Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-19
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Pa, March 1S.-The
colored folks of this place will give a
concert at the town hall on mex Tues
day evening.
Mrs. NJ. e. Mack has returned to her
home at Pittsburg after several days
visit at this place.
r. T. Hallam & Sons, contractors,
have begun work on street paving, and
will push the work as fast as possible.
Every street and alley in town will be
paved.
Mrs. Samuel Hazlett is visiting in
Washington City.
Miss Lon Best, Of Franklin, is the
guest of friends in town.
Ed. Lane, Of West Middletown, the
ex-Rough Rider, was in town this
week.
Interesting p%rotracted meetings are
being held at the M. P. church. Many
persons have united with the church,
and the meetings will be continued for
some time.
l. G. Gibson, of the freshman class OF
w. & J. College, left Monday for Chi
huahua, Mexico.
Russell Myers has returned from a
visit to Washington City.
Ed. Glen, Of Claysville, was in town
Monday on business.
Miss Sophia Morrow has returned TT
her home at Pittsburg, after a visit
with friends here.
Rev. Simon P. West, of Monongahe-
la, is attending court this week as a
juror.
Miss Willie Mccormick, of Waynes-
burg, has returned home after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. w. C. Baldwin.
A. J. and VIM. Patterson, of West
Alexander, were ~transacting business
in town on Monday.
Civil Court is now in session, with
Judges McIlvaine and Taylor on the
bench.
". S. Oliver is in the east purchas-
ing his spring stock of goods.
Mrs. H. ]. Conrad, of New York, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. f.
Jones.
Mrs. Isidore Schoenthal, of South
College street, entertained a number
of her friends in a handsome manner
ON Monday evening.
Miss Name Hazlett, of Wheeling,
who has been visiting her friend, Miss
Jennie Clark. has returned home.
Sandy Agnew, an eXpressman, was
quite seriously injured Monday by a
piano falling on him.
There will be an important meeting
of the Town Council on next Monday
night when that body will elect the
borough officers for the ensuing year.
There are seven police officers to be
elected, street commissioner, treasur-
err, solicitor and engineer. There are
about fnirtr onn1ioonfc on6 fhnrp lie
much hustling being lone by the
friends of the various candidates.
The Whist club was entertained OIL
Thursday night by Miss Mary Waine.
Miss Grace Stone has returned to
her home at Wheeling, after a visit to
Miss Mary Taylor.
J. B. Wilson has returned from a
two months trip to California.
r. G.. Porter, of Claysville, was a
business visitor in town Wednesday.
James J.. Carter has returned from
Chattanooga, Tenn, where he has been
for the past six months.
s. W. Lawrence, Mayor Of Sisters
vile, w. Va, vas in town on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Lawrence was formerly a
resident of Washington.
By order of the Orphans Court, Reg
lister o. M. Hartley on Tuesday issued
letters of administration on the estate
of Biddle Watkins, who is supposed to
be dead, on account of an absence of
over seven years. He left here about
the year 1870, and a year or two later
was heard of in Wheeling, since that
time he has not been heard from.
Watkins is entitled to a share Of s., 900
in the estate of r. l.. Biddle. and is is
to put this estate in shape for legal
distribution that the application was
made to the court for letters of admin
istration. DR.. Homer l.. Clark was
made the administrator.