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

Mayor J. C. Parkinson is laid up with
an attack of the mumps.
Mrs. Hanson Criswell and daughter,
Miss Lille, have returned from Beth
any, where they attended the COM
mencement of the college there.
Miss Roxie Hammond is confined to
her home on Jefferson avenue on ac-
count of sickness.
Mrs. Caroline Jones left yesterday on
visit to her daughter at Homestead,
Pa.
Miss Nora Howard, who is visiting
her brother at McMechen, had the mis-
fortune to sprain her ankle Thursday.
She is now confined to the house on
account Of the accident. -
j. D. Burley, ]. e. Roberts and T..
S. Riggs leave this evening for ST.
Louis to attend the Grand Lodge meet
ing of the Elks, which will be held
there this week.
The funeral of Thomas Logston, who
died Friday morning, will take place
this afternoon at two o'clock. Services
will be held at the home of his son-in-
law, J. j. Leach, on Lafayette avenue,
and the interment will be at Mt Rose
cemetery. The members of the Grand
Army will meet at their hall at one
O'Clock and will attend the funeral in
a body.
The Kings Daughters have made ar
engagements to hold picnic on the
Thompson estate on the Ohio Side next
Wednesday. The young ladies will go
over in the afternoon, but will serve
supper to their gentlemen friends.
The young men, however, will not be
present until that hour.
The funeral of George c.. Simpson,
whose sad death occurred Thurs day
morning, took place yesterday morning
at ten o'clock from his late home on
Jefferson avenue. Services were held
at the house and were attended by a
very large crowd. The deceased for
merly worked in Pittsburg, and there
were a number of his friends present
from that city. The floral tributes
were also profuse, showing the esteem
in which Mr.. Simpson was held. At
the cemetery there were also a large
crowd present, the funeral being one of
the largest that has been held in the
city for some time.
The delegates who are to attend the
State convention. of the Epworth
League will leave for Grafton on next
Monday. There are three persons
named to represent this city.
The Elks at their meeting Friday
night leased the north half of the up
per story of the Opera House building.
The room will at once be given gen.
eral oVerhauling, preparatory to being
used by this lodge exclusively. 1t is
the intention CT the members to give
an entertainment in the near future,
and it will possibly be about the time
they take possession of the room, which
will be July LIST. The lodge will also
take part in the parade at Wheeling
klks week, and have adopted neat
uniform for the event.
The lawn fetes given last evening at
the home of Mrs. George Luther was
quite an affair A very large crowd
was present including :aany Wheeling
people. The affair was also very sue
cessful from a financial standpoint, a
neat sum being realized by the efforts
OF those in charge of the affair.
The Kings Daughters meet to-mor-
row evening at the home of Miss Cert
rude Jones, of Ninth street.
Miss Catherine Damsel, of Water
street, is confined to her home slight
ly indisposed.
Moundsville will surely have an opera
house at the beginning of the theatrical
season. So far there are one or two
parties who are interested in the
movement, and it is not at all unlikely
that new building may be started by
the first of July. Louis Dressell, who
owns the lot opposite Sigafoose's store,
is the latest gentleman who is think
ing seriously OF providing a play
house for the city. He has the matter
under consideration and will be able
to say this week whether he will build
or not. In the event of no large bust
ness house being built, there will be a
building erected at a site to be agreed
on later that will accommodate all
companies who visit here during the
next several years. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that the right kind of an
opera house will be erected, for it
would certainly be a paying invest
ment to the party who putsgu up his
money.
Miss Matte Stulz has returned from
visit to Wheeling friends.
There will likely be a special meet
ing of Council held this week for the
reason that there is considerable mis-
cellaneous business to be transacted
Harry H. Fergus, of McKeesport, Pa,
and one of the members of the late
Company NJ, is in the city calling on
friends
Mrs. B. F. Meighen left yesterday
to visit relatives at Littleton.
J. w. McIntire, an attorney of New
Martinsville. was in the city yesterday
The employees of the Baltimore &
Ohio Company will receive their checks
in payment for work done during the
month of May. some time this week
Circuit Court opens tomorrow morn
ing again, when the celebrated Cameron
appeal case comes up for a hearing. 1t
will be remembered that two detectives
were employed by the town of Cameron
to catch the parties alleged to be run
ming speakeasies and gambling houses
in that town. As result several par
ties were arrested and fined by the
Mayor, but nearly all have taken ap-
peals. The cases are all interesting