Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

teresting programme has been ar
ranged.
Next Thursday evening Porter ].
White and his excellent company will
present his great play, Faust, at the
Opera House. MIR. White, while a
stranger to most Of our people, is an
actor with quite a reputation. For
many years he was Louis Morrison's
understudy, and has played the part
of Mephisto over 1900 times. Several
years he was at the head of the COM
pany, and the people who went to see
Morrisons company saw Mr.. White in
the leading role, instead of Morrison.
Hardly any person knew the difference,
so clever was his acting. Mr.. White is
accompanied by Miss Olga Verne, the
original Marguerite, and Frank Me-
Donald, who has always played the
part OF Faust with Morrison's COM
pany. With these three and an excel
lent company, all special scenery the
Opera House should be packed when
they appear in this city.
The Welsh singers have been engaged
by the Epworth League to give a con-
cert at the school hall on the Goth of
the month.
William F. Whiteshott and Miss
Sarah j. Name, both OF Hundred, were
married in this city yesterday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. D. w. Ruble at the home OF G.
A. Jones.
The Needlework Guild. of the Chris
tian church, have elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing term:
President, Miss Maude Brock; Vice Pre-
sideEt, Miss Essie Freed; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss May Hays. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Miss Agnes Bissert.
Mrs. E. C. Grisell and Mrs. Louis
Dressell have gone to williamsburg, o.,
to attend the funeral of relative.
Candidates for the various city offices
are coming to the front very rapidly
here OF late For the office OF city
marshal, P. S. Hubbs, viii Muller, Ed
ward Nangle, C. S. Potts, Will Echols
and William Kidder will all be in the
race for the Republican nomination.
Each man has his friends and Of course
thinks he has a good chance. FOR
mayor, T. G.. Hammond. Charles Park
insOn. Jacob Crimmel and Hon. l.. 3.
Purdy are spoken Of, and it may be that
several others will enter the race before
the month is out. j. d. Burley is the
only candidate for city clerk, although
Harry FIumes is spoken of. To-mor-
row evening a meeting is called by the
Pepublicans to decide whether prlm-
arv or convention will be held in order
to see who wins out on the nOmlna-
lions. The meeting promises to be an
interesting one. as the candidates ana
members Of the committee are SAID TO
no divided on the matter of conducting
this election.
Work on the new bridge at the fair
grounds is progressing very rapidly.
The structure will be big improve
ment at the place where it is located
and is much appreciated by parties VINO
use this road.
Mrs. John Brooks, Sr., has received
a check for $4,000, being the amount
of insurance her late husband held IN
the National Union.
The Law and Order League had war
rants issued the past week for two or
three parties here, charging them with
selling HduOr The warrants were
given to the officers, who failed TO ma
tbe parties charged with the otfense.
Yesterday one of the officers VINO nao
one or two of the warrants, stated thaC
they had been returned to the league
and he was unable to say what course
would be pursued next.
The Fostoria Glass Company has
been running full in nearly every de-
Dartment the past week. Some Of the
men are still of, but expect to be work
ing tomorrow. At the York manutac-
turing plant the men will get to work
this week.
Seats for Porter J. Whites Faust
company will be placed on sale Tues
day at Rogers drug store.
The Democrats held meeting at the
court house last night and arranged
plans in the interest of the party at the
coming city election.