Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-14
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 13.-The
Democrats of this place organized a
| Bryan and Stevenson club on Wednes-
day evening, and George Swingle was
elected president. This is the first po-
litical club that has been organized at
this place.
Miss Jennie Robinson, of San Fran
| cisco, Cal, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
| Mary A. Doyle, and other relatives IN
town.
Editor Joseph Charlton, of the Cham
bersburg Herald, is in Washington on
business.
The w. & ]. football team left Fri
day morning for Ithaca, N. Y, where
| they met the Cornell eleven on Satur-
day.
Lost In Egypt" was the attraction
at ths Lyric theatre or Saturday and
drew large audiences.
The dedication services of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church on last
Sunday were well attended, and all
were we'll pleased with the handsome
new church of this growing congrega-
ton.
The marriage of Miss Maynelle Kat
zenstein, of this place. and Bert
Spayne, of Cleveland, occurred at the
home of the bride at Don on Wednes-
day. There were many guests present
from out of town.
Deputy Sheriff Milt Hemphill has re-
turned from a trip to Iowa.
Mrs. H. NJ. Smith, of Xenia, O., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. o. C. Par
rill, Hall avenue.
Miss Nancy Sherrard, of Chambers
burg, is a guest at the home of Presi-
dent j. D. Moffatt, of the college.
Rev. J. w. Mckay, OF Waynesburg,
will address the Y. M. C. A. meeting on
Sunday at 4 o'clock.
A number Of Washington veterans at
tended the reunion of the S5th regi-
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers, at
Brownsville on Wednesday.
DIR. Albert E. Thomas and Miss Lou
H. Miller were married at the Second
Presbyterian church on Thursday at
noon, Rev. James Snowden officiating.
About four hundred were present 10
witness the marriage ceremony.
Postmaster Underwood left on We'd
nesday for his annual vacation, which
he will spend at Cambridge Springs,
Pa.
There are now 1898 children enrolled
in the public schools OF Washington.
Miss Leila Nicholl, of Toronto, Can,
is the guest of Mrs. Robert Hagerty, of
South Main street.
j. W. Ray, bookkeeper of the West
ern Penitentiary, Pittsburg, was in
town this week.
NJ. C. Burroughs, a local horseshoer
started or Thursday to Milwaukee,
Wis, to attend a convention of the
Master Horseshoers Protective Asso-
ciatio nof America. He goes as a dele
gate from the Washington union.
Sam See, an inoffensive Chinese
laundryman, was brutally assaulted and
robbed at an early hour last Sunday
morning. his injuries being so severe
that he has been confined to the Wash
ington hospital since the attack.
"Beecher" Ward, a young man Of this
place, has been arrested charged with
the crime, and is in jail awaiting the
result of Sees injuries.
On last Saturday night the police ar
rested ten persons for being drunk and
disorderly-nine men and one woman.
Sundays and Mondays arrests brought
the number up to almost twenty. May
or Judson gave each of them a fine, and
some went to Jail.
The court house contractors say they
will surely have the buildings done by
the 10th of November, when the dedi-
cation will take place. Day and night
forces will be run, if necessary. to have
the work done by the above date.
Dedication services of the remodeled
West Washington NJ. E. church will be
on Sunday at 2:30 .. m.
Congressman Acheson accompanied
the w. & j. football team to ithaca, n
Y, on Friday.
Unless Governor Stone commutes The
sentence Of George Ward, colored, hi
will be hung at ahis place on Tuesday
Oct 80. The execution will take place
lin the Jail yard. Ward, with two Other