Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

Mayor, w. o.. Boyd, can have the Re
publican nomination. II be will accept
it He is now serving his third term.
and his conduct Of the Office has been
satisfactory. Chas. v. Cough also
wants to make the race. The promi-
nently mentioned by the Democrats are
DR.. T. B. Yates, w. r. D. Dent, S. M.
Musgrove, VIM. Jennings and others.
All good men and would make a capital
Mayor
Chas. H. Straub returned Thursday
from a business trip to Pfckens, w.
Va.
Ona C. Jefferys, assistant cashier of
the NJ. & NJ. bank, of this place for the
past five years. has resigned to taAe
charge Monday as cashier of b new
bank organized at ellington. Inc
Merchants Bank loses a most efficient
and accommodating clerk In the de-
parture of Mr.. Jefferys.
Richard Means was elected town
clerk to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Nj. Jefferys.
C. E. Lamberton, of the editorial de-
partment of the Cincinnati Post, was
in town Tuesday.
Joe Halterman was at Camden on
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and loading lumber.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give an oyster supper and
bazaar at the Opera House on We'd
nesday evening, the Oath. This prom
Uses to be a most enjoyable affair, and
should net a handsome sum for the
church.
Misses Minnie and Gertrude SQuires
and Bessie Long, of Newburg, were
visiting friends in town Thursday.
Copestone Chapter No. II. r. A. NJ, at
a special convention held Friday
night, conferred the various Royal
Arch degrees on three candidates.
Patrick Moran, Jr.. has secured a
position with the Southern Coal and
Transportation Co., at Berry. near
Philippi, and left for that point Thurs
day.
Newton Lynch, of Martinsbu"g, a
former member of the First W. Va.
Regiment, serving in the capacity OF
First Sergeant of Co. H, and a Few
weeks before being mustered out, was
promoted to a Second Lieutenant, has
been assigned as guager at Jarr9tts
distillery at Fetterman with h~eadquar-
tiers at this place. Mr.. Lynch takes
the place of Will Warder, removed on
account of politics.
A. H. Outright, of Parkersburg, was
in town the first of the week.
Will Bailey left Friday for Womels-
dorff and other points along the West
Virginia Central, looking after his
lumber interests.
Hon. John H. Holt, of Huntington;
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B. L. Butcher, of Fairmont, and Col.
Elihu Hutton, of H~uttonsyille, have
been here during the week preparing
the brief in the famous Dewing-Hutton
case now pending in the State Supreme
Court. The case has in controversy
property valued at over $2OO,-
600. These gentlemen represent Col.
Hutton and have prepared a brief OF
nearly n hundred pages.
DeMolay Commandery held a very
interesting conclave in their asylum on
Monday night. A banquet followed at
Brinkman hall.
Mr.. F.. Giesey, architect, OF Wheel
ing, was in town the first Of the week,
preparing specifications for the Fetter-
man school building. q
Robert Howe, of Weston, was In
town during the week.
Hon, D. ]. Gibson, OF Newburg, was
in town during the week.
Samuel NJ. Musgrove was at Fair
mont Wednesday and Thursday attend
ing court.
oscar Slane, of Pittsburg, is visiting
his parents and other relatives m town.
Col. w. j. Byran passed through
town on No. 4 Thursday night en- route
East from Cincinnati.
DR.. Frank Murphy, of Philadelphia,
was in town Thursday.
Miss Ethel Gaines, of Salem, Is the
guest of Miss Lulu Thompson, On
Washington street.
Mrs. Judge M. H. Dent, Of Morgan
town. is the guest of her brother, DR..
A. s. Warder, on the West Side.
Dr.. A. B. Hall was at Cl~arksburg
Friday
Arthur Adair, B. & o. store-room
distributor, was promoted this week to
the office force.
The w. P. Hendrickson Clothing Co.
will adopt the cash system the first OF
the coming month.
Rev. Lynch began revival services
at the NJ. E. church Sunday night.
The meetings are attended each night
by large crowds and considerable IN
terest is being manifested.
Mrs. Chas. j. Proudfoot, of Parkers-
burg, is the guest of relatives in town.
Prof. Fleming and Goodwin, of the
public schools, went to Warrington
Friday to attend a Teachers Institute.
w. P. Hendrickson and L. P. Sou
ders, of the Hendrickson Clothing Co.,
went East Sunday night to buy their
spring stock of goods.
/ S. L. Rogers, of Horton, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Fueller, at the
Arlington Hotel.
The many friends in Grafton of Chas.
J. Proudfoot, formerly night ticket
agent at this place, but now OF Parkers-
burg, will be pleased to learn that he
has been promoted to the position OF
ticket agent at Parkersburg, securing
the position made vacant by the promo
ton of Geo. B. Dunlap.
Chas. Rogers returned Friday from a
business trip to Cumberland.
Prosecuting Attorney Chas. Murphy,
of Philippi, was in town Friday look
ing after some legal business.
Chas. G.. LaZier, of Wheeling, was o
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