Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11
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UeOfSe Brown, president or the local
water works company, of Pittsburg, is
| in the city.
| Charles Rosser. of Bellaire, was here
! yesterday
/ The members of the Christian En-
| deavor society, of the Christian church,
will hold a social one evening this
week.
| A. ]. McElroy has returned from a
| visit to relatives at Raven Rock.
| Quite a number of the old soldiers
| have received their checks for their
| three months pay allowed by the gov
| eminent.
| F. G. Roberts, who had the small
| building moved from Jefferson avenue
to his lot on Baker avenue. has had
the same enlarged to be occupied as a
/ dwelling house.
! Miss Helen Johnson has returned to
her home at McMechen after a visit
| with relatives here
| City Assessor J. T. McCombs has en-
| tered upon his duties
| The Kings Daughters are making
preparations to hold a picnic at Bel
mont Park this week. The young lad
| les are giving the affair and will invite
their gentlemen friends.
The Elks initiated another class of
| candidates Friday night and have sew
| eral more for this week. The lodge so
! far has not decided whether they will
attend the Wheeling Carnival in body
| or not. 1t may be possible that this
will be done. but in case it is not the
members will all be in attendance at
| the fair.
The Fostoria glass house will shut
down this season on the first day of
| July. The plant will be closed the US
ual length of time, and from the ex-
pressions Of many of the employees all
will be glad to be idle during the hot
weather. The past several days has
| been very hard on the men and it is
with much difficulty that they are en-
| abled to work full time. The com
pany during the shut down will make
| the usual necessary repairs around the
| olant.
! The Fourth of July celebration at
the Fair Grounds this year promises to
be the largest in the history of the as
sociation. More races will be run and
| the list of amusements will be greater
| than ever The latest now being ar
ranged is a reel race and prizes to the
| amount of s25 will be offered. This
will be divided; the first receiving SIS
and the second $40. The association
will also hang up good purses for the
horse races and already there have
| been a number of people entered their
| horses. Good music will also be in at
| tendance and with all this the grounds
| should have very large crowd on this
holiday
| The Kings Daughters meet to-mor-
row evening at the home of Daisy Cat
| lett.
| R. G. Dakan, of Rosby Rock, was in
| the city yesterday.
| The Water Board were in session
here yesterday
F. T. Moore, of Cowan, who has been
| in the city the past week, returns to
| his home tomorrow.
| Mrs. Jane Marsh leaves this week
| fer Concord, O.. en- visit to relatives.
| Miss Mary Eta Weaver is the guest
of Pittsburg friends.
| Yesterday was pay day at the coal
mines. Quite large amount of money
was placed in circulation. the men all
| having made good time the past two
weeks.
| Congressman B. B. Dovener, OF
Wheeling, was in the city yesterday.
j. H. McCrady, of Braddock, Pa,
was here yesterday to attend the meet
| ing of the water board.
| Col. Ben Wilson returned to
Clarksburg yesterday, after brief bus
| mess trip to this city.
| Judge Thayer Melvin, OF Wheeling,
was here yesterday attending the SEES
sion of the Circuit Court.
| The George Ruckman farm, consist
| ing of 152 acres, situated in Franklin
| district, was sold yesterday at the
| Court House to R. d. Leggett The
consideration was S2,250.
A marriage license was been issued
| by the County Clerk to Philip Schenk
! and Minnie Mancal, both of the city Of
| Wheeling.
| Miss Pearl Criswell was the guest
of friends at Wheeling yesterday.
The police force made sweep on the
slot machines Friday night, and as n
result of the raid the city's treasury
was enriched about s125. Each ma
chine constituted a case, and fins Of
$40 was assessed against it. At the
present time the owners of all saloons
in the city have machines in their
places of business, and it is said that
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them in the above way il they are
| operated in the future.
Rev. Buckley, of Wheeling, was in
| the city yesterday.
| County Clerk Lewis issued a mar
riage license yesterday to Walter d.
Deal aged "a. and Sarah Margaret
| Poye, aged 90, both CT this city.
The lawn fete which was announced
| to be given last evening at the Court
| House by the NJ E. Ladies' Sewing
Society, was postponed until to-mor-
| row evening. The threatening weather
caused the postponement, but the
| ladies hope for large attendance to-
morrow evening.
The dance given at the Seventh
street park last evening was big sue
cess. Quite a large crowd was in at
| tendance, including many out Of town
people
]. D. Burley and J. E. Roberts leave
| the end of the week to attend the
Elks Grand Lodge meeting at ST.
Louis, Mo-
The stockholders of the Calf Creek
Oil Company held a meeting here yes
terday.
Arthur De Witt Pierce. well known
young man Of Fork R3ise. and Miss