Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
WESTON.

Weston, w. Va, May 13.-Superin-
tendent Mitchell of the Electric Light
Company, and DR.. Keenen, OF the Gas
Company, offered the committee on ar
rangements all the electricity and gas
they could use in decorating the town
during the medical staff meeting held
here the 18th, 18h and 18th. The town
will be we'll lighted and gaily decorated
for this occasion. Superintendent
Stathers, Of the Hospital, is preparing
to entertain loyalty the doctors. A big
ball and banquet will be two OF the
features of the entertainment given at
the asylum.
There was quite a serious wreck On
the Sutton branch of the railroad
Thursday last.
1t was mistake when it was stated
in the Register a few days since that
the Catholic Church was on the streets
of Weston. The said church does not
encroach upon the streets at all. The
church lot, however, is from one to
two feet upon Court street.
Attorney E. A. Brannon was in Char
lesion the past week representing DR..
d. S. Holt in the case of Holt VS.. Holt.
from Gilmer county, pending in the
Supreme Court.
The town Council ait meeting
Thursday night, drafts were ordered
made for the payment of the Brinkman
property, lately purchased by the town.
Henry Brannon, ST.. was in Clarks-
burg this week on business.
Carr Erwin has accepted a position
on the construction work of the long
distance telephone line being built
from Clarksburg to Parkersburg. He
left Friday to 'join the gang" at Sa-
lem.
Mrs. Leonard Peck, of Clarksburg,
is the guest of her mother. Mrs. King,
On lower Main street.
Mrs. r. S. Waterman returned to-day
from her Parkersburg visit
DR.. Geo. Snyder returned Friday from
Cincinnati, o.
3. A. Koblegard and John Dawson
were looking over the old Jackson
farm this week. Mr. Koblegard is
gathering notes for a write up of this
famous old habitation of the pioneers
of cur country for the Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Rev. w. H. Burkhardt was in Nor
gantown this week attending the Cen
trail convocatioQ of the diocese of West
Virginia. He was accompanied by his
wife.
Weston was without gas all day Fri
day, owing to some changes in the
main.
Nelson, James, Jalza and Hold, Flora,
Emily and Lucy Lee, all of Columbus,
o., were here this week burying their
sister, Alice, who died in st. Louis last
week.
DR.. Tom Edwards spent Sunday last
in Morgantown.
Lieutenants Karl Kunst and Kirk
Smith spent part of this week in
Clarksburg.
DR.. A. Fl. Kunst returned Thursday
from Baltimore, where he was on rail-
road business.
Attorneys Smith, Bland, McGary and
Hufmann Edwards were in attendance
at court in Clarksburg this week.
The Independent is putting in water
power to run their presses.
Misses Schmidt and Ward closed
their dancing school with ball at the
Asylum Friday night. A number of
private guests, friends of the class,
were in attendance.
Traffic upon the~Gauley division of
the railroad was seriously interferred
with by slips and wrecks this week.
1t is said upon good authority that
Hon. ]. N. Camden, with New York
the W. Va. & r. railroad next month.
DR.. E. NJ Turner, of Morgantown,
was prominent Weston visitor Thurs
day.
At a recent meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Lewis County Fair Associa-
ton, Capt Jackson Arnold was elected
President, Lot Hall Vice President, J.
NJ. Foster TreasurerNand A. l.. Dyer
Secretary.
General Curtin, Of Sutton, was in
town Monday and made arrangements
for having the Weston company taken
into the National Guard.
The telephone company have pur-
chased a new switch board Miss
Pearl Malone and Miss Maud Hudnell.
the operators, will be nicely quartered
in their new room, which is just across
the hall in the same building.