Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-12

auditorium in the near future.
VIM. H. Smith, of Reedsville, Preston
county, is visiting friends at this place
this week.
Miss BERTHE Jackson left last week
for a two weeks visit in Baltimore ana
New York, after which she will return
to Lawrens, S. c., and resume ner POSI-
ton as milliner
Miss Mamie Judge, Of Grafton, was
visiting her aunt at this place sunday,
Mrs. Winifred Murphy. 49,
Mrs. E. H. Steinman departed TINS
week for Washington, Pa, where she
will make her home, MI. Stelnman pc
ing agent at that place for the b. q y:
Miss Ida Fleming, who has been VS.
iting her father, r. J. Fleming, VINO mas
been i'll for several weeks, has accepted
a position with Kaufmans S, OF Fi.ts-
burg. Miss Bertha Fleming, VINO mas
been at home for some time, VIII depart
in a few days to accept a posltloh DIS
stenographer in Bluffton, Ind.
Rev. l.. w. Barr returned FRIDAY eve
ming from West Alexander, Pa. where
he had been looking after the interest
of his fruit, garden, stock N poultry
farm.
VIM. Hatfield, of Uniontown, Pa, has
dCc6Ulpu d pOSltlOi WIZ
in their dry goods department.
T. w. Fleming, of New Haven, Conn.,,
is in town this week with friends.
Prof. Thos. C. Miller has purchased
Mr.. M. A. Ammon's grocery on Maple
avenue. His sons Archie and Dwight
will nave charge of it.
Miss Addie Eliason delightfully."- en-
~tertained the Senior class of the High
school last Saturday evening at her
home in the Fifth ward. Those who
were present report a very enjoyable
time.
ALI Peddicord departed Tuesday eve
ming for his home in Baltimore to see
his father. who is dangerously III.
Misses Lille and Anna Knapp enter
tanned some friends at their home IN
the Fifth ward last Saturday evening,
which was a very enjoyable occasion.
Miss Clara jerks, Of Warrington,
who assisted as b%ookkeeper for the w.
Va. Grocery and Candy Co., for a few
weeks, has accepted a similar position
in a lumber office at Rowlesburg.
Jene Novel;. who has been yardmas-
ter in the B. & O. yards at this place,
has resigned and returned to Chicago.
Jacob Yates is acting as yardmaster
for the present.
Mrs. VIM. P. Burt and daughter, Miss
Laura. and Fred Prichard, of Manning
ton, were visiting friends at this place
Saturday.
Dallas Barker, accompanied by his
bride. returned from East Palestine, o.,
Tuesday evening. They will reside IN
the First ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chancellor were
the guests of Mrs. Chancellor's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnett, for the past week.
State Superintendent J. d. Trotter, OF
Charleston, H. w. Harmer, of Clarks-
burg, George w. Johnson and Wait
man Barbe, of Parkersburg, members
of the State Normal schools, were at
this place last week.
Col. r. L. Sommerville, of Lonacon-
ing, Nd, was in the city Wednesday.
Work has been commenced on Mrs.
John H. Hough's residence on Second
street. 1t will be an eight room struc-
ture. The plans were made by Archl-
tect A. c. Lyons.
Miss Anna Martin is still very i'll.
Arrangements will be made to send her
south as soon as h is able to STAND the
trip.
Mrs. Rosa Fleming and Mrs. Maggie
Roger have been at Mt. Lake Park the
DdSI N6Gh, WuClC lhSJ w
rangements to conduct a boarding
house the coming summer.
The w. C. T. u. of this place nave ar
ranged to have a Mothers meeting the
first Tuesday in each month to discuss
questions that interest all mothers.
The one that was to have been held
March 7th was postponed, owing to the
inclement weather, until March 18th,
on which occasion Mrs. r. l.. Butcher
has kindly consented to read an original
paper on "Companionship of Mothers
and Children" A very interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged.
Mr.. Hugh R. Linn, a very prominent
citizen of this place, died at his nome
on the South Side last Friday, March 3,
1899. Deceased vas a son OF the late
Samuel Linn and was born at Benton'S
Ferry. August 80, 1910. He was elected
Sheriff of Marion county by the Repub-
licans in the year 1888, and served from
January /, 1889 until January l, 1898.
He had been one of the directors OF the
Peoples Bank and was also connected
with several other business affairs. De-
ceased was a prominent Mason, being
a member of Fairmont Lodge No. 8,
Free and Accepted Masons, Orient
Chapter No. 8, Royal Arch Masons and
Crusade C~ommandery, No. 6 knights
Templar and this order took charge of
the funeral. Services were conducted
at the M. E. church, his pastor and
Rev. E. J. Eddy, of the First Baptist
church oficiated. The remains were
conveyed to Benton's Ferry, and con-
signed to the grave in the Linn family
cemetery.
Capt. w. w. Scott has been promoted
to Major Of the First Infantry and
Lieutenant V. N. Jones to Captain of
Co. G.
Newton Jamison, who has been en-
ployed as teacher in the public school
at Warrington, resigned his position to
accept a position with the w. Va, G. &
c. Co., at this place.
DR.. R. e. Ice, of ~Logansport, was the
guest of friends in the city this week.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
gave a Seven Entertainment" in the
church last Tuesday evening which was
a very enjoyable affair.
The First ward of Fairmont can now
boast of having the first colored hotel
keeper in West Virginia. Dora Rose,
who has been working in hotels for
many years, has leased the River Side
Hotel of John S. Scott, near the end of
the suspension bridge.