Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-30
BROWNSVILLE.

James Il. DOyle Will take OClS COLLINS
| to Addison tomorrow, where he is
! wanted as witness in case before
the circuit court. Colline is a prisoner
in the penitentiary.
The Epworth League will have bus
mess session next Thursday evening.
The dance given by the Hook and
Ladder boys last evening was well at
| tended. Everybody had real good
time also.
Quite a large number of our people
are arranging to go to Niagara Falls
! on the Wheeling and Lake Erie road
! next Friday
Mr. Burchnial and wife were visitors
to Wheeling last evening.
1t is rumored that a well-known
young newspaper reporter of this city
will soon lead to the altar handsome
young lady of ST. Clairsville.
The water works company has been
| making some important improvements
to its pumping station the past week.
A special session of the county court
will be held on the 7th of August, when
bids are to be considered in regard to
the work to be done on the Narrows
road The county will have it paved
and macademized, and also placed in
first-class condition.
Council will meet in syegular session
again next Thursday evening, there be-
ing a great deal of business to trans
act.
The local Fair Association is hust-
ling things for its annual fair and races
to be held in September. The speed
program has been published, and the
association is hard at work placing en-
tries. The entire exposition promises
to be greater than ever this year, and
will draw a much larger attendance.
The annual County Institute convenes
in this city one week from tomorrow
and, judging from the interest taken,
the session will be an interesting one.
This year on.- one week of the meet
ing will be held, as it is conceded that
all the work can be done in that length
of time. Last year Benwood had the
session, but by unanimous vote this
city was favored this year. number
of able isntructors have been secured,
and the meeting is expected to eclipse
any yet held here.
Another hearing in the fire depart
ment matter is scheduled for next
Thursday evening The members of
companies Nos. l and and hook and
ladder company ask that A. J. McElroy
be reinstated as chief of the depart
ment. If council does not take favor
able action all say they will resign. The
matter is now in serious shape, but it is
to be hoped that all concerned Will
patch I'D their difficulties at the next
meeting.
Work on the new opera house has
x-of hut n
ager Criswell expects to have every
thing ready very shortly He has not
been idle, however, and has already
booked a good list OF companies Tor
this season.
C. A. Weaver is home from a bust
ness trip to Monongahela county.
A. Stultz, the well known contractor
has gnshed the stone foundation OF Mrs.
NJ J. Harris new residence. The work
was done in exactly five days.
]. C. Mcmahon, of McMechen, was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. John Bowen is visiting relatives at
Pawhatan, Ohio.
Miss Katherine Barr. of Pittsburg, is
visiting friends in the city.
Miss Bird Hubbs has returned from
Wheeling where she had a very successful
surgical operation performed, at the North
Wheeling hospital
The fact just leaked out yesterday that
r. H. DeCamp and Miss Lille Criswell
have been married since the 18th of last
April. The ceremony was performed at
Wellsburg, the couple keeping their mar
riage a secret all this time Yesterday
Mrs. DeCamp left for Chicago, where she
will visit her sister for a short time.
]. T. King, of MeMechen. was in the
city yesterday.
The old Soldiers are requested TO be en-
hand at the old cemetery early tomorrow
morning fully equipped to assist in the
work of placing all veterans graves in
good condition.
VIM. Rogerson, aged "A years, died at his
home on Little Grave creek at o'clock
Friday night. The deceased had been i'll
for some time past. but only sick in bed
a short time He was a man well known
all over the county and had lived at the
above place fully 30 years. In was on his
land that che first oil well was drilled by
the North Penn company. Since then nu
merous otter strikes were made and the
oil field be&rs his name. The funeral will
take place 1t 10 o'clock this morning Ser
vices will b held at his late home and the
interment WI be at Fairview. cemetery
r. j. Mc4adden has received the con-
tract for tie raising of two very large
iron stacks at a Town in North Carolina
Each stack weighs seven tons. thus it will
be seen that the contract is no small one.