Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

The Epworth League has secured the
services of Rev. George Wilding, D. D.,
I to deliver lecture at NJ. e. church,
Friday, February q. Doctor Wilding
was a resident Of this State at one
time, and is well known here, and no
| doubt will be greeted with a large
crowd.
Mrs. Mary Burke, of Wilfrid street,
died at her home Sunday, February u,
in her 18th year Tne funeral services
| occurred Tuesday morning from the
Catholic church, Father McElligott
officiating.
The W. C. t. U. ladies will hold
Frances z. Willard memorial services
at the Baptist CHURCH Sunday after
| noon. An interesting programme has
been prepared.
Theatre-goers have been treated this
week to two well attended shows at
I the Opera House. Rice & Barton's big
gaiety company was here Tuesday
night, ard 'Other Peoples Money
held the boards Friday night. These
are two first class troupes and gave
good satisfaction. Guy Brothers min
strels are next on the programme, and
they are here Wednesday, the 22d.
Miss Mollie Swindler has resigned
her position with d. Grace Core & Co.,
to accept the management OF the Ellis
| millinery department.
Mr.. John Wincher left the first of the
! week for a short stay in California.
Thomas Hill, a musician OF the First
regiment, was the guest of his many
friends here this week.
Rev. Lynch was at Buckhannon last
Sunday, and in his absence his pulpit
was filleFby Rev. Leatherby, of New
burg.
Rev. ]. H. Flanagan, D. D., will
preach a sermon to the Grafton
Knights of Pythias Sunday morning at
the Presbyterian church.
Frank Riley, of Washington, D. c.,
was circulating among the printing
! fraternity here this week.
| Several train loads of regulars pass
ed through here this week enroute to
New York, where they will embark
| for Mania.
Walter L. Tibbets, of Philadelphia,
Pa, was visiting his parents in West
Grafton the first of the week. Walter
| is operator in large Philadelphia
brokerage firm. He returned to Phil
| adelphia Tuesday.
S. K. White and wife were at Oak
| land, Md, Thursday, attending the flu
neral of their relative, D. H. Loar.
! John L. Hectiner was at Buckhannon
on business this week.
| Dr. A. R. Warden was called to
Terra Alta this week on account of the
! illness of his father, Rev. j. M. War
den.
Miss TURNKEY, of Newburg has been
| the guest of friends here several days.
Edith Yates, the little daughter of
! w. J. Yates, of Fetterman, was SO
badly burned last Saturday that she
died on Sunday. She was left alone in
q room, in which was a CRATE fire,
while her sister went after coal, and
when her sister returned she was hor-
rified to find the little girls clothing
on fire, which, before they could be
extinguished, burned her badly, re-
sulting in her death on Sunday. The
unfortunate child was buried Monday
afternoon. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Perry.
Lawson, Harry and George Loar
were called to Oakland, Md, this week
to attend the funeral of their father,
Mr.. D. H. Loar. Mr.. Loar was well
| known IN Grafton.
- Midnight Lawn Fete" will be
held at Brinkman hall, the 25th inst,
by the Methodist Protestant ladies. A
good time is guaranteed all who at
| tend.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Bradford died on Saturday last, and
was buried in 3luemont Sunday. This
! is the second child this bereaved father
and mother have lost in a couple of
weeks.
There will be a pie supper" held by
| the Fetterman Epworth League next
Friday evening at Kendall 6, Evans
hall, Fetterman. Proceeds to be ap-
piled TO the church.
3. O. Sargent went to Ohio Friday
morning on a business trip.
j. Slidell Brown, of the Kingwood
Argus, was in town Friday, on his way
to Charleston.
Representative Oldfeld, of Harrison
county, was here during the week
T. L. DennisOn was at Knottsville
several days this week.
The grocery stock of the late G.
Wotthlie was sold Saturday by Trustee
Robinson to Mrs. NJ Gaines for 1912.
ne SdlOOu SlOCh GIiU IALulSS NSlc SC1Q
! to Charles StOlzenfals.
Isaac Klein, of Weston, this week
purchased the stock of millinery goods
| of W. O. Boyd.
Mrs. Frank Winneskie, of Pittsburg,
is the guest OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John e. Slane.
The new charter for Grafton now be-
fore the Legislature, was 'foored" in
the Council meeting Thursday night,
and Grafton will have no new charter
for year at least.
Fred Davis, of Syracuse, N. Y, was
in town several days this week, the
guest of Fred Wilson.
c. r. Lilly and wife will go to Fair
| mont Sunday to attend the A. o. u w.
anniversary exercises.
]. B. Sandy went to Wheeling this
week, where Mrs. Sandy goes for medi-
cal treatment.