Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-02

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Funeral Other Brief Notes.

of Bellaire Lodge No. 419, B. r.. O.
Elks. { b Heatherington's band in con-
Quoting their fair and festival held
recently, rendered very pleasant re-
ception to their many friends last eve
ming at Armory hall. The affair was
a brilliant social success and was at
tended by large number of prominent
society people The principal features
of the evening were dancing and card
playing. The music for the occasion
was furnished by Prof. Charles KILL
myer, of Wheeling. At a seasonable
hour, those present partook of sump-
tuous and tasteful banquet.
Mr. Archibald Mcintyre, of Pitts
burg, and Miss Rebecca Richardson, of
the Third ward, this city, are to be
married by Rev. r. S. Coffey at his
home in the First ward this afternoon
at O'Clock. After he ceremony the
young couple will depart for Allegh
eny, Pa, where they will reside in the
future.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert McVay will en-
terrain the members of the Twentieth
Century Club at their home on Noble
street this evening. The playing of
progressive euchre will be one Of the
principal features Of the evening.
The members of the Dorcas Class of
the Christian church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Charles NJ Watson on
Tuesday evening, May 21st.
The members of the Ladies Auxil-
larry, Knights of St. John, will hold
progressive euchre party at their hall
on Thirty-frst street this evening. The
affair promises to be an enjoyable one.
Mrs. Jane Fowler. nee Cochran, of
Rushville, Ind, died at the home of
her son, DR.. William Fowler, in YER
mont, last week. The deceased was
born in this county in 1882, and was
married to William Fowler in 1852.
She was a sister of ex-Sheriff w. c..
Cochran, Mrs. Sadie Hofer and Mrs.
Rankin. She is survived by two chill
dren, DR.. William Fowler, of YER
mont, and Miss Nellie Fowler, of
Rushville, Ind.
The funeral of Patrick Madden,
whose death, as has been chronicled.
occurred on Friday morning last, took
place from St Johns church yesterday
morning at o'clock. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Father
Wehrle, and were attended by many
relatives and friends of the deceased.
The remains were borne to the Cetho-
lie cemetery for interment.
M. A. Butler, of Toledo; w. D. Mans
field, of Dayton; P A. Baker, of Co
lumbus; w. H. Warner, of Cleveland:
w. c. Smith, of Cambridge, arrived in
hn IA
Mr.. and Mrs. w Frank Litten, of the
Fourth ward, will depart to-day for
Macksburg, to be the guests of rela-
tives.
w. NJ Dickey, of Jerusalem, Ohio
who has been the guest of Attorney G.
T. Moore, of the Fourth ward, returned
to his home yesterday.
Mrs. L. Bruey, of East Liverpool,
was the guest of friends in the city yes
terday.
Sub-disrict school No 4, and the
Riverview school, of Pultney township,
will be closed on Friday next, and the
Forbes Hill school will be closed to-
morrow for the summer vacation. The
closing features at each school will be
of very interesting nature.
During the heavy rain storm yester-
day afternoon at Georgetown, about
two miles west of the city, Mrs. Ben
nington and Harry Whipped were
stunned by the sharp lightning.
G. W. Barnes, of Lloydsville, the
county infrmary director, was in the
city yesterday on business.
The members of the German Benefic-
ial Union, of this city, have accepted
an invitation to attend the second an
niversary celebration of the Koerner
hall, in Wheeling, next Friday even
ing.
Miss Allie Van Law of Cameron, is
visiting the family of J. F. Francis, in
this city.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Sutton entertained their relatives from
Belmont at their home in the Fifth
ward.
Charles Rosser, a member of the
Bellaire-B enwood Bridge Company
went to Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday to
confer with the other members of the
company in regard to the proposed
new bridge to span the Ohio river be-
tween this city and Benwood. Work
on the proposed structure may be COM
menced during the present season.
Dewey Day was observed very quiet
ly in the city yesterday. Quite a num-
Der of American flags were displayed
in various sections of the town during
the day.
A meeting of the Presbyterian w. NJ
f. Society will be held at Cambridge
on Wednesday, May 10th.
The street commissioner had a force
of men at work yesterday cleaning
Chestnut alley in the Fifth ward.
Two cases of drunkenness We're fined
in yesterday mornings police court
10 per cent discount on furniture at
Frew's, 1908 Main street