Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14

guest OF Miss May Brahm last Thurs
day and Friday.
Mrs. w. X. spring. Of Pennington,
has been here tor several days visiting
her husband at the residence OF Mr., G.
i. Knapp, in the Fifth ward.
Attorney L. M. Showalrer, who was
at Martinsburg attending the State Bar
Association, returned home the nrst of
the week.
A B. & 0. freight car was broken
into by thieves in the yard here Mon
day, and a part of the contents were
taken A crate of cranberries and a
few other articles were found on the
river bank, where they had been
thrown by the thieves. Several arti-
cles were taken but nothing very val
liable. Breaking open cars has be-
come a frequent occurrence, and B. &
o. detectives have been looking for the
thieves for some time, but have been
unable to find them.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at a recent meet
ing of the First ward Epworth League;
President j. Nj. Smith; First Vice Pres
ident, E. B Harden; Second Vice Pres
ident, Lucy Barnes; Third Vice Pres
ident, H. ]. McElfresh; Fourth Vice
President, Claude Scott; Secretary, j.
S Leech; Assistant Secretary, Minnie
Hughes; Treasure, Mollie Leech; LII
brarian, Meta Powell.
John T. Hoffman, of MorgantoWn,
was visiting his sister, Mrs. J.. Harvey
Vanata, the first of the week.
Attorney John Mccoy, OF Grafton,
was in the city yesterday.
A hod of brick slipped from the
hands of a carrier while on the second
floor of the brewery building Tuesday
morning, and Nick Fisher, who was at
the bottom of the building, came near
receiving the contents. One brick
slightly touched his head, infiict1ng
slight injuries, while the remainder
fell all around him.
Near Greensburg, Pa, a negro nam
ed William Palmer, cross and surly,
stabbed Patrick H. Bennett, a boss
workman in what is called the Klon-
dyke works in Westmoreland county.
Benefits family reside here. On the
day before, the negro came to Bennett
in almost a starved condition, ragged,
ETC., and was given lodging by Ben
nett. For some slight provocation, he
was stabbed several times with a
large knife, but his wounds are not at
all serious.
Mrs. C. C. Penick and daughter,
Mary Clifton, were guests of Wheeling
friends this week.
Bishop C. c. Penick attended the
convocation of the P. E. church which
convened at Weston this week.
Brooks Watson Fleming left Monday
evening to resume his studies at a
er Military Institute.
Miss Virginia w. Fleming, daughter
of Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, will
leave the 18th of this month for New
York City to study art.
Miss Anna Durbin Sands, who spent
the holidays with her parents here, re-
turned to Staunton. Va, on Wednes-
day. Miss Sands is a student at Mrs.
Stewards College.
A social was given at the residence
of Mr.. Cunningham on Walnut avenue
Monday evening by Misses Lou Ford
and Annie O'Conner. A large number
were present and a pleasant evening
spent.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Manley, during
the week: Lewis Edward Hooker and
JEANNE Coulter, Frank Spadafora and
Teresa Leonetti. Owen E. Pyles and
Clara Book, Jerome Steele and Nettie
Lloyd.
Maria, little daughter of Judge and
Mrs. w. S. Raymond, is improving af-
ter being very i'll for several days.
Rev. H. G. ~Stoetzer, wife and child
of Moredale, Pa, arrived here the first
of the week and have rooms at the
Watson hotel. Rev. Stoetzer is the
new pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Miss Minnie Hughes, of the First
ward, was the guest of friends at Ben
tons Ferry, the latter part of last
week.
Miss Carrie Frum was recently Wis
iting friends at Benton's Ferry.
Miss Hattie Tough spent Thursday
with her brother, Roy Tough, at Far
mington.
Mrs. C. W. Evans and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lyons spent Sunday with
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