Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28
was buried Friday at the Catholic Gem

was buried Friday at the Catholic GEM
etery.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
held an oyster suTper on Wednesday
evening, which was well patronized.
The display OF fine needle work was
particularly attractive and the sale Of
the same remuneratiye.
Miss Painter, of Fairmont, visited the
Misses King on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Dunk, of Main street, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Wotthlie, in
Baltimore
The ladies of the assembly, an organ
ization belonging TO ST. Augustine's
Catholic church, entertained their
friends with literary entertainment.
at St. Augustine's hall, on Thursday.
After the pleasing exercises the new
bowling alleys were thrown open to the
guests, and ELECTED much admiration.
Mr.. Claude Jarvis and sister, Miss
Anna, came in from Philadelphia TO
attend the funeral OF Mrs. Durbin.
Mrs. W. P. Flaherty returned to
Parkersburg on Monday evening after
a few days visit here.
Cornelius Coyne, the young man who
was SO seriously injured at Fleming
ton on Monday as to render the ampu-
fatlon OF his right leg necessary. died
on Sunday morning at the Fahey
house, where he was taken upon reach
ing Grafton.
The ladies Of the Lutheran Church
held social and supper in the lecture
room CT their church Friday night
which was most enjoyable affair.
Prof. E. F. Goodwin, assistant prin-
cipal of the public school, has organ
lied a corps OF cadets. They at present
number forty-two, and drill about twice
a week. An effort will be made to Sc
cure Springfield rifles TO practice in the
manual of arms. AS yet Mr.. Goodwin
has appointed nc commissioned officers.
but at close of the present term will
name the captain and lieutenant5.
The members or the M. P. Church
gave their minister, Rev. Queen, a do
nation Friday night.
ID. Talbot, of Beverly, was In town
during the week.
James w. Selvey left Friday on a
tour Of this and adjoining counties pur-
chasing the spring wool clip at "a cents
per pound
Hon. w. r. D. lent will leave Mon
day for visit to friends in Ohio.
The elocutionary recital given by
Miss Anna Grants pupils in the High
school hall Friday night was most
successful and enjoyable entertainment.
The attendance was large and appre-
ciatiye.
A slight blaze occurred at the resi-
dence of A. B. O'Neill, on Washington
street, Friday evening. The mantel
and fixtures were destroyed and other
slight damages to the furniture.
The outlook for heavy traffic IN the
future over the G. & B. branch OF the
B. & o. has caused the company TO
make general survey of the road.
The engineer will make their report in
/ a few days and the work of rebuilding
bridges, grading and Strengthening the
curves will at once begin. This road
is now in fearful condition, and it fire.
quently occurs that trains are delayed
from ten to twenty hours. The new
coal company at Berry will in the early
spring ship at least one hundred cars
Of coal per day, which, with the present
condition OF the road would be impOs-
5ible Tor the company to handle
Mrs. Charles ]. Proudfoot, of Park
ersburg, returned home Thursday after
pleasant visit to relatives here.
w. E. Dorsey, Of Rowlesburg. tele-
graph operator, was visiting his mother
here during the week.
The County Court is making extern
sive repairs to the court house and
jail, by way of a general cleaning up
and papering and painting.
The members of Central Lodge, No
SO, l. o. o. F., will give an oyster sup
per and social on February 9Th.