Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

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ter went to Fairmont Thursday where
! they will be the guests of relatives for
several days.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
are preparing to give an entertainment
at Brinkman hall in the near future.
1t will be. entitled AN Evening of Mel
odies,' and promises to be quite an in
teresting entertainment. These ladies
! always provide good entertainments
! and this is to be no exception to the
rule.
Preparations for the State Epworth
I League convention are being rapidly
completed, and no pains are being
/ spared to make this one of the best
conventions ever held in the State.
There are about 100000 Epworth
| Leaguers in the State. who will send
about 800 delegates, and this together
/ with the pastors and other visitors will
make a large number Of strangers in
\ this city.
The Park Improvement Company
will hold a grand picnic at the Park
the Fourth of July. Excursion trains
will be run all day.
! The Knights of Pythias decorated
the graves of their deceased brethren
at Bluemont on Tuesday evening. A
large number of visiting Sir Knights
were in attendance. The procession
formed at the lodge room on Main
street and marched to the cemetery
headed by the Greater Grafton 7".
Rev. F. N. Lynch was the orator of the
J occasion.
Mrs. Chas. ]. Proudfoot, of Parkers-
burg, will be the guest of relatives and
! friends here during the Epworth
j League convention.
w, P Hendrickson left Monday for
an extended business trip to Cincinnati
and Columbus, O., and Pittsburg, Pa.
The various churches in town cele-
brated Children's day last Sunday. The
exercises were all well attended.
T. E. Cole and M J. Parsons return
ed Wednesday from Wheeling where
they were attending the State meeting
/ of the Board of Undertakes.
w. w. Tapp and wife, of Harrisville,
were in the city the first of the week.
Prof. Tapp was formerly teacher in
the GFa1IOn pupIlC ScHOOlS.
George Allender, of this place, who
enlisted in the regular army few days
ago, is now on his way to San Fran
cisco, where he will join the regiment
| in which he enlisted. and will go from
there to Manila.
Ed. Poe, of Elkins Randolph county,
was in the city Thursday.
Mrs. Rev. J. D. Simmons went to
| Webster Springs the first of the week
where she will remain for some time
for the benefit of her health. Her
! daughter, Miss Lois. went to Weston,
where she is visiting relatives.
]. N Wilkinson, of Bridgeport, was
| the guest of his cousin, A. ]. Wilkinson
here Friday. Mr. wilkinson is con-
nected with the South Penn Oil Co.
The Lutheran Sunday school will
! celebrate Children's Day Sunday. The
/ exercises will take place at the church
| at the regular evening hour In the
morning the pastor, Rev. Richardson,
will preach a sermon to young people.
Capt. G. NJ McGunnegle, of the 18th
Infantry, has opened a recruiting sta
| ton at this place in room No. s. First
National Bank building. Main street.
! The remarkable success achieved by
! Capt. Skunk while here during May,
prompted, no doubt. the government
| to reopen the office here. 1t is thought
! that Capt McGunnegle will do equally
as good.
w. r. D. Dent went to Wheeling
! Saturday to attend to some legal bust
ness before the Supreme Court.
Miss Mary Shafer, Of Tunnelton, is
/ the guest of her father Ed. 'Shafer, at
i the Ward House.
! Col. Clarence Smith. of Fairmont,
was in town a few hours Saturday.
Greed o. Newton has sold his fine
saddle horse to Rev. J. H. Flanagan, D.
D.
A. H. Kelley. special agent Of the
Scottish Union and National Insurance
Co.. was in town Friday and Saturday.
| DR. A. s. Warder, Jr was in Wheel
| ing Thursday and Friday.
! DR.. Will Chenoweth, of Philippi, was
here Thursday.
A. J. Wilkinson left Tuesday on a
| business trip to Ohio.
Prof. Thos E. Hodges. of the State
| University, was in town Monday.
Capt Harr~ Smith. of Clarksburg,
was in town Wednesday.
Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, OF Fair
mont, passed through town Thursday
en- route to Parkersburg.
! Col. Macker Babb. OF the First West
Virginia National Guard. was in town
| the latter part Of the week. He was
on his way to Morgantown to attend
the commencement.
The special term OF the Circuit Court
will convene here next week.
Capt w. ]. White. Of Morgantown,
was in town Tuesday.
| Fox Hall. the summer home OF the
| Dewey Fishing Club, was duly opened
| Wednesday, and a most enjoyable day
was spent The members OF the club
are residents of Grafton and include the
| following we'll known gentlemen: ].
| A. McCabe. T. f. joyce DIR. R. D.
Mackin Chas. H. Straub. B. F. Bailey,
| Chas l. Kimmel. DR.. A. S. Warder,
| Gus H. Kunst, Dr. c. A. Sinsel. F. B.
Blue, John Hamilton. w c. Hanway,
i Fred Raymond, Hon. W G. Brown. G.
| F. Teter. Jos Miller. W. T. Rowland.
C. F. Ellis. R. W. Kennedy. DR.. J. E.
r. Ellis. B. F. Kinney. Hon. W. R. D.
| Dent, Ira E. Robinson. W. B. Nc
Henry. On the above occasion their
| families joined them and assisted in
4 making the occasion most noted one.