Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02
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itor Wednesday,
Rev. G. D. Smith and John w. Kauf-
man are attending the State convention
OF Epworth League at Grafton.
The district conference of the NJ. E.
Church South. closed its labors here
Thursday evening, the ministers re-
turning to their various charges Fri
day morning
Miss Wire, an educated nurse OF this
city, left for New York City, Thursday
evening. She has accepted a position
in hospital.
Charley l.. Hall left for Morgantown
Thursday, where he will take law
course at the special term. Charley is
one of the promising young men OF this
city.
The Parkersburg District Conference
held here the past week closed Thurs
day evening after an interesting and
enjoyable session. The next confer
ence will be held at Spencer. w. Va.
The following gentlemen were in at
tendance during the. week Bishop
II. c. Morrison, of Atlanta, Ga; Rev.
G. d. Henderson, OF Parkersburg; Rev.
Sam Robinson, Of Ripley; Rev. R. H.
Moss, of Burning Springs; o. f. Will
liams, of Parkersburg; w. 7. Tyree
and wife, of Lubbock were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Carter, 7. N. Wilson of
Granville; T. S. Waid. of Parkers
burg; Rev. Corridor, Of Barbersville.
DR.. A. B. Morrison left Friday morn
ing on business trip to Stockport,
Eagleport and McConnellsyille, o.
DR.. c. A. Ward is here and will re-
main the coming week.
Miss Rosa Garrison was the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Terrell, of Wheeling ISL
and a few days the past week
Every section of the Short line be-
tween here and Pine Grove has been
taken up by the contractors. Seven
hundred kegs of powder was received
by one of the contractors during the
past week.
Mrs. E. c. Luikart and Edith Briggs
were shopping and visiting in Wheel
ing Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Yoak. of Wheel
ing, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Clark Thursday.
Miss Georgia Clark attended the we'd
ding of Miss Maud Conner of Mounds
vile last Wednesday.
Chester Hanes, of the Clipper, stop
ped off Thursday on his way south to
visit his sister, Mrs. E. e. Headley.
Joe Clark and sister. Miss Minnie,
were visiting in Wheeling Friday.
Mrs. Dir. Cline. Mrs. X. E. l.. Snod-
grass and Miss Belle Burrows were
calling ON friends at Wheeling Thurs
day.
Prof. J. c. Myers, of Bellaire, o., was
here a few days since calling ON the
members of the Board of Education.
The professor is an applicant for the
principalship of our High school and
comes well recommended. The board
will meet Monday to appoint teachers
and lay the levy and to transact other
school work.
The Peoples Telephone Company
was placing phones in a number of Of
fees this Week. This company now
has an extensive service, connecting
this city with Littleton, Fairmont,
Warrington and West Union and other
distant points in Doddridge and Har-
rison counties.
Miss Florence Wetzel, has returned
after spending week with relatives at
Moses Carroll. of Peasants county,
was here this Week calling on his cous-
ms, the Misses Enlow, of North street
Mrs. Otto Fish and Miss Belle Mag
ors have returned from a visit to
Wheeling friends.
H. E. Armstrong, of Pittsburg, was
here Thursday and Friday on legal
business.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Priest, of Atch-
ison, Kansas, and Mrs. J. B. Priest, of
o.. who have been visit
ing their brother, George Priest, re-
turned home Friday.
Miss Grace Hornbrook of Barnes
vile, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Theo. Hornbrook.
Joe Sauder was visiting his home at
Wheeling the past Week.
Wednesday evening DR.. Alderman, of
Wheeling. assisted by Drs. Sehmeid
and Downing, of this city, operated on
Vincent Standiford fer appendicitis.
They found that the yermiform appen-
dix had entirely decayed and large
quantities of puss had formed in the
cavity. Strange to say MIR. Standiford
is recovering. The doctors insisted
llidl Tic OpSi alum ohoulO DS p6AAOA ulSi
last Week, but Mr.. Standiford objected
and only yielded when intense suffer
ing drove him to submit.
Capt R. McEldowney was at Harris
vile the latter part of the week attend
ing Circuit Court.
Bruce Hill. clerk at the Elk hotel.
fell on the street Wednesday from an
attack of heart disease. He is now
able to attend to his duties.
Contractors Koontz & Phillips are
pushing the new Residence of Capt. B.
I. Bowers. This Will be one of the
finest residences in the city North
street now contains the finest resi-
dences and more to come.
Mrs. T. H. Cornett arrived from Vir-
ginia Thursday. and she and her nus
band, who arrived some two months
since, will make their home on Union
street. Mr.. Cornett is lawyer and
comes Well recommended.
The Ohio River Railroad Company
and the Short Line railroad have pur-
chased 1870 acres of land adjoining the
South Side The land brought $500
per acre. and win be used for machine
shops and other manufacturing plants ]
The company owns immense coal fields
on the Short Line road, which will be
opened. up as soon as the road is COM
pieted
A large number OF mules and horses
arrived on the Ben Hur for the con-