Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-02

were her in force, and Wheeling GER
| tainly did herself proud in sending
such large body of knights Temp
lar, accompanied by two bands. The
| corner stone OF the court house was
| laid In the forenoon, and after par
| taking of an excellent dinner, prepared
| by the ladies Of the II. e. church. the
march was again resumed and they
/ proceeded in body to the new church,
where the corner stone was placed by
| fitting ceremonies. Hon. t. p. Jacobs
| delivered the address at the court
| house and Rev. I. II. Hawkins at the
| church Rev. Hawkins proved himself
to BIO an orator. and his address was
highly spoken OF. There were NUM-
| Der OF deposits placed in the boxes, but
! perhaps the most interesting was The
| deposit made by Attorney Z. B. Snoa-
| grass. being q brass plate containing
| the name, age and place of birth OF
| his daughter, Miss Jennie Flood, who
| was born during the memorable flood
OF 1854, in the Masonic hall in the old
court house. The visiting brothers
lett on the evening trains for their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Hugh McEldowney,
of Waverly, were here Thursday, at
tending the funeral OF their uncle,
Capt McEldowney.
Miss Dosia MclEtire returned from
six weeks visit with relatives at
Woodsffeld, O., Friday.
DR.. w. r. Curtis. of Dean, is visiting
dis parents, MIR. and Mrs. George
Curtis, of Maple avenue.
w. S. Furbee, prominent resident
of Warrington, was here this week,
on legal business.
Judge T. P. Jacobs returned from
Morgantown Thursday. He had been
lecturing to the law class for some
weeks.
Miss Jennie Pcmeroy. of Sistersville,
was the guest OF Misses Bertha
| Hawkins and Ella Crow Friday.
Sadie Wells is visiting relatives and
friends at Marietta.
Prof. Frank Trotter, of Buckhannon,
vice president of the Seminary, was
calling on friends the first OF the week
Miss Della Funk is visiting friends
at Oak, Ohio.
T. P. Jacobs was called home Fri
day after an absence Of thirty days,
filling the chair of lecturer In the law
faculty. at the State University at Nor
santown, owing to having accepted the
| honor of. addressing the meeting at The
corner stone laying at the court house.
Mrs. Dr. f. P. Lowther and sister,
Mrs, Louise Morgan, of this county,
left Friday evening on visit with
relatives at Salem, w. Va
The following is the list of contents
of The cornerstone of the Wetzel coun-
ty court house:
Report of the Grand Lodge of West
Virginia. A. T. and A. NJ, of 1889
a list of the membership OF Wetzel
| Lodge, No. 80, A. f. and a. Nj.
Current copies Of the Wetzel DEM
ocrat. Wetzel Republican, Hundred IN
dependent, Mountain State Gavei,
wheeling Intelligeneer, Wheeling Reg
lister; also clippings from the Philadei-
phia Times, descriptive Of the town OF
New Martinsville, and q history OF Wet
eel county, including some prominent
men, buildings and places from an In
kl.s,}raa Souvenir Edition of the Fourth
judicial District OF West Virginia, the
last presented by Frank Wells Clark.
Columbian half dollar, presented by
Bro. A. S. Bowers, of Wetzel Lodge, NO
81, q valued piece vi AhohSy
George Washington medaIlian cast
from a bronze cannon owned by WASH
lngton and made under the auspices OF
alexandria Lodge. No. Y, OF which he
was a member, presented by Bro. John
". Kaufman, of Wetzel Lodge. No. 49,.
One-haIf cent United States money,
date 1887, presented by George P. imp
stead
Large copper cents, by r. E. NOEL
downey. with initials inscribed, #. c.
Butcher with name and Columbian Elk
position inscription and by j. f. Nc
caskey with name inscribed and dated
lS1S05.
Columbian Exposition medal. dated
1891. presented by John Obcr with
name inscribed.
Cent OF 1900, and Irish half-penny
dated 1859, presented by John F. Mar
Copper plate presented by e. B.
Snodgrass, attorney. with the fol-
lowing inscription: Virginia Flood
Snodgrass, born in the Old Court
House, during food Of the 18th
day of February, 1884, at 3 O'Clock
a. m. in Masonic Hall" this being the
only child ever born in Masonic Hall.
Photograph of Old Court House, pre-
scented by Josie Clark, CT Wetzel Lodge
No SO. "a
Spanish coin presented by Irven ODER
dated 1912.
List of officers of county and circuit
courts, and members OF the Wetzel
county bar.
A piece OF box taken from old court
house; also two coins found N box, a
silver nickie dated 1897, and a Spanish
coin dated 1865.
Copper plate with inscription, pre-
scented by \. e. MeCaskey and T. leap.
Copy of Stone Cutters Journal and
Photograph OF stone cutters working on
new court house.
Key and tablet presented by L. VI.
Stephens, Of Wetzel Lodge, No. 80.
The following is q list OF contents
placed in glass jar in cornerstone OF
new Methodist Episcopal church. Au-
gust 3fst, 1900:
Report of the Grand Lodge of West
Virginia. A. r. ana A. NJ. Of 1899.
a list Of the membership OF Wetzel
Lodge, No. 80, A. II. and \. II.
Current copies OF the Wetzei Demo-
Graf. Wetzel Republican, Wetzel INDIE
pendent. Wheeling News. and copies OF
the Daily Christian advocate.
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