Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

! morrow evening at the home of Miss
Lille Criswell. on Western avenue.
Charles Mortimer and an excellent
company will appear at the Opera
| House next Saturday evening, present
| ing the play, Ten Nights in a Bar
| Room" Mr.. Mortimer was seen here
some time ago in repertoire, and was
very well received. His company new
are nearly all new people, and his per-
Torrance is clean and up % date
Prof. George Turnbull, director of the
Heatherington brass band, of Bellaire,
will be here Tuesday afternoon to Sc
cure a class in this city. He teaches
almost every instrument, and can be
found at Wilson's music store.
| Fred Mcclure returned to his home at
Bethesda, o.. yesterday, after a visit
to his parents here.
S. H. Parkinson is home from visit
to his brother at Bethesda, o.
The Symphony club will entertain
Charles Zulauf, of Wheeling, here next
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Zulauf is an
honary member Of the organization,
and is to leave Wheeling to locate in
Pittsburg this week.
Miss Dakan will entertain her dane
ing class at the Opera House tomorrow
evening.
The Needle Work Guild will give
musical and literary entertainment at
the Opera House next Thursday even
ing The affair is for the benefit of the
Christian church, and a very elaborate
programme has been prepared for the
occasion.
The Speciality Manufacturing Com
pany will soon be ready to do business
in the Blackwell building on Lafayette
avenue. This firm manufactures sheet
iron measures, and when in operation
employs about three men. The machin-
crv for the plant is almost all in po-
sition.
+ The board of directors of the State
penitentiary are called to meet in regu-
lar monthly session on next Tuesday.
The local lodge of Elks, at their
meeting held last Friday evening, in
stalled the newly elected officers. The
meeting was very interesting and sew
eral applications were received for
membership The lodge is now in bet
ter condition than for some time past
and are preparing to initiate quite
class of candidates some time this
month. The next meeting will be held
on Friday evening next.
The store owned by S. II. Woodruff,
Of this city, at Glen Easton, was burg
lariZed Friday night. Quite a large
amount of shoes were taken, but there
is no clue to the three men who arc
supposed to have done the job. A re-
ward of SIS is offered by Mr.. Woodruff
for the arrest Of the thieves
A special session CT the City Council
will be held Wednesday evening, when
Marshal Millcr's bond of $4,000 will be
submitted to the Council for approval.
Miss Edna McElrcy. who has been
i'll with an attack Of pneumonia for
several days past, is able TO be out
again.
The old stone steps in front of the
court house are to be replaced by new
ones. A. Stultz has the contract and
the stone will arrive here in a few
days from point in Ohio
1t is almost q settled fact that the
Opera House will be rented for the new
postoffice. New furniture, costing
about $1,000, will be placed in it, max
ing the Office one of the handsomest in
the State The matter is not finally
decided, there being one or two other
buildings that are being considered
but not seriously.
This city is a prohibition town now,
and from those in position to know
all the saloons are closed tighter than
ever in its history. The order Issued
by the Mayor has had its effect, and
there is no doubt but what those who
will apply for license on the first of
May will remain closed until the new
law goes into effect.
James Henrietta will occupy the
Johnston hotel on and after the first
Of May. J. r. Johnston, the present
proprietor, has not decided as yet
whether he will continue keeping a
hotel in this city
Hon. T. S. Riley, of Wheeling, was
in the city yesterday.
The Epworth League will give a mus
1cal and literary entertainment at the
M. Z. Church next Thursday even
ing.
Sheriff Doyle and Deputy S. NJ Cum
bingham were called to Benwood yes
terday afternoon to protect the Wheel
ing street car lines interest in the
strike on that road.
The street commissioner will begin
IA 'h0 iiloI AiHS cltdHiH8 up the
paved streets.
The land appraisers for the first and
second assessment districts will be ap-
pointed shortly by Governor Atkinson.
The names will be sent to the Cover
nor on the 9th of this month, but so
far there are no applicants for the posi-
tons
Hon. G. S. McFadden and wife left
yesterday to visit friends at New Mat
amOras, Ohio.
Hon. John Nixon, whose home is
near Rosby Rock, was reported as be-
ing worse yesterday. His paralytic
stroke is worse than many OF his
friends thought it was.
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