Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-03

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main about the same as last season.
The resignation of Miss Pearl Chambers
was announced yesterday, and Miss
Brainard will fill the vacancy. No
holiday will be taken for the Wheeling
| Fair, but during the week of the Bell
| aire street fair school will take up at
o'clock instead of 9, and there will
| be no afternoon session. Miss Lucy
Brown, of Belpre, F. C. McGill, of West
Alexander, and other teachers arrived
in the city yesterday.
| Friends here received intelligence
| Friday evening of the death Of Mrs.
| Jane Jones, which occurred at her
home at Limestone, W. Va. She was
| 81 years of age, and had only been i'll a
| few days. The interment takes place at
| II o'clock to-day at the Fairview ceme-
terry. Deceased was the mother of five
| sons and six daughters, all living. j.
| w Jones, the well known contractor
of this city, is the youngest son.
The ferryboat Charen is to go on the
docks at Parkersburg at an early day,
possibly this week if another boat can
be secured to run in her place. The
boat has had very few repairs for the
past five years, and is badly in need of
an overhauling. 1t will require at least
two months to do the work anticipated
and the company is DESTROYS of having
it completed before winter The boat
will receive a general Overhauling
above deck and the hull will also re-
ceive attention. A new roof will be
placed upon the cabins and coat of
paint will be given to all parts of the
boat 1t was at first intended to secure
the "Conveyer" from Martins Ferry to
run as substitute, but as it will likely
be in the Island service during Fair
week, a craft will be gotten from down
the river.
The u. R., K. of p, have adopted
novel method to advertise the novelty
circus and street fair. Envelopes hav-
ing display ads. upon them have been
printed and given to the business men
of the city with the request that they
be used in their correspondence. Sew
eral thousand envelopes have been dis
tributed, and there is no doubt the plan
will bring good results.
A rather peculiar case of thieving is
reported from Gravel Hill. On We'd
nesday evening while Clarence Biggs, a
well known colored resident of that
section of the town, was absent at
work and the members Of the family
were out, some one entered the house
and stole SAP. The money was kept
locked in cupboard drawer and the
key was concealed under pillow in
the bed room. The party who did the
work evidently understood the situa-
tion, ,as the key was used to unlock
the drawer, and after the money was
taken the drawer was again locked
and the key returned to it's hiding
place. A peculiar part of the story is
thai there were $46.12 in the drawer,
but only the amount above stated was
stolen.
The Board of Education has let the
contract for furnishing fuel the coming
year to Israel Pelkey. The resignation
of Miss Pearl Chambers was accepted,
and Miss Bertha Brainard was elected
to fill the vacancy. Miss Alma Pickett
goes on as cadet teacher in place of Miss
Brainard. Bills to the amount of
$352.0S were paid, and Supt. Anderson
was elected a member of the board of
examiners for term of three years.
The Misses Crotty entertained party
of their friends very handsomely at 8
o'clock dinner Thursay evening.
The home of Mrs. Lizzie Woodbridge,
of North Belmont street, was the scene
of very pleasant social affair on Fri
day evening Quite number Of guests
were present and the time was spent
with the usual parlor amusements and
in social converse.
Ohio Valley Fair, Moundsville, w.
Va, Sept II, 10 and IA. Admission
Csc
Mrs. George Bryce and family have
returned to Gas City, Ind.
j. f. Keane is home from a trip to
Newark.
The Republican primaries were de-
void of feature, and had it not been for
the contest over land appraiser few
votes would have been cast.
The Reherehe Club will give a ball at
Turner hall each of the nights of Sep
TENDER 9th, 2Sth, 29th and Both.
John Thurn is delegate to the State
Council of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. at Co
lumbus September 12th-14th.
Mrs. R. f. McFeeley has returned to
her home at Beverly, Mass.
1t is rumored Rev. C. NJ. Watson will
give up the passionate of his church here
and will take postgraduate course in
the seminary at Indianapolis.
Anthony Murphy, formerly of Bell
aire, died of cancer at Newark, and the
remains were inferred at McMechen
Friday.
Monday is legal holiday and will be
observed by the banks and the schools.
Mrs. Charles Arnold and mother are
visiting at Delaware.
John Sehick, Jr., has returned from
Baltimore
Mark Stewart is home from trip to
Niagara Falls.
The sudden death of Alexander S.
Wiley, mention of which is made else
where, was quite a shock to his many
acquaintance in the city
Misses Lou and Maggie Okey and
Miss Julia Nevins have returned from
Woodsfeld, where they were the guests
of friends during the fair.
John Cooper has returned to Oleve-
land. after visit to his folks here.
Don't fail to see the races at the
Ohio Valley Fair, Moundsville, Sept.
u. Is and IA.
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