Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
WASHIN GTON.

washington, Ia, January 2S.-Dur-
ing the past three weeks Washington
has had several most disastrous fires,
resulting in a loss Of over S250,000.
AS a result of these fires paid fire de-
partment is made a certainay, and the
voters will be asked to vote for an ap-
preparation large enough to establish
an electric fire system, at the coming
February election.
Col A. J. Logan, commander of the
Seventeenth regiment, has written a
letter to Captain Hugh A. Rogers con-
graduating him on the fine appear
ance of the local company on their re-
cent trip to Harrisburg.
Congressman E. F. Acheson has re-
turned to his duties at Washington
City, after a short visit with his fam
lily at this place.
Chester Crothers, of Taylorstown,
spent part of this week in town.
Miss Counihan, of Wheeling, is the
guest of friends in Washington.
Rev. ]. NJ Kersey, of the Christian
church, is at Cincinnati assisting in a
series Of meetings.
Rev. ]. w. Mckay, who is the fnan-
cial agent of the Waynesburg College,
and until recently pastor OF the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at this
place, will remove to Waynesburg
next week.
w. H. Stewart. of Claysville, was a
business visitor in town Thursday.
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness in Washington at the present
time.
Mrs. Consul Emma Booth Tucker.
wife of Commander Booth Tucker, of
the Salvation Army, lectured at this
place on Wednesday night and was
greeted by a very large audience.
Miss Kate Orr is visiting friends at
Grafton.
William J. Carver and Miss Mary
Sample, both of this place, were mar
ried on Wednesday, Rev. Jas. H.
Snowden officiating. They left the
same evening for a western trip.
George w. Thompson, Jr., a marine
on the U. S. S. Monongahela, at Anna
polls, Md, is home on a ten days fur
Tough, and is visiting at the home of
his father, Policeman George W.
Thompson.
James T. Shannon, one of the best
known grocery clerks in Washington
died on Thursday night from pneu-
monia.
Rev Jas. H. Snowden, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, went to
Sharon, Pa, on Thursday, to attend
the funeral CT a relative.
J. w. Brainer, the tobacconist, is in
the east purchasing a stock of goods
Chase Robinson a student of w. &
J. College, who enlisted with Com
pany H, when the war broke out last
spring, has returned home from Ma
Mia having been discharged.
Andrew Woodland. of Highland av
enue, died on Monday, after only
about one weeks illness, from the
grip.
Miss Grace McGuffey, of South
Franklin street, is visiting friends at
Finleyville.
H. w. Hoey has sold his grocery
store on North Main street to McClain
& Son.
H. e. Thompson, of Claysville, was
a business visitor in town Wednesday.
w. B. Seaman, the foot bali coach,
has returned from a visit with
Waynesburg friends.
The faculty of w. & J. College has
given the Jeffersonian board permits
sion to give a minstrel show in the
near future.
B. F. Martin, a we'll known citizen
of this place died Thursday evening
from general debility. Mr.. Martin
had been an invalid for long time,
not having been out of the house but
once or twice during the past ten
years.
D. NJ. Campsey, of Claysville, spent
Thursday in town.
Arch Rugh of Monongahela, was
lodged in Jail Thursday evening by
Detective McCl6ary, charged with
running a gambling room.
]. R. Goode returned on Wednesday
from a trip to Tennessee.