Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-03

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here during the winter
Rev. G.. W. Wade died at his home
in Tryconnell Wednesday of consump-
tion. The deceased was one of the
leading ministers of the M. P. church
and was secretary of the State confer
ence. The funeral took place from the
Bailey church Thursday under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows, quite num-
Der attending from this place.
Linn Osborne, from Clarksburg, was
here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Keener, of
Pruntytown, were in town Friday.
Mrs A F. Wilmoth, of Elkins, was
in town the first of the week, shop
ping.
Editor Slidell Brown, of the King
wood Argus, spent Thanksgiving in
town.
George K. Gambrill. of Parkersburg,
was the guest of friends in town
Thanksgiving.
Hon. P. J. Crogan, of Kingwood,
spent several days in town during the
week.
Mrs A. B. Hall was at Clarksburg
Wednesday.
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were at Fox Hall Thursday. hunting
and fishing.
Ed G. Goshorn, of the Lohmeyer &,
Goshorn Insurance Agency, Charleston,
was in town during the week looking
after his insurance business in this
section.
Bert Dent, Delbert Robinson, Merle
Watkins, Clarence Poe and Clyde Lew
is came home from the University
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with friends in town.
Hon. VIM. G. Brown, of Kingwood,
accompanied by his brother-in-law, S..
A. Eaten, of South Dakota, were in
town Wednesday.
Miss Ella Flanagan is visiting
friends in Pittsburg.
Mrs. A. F. Hustead spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents at Homecoming,
Md.
Mrs. F. M. Durbin returned Monday
from Morgantown, where she had been
attending the funeral of her cousin,
Miss Olive Dawson.
Mrs. Chas Grannon returned on
Monday from a visit of several weeks
to her parents in Parkersburg.
Miss Mollie Basford came up from
Cumberland to spend Thanksgiving
with Grafton friends.
Mrs. Rose Ward, Of Benwood, re-
turned home Monday from a pleasant
visit to friends here.
Claxde Jarvis and friend, Col. Mitch
ell, came in from Philadelphia, to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. Jarvis
parents on MILFORD street.
Miss Rose Gerkin, SO we'll and fav-
orably known here, was married on
Wednesday at Pittsburg, to Mr.. Dor
sey.
Miss Florence Cole attended the
Lewis-Thorne wedding at Clarksburg
on Wednesday.
w. ]. Cromie, for the past eighteen
months B. & o. storekeeper at this
place, has resigned, the resignation to
take effect on the 18th inst. Mr.. Gro
mie has been offered and accepted the
position as storekeeper Of the D., l. &
w road, with office at Scranton. Pa,
and will leave on the 18th to assume
his duties at that place. Mr. Cromie
and his estimable wife have made
numerous friends during their stay
here, who will be sorry to learn OF
their departure.
Mrs H. c. Fueller returned from a
visit to her parents at Davis
Hon. L. E. Warder and son Will, of
Pruntytown, came in from Cheat
mountain Tuesday from hunting. One
deer was killed.
Don Hall has resigned his position
as cler' at the Arlington hotel and will
leave early next week for Pittsburg,
where he has accepted position in one
of the leading hotels of that city.
Chas. Walker, of Warrington, repre-
senting the South Penn Oil Co.. was in
town Wednesday looking after the
company's interests in this county.
Attorney George A. Vincent and wife,
of Fairmont. were in, town Wednesday.
Mr. Vincent was on his way home from
hunting in Webster county. While
riding down q steep mountain on his
mule loaded with one bear and two
deer, the mule bucked and kicked,
landing George on his head some
twenty feet over a bluff. breaking his
collar bone and disfguring his face in
fearful manner. George saved his
game and was carrying it to his home.
A. R. Boyce, who lives three miles
east Of town received serious injuries
about the head and face Wednesday, by
the explosion of a she'll
Capt. X. D. Walker has been trans
ferred to the Belington division, max
ing his run from Grafton to Belington.
Capt. James Flanagan will take his
place on the branch accommodation
Both runs are desirable and these pop
ular railroad men are receiving the
congratulations Of their friends.
Robert T. Holloway and mother, of
Detroit, Mich, were in town the first
of the week Mr.. Holloway is manager
of the coal and coke company recently
organized near Philipp
E. E. Harwocd. of the Leachman &
Kennedy hardware firm, spent Thanks
giving with friends in Harrisville.
Mrs. w. H. Kelley, of Terra Alta, is
the guest of relatives in town.
VanBuren Joliiffe and sister, Miss
Zoe, of Fairmont, are visiting their I'M
Gle, Mr.. G. L. Jolliffe, on Washington
street.
Rev. J. H. Flanagan was.at Parkers-
burg Wednesday.
Maj c. D. Elliott, of Washington, D.
c.. was in town Thursday.
There will be quite number of
changes in conductors on the B. & O..
in short time. About fifteen freight
conductors will take the places of as
many passenger conductors, the pass
enger men being placed back on
freight runs. No reason is assigned
for fhn change