Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-10

realized.
Sheriff Doyle returns this week from
a pleasure trip to the eastern cities.
The Kings Daughters gave a very en-
joyab1e trolley party to Benwood last
evening. The car was well filed and
all who went had a most delightful
time.
Everything points to the fair here
the three days of this week to being a
big success. The grounds have been
lplaeed in splendid condition and wealth
er permitting the track will be in ex-
cellent shape. The exhibits will be
many and record breaking crowds will
! lie the order each day.
The action Of Mayor Parkinson in
having all buns arrested work their
fines out on the streets is a good move.
There are many who strike the city and
impose on the good citizens. A number
of balls and chains have been secured,
and hereafter these will be secured to
the weary willies, and they viii break
stone for the benefit of the city. 1t
is also thought that as soon as the
news is circulated regarding this action
taken that in the future the buns will
give this place q wide berth.
The Epworth League will have a
I~social next Thursday evening. The
place for holding the same will be an
nounced later.
Misses Nora and Margaret Howard
are visiting Wheeling friends.
Capt. Henry Seamon is home from
Philadelphia, where he attended the e..
A. r. e-ncampment.
Miss Eva Hall. who has been i'll with
an attack OF brain fever, is slowly re-
covering. She is not entirely out Of
danger, however.
Wheeling Bakery Bread is the larg-
est loaf sold for 5 cents. Your grocer
will get it for you.
The police force should be further in
creased by adding several more police
men this week. They will be needed,
for there will be quite a large number
of confidence men in town. When the
fair opens Tuesday there will also be
q large number of games on the
grounds. and everybody should think
twice before he gees up against them.
The frame work Of the first story Of
the new Roberts building en- Jefferson
avenue has been commenced.
The Epworth League has closed a
contract with the Central Lyceum Bu-
reau for a course of lectures and en-
tertainments. The list includes the
Park Sisters, a leading musical organ
~ization; Ward Beecher Pickard, pastor
of the Epworth Memorial church. at
Cleyeland; the Ariel Ladies Quartette.
Of Boston,; John De Witt Miller, the
noted lecturer, and Edward H. Frye,
the celebrated monolognist. This list
is certainly a splendid one, and the
League should be encouraged in their
efforts to provide such entertainments
fer the city. The first of the series
win be some time in October.
Mrs. Rev. D. w. Ruble, who has been
i'll for several days past, is much bet
ter at this writing.
1t is likely that Cooks Hippodrome
races will be a feature at the fair here
next week. Several extra running
races are being arranged for also.
Prof. d. T. Williams and family will
return this week from Hannibal, o.,
where they have been for some time
past.
Mrs. NJ. E. Campbell returned to her
home at Philadelphia, Pa, last night,
after a visit with relatives here.
DR.. A. T. Linch has sold his fine team
of Cleveland bay horses to a Pitts
burg party. lie got $3.50 for them, and
will have a still finer team here this
week.
Peter Daniels has the material on the
ground for the erection of his new
house on Grant avenu
Charles Rosser, of Bellaire, was in
the city yesterday.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day by the county clerk to VIM. N.
Cowan, of Petroleum. and Mary Ma
tilda Carrigan, of Sherrard.
Joe Weaver returned to Columbus,
o., yesterday. to resume his studies in
college there.
The public schools in this city open
the first Of next week. A longer vaca-
ton was given the pupils this ear OF
account of the fairs being held this
month.
A special session of the county court
will be held next Tuesday for the pur-
pose of t~ransacting considerable miscel-
laneous business.
The brick work on the Francis build
ing will be completed this week.
The Opera House project seems to
be a lead letter in this city. An effort
was made by Mr.. Criswell to have a
frst-class theatre built, but there was
so much cold water thrown o. the
scheme that it is doubtful IL a house
will be erected this season. Many
splendid attractions could have been
secured had there of been a theatre
here.
Mrs. D. B. Evans and daughter are
home from a visit to Waynesburg
friends.
Charles Kinney, of MeMechen, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Misses Pearl and Alice Criswell ar
rived home yesterday afternoon from a
visit to Parkersburg friends.
George A. Koontz purchased the JEFF
ferson farm Of 81 acres on Wayman's
Ridge, yesterday. The consideration
was 81 ,400.
G. w. Berry, OF Rosby Rock, was here
yesterday.
Fred Bowers and wife were visitors
to Wheeling yesterday.
J. Nj. Houston yesterday brought suit
before Justice Pierce for S65, alleged to
be due him from the Belmont Manufac-
turing Company. The evidence was