Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-16

| Mrs. w. M. Garrett, of Moundsville,
, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert
i>Weidmer, Of Union street.
] Master Ralph Wells entertained a
number of his young friends at the
Wells hotel, Thursday evening.
! The Charles Barber Fishing club"
are camping at their old grounds two
miles south of town. There are &c
members, mostly from Wheeling Is
land The Register will find them at
their club rooms.
| Mrs. j. T. Martin, of Sistersville,
wa sthe guest of Mrs. T. A. Wells at
the Wells hotel, Thursday
Frank Shewalter, clerk at the Elk
: hotel, is calling on Wheeling friends
to-day.
The contract for the erection OF the
next. The old building is being re-
! moved The new hotel will front on
the river Is feet, and on Washington
/ street GO feet. 1t will be built of press
ed brick and three stories high. The
bar-room will be circular in form and
will be the finest in finish. The front
will be stone arched and plate glass.
The building is to be completed not
later than January LIST.
! Our citizens no doubt will be sur
prised to learn that for four days this
| week than an average of forty passen-
| gers left by train per day, estimating
Friday. Saturday and Sunday at the
same, there would be 2S0 for the week
leaving by train. There was that
| many received at the station for this
! time, which would make $50 passen
gers received and discharged here. This
! is very low estimate, as passes and
mileage books are not included. The
! freight discharged at the depot aver
ages car loads per day, or Sc car loads
per week, or at least $40 tons of freight
! Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Smith, of Sher
ley and who were calling on relatives
! here, left for Wheeling Friday to
! spend some weeks with friends.
| Prof. Monroe, of Bethany College,
| will deliver a series of sermons at the
! Christian church on the South Side,
commencing July 22d. A general in
vitation is extended to the public.
! Mrs. Friend Cox was the guest of
| Sistersyille friends, Thursday and Fiji
| day
i We see by the published programme
! that Rev. G. d. Smith, pastor of the
NJ. E. church, Of this city, will deliver
! a sermon at Moundsville camp meet.
ing, August 22d.
| Miss Gertrude sherwood, of Mariet-
| ta Miss Sarah Agnue, of Sistersville,
and Mrs. Clara Frazier, Of Wheeling,
were guests of Mrs. w. r. Fitch Thurs
day
| T. B. HARRISON, of Franklin, Mar
shall county, was calling on relatives
| in town Thursday.
/ c. w. Barrack is having many of our
handsome residences and officers pho
tographed, and cut Of them will ap
pear in his real estate paper. which
| wifi make its appearance in a few days.
He has photoed flowing oil we'll
and a few pump stations in the fields.
Attorneys E. B. Snodgrass and f. o.
Keifer are spending a few days at
Smithfeld, taking dispositions in a
chancery cause.
Miss Jennie Melvin, a Wellsburger
is stenographer in Z. l.. Robinsons
| office.
A number of Pine Fork ladies, who
have been confined in Jail for some
weeks, charged with lettering in a
house of i'll fame, were released on
] bond Friday. The county officials are
| determined to clear the atmosphere
around the oil towns in this county
Miss Maggie Smith returned Monday
from visit to friends in Wellsburg
Mrs. l.. J. Williams and daughter
spent Saturday in Wheeling.
Walter Marshall and wife were here
Sunday visiting the parents of Mrs.
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. D. n. Mangold.
Misses Gratta Jacobs and Ella Clark
have returned from a visit 10 friends at
Wildwood.
Miss Anna Baush was the guest of
Wheeling friends a few days this week.
G. Grouse, son of Judge Grouse, of
! Pine Fork, was the guest of Earnest
Harmon this week.
Levi Oblinger has purchased a fine
driving horse and will start a deliv-
cry wagon in a few days. The deliy-
cry system has come to stay in this
| city.
Miss Dora Hennen left Friday to
visit friends at Piney, where she will
remain some days.
John Tucker and wife, of Littleton
| are the guests of a sister Mrs. NJ. Nc
Cam, of Main street
The imaginative power of some of
| our citizens has brought the kissing
| bug to our city, but it has not intro
duced itself by Hobsonizing any one
| yet.
The City Council met Saturday even
ing to consider an ordinance looking
| to the introduction of electricity as a
means of Lighting, etc. There were
| representatives Of Parkersburg capt.
talists present, and in fact the meet
ing was called to consider their prop
osition, but it was soon learned that
four other concer&s We're knocking
for admittance for the same purpose
The Council adjourned without grant
ing any special privileges. 1t is now
rumored that a company of cur own
| citizens has been formed and will ap-
| ply for a charter of incorporation in
a few days, not only to supply cleo
| tricity, but for the manufacture of ar
tificial ice. The gentlemen organizing
for this enterprise have the capital to
insure success, and will have their
! plans ready for submission at the next
| regular meeting of Council
! Levi Berger, contractor, has the new
| addition TO the Elk hotel almost com
pleted This enlarges the hotel by add
| ing q rooms
TO Let.-A contract for the erection
of a 10-roomed dwelling. Specified
| tons at law Office of McIniire & Nc
| Intire.