Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26
MOUNDSVILLE.

A. O. Whitaker, of Woodland, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Hon. T. S. Riley, a well known at
torney of Wheeling, was in the city on
legal business yesterday.
Mrs. Hanson Criswell, of Western
avenue. is confined to her home slight
ly indisposed.
Charles w. Derry, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, and a son of the late DR.. w. t.
Derry, of Wheeling, is in the city Wis
iting at the home of Thomas Lowe, OF
the First ward.
J. D. Burley, the wen known city
clerk, is aOle to be out after being con-
fined to his home for several days past
on account of sickness.
Lieut.. w. n. Linch, of Martinsburg,
is in the city the guest OF his brother,
A. e. Linch, our postmaster.
Warden S. A. Hawk, of the peniten-
tiary. returns to-day from a. business
trip to Charleston.
Houses and rooms for rent-C. w.
Barrack, agent, New Martinsville, w.
Va.
]. w. Burchinal and wife were Wis
itors to the city of Wheeling yester-
day.
Rev. ]. B. Smith was visitor to the
city of Wheeling yesterday.
Senator S. w. Mathews and wife are
expected to arrive home from Char
lesion some time tomorrow.
David Stealey is still confined to the
home OF Thomas Lowe, in the First
ward, on account OF sickness. He is
now in the 93d year Of his age and is
very feeble in health.
Charles Rosser Of Bellaire, Ohio,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Mrs. G. W. Patton leaves this week
for Muncie, Ind, where her husband
is now working in a glass house.
C. NJ Criswell, of Wheeling, will
spend Sunday with his mother, who
resides on Western avenue.
Mrs VIM. Lindsey, Of Wheeling, is
in the city visiting relatives this week.
Quite a large delegation of our younG
folks will attend the private hop to be
given by the Autumnals, at McMechen,
on next Tuesday evening.
The B. & o. pay car will reach this
city on next Tuesday afternoon.
G. W. Berry, of Rosby Rock, was in
the city yesterday.
A special session of the county court
will be held next Friday for the pur-
pose of arranging for the payment Of
the new bridge which spans Middle
Grave creek near the Fair grounds.
Frank Bowers has resigned his
position at the Fostoria glass works
and will work with the Central COM
pany, at Wheeling, commencing in the
morning.
The Symphony Circle will meet|next
WpdnnCdoy ouaninc tho homo nf 7
A. Cockayne, at Glendale.
The condition of George McCombs,
who was hurt at the new bridge Friday
afternoon, was reported as being some
better last evening He is still very
sore and it is now believed that he is
not injured internally.
Uncle Josh Sprucely, the great COM
edy drama, will be the next attraction
at the Opera House, coming on the 9Th
of March. This show carries about
thirty people, and in the street parade
two brass bands will be seen.
Miss Ocea Dakan has organized an
other dancing class for this term, and
the members will be entertained at the
Opera House tomorrow evening.
T. S. Riggs is still confined to his
home on account of an attack of the
humps.
G. C. Reppeto, the well known trav-
cling salesman, spent several days with
his family here the past week.
Justice G. A. Jones, who had the
leaders in one of his legs broken by
falling on the ice, some time ago, Is
getting along very nicely. None of the
large bones were injured and it is be-
lieved that he will soon regain the full
use of his injured leg.
Rev. B. M. Spur arrived home yes
terday from an extended trip to the
eastern cities.
The military bazaar at the Opera
House last night drew very large
crowd. The full account of it will be
seen in another column of this paper.
The graduating class of the High
school this year will be made up of but
seven members. This list is smaller
than ever and the commencement ex-
ercises will be held in May, as usual.
Johnston & COPYRIGHT, who are
raising quite large number of pig
cons this year, sent a large basket of
them to Glendale yesterday, where they
were liberated. All made the trip
home in very good time and this week
they will be sent further away. Both
young men take great deal of inter
est in raising pigeons, and last year
won several prizes for them flying long
distances.
The March session of the grand Jury
will convene on the 7th, and so far
there are twenty-five chancery and
thirteen other cases to be tried. The
list is growing all the time and it is
thought that his session will last much
longer than any previous term. Judge
Paul. it is announced, will be able to
preside as usual.
The Conley brass band are now able
to play three pieces almost perfect
The boys are learning rapidly under
their leader, Eli Conley, and will soon
be able to play in public as we'll as any
organization in this neighborhood.
Martin & Auten, two well known
young men of this city, have opened a
first class restaurant on Jefferson ave-
nue., next to Edward Lohrs barber
shop. Both are very deserving and are
building up very satisfactory trade.
The Epworth League will hold a
business meeting next Thursday even
ing.
Work on the two buildings for the
hose companies in the Second and
Third wards will be commenced in the
morning. No. company will have
their headquarters opposite the new
school building, on Tomlinson avenue.
the contract for this house being let to
ShimD Bros. In the Third ward Isaac