Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05


ties who want to make a match with
some local boxer who can put up q s,ifI
fight, and Billy Shellenberger, of that
place, the contest to take place here I'M
der the auspices of the athletic club, the
winner to take the gate receipts. Shell
lenberger is a pretty good man and fights
at 155 pounds. Probabilities are that if q
match is made a large crowd of Marietta
ard Parkersburg sports will be N at
tendance. According to the statement N
the letter, the fight must take place with
in the next thirty days.
The Wheeling creek coal miners worked
about four days last week. The moon
was white yesterday, consequently they
will work Monday.
Fred Amar:ne purchased two fine COWS
from Harrisville parties last week.
Norwood Morris and Ira Davis. both
members of Company F, First artillery,
stationed at Tybee Island, Ga, are home
on a Through, visiting their parents.
Lafayette Trauten, the driver at the
Wheelig creek mines, who was painfully
injured about the legs a week ago, is re-
covering.
Who the next postmaster will be is the
question that S causing much worry among
the asp.rants, and speculation among
their friends. The appointment, it was
generally thought, would be made this
week, but up until yesterday afternoon it
had not. Now, with the same anxiety,
they will enter upon another week Won
dering each day what the next will bring.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow afternoon
at St. Clairsville, for the transaction Of
any business that may come before them
The members of Branum Post, G. A. R.,
have rented q room in the Cook building
on Pike street where they will hold their
meetings hereafter.
Yesterday was pay day on the B., B. &
NJ. f. street railway.
Mss Maize Grub, OF Emerson Ohio, IS
visiting relatives and friends here.
H. E. Burns is spending the day with
friends up the. river.
Mss Mary McConnaughey continues to
improve.
George Koehnline was down from Steu-
benville yesterday.
James Levore, of Salnevilie, was dong
business here yesterday.
Supt Ray Hyde will be down from Nor
r:stown this week and put a force of men
st work spreading stone on this end of
the pike.
EGGS were sellig at % and % cents a
dozen yesterday, butter &c. per ID, and
chickens at 1213c.
| Yesterday was pension voucher day for
the old soldiers and the notaries public
were kept busy.
NJ L. McConnaughey has had his livery
stable repainted, improving its appearance
very much.
Miss jesse Hil.yer is home visiting her
parents.
Walter Ochsenbein, a well known local
boxer, wants to make match with some
amateur pugilist not weighing over $50
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Labadie, the duo
logue entertainers, who are recommended
by the press over the country, will be at
the opera house next Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the Knights OF Py-
thias lodge of this place. Their enter
tainment, entitled AN Original Idea, ,"
consists of sketches emitted The Wooiny
Scene" from Shakespeare's Richard III;
March to Bosworth Field" from Rich
ard III; and "A Happy Pair" from S.
They're Smith Many tickets are being
sold for the event, which promises to be
above the ordinary in the way of enter
tainments.
S. K Wallace, of Steubenvilie. was do
ing business in town yesterday.
The revival services at the West End
Methodist church will be con -inued this
week.
The Aid Society of the West Wheeling
N. Z. church will give a turkey supper at
the church on Friday evening. The 10Th
instant.