Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

ers and Changers, Of Marion county,
held at the court house on next Satur-
, day, March 4th, to which all farmers
and growers of farm products are cor
daily invited to attend. This Leeting
| is called by the authority of Mr.. II. L.
Fleming, President of the Farmers In
stitute for this county. Important
| questions pertaining to the farmers in
terest will be discussed.
Recently Miss Union fell on Main
| street, near Mrs. Yeager's residence,
! and broke the large bone OF her leg be-
tween the knee and ankle. She is do
! ing we'll
! George NJ. Jacobs, the lumber dealer
and contractor, was awarded twelve
F., houses last week to be built for the
| Monongahela River Railroad Company,
at points along the road. This will
| make ninety-one houses now under
contract for him.
| Chas. ]. Corbin left Thursday even
| ing on train No. 4 for John Hopkins
hospital, at Baltimore, where he goes to
have his leg amputated. The many
| friends of his hope for a successful OPP
| Grafton.
The case OF Abe Wells and William
Holiday, who We're caught at Manning
! ton by Constable Hellems, with the
watches and some Monongah store
money in their clothes, were remanded
to Jail in default Of $1,000 each OF bail
| bond. The negroes had with them sew
en- watches ard other tri2kets. When
first arrested by Constable HELEN they
stated that they had never been at Mon
o2gah, and had never heard Of the
place, but when the aluminium money
was found they 'fessed" up.
Mrs. John A. Hough has let the con-
tract for her residence to be built on
second street to Contractor p. l.. Stew
ems, who has commenced the work.
| Geo. Lilly gets the stone work. 1t will
be a convenient and modern residence
Of eight rooms, plans having been made
| by Architect a. c. Lyons.
A seven social will be given by the
| Kings Daughters of the Baptist church
on the evening of March 7th. A pro-
gram consisting Of seven numbers, each
pertains to the thought Of seven, will
! be rendered. Seven cents will admit
! you. Refreshments consisting of seven
| tempting delicacies will be served at
seven tables by seven of the Kings
| Daughters for seven cents. A sample
! of scripture fruit cake, together with
the recipe, can be had for seven cents.
! Miss Kate Mcdonald gave a party to
a large number Of her friends at her
| home on Maple avenue Wednesday eve
ming Of this week. She was a delight
full hostess and those present enjoyed
| themselves as they always do in that
! hospitable home Cards and dancing
were the principal forms of amuscments
| INDUCED in.
| On February list Mr.. A. S. Lafollette
! and Miss Araminta Huffman went to
| Oakland, Nd, where they were united
| in marriage by Rev. r. T. Ward, of that
place. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
| Sarah Huffman. The groom is grad
uate of the Fairmont Normal school
and is now engaged as a teacher of the
| Viola school.
r. G. Jones, Of Wheeling, has accept
| cd position with r. L. Cunningham,
as undertaken, and is now in charge of
affairs. He comes highly recommended
and we are glad to have him with us.
| Miss Anna Martin has been danger
ously ILL., She has heart failure and
congestive chills, and at times is I'M
| conscious. Her many friends hope for
a speedy recovery.
w. H. Conoway returned last week
| from trip to Los Angeles, Cal, where
| he went on legal business. He speakes
| in very favorable terms of that country.
! Mrs. Conoway, who had been visiting
| friends at Connellsville, has returned.
Married, in the city OF Fairmont,
First ward, February IS, 1899, by Rev.
W. II. Wiley, at his residence on Pike
street, Mr. Harry Knapp and Miss Nam
cy Toothman, both of Marion county.
Saturday evening the Republican city
convention was called to order in the
Court House by Chairman A. J. Stone.
After reading the call for the conven-
/ ton, he called for nominations for
chairman, and Eliza Arnett was nomi-
mated by reclamation. w. w. Scott
was named for secretary, but declined,
and Squire Boughner, of the First
ward, was named. The first business
was nomination Of a Mayor. A. J.
Stone placed in nomination DR.. ]. o.
| McNeely, OF the Fifth ward, as there
were no other nominations, Henry
| Blair moved that the nomination be
made by reclamation and it was done.
Dr. McNeely responded in brief adj
! dress. Nominations for City Clerk
/ were next in order, and John S. Hamil-
) ton, of the Second ward. named F. NJ.
| Swisher, Of the same ward. Harry F.
Smith named John P. Fleming. A bal
! lot was taken, electing Fleming, and
| Mr.. Swisher moved to make it unani-
/ nous. and Joe got there with WhOop.
| P. ]. Crogan, H. c. Hyde and ]. A.
and W. G. Brown, of Kingwood, were
in town Thursday and Friday on Dus.'
| Dosc