Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-17

solve partnership July 1st. MI. Pople
will continue on the business, and Mr..
Orr wiu retire. He has not vet decided
what business he will engage in.
ReX j. Engle, pastor of the First
wardM WI. E. church, will deliver an adj
dress at the Sitting Sun Tribe, !. o. r.
M. memorial services, to be held at
the Maple Grove cemetery tomorrow.
The Johns Brothers glass factory
will close down their plant on the last
day of this month. This years work
will far exceed any during their exist
ence here.
A charter has been granted the In
dex Publishing Company, of Fairmont,
with an authorized capital stock OF
$25, 900. 1t is a difficult matter to OBJ
tain the main object Of the incorpor-
ators of the new company, but 1t is said
but a slight change would be made over
the old. The Index recently installed
q Simplex typesetting machine, new
type and other material, and to out
slders it would appear that a daily
would be the outcome. The Index has
probably the largest weekly newspaper
plant in the State.
Everyone is looking forward to the
grand celebration to be held here July
4tn. An immense crowd will doubtless
be present from different parts of the
State, and especially from neighboring
towns, viz, Morgantown, Grafton, Man.
nington, Clarksburg, etc.
The music department of the Nor
NAL school will give a recital Monday
evening, which promises to be a treat
to the music loving people of Fairmont.
Messrs. J. l.. Irwin, John D. Barry
and j.. T. Rudy, officers of the Fair
mont A. 0. H, are among those who
attended the State convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians which =
in session at Clarksburg Wednesday.
Next Friday evening, June 10, the
commencement of the Fairmont Nor
NAL school will begin. Renearsals are
being held every day, and the pro-
gramme this year promises to be I'M
usually interesting.
Henry C. Sample, editor of The Free
Press, has purchased a lot adjoining
the Marietta Hotel, and contemplates
the erection Of a brick building to be
used as a printing office.
Heath Jones, who has been seriously
Ill for several days, is slowly recover-
ing.
Clarence Musgrave and Laurence
Hennen, who have been employed in
the government printing office for sew
eral months, have returned home.
The "Old Fashioned Spelling Bee"
given Monday evening by Seven Star
Lodge No. 81, l. 0. o. F., was thorough
ly enjoyed by the large crowd present.
The A~ntd-Slang Society OF the High
school held their regular meeting
Thursday afternoon and elected new
officers.
Charles Martin fell a distance of
about twelve feet from a scaffold, While
plastering the stairway OF DIR. COOK S
hospital Monday, and received a sprain-
ed ankle and other slight injuries.
Mr.. Albert R. Hall and Miss Ella
Baker were united in marriage at the
residence of the officiating minister,
Rev. DR.. Martin, last Sunday morning.
The many friends of the happy couple
extend congratulations.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Methodist Protestant church ten
dered a reception to the faculty and
senior class Of the Normal and High
school on Monday evening. The re-
ceiving committee was composed OF
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Fletcher, re Miss
CO DulAllS lOn III 4AAcoOo ooJ Ai1h
REGULATIONS were rendered by Miss
Olive Nay and Miss Mable Ruttencut-
ter. and a social selection by Miss Mel
lie Everhart were hugely enjoyed. --e-
freshments were served at a seasonable
hour.
The Misses Pickett pleasantly enter
tanned the Mcfarland Mission Band OF
the Presbyterian church at their home
on Washington street, Tuesday even
ing.
The Daily and Sunday neg-ster can
be found on sale at Hough's news store,
Capt. j. w Shroyer had an eye re-
moved at Cooks Hospital on Tuesday
The captain lost the sight of the eye
about twenty years ago, and was fol
several months past sLAering intense
pain. The operation was successfully
performed by Drs. Fitch and Howar~
Earl H. Smith, of the State Untvers-
fly. came up Monday to visit his pa
rents.
Rev. j. w. Eddy preached a very in
structive sermon tothe students of the
Normal school at the First Baptist
church, last sunday evening.
Attorney A. o. Stanley is able to be
out after an illness of several months
The Demorest Medal contest held al
willard Hall Monday evening was a
very interesting one, and quite an en-
thusiastic crowd was present. The fol-
lowing are the names of those who con-
tested: Ulysses Knapp, Writ Faust
Carney Christie and Harvey Way. The
prize, which was a pretty silver medal
was won by Writ Faust. The judges
were Mrs. George DeBolt, Miss Grace
Brahm and Attorney M. w. Ogden,
Mrs. N. r. c. Morrow presided and
gave a very interesting talk in regard
to the Demorest Medal contest. Music
oil selections were rendered as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Jeanette jenkins;
song, quartette, LIS. Ayers, Miss Gun
ningham, George Morrow and U. A
Clayton; song, trio, Miss Cunning
ham, w. c. Lyons and Marley Hol-
bert; solo, Margaret Staggers; song,
"Dawn OF Hone" Miss MYRTLE Shaw.