Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26
FAIR MONT.

Fairmont, February 25.-Sam B. Ise-
man is in Baltimore this week on
business and pleasure trip combined.
Benz. G. Williams, proprietor of
SINNERS Tavern, is very proud of the
record his hotel made for 1898. The
register shows that for the twelve
months he has entertained 1900
guests during the year. The average
monthly register being 1,421, nearly 4S
guests a day. The tavern is conven-
iently located for trains and uptown,
sets a good table and caters to the
trade with vim that is winning.
The stone cutters working on the
court house went on a strike Monday,
for wages due, but all things were
working again yesterday.
Steve Lowe, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Milgurn, of Burlington,
Ind, are the guests Of Mrs. Lizzie
Joliffe Conway on Monroe street.
Miss Villa McCray will leave next
Monday for New York, where she will
do trimming in Hits big dry goods
store.
DR.. John R. Cook left Sunday for Bal
timore, where he will spend month
or so in the college, improving himself
in surgery.
Handsome Wade H. Hoff, of Clarks-
gurg, who came home with the First
w. Va. Regiment, is the guest of Hezza
Holden this week.
Homer R. Koen, of the Palance Fur
niture Co.. of Wheeling, and Burchard
Koen, of Warrington, were Fairmont
visitors last week.
Frank Lorbeer, proprietor of the New
York Store, is in Philadelphia, where
he has been for some time, being treat
ed for his eyes. He is some better at
last reports. Mrs. Lorbeer is in charge
of the store in his absence.
Mrs. o. S. Mckinney last week Joined
her husband in Charleston.
Doctors Jessie and Will Jamison
have let the contract for two story
brick building to be used as an office.
1t is to be erected in the place of their
old one on Bridge street.
The Mozart Singing Society, of the
Normal School, elected the following
officers last week: Roy Yoke, Presi-
dent; c. H. Riggle, Vice President;
Miss Eva MORGAN, Secretary; Mr.. L. b.
Bowers, Critic; Miss Fife Knapp, Lii
brarian; Mr.. Tusca Morris, DooTkeep-
err, and Miss Elsie Amos, Treasurer.
Henry Hamilton, of this place, has
received word from his brother, Mr..
81 Hamilton, who moved from this
county to Oakville, Ind, about twelve
years ago, stating that his store and
residence, including all the household
furniture, with the exception of a
piano, had been destroyed by fire.
On Sunday evening, February &c, there
will be a Uniou Temperance meeting
in the Methodist Protestant church, at
which DR.. Sooy, of Fourth street Meth
odist church. of Wheeling, will speak
DR.. Sooy is an able and eloquent speak
er and everybody should hear him. The
church ought to be crowded.
George Morrow has rented the large
store room on the first floor of the w.
T. c. U. building and will move his
tailoring store there about the middle
of March
Miss Ada Lindsay returned from Bal
timore Monday evening and has re-
sumed her place in Hartley's store. Her
health is much improved.
Louis Mansbach is confined to his
home this week with on atttck of the
grip.
Thos Harvey of Harvey Bros, one of
Fairmont's most enterprising merch-
ants is in the east this week purchas-
ing a new stock of goods.
Playford Provins, clerk in Manbach'S
clothing store, was taken to his home at
Morgantown Monday afternoon, suffer-
ing from an attack of typhoid fever.
j. Perry Thompson is preparing
set of maps for the South Penn Oil Co..
which is making leases of territory
near Clarksburg.
Howard e. Smouse of Oakland, Md,
has accepted a position with ]. M.
Jacobs Co. Mr.. Smouse comes to our
city highly recommended as business
man and we welcome him to our midst.
The postoffice of Palatine will very
likely be Station AZ in the near fu-
ture. The city charter covers the
grounds, and 1t will be Fairmont here