Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
STORE CLOSED MONDAY.
FAIRM0NT.

FAIRMONT, W. Va, December %
Mrs. James Kennedy and son, Harold,
of Morgantown, spent Wednesday with
Lester L. Swindler and wire. She wal
en- route to Wheeling to spend the hol-
idays with her parents.
Mrs. Charles Robinson and daughter,
Grace, of Warrington, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, MI. and
Mrs. ]. T. Snyder.
Messrs. George Waters and j. l..
Erwin attended the lecture given by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Donahue at Manning
ton Saturday evening.
Mrs. Rupert Koblegard Is spending
the holidays with friends at Weston.
Hon. Charles E. Wells, of Glover's
Gap, was visiting his cousin, Mrs. Car
RE Satterfield, thesirst of the week.
C. w. Watson and wife have re-
turned from a visit to friends at Bal
timore.
Mrs. A. B. Fleming is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ward, at
Charleston.
Attorney ". s. Raymond was a bust
ness visitor at New MartinsYille Mon
day.
Brooks Fleming and Harry Clark,
who are attending the military acad-
envy at Chester, Pa, are at home and
will remain until after the holidays.
The Elks' fair and bazaar opened on
Monday evening. The hall was very
attractive, the walls and different
booths being beautifully decorated in
purple and white, the lodge colors. The
artistic decorations are due mostly to
Mr.. E.. E. Baldwin, of Wheeling. The
gentlmen in charge of the affair are
Messrs. w. S. Black, r. T. Cunningham,
Sam Leeper, Frank Wilson, ]. E. and
Ernest Mccoy. The Greater Fairmont
band furnished some beautiful selec-
lions, which was appreciated by all
present. A turkey supper was served
on Monday evening, and the side show
was very amusing. The attraction
Tuesday evening was the large num-
Der of children. appropriately dressed,
representing the different nations.
The bazaar continued until Friday
evening and proved a financial success.
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 4S
held an important meeting at their hall
Thursday evening. officers were nom
mated and other business connected
with the lodge taken up.
Mrs. Sarah Barr, of Rivesville, after
being a great sufferer for some time
with cancer, passed away Monday
afternoon. She was rs years Of age.
Funeral services were conducted at The
M. E. church South, Rev. John Sher-
den officiating. She was an aunt Of
Mrs. J. Harvey Vanata, of the First
ward.
Fred. Jackson, while working in the
mines at New England last Monday,
met with quite a painful accident III
ed by a runaway coal car. His foot
and thigh were badly bruised, but no
bones were broken.
Mrs. Mary Sinnott, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs, F. F. Mar
tin, left for her home at Baltimore, Md,
"Wednesday evening.
The Excelsior and Orient literary So
cieties of the high school held a joint
meeting on Friday afternoon which
was very interesting, a good pro-
gramme being rendered. The pro-
gramme consisted of music, recitations,
select readings and debate by the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen: Music,
Miss Blanche Barnes; select readings,
Misses Anna Reinheimer, Lula Coma
way and Waite Murphy; ~recitations,
Misses Emma Kerr, Elva Collins, En-
ma Parks and Mable Ruttencutter; de-
bate, Resolved, That the demerit sys-
tenn should not be in existence" af-
firmative, Misses Ora Kinsey and
bertha Arnett, negative, Misses Geor-
gia Hickman and Lizzie Tough. The
subject was a very interesting one.
Attorneys T. w. Parks and B. l..
Butcher and Prof. C. w. Evans were
appointed judges, and decided the
question in favor of the affirmative.
r. l.. Brumage has resigned his posi-
tion as yardmaster clerk of the B. e
o. to accept a position in the Monon-
gahela River Railroad Company's Of
fee at Monongah. Cecil Rice is filing
the place here.
On Christmas evening at the Peoples
Temple, a cantata entitled, Santa
Claus and His Fairies will be given
which promises to be very entertain
An iHteresting programme, consist
sng of ~recitations, sings and readings,
will be rendered by the Sunday school
children Of the Presbyterian church on
Saturday evening.
"Our Girls; What Will be Their
Choice?" was an interesting subject de-
livered at the Methodist Episcopal
church last Sunday evening by the pas
tor, Rev. ]. H. Hess. The church was
crowded and the congregation was
very attentive.
Mrs. O. j. Fleming, who has been
very i'll for some time, does not i'm
prove much is the regret of her friends.
Miss Myrtle Shaw left Wednesday
evening for New York City to visit
friends.
Sheriff and Mrs. r. L. Cunningham
spent a few days the first of the week
at Wheeling.
Miss Jennie Garter, who has been in
the West for about sixteen months, ar
rived home Tuesday.
Madison Carter, Of Mt. Harmony, was
In the city Monday.
Roy A. Tough, of Pennington, was
FALLING in the city Tuesday.
Harry Martin, of Broomfeld, was a
business caller in the city Tuesday.
Edward M. Hall, who has been at
lending college at Meadville, Pa, re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Belle Straight returned to her
home at Barricksville Thursday, after
visiting friends in the West for several
months.