Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-16
MARTINS FERRY.

tuiHtu uOuie yesterday dItSTuOOu alter
| a several days visit here with friends.
Thomas Padden and Michael Metz
gar returned home yesterday after a
couple days visit with friends at Point
Mills, W. Va.
1t is common report throughout
the country that Wheeling Martin S
Ferry and Bellaire would not handle
home products, but this has been ex-
ploded in one instance at least. AL
though the Sugar Trust and its great
rival control in their line the food pro-
ducts Of America, a Wheeling Coffee
Company has entered the coffee field,
and are selling Arrow coffee at the
same price, and are putting UP much
better article for the money. Every
workman will buy at home if all things
are equal, and we know that the peo-
pie of our city will heartily support the
home company in preference to the
great trusts goods.
Mrs. Charles Nash, of Johnson, Ohio,
left for home yesterday, after SIX
weeks visit with relatives here.
Several from here will spend the day
at Camp Rest, north Of town.
Harry Dyson. VIM. Meyers, and Ira
Goodhue will spend to-day at Oakland
Park, Nd.
Harry Stead and Joseph Yerger have
returned home from bicycling tour
to Dennison, Urichsyille, Canal Dover
and New Philadelphia.
Mr.. ID. r. Evans, WAC has been here
the past six weeks in the interests Of a
publishing firm, left for his home at
Pittsburg.
Several young fellows from this place
will leave Monday to join the Fish
Catchers, who are camped on Short
Greek.
Mrs. Levi Shipman will go to Aleppo,
Pa, to-day to visit relatives for few
days.
Charles Brand, of Indiana, Pa, is
here visiting friends and relatives.
The Metropolitan Insurance Company
will open a branch Office here in the
near future.
Roy Wood is down from Pittsburg
visiting his parents for few days.
Samuel Jacobs is home from weeks
visit with friends in the country.
Many people from here were in at
tendance at the circus yesterday.
M. Padden is confined to his home on
Main street with sickness.
The city news stand owned by c. Fl.
McGlenn has been sold to Charles Ham
ilton, who will take charge Monday
Miss Bessie Watson will entertain a
number Of her friends at her home on
Hickory street, Monday evening.
The roof on the new hose house in
the Third Ward is about completed.
Miss Bird SedgWick has arrived home
from LaPlatte Mo, where she has been
visiting the past month.
Miss Anna Leonard leaves the first
of the week for a trip through the
northern part of the State.
Miss Lillian and Nora Humphrey, Of
Leatherwood w. Va, returned home
yesterday after a pleasant visit with
the family of Albert Graham. They
were accompanied home by their cous-
in, Margery Graham, who Will visit
with them for several days.
Yesterday was pay day at the Laugh
lin and Aetna Standard mills.
Richard Swartz is home from a
week s business trip.
Miss Mary Delmar, of Concord, Ohio,
is the guest of relatives here.
A social of an unique nature will
ne given utAb lGeAy evening az bAAS
Presbyterian parsonage by the Ladies'
Aid Society. 1t is called a measuring
social. Each person attending will
have their height taken as they come
in and will be required to pay three
cents per foot and one cent for every
inch over a foot. The money raised
will be used toward the purchase of a
brussel carpet with which to carpet the
new church when completed.
The West Virginia Glass Works will
close on next Friday for three weeks.
This was brought about by the action
taken by the convention in session at
Muncie, Ind, requiring stop OF three
weeks during the summer. This is
quite disappointment TO many OF the
employees, who wished to continue work
and would have, had it not been for
the action stated. The plant has not
been working in full for some time,
some of the shops being idle nearly
every day.
Charles Burns, of Steubenville, will
spend the day with friends and rela-
tives here.
Miss Olive Smith has returned home
from a several weeks visit with rela-
tlYeS at llfnn, y.
Mrs. VIM. Prince, who has been i'll for
some time. is recovering.
George Russell, a painter, employed
painting the interior Of the Laughlin
tin mill received a severe fall yester-
day, but fortunately escaped with
severe shaking up and cash cut on the
left arm, which Or. Wilson sewed up.
The ball game that was to have been
played yesterday between the P. Dough-
ertys and the River Bank Singers for
$40 a side, was postponed until Mon
day afternoon. owing to the rain.
James Blinco of the Fifth Ward, has
completed an addition to his CONNECTIONS
cry.
Jno Jarrett, of Demas, Ohio, was in
town yesterday calling on friends.
p H. Moran and Thomas Saunders We're
given a hearing yesterday by Mayor Ship
man on disorderly charges. Both plead
guilty and were fined s. and cost each.
Harvey Messy viii spend to-day at Glen
Easton, w. Va, with relatives.
The members of the Baptist mission gave
a very successful ice cream social last
evening in the empty room in the Opera
block.
Mortimer Meyers is home from a couple
of weeks visit with friends at Darlington.
The members of the Vigilant Hose Com
pany will hold an important business meet
ing Monday evening.
The members of the Baptist Sabbath
school viii picnic at Cresap's Grove on