Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-18

Friday evening in the city building,
the lately organized Tribe of Ben Hur
Will give social to the members and
their friends. Elaborate arrangements
Tor the enjoyable affair are being made
ana 1t promises to be successful in
every particular. The Tribe OF Ben
Hur, which is practically a new secret
Organization, is growing very rapidly
in this city, and during the past two
or three months its membership has
grown from very few, perhaps a
dozen or so, until at the present time
1t amounts to about 125, and the work
ing OF initiating new members is being
carried on each meeting night. The
social to be given Friday night is the
first public social given by the local
lodge. They have had a number to
which only members have been admit
ted, and all have been extremely en-
joyable., The committee on arrange
ments is leaving nothing undone to
make the coming event a success and
there is every reason to believe their
expectations will be realized.
Miss Carrie Deyore, a charming
young society LADY or the South SIDE,
left this morning for Coalyille, Ohio,
where she will visit relatives and
friends Tor a short time. From there
she will go TO other parts OF ohio, Wis
iting, anu Will be absent from the city
for a month or six weeks.
Col. w. c. Turner, an aged resident
OF this city, and late manager or the
Oisten Opera House, LETT d couple OF
days ago Tor his former home in New
York CITY, where he Will remain
During the number or years he resided
here Col. Turner made many friends
who will be extremely sorry 10 hear o.
his departure. Before his departure a
number or trlends presented nlm with
a substantial token OF their friendship
and esteem.
At the meeting of the Republican
county executive committee recently
held III MiddieDourne it was decIaed 20
mold the county primary election on
tuesday, september 4th. Al the
primaries the nominees Tor the various
county offices TO be nled at the coming
election IN November viii be named.
There are numOer OF tlgnts ON among
the candidates ana the primaries
promise TO be the most interesting nelu
IN this section Ior numDer Oh years,
as all OF the asprants are WorAIns
hard.
Miss Blanche Smythe, of Catherine
street, LETT "a couple OF days ago for
Gallipolis, Ohio, where she viii be the
guest OIL her sister and brotherin-law.
rev. and Mrs. ]. l. .Presser, OF that
city. for few weeks.
Harry King, of the South Side, ac-
companied by his sister, left yesterday
afternoon for Marietta, Ohio, where
they will remain for couple OF weeks
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
King, of that city.
l. NJ. Underwood and Sheriff Pyle,
OF Midddleburne, were in the city yes
terday.
The cards are out announcing the
approaching wedding of Mr.. Chauncey
Ware, OF Tltusville, formerly of this
city, to Miss Bertha Snedicker, of Bel
'laire, which will be solemnized in the
early part of August Both of the
young people are well known and very
popular here and have large number
of warm friends, who will extend con-
gratulations on their approaching
happiness.
Henry Douglass and Myrtle L.
Tracey, we'll known young people OF
the city, were married at the home of
the brides parents on Sunday evening
by Rev. H. B. Bowden.
John Matthews, a prominent bust
ness man of Middlebourne, who has
been at Hot Springs, Ark, for couple
of months, recuperating from recent
severe illness, arrived in the city yes
terday on the way home, and is great
ly improved.
MISS Elizabeth Capus, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, who has been in the city for a
couple of weeks, as the guest of Dr..
and Mrs. ]. ]. Golf, of Upper Wells
street, has returned home.
Miss Nellie Jemison, of Cameron,