Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-22
MARTINS FERRY.

ST. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rev. w.
j. Williams, rector: Third Sunday af-
ter the Epiphany. Mathis and sermon
| 1O:30 a. m. Evensong and sermon
p. m. Subject of discourse. Lingering
/, in the plain of life" The service for
the evening will be fully choral. We'd
| nesday evening next being the festival
| of the conversion of St. Paul and the
anniversary of our church. There will
be service in the evening at 1870
I Special preacher for the occasion, the
Rev. Geo. F. Terrence. of Cambridge,
| o., who is also the Dean of this con-
vocation.
Christian Church. Rev. ]. N. Wise
| man, pastor: Sunday school at $50
a. m. Preaching service 1890 a. m,
| theme, The power and efficiency of the
word of God" Sermon at p. m. Text,
| If they hear not Moses and the proph-
cts, neither would they be persuaded,
though one rose from the dead" Topic,
/ The Sufficiency of Revelation.
| First M. E. Church, Rev. ]. T. Nor
ton, pastor: 1890 sermon, IF God
| be for us; p. m. sermon, HE shall
never thirst" Revival meetings next
week
| Friday evening some one walked into
krim Bros. grocery, at the corner of
| Fifth and Walnut streets, and pur-
! chased pound of oyster crackers.
! When he came out he picked up the
oyster jar, which is left setting in
front of the store. and continued on
| his way Several persons saw him on
| Walnut street with the jar, but thought
nothing of it. Later when they went
! to the jar for oysters it was missed and
| an investigation was made, which re-
vealed the guilty party, who, if he does
net pay for the jar and its contents, will
| be prosecuted.
Charles Cowles, supported by an ex-
cellent company, played "A Country
Merchant" to large and delighted au-
dience at the Opera House last even
ing.
John Barber is up from Sistersville
visiting relatives.
o. w. Hayes, of Smithfeld, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. S. G. Wood.
A. B. Gordon, of Moundsville, was in
town yesterday on business.
Milton Williams is here from St.
| Louis visiting his sister. Mrs. James
Murdoch.
Yesterday at noon City Clerk Allen
der opened the two bids received for
the Sixth street improvement bonds.
One was from the Peoples Savings
Bank and the other from the CONNER
cial Bank The former offered $15.25
premium with accrued interest, and the
latter 81 premium with accrued inter
est.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heslop are en-
tertaining Mr.. Heslops' sister, Mrs. p.
A. Lehein, of Mason City, w. Va.
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from a weeks illness.
About all the school teachers of this
place were in attendance at the meet
ing of the Belmont County Teachers
| Association held at Bridgeport yester-
dav
Eight tin pots in the new part of
the Laughlin tin plant will start Mon
day morning This will make sixteen
tin pots in operation as the eight in the
old department resumed last Monday
A. L. Wetherald left yesterday for
Greenfield, Ind, to spend several weeks
with her son.
Misses Belle Green and Libbie
Tweedy are spending the day with
friends at Smithfield.
The knights of Pythias held a spe-
cial meeting last evening, doing work
in the third degree. Brother members
from Bridgeport and Bellaire were
| present.
Fred Selby LEFT yesterday for Fair
mont, w Va, to visit relatives.
Sam Harrison, of Mt Pleasant, was
in town yesterday on business.
The stockholders of the defunct
Standard Building & Loan Association
are still on the go. This time the re-
ceiver, George Mckee, of Bridgeport,
has filed suit against Theo. Kellar, John
Burkhardt and George Ralston for the
sum Of $500, the alleged shortage on
the secretary's books. The above men
who are made defendants in the suit,
were the bondsme3. The affair will
! probably be satisfactorily settled before
the trial comes up in court.
Robert Sterling, of Portland Station,
was in town yesterday on business.
The Etude Guitar and Mandolin Club
will give a reception and dance in
their new rooms in the Shreve-Hervey
building Thursday evening.
Miss Myrtle Woods is the guest of
Miss Lille Ebberts.
Ted and VIII Jones, Of Pittsburg. re-
turned home this morning, after a
( weeks visit with friends here
{
morrow on business.
I Linneous Grayson is able to be out,
after weeks illness with the grip.
The Charles Cowles company goes
from here to Wheeling.
Council failed to get quarum last
evening, consequently no meeting was
\ held.
Rev. Calvin Douds will occupy the
pulpit at the United Presbyterian
church this morning and evening.
The wooden bridge on Catawba street
has been closed up by the city for
about two months now, and it seems
as though it will be for two more. con-
sidering the slow manner in which
/ Council is going about to have it re-
paired or replaced by a new one.
A goodly number OF the property
holders who have been assessed for
the opening and improving of Sixth
street, have signed petition which
will be presented to Council at their
next meeting with view to having
Council repeal the present assessing or
dinance on the ground that IL is very
unjust in many respects The kick is
made by them because those living on
: the south side of Walnut street are as
( sessed far greater amount than those