Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-18

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DEF hape returned from i visit with
relatives 1t New Martinsyille.
Miss blanche Russell. Of BelIaire, Is
the guest q friends Ia the city.
H 4. Anshutz has accepted a POSI-
ton with Edward Rogerson, the Sec
ond street merchant.
Cephas Davis has returned from 4
visit to Wheeling friends.
| O. A. Villains has returned from q
visit to his daughter at Cameron.
DR.. T. r. Rogers left yesterday on
business trip to Waynesburg, Pa.
Following is a list of the unclaimed
letters remaining at the post0ffice DUR
ing the past week: VIM. Brinkmier.
| Lloyd Fostie, Harry Gaines, G. Il.
Gum, John Mckay, David Plain and
John Fuller.
County Clerk Lewis issued mar
| rage license yesterday to Elmer C..
Buzzard and Amanda Sharpnack, both
of Rock Lick, this county.
| DR.. W. w. Morgan, of Mingo juno
ton, O., was visitor in the city yester-
day.
| Charles White has resigned his posi-
tion with Cyrus Lutes and will here
| after be employed by Thomas Clark,
the well known Ninth street merchant.
The Thomas MARBLE land, consisting
of Is acres, was sold at trustees sale
yesterday to Milton and Newton
MARBLE. Consideration 1880 The
land is situated near Sherrard
Nearly ell the members of Company
M, who live in this city, will attend the
military bail to be given at Wheeling
Thursday evening The. boys expect
to have a big time and will have their
lady friends accompany them.
j. L. MeMechen, of McMechen, was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Dakan's dancing class will meet
at the Opera House this evening.
Puggsley Bros Tennessee Warblers
will give one of their concerts at the
Opera House on next Thursday evening
for the benefit of the Jr. Epworth
League. This quartette Of singers are
said to be very entertaining and viii
no doubt draw large crowd here.
Willie Callahan, who has been very
| i'll for some time past, Is a great deal
better at this writing.
| DR.. and Mrs. |. N. Houston were
| visitors to Wheeling yesterday.
| The Kings Daughters at their meet
| ing last evening decided to give troll
| ley party to BenwOod as soon as the
street car company begins running its
summer cars.
The Symphony Circle will meet as
| usual tomorrow evening at Wilson s
music store.
r. d. Mead, of Parkersburg, was an
arrival in the city yesterday.
| John Parsons, brother of Hon. T. j.
4 Parsons, died at his home near Rosby
| Rock Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The deceased had been i'll for some
/ time past, but had only been confined
to his bed for two or three days. The
! funeral will be held this morning at 10
o'clock. The remains will be inferred al
| Buckhannon Hill Cemetery.
w. G. Hunter, the well-known wagon
| salesman, is home on a visit to his
! family
/ Rev. Father T. H. Collins has re-
| turned from McMechen, where he held
services Sunday at the home of John
| Hickey.
| Council will meet in regular session
| on next Thursday night, and at this
meeting the applications of saloon men
| for licenses will be considered. So far
the following have applied: James
Higgins. Burley Clemens, Thomas Hig-
| gins, John Kull, William Strong and M.
Callahan. There may possibly be
others, as the permits granted cannot
| be in force until May /.
Quite a large crowd attended the fair
and festival given by the Elks at Bell
aire last night. A large number will
also attend this evening.
| The funeral of Miss Margaret Bowly,
whose sad death occurred Saturday
morning, took place yesterday after
noon. Services were held at the home
| of her grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. G..
| w. Bruce, and were conducted by Rev.
B. NJ Spur, pastor OF the Episcopal
| Church, of which the deceased was a
constant member. The pallbearers were
selected from the members of the vest
ed choir. and this organization, as we'll
as the full list OF the scholars OF the
room in which she attended school, fol-
lowed the remains to the grave. The
| floral tributes were many and very
pretty. The funeral was quite a large
one, there being many visitors from
| outside the city attending. The inter-
ment was at Mt Rose Cemetery.
| The building which is TO be the future
home Of the postoffice will likely be Sc
| lected this week Only three places
| were considered, but the bids OF each
! were taken some time ago, so decision
/ can be expected almost any day.
| BENJAMIN Cecil, of Rosby Rock. was
| in the city calling on friends yester-
| dav.
! Miss Lillian Eakin. popular young
| lady of New Martinsville, was in the
city. the guest of friends, yesterday af-
| ternoon.