Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

visiting his brother, Louis ManSDacK,
the first of the week.
The entertainment given at the High
school by the Holland Anti Slang So
ciety," last Saturday afternoon, was a
success, both socially and financially.
Since the society was organized the
members have been anxious to have
picture of the poet, j. G. Holland, in
whose honor the society was named,
so decided to give the entertainment to
get the necessary amount. About fifty
dollars was cleared.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Charles Manley
during the week: Clyde Coleman
Hayes and Emma Masters, Larken L.
Farmhouse and Mary Shuman. Earl c.
Haskins( and Addie Yost, Joe Downs
and Jessie Taggart, John c. Hughes
and Myrtle Little, Job Arnett and AL
manda Shuman.
Miss Matte Ice spent Sunday with
Miss Icie Wells. at Pennington
Attorney George A. Vincent is at
Wheeling on business.
Eduard Gebhart left Tuesday for Bal
timore to enter a hospital to be treat
ed for stomach trouble.
The meeting held in Willard Hall,
Tuesday evening, in honor of Neal
Dow's birthday, was very entertaining.
A quartette composed of Mrs. w. S.
Hamilton, Miss Cunningham, Messrs.
U. A. Clayton and Harry Engle, sang
1.-THE Bird With a Broken Pinion,'
which was enjoyed by the large crowd
present, after which prayer was offer
ed by Prof w. C. Evans. Mrs. W. J.
Eddy read an interesting paper on
"The Liquor Traffic" Miss Cunning
ham sang solo, which was very en-
tertaining. Mr.. F. P. Kelley gave an
interesting account of Neal BOWS eff
fort in securing prohibition for Maine.
The quartette sang beautiful anthem,
Shall Ruin or Righteousness Rule?"
Mrs. n R. C. Morrow gave an adj
dress on when Shall We Win?"
which was very interesting.
Col. Clarence L. Smith was visiting
his son at Morgantown the first of the
week
Mrs. John Gould, of the First ward,
gave party at her home Tuesday
evenin, in honor of her aged fathers
eighty-fourth anniversary. An elegant
dinner was served to his children,
grandchildren and great grandchild-
children. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin, of Farming
ton; Mrs. James Hawker and Mrs.
Thomas Morgan, of Warrington, and
Mrs. P. W. Adams, of Palatine.
w. T. Bundick, of Virginia, will lee
ture in the NJ. E. church next Monday
evening on Christian Citizenship"
Mr. William Wheatley, of Clarks-
burg, and Miss Anna Aultman, of this
city, were married at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev. w. ]. Eddy,
Monday evening.
Miss Jennie Curry, of Warrington,
is visiting Miss Josephine Hough.
Mrs. E. E. Tetrick is the guest of
friends at West Milford.
Mrs. John T. Stewart, of Indian
apolis, Indiana, has been visiting her
husband here for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Nicholson,
of Clarksburg, have been visiting Mr..
Nicholson's parents on the South Side
for few days.
Clarence L. Musgrave, of Washing
ton, D. c., was in the city Sunday.
The ground has been broken for the
addition to DIR. J. R. Cooks hospital
on CASTOR avenue, and the erection of
the building will be rapidly pushed to
completion. A hospital has been Fair
mont's greatest need, and since the es
tablishment of this institution here,
it has been well patronized. There are
at the present time ten patients there,
being treated for different diseases, some
of whom were taken there in a critical
condition, and they are improving. The
latest patient to arrive is Mr.. w. H.
Wade, of Fairview, who has a severe
case Of grip. Miss Helen Cresap, of
Wheeling, is employed as the head
nurse, and Misses Della Phillips and
Lucille Pud, as assistants.
The bids for the miners hospital to
be erected in the First ward, were
opened Saturday by the board, and A.
F. Withrow & Company, of Charleston,
secured the contract. Their bid was
$16,666. Excavating will be COM
menced about April list, and the build
ing is to be completed by June list,
1901.
J. H. Beckman, one of Fairmont's
most enterprising merchants, recently
purchased of agent c. W. Arnett, lot
in the Fourth ward, and is having the
plans for handsome residence drawn
by Architect G. d. Giffin. Mr.. Beck
man will occupy the house.
Miss Halle Hamilton, who has been
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever at
her home on Maple avenue, is slowly
improving.
The National glass works have been
closed down for several days, making
numerous repairs about their factory.
They will resume operations in a few
days.
The Daily and Sunday Register can
be found on sale at Houghs news
stand.
Leslie, the two-year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Rich, of Flickersville,
and nephew of Mrs. DR.. w. H. Kunst,
of this city, was burned to death few
days ago in a horrible manner. The
little one, with its twin brother, were
left to play in store box while their
mother went about doing her morning
work in another room. The mother
hearing a noise an hour later. quickly
opened the door and was Mortified to
find the room filed with smoke, and
more so, to find that death had claim
ed one of her little ones. Leslie was
lying out of the box burned to crisp,
and she thought he breathed few
times after she entered the room. The
other child was gathered up uncons-
cious, and was almost suffocated by
smoke AbOut the only way the awful