Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-27

nave a petition signed Dy many OF the
property owners in the square asking
for an alley to be opened in the
square from Clay to Locust street
The petition will be presented to Coun-
ell for action at their next meeting.
Mrs. George Hampton, of Omaha,
Neb., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Vanpelt.
The Juvenile Templars will give a
supper in Commercial Hall on Septem-
Der 9.
Miss Anna Cahill, of Indianapolis,
Ind, left for home yesterday morning
after a couple Of weeks visit with the
family of NJ Ferenbach.
William Johns and Jack Francis are
here from Dennison, o., spending the
day with relatives.
A number of people from here at
tended the picnic given by the c. & P.
railroad employees at Brady's Lake
yesterday.
Friday evening about half-past eleven
o'clock a person, intent on burglary.
entered the home of Prof. j. w. Scho-
field, on Walnut street. but was fright
ened away before he could secure any
| thing.
Yesterday forenoon quite lively
fracas occurred in the Third ward be-
tween three or four women over the
actions of child of one of the women.
For a time the affair was very warm,
and it looked as though it would take
something stronger than words to set
tie the difficulty.
The West Virginia glass works will
not resume for a week at least. 1t was
the intention of the company TO put
| the plant in operation tomorrow, but
| owing TO their inability to secure boil
ers for the engine they were unable to
carry out their intentions.
The Beaumont glass house employees
were paid yesterday.
l.. L. Scheehle is home from an east
ern pleasure trip.
The marriage of Miss Evaline Roth,
daughter of John Roth, of Tiltonville,
| to Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald, also of Til
tonville, will take place the latter part
of this week.
The working team of the Odd eel
lows lodge of this place, accompanied
by a number of the members of the
lodge, drove out TO Mt. Pleasant last
evening, where they initiated several
| candidates into the myteries of the or
der.
Miss Edna Talbot has returned from
a several days visit at Epworth Park.
Mr. T. f. Shaw, of Louisville, Ky,
! is the guest of the family of Mrs. T.
McDonough.
The shutting of the water off in the
| fountain has been the cause of much
| kicking by many citizens about the
town. The fountain was put there for
the benefit of the people and during
| the warm weather would like to have
| the privilege of using it
Alex Hood who has been seriously
| ill. was reported slightly better yester-
day
The Labor Day picnic to be held here
| in McSward's orchard on next Satur-
day promises to draw a larger crowd
tnan the old town has had for several
| years past Every preparation IS being
made by those in charge to make the
affair the success it should be- Some
thing which will greatly benefit the
affair is the fact tnat the Aetna-Stand-
ard and in all probabilities the Laugh
| lin mills viii pay their men on Friday
and will likely shut down Friday night
! 70 give their employees a Saturday holl-
| day
Mrs. Ella Bulett and children are
home from a visit with friends and rel
atiyes in the western part of the coun-
ty They were accompanied home by
| Misses Mabel and Pearl Armstrong
| of near Morristown, who will Visit Win
| them several days
Harry Fast, of this city, and Miss
Daisy Curley, of West Wheeling, were
quietly married at the Methodist par
| sonage Thursday evening
Teachers examination was held III
the high school yesterday