from Wheeling in the town for
about week now, the people of the
place manage to live and enjoy them
! selves, something which seems very
odd to some of the Wheeling merchants
| from the way they talk.
! Miss Dora Wheeler, of New Castle,
Pa, is visiting friends here.
| Mrs. Gill and her daughter, Mrs.
Colts, who reside on South Third street,
are very ill.
The Selby & Stewart ball club de-
feated the Young America ball club
yesterday afternoon by score of IS
to o.
William Joy leaves for Pittsburg this
| morning to see his father, who is SER
icusly i'll.
Carlyle Benson left for Pittsburg yes
terday, where he has secured a posi-
ton.
James Cecil leaves for Cambridge,
o., this morning where he has secured
a position as a roller in mill at that
place.
Mrs. David Cox. Of South Second
street, is confined to her home veyr
i'll.
krim Bros and the Newland Addi-
ton ball clubs played a tie game yes
terday, 14to IA.
The members of the local lodge, A.
F. and A. NJ, are called to meet at 1880
p. m. to-day TO make arrangements for
the funeral of William Thomas.
Charles James, vice president of the
Amalgamated Association. leaves next
Saturday for Pittsburg to at end the
last meeting that will be, held by the
First district OF the Association before
the, convention at Detroit.
The members of Mountain City and
Pearl Lodges of the A. A. OF l. & S. w.
at the joint meeting held yesterday, en-
dorsed the cause of the strike OF the
employees of the Wheeling street rail-
way and requested that no members
of the lodges ride on the cars of the
company until after the strike is set
tied.
Mill No. / at the Aetna Standard
was classed as a iobbing. mill by the
executive committee of the lodge.
The suit of Mary " e. Cabell against
this city for damages to the amount of
$4,000, comes up in Common Pleas
Court tomorrow. The suit is the out
growth of the city taking gravel from
the east side of Walnut Grove to fill
in sore of the streets.
The funeral of the late David Thomas
tok place this afternoon from the Welsh
Congregational church at two O'Clock,
and will be largely attended. Rev. VIM.
Lewis, pastor of the church, assisted By
Rev. w J. Williams. pastor of st. Pauls
Episcopal church. will conduct the SER
vices The remains will be inferred at
Riveryiew cemetery.
John Miskell is able to be out after a
weeks Illness.
The wagons run yesterday by the
Wheeling merchants to this place were not
overloaded at any time with patrons. In
fact the scheme did not prove such a
bowling success.
The street car company is having the
crossings paved IN the north part of
town. Henry Koehnline has the contract
for the work.
A neat sum was realized last evening
by the ladies of the Christian church from
the benefit supper given for Rev J. n.
Wiseman and family.
The members of the city fire department
will hold a melting in the Commercial hall
Monday evening for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the ensuing year and
transacting any other business that may
come up.
The assessors of the various wards have
begun their work.
The Wheeling firm furnishing wagons
for the transportation of patrons were
forced TO take out a Incense for every
wagon they ran.
The Social FIVE will give a dance on
May lst