Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-07
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| F. P. Mcneil, of wheeling, was in the
city yesterday.
| Virgil McCluskey, OF McMechen, was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
| Misses Minnie Dowler and Jessie Con-
ner were the guests of Wheeling friends
| yesterday.
Newton Criswell, of Wheeling, was
here yesterday.
| Louis Yeater, of Board Tree, was in
| the city yesterday.
Miss Evangeline Hall has returned
from visit to Wheeling friends.
County Clerk Lewis issued marriage
license yesterday to Tony Carpin, aged
20, of Bellaire, and Nancy Jackson,
aged II, of Knoxville, this county.
Thomas A. Lewis was at Benwood on
business yesterday.
Mrs. George Dorsey and Mrs. w. D.
Dunn were visitors to Wheeling yester-
| day.
The Kings Daughters held very in
teresting meeting last evening at the
| home of Miss Gussie Cox.
Mrs. w. H. Johnson has returned to
her home at McMechen after visit to
| relatives here.
| Frank McMullen was at Wheeling on
business yesterday.
| Robert Yoho, Of Rosby Rock, and
who was a corporal in Company M in
| the First West Virginia regiment, was
| in the. city calling on friends yester-
| day.
John Cunningham and daughter, OF
Pleasant Valley, were visitors in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. E. E. Zane, of Glendale, whose
illness has been noted, is no better at
| this writing She is still confined to
her bed and is very i'll.
John Carney, who had an operation
| performed at the Haskins hospital last
week, is improving very rapidly. He
| is still at Wheeling, but will be able
to return home the latter part of the
| week.
A very interesting meeting was held
last evening by Golden Rule Council
No. ", Jr. o. U. A. M, at the lodge
room. Oysters and other eatables were
served to number of invited guests
and several speeches were made. The
| members of No. Council were also
we'll represented and the evening was
very enjoyably spent by all present.
W. S. Van Horn, B. & O. brakeman
OF Bellaire, is visiting Hon. T. J. Par
sons, of Tomlinson avenue.
Rev. A. Boutlou, of Fairmont, was in
the city calling on friends yesterday.
The Symphony Circle are making ar
rangements to have the Louise Brehany
Concert Company appear here on the
18th Of this month, under their aus
pices. In order to get this high-clasS
company over 500 has to be pledged
and the members of the Circle will
solicit aid from the people of this city.
They have met with considerable en-
couragement so far and hope to be able
to sell enough tickets to pack the house.
The Elks will have very important
meeting tomorrow evening and it is
requested that all members be present
This evening Uncle Josh Spruceby,
the greatest of all rural comedies, will
be seen at the Opera House. About 35
people are with the show and the COM
pany travel in their own special car.
The parade is made up of two bands,
one a farmer and the other military
Both play excellent music and must be
heard to be appreciated. Seats for the
attraction are now selling at Rogers
drug store. and no doubt a crowded
house will witness the performance.
Charles Brown, travelling representa-
tive for Bloch Bros Tobacco Company,
returns to duty this week after spend
ing some time at his home here.
A break in the gas line near Cameron
yesterday caused this city to be shut
off without gas for quite awhile. All
the factories which use this kind of fuel
had to shut down and the inconvenience
was very much felt by everybody.
Misses Katie Williams and Mella Lo-
gan are attending the millinery open
ing at Wheeling this week.
The members Of Independent Hose
Company No. 2 and L. B. Purdy hook
and ladder company No. held meetings
at their headquarters last evening.
! Only the usual routine business was
transacted, but very large percentage
of the members were present
c. NJ. Williams, who whipped his wife
last Saturday night, will be given a
hearing in police court this week. He
would have been prosecuted at the time
only Mrs. Williams did not desire to
appear against her husband. The city,
however, will do the prosecuting Of the
case.
A B. & O. freight train broke in two
on Western avenue early yesterday
morning and came together again. bad
ly wrecking three or four cars. No
body was hurt. but a vast amount Of
corn was scattered along the track.
Later in the day two of the wrecked
cars were placed on a siding at the
depot to be repaired. Here Henry
Spears, the car inspector, had one of
his fingers badly crushed by piece of
iron falling on it.
Miss Nora Dolbeare, of Benwood, Wis
tied friends in the city yesterday.
DEATH OF WILLIAM CARROLL.