Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-11
MOUNDS WILLIE.


Proctor oil field yesterday.
R. G. Dakan, of Rosby Rock, was
here yesterday.
The Ladies' Sewing Society of the
M. E. church held their meeting at the
home of Mrs. Maggie ]. Harris yester-
day afternoon.
Miss Inez Blackburn, of Bellaire, is
the guest of friends in the city.
A marriage license has been issued
by the County Clerk to Louis L. How
ard and Cora King, both of Cameron.
John Lohr has returned to his home
at Train Run, O., after visit to his
son Edward, of this city.
An important meeting Of the mem
bers of Liberty Hose Company No. L
is called for this evening. All mem
bers are expected to be present.
]. T. McCombs was out in Sand Hill
district on business yesterday
Mayor j. c. Parkinson goes to Park
ersburg this morning to attend the
stockholders meeting of the Ohio
River railroad. Mr.. Parkinson was
appointed by the county court some
time ago to represent the stock owned
by Marshall county at this meeting.
A special meeting Of the Kings
Daughters will be held this evening
at the home of Miss Eva Walton. The
members of this organization are MAX
ing preparations for a big entertain
ment and it is with business connected
with this that the meetings have been
held this week
John Brantner and w. A. Grand
staff were out in Sand Hill district
yesterday.
The board of directors of the peni-
tertiary were in session again yester-
day. Considerable business was tran
sacted and the full proceedings will be
found in another column of this paper.
j. NJ. J. Kane, in charge of the first
advertising car of the big John Robin
son circus, arrived in the city yester-
day. With the car was Mr.. John Rob-
inson. proprietor of the show. himself.
He stopped off here to pay Mr.. Kane
a visit, being enroute to the east on
a business trip. The circus, however,
will exhibit in this city on the 26th of
the month, and is said to be a great
deal larger than the Wallace show.
A feature this year is the presenting
the grant Biblical spectacle, Solomon
His Temple and the Queen Of Sheba.
]. F. Alley, deputy county clerk, was
at New Martinsville yesterday.
The first dance of the season will
be given by the members of the Hook
and Ladder Company at the Seventh
street park next Saturday evening.
The platform there has been repaired
and accommodations have been pre-
pared for a large crowd. The MEM
bers hope for a good attendance and
will also have good music
The machinery for r. G. Blankin-
sop's new factory has arrived and is
now being placed in position. When
everything is in readiness he will en-
ploy about twenty-five girls or nearly
the same number Of are working for
the Belmont Manufacturing Company.
The joint committee appointed to
make arrangements for a demonstra-
ton in this city Decoration Day held
their first meeting Tuesday night. It
was decided TO observe the holiday and
with this view all secret orders were
invited to take part in the exercises.
Two firing squads will also be organ
lied. The members of the G.. A. r.
and Company NJ, will, of course. take
the leading parts and will have a band
of music for the occasion. There are
other important details to be arranged
and meeting of the members of com
pany NJ is called for next Sunday