Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-30

MlQQleDOufne April Lo--roi iooen
ers, flowers and fnery of all kinds did
quite a number Of the mothers and
misses of our town make their annual
pilgrimage to Sistersyille and Wheel
ing this week.
Since court adjourned u streets
are almost deserted. The farmers are
busy with their spring crops and the
gentlemen of the village who AVE no
excuse for going to the river are en-
ployad in spading yards and beating
carpet.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Swaney, of Burn
ing Springs, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs, G. F. Engle, Of Elk Fork.
Miss Sarah Seckman, of Akron, re-
turned to her home Wednesday from
Merrill's Cancer institute, where she
has been having a very large and
painful cancer removed from her
breast. The cancer was successfully
removed.
Mr.. r. c.. Hobbs removed his fam
lily to New Martinsville Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. Hobbs have a host of friends
who regret very much that their field
of business was changed from this
place.
w. S. Mcmillan, the jolly captain OF
the water station, left Monday for
Wheeling, where he will receive treat
ment at Haskins' hospital for IN in
jured %shinbone.
H. o. Sterley, of Wheeling. visited
ley, last week.
G. B. Jennings spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. J. l.. Harne, at New
Martinsville.
]. S. Simmons spent Sunday at Har-
~risville. Mrs. Simmons, who has been
visiting her parents for several days,
returned with him.
DR.. S. M. Mayfield, of Wick, is lying
at the point of death His many
friends have given up all hope of his
recovery
DR. l.. S. Merrill, who has been quite
sick for some time, is some better at
this writing.
Mrs. George Thomas, who has been
lingering at deaths door for several
months from cancer, is no better.
c. F. Stealey is confined to his home
with typhoid fever.
J. A. George, the popular oil man,
is sick at the Swan house.
viii Hill, of Beverly, O., is calling
on friends here to-day.
Miss Ruffner Wells is visiting the
family of o. w. Hardman.
Elias Osborn, of Summerfield, Ohio,
is visiting his son Russell Osborn, this
week.
Ex-Sheriff E. W. Sine, Republican
candidate for the nomination for sher-
if, and F. D. Young, candidate for the
nomination for prosecuting attorney,
were shaking hands with the brethren
yesterday.
Attorney N. C. Nolan, of st. Mary's,
is here on legal business.
Fred Hornbrook, of Sistersville, is
a business visitor here to-day.
Attorney J.. M. Underwood is visit
ing his parents at Shirley, and talking
politics to his neighbors and friends.
The Baltimore & Ohio engineers
will move tomorrow from Bowls
Mills to Ben's Run, where they expect
to cross the Ohio river.
The oil men are very much disap-
pointed when the Henderson No. l
was dry in both the Maxton and Big
lnjun sands. The rig for Mason No.
Z was completed Wednesday.
Treat & Crawford have made a To-
cation in the John Cumrind farm on
the east of the Jug pool and north
of the Klondike field.
The following persons were per-
mitted to wed: B. T. Debolt and Eel
phia A. Ferris, Henry Dillon and Mar
garet Golf, James B. Workman and
Viney, Jacobs, Alex l.. Boyd and Marie
Larsen, Ernest w. Dodge and Della
Craig, Joseph S. Shook and Jennie
Cooper, Theodore H. Francis and Mar
garet Shuman. Pearl n. Underwood
and Maggie l.. Pratt, Albert c. Craven
and Sarah Spencer. Emerson B. Lee
and Lillian Robinson.