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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-30
MANNINCTON.

MANNINGTCN, W. Va, December
29.-An investigation on the part of
the health authorities shows that there
are no cases of smallpox in the city
1t was reported that a child in the
Clayton addition was suffering from
the disease.
The Rebekah lodge entertained about
$50 of their friends last night in the
old Methodist church. Supper was
served from 6 to o'clock. after which
the party partOOk of a social of great
magnitude. The Rebakah lodge was
never more prosperous than now. Its
membership has grown wonderfully
within the past year, and there is an
enthusiasm manifested by the members
which promises to fit the order for
still greater things.
The Misses Norma and Nellie Dictz
gave party "Wednesday evening at
their home n the Huff addition. The
function brought out all the members
of the younger set and proved to 1e
a very enjoyable affair.
There is reason to believe that T. T.
KOen will develop oil in his well near
tn4s city Mr.. Koen has had much i'll
luck with this well, but ali these OBJ
structions have been overcome and in
dications point to fair producer when
the we'll shall have been completed
Postmaster J. o. Huey has in
structed the carrier on the rural mail
route not to take any mail from the
boxes for delivery to the local post
office. This is a precautionary measure
against smallpox
J. B. Hess has returned from hunt
in the mountains.
Miss Daisy Grace left Monday to
visit friends in Clarksburg.
Warren Dodge, of Ada, Ohio, Is the
guest OF relatives here.
E. B. Koen, of St Mary's. is pass
ing the Christmas vacation with his
parents here
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Kendall, of
Wadestown, visited relatives here this
week.
The Short Line railway now carries
regular trains within a few miles of
Smithfeld. 1t is expected that trains
will run into Smithfeld by March. The
company has at least four bridges to
build before the line can be extended
to the latter place.
Harry Herbert has returned from the
country, where he passed Christmas.
Charles ]. Amson, travelling sales
man, is the guest of his family here
during the holidays.
A hospital may be established here
within few weeks. A movement has
been started among the physicians for
an institution of this kind. and il is
understood that as soon as a suitable
building can be secured plans for the
hospital will be perfected. Now pa
tients are sent from this city to Fair
mont and Wheeling.
A man who gave his name as Sill
mon, residence Charleston, came here
Wednesday and fell in with bad COM
pany. Wednesday night he claims he
was robbed of S35 in a resort Not be-
ing able to produce any evidence that
would furnish clue to the identity of
the thieves, the man refrained from
lodging charge with the polica.
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with pain and pleasure. His absence

with pain and pleasure. His absence
leaves a void that will be hard to fill.
His genial but stern temperament has
welded all the officers and employees of
the road to him. Courtesy and fairness
have marked his course for the past
ten years, and while all are glad of his
advancement they regret his absence.
A move is on foot we understand, TO
tender a banquet to Mr.. Lane before
his departure, which will be about the
10th of January. Mr.. Lane takes
charge of the Monongah division,
which will be attached to the West
Virginia & Pittsburg division on the
LIST of January, with headquarters at
Fairmont.
Chief Train Dispatcher H. ]. Cupp
and his assistant, ]. D. Conner, will
likely move to Fairmont about Janu-
airy 10th, where the train dispatcher's
headquarters for this division of the
B. & 0. will be located.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Lewellen are Wis
iting friends at Morgantown.
Captain Tom Smith and Captain
Grant Jordan, two popular passenger
conductors, were off duty few days
the past week on account of the holt
days
To report the Christmas services at
all the churches would take a column
of space. The Register is sorry it can
not spare this. The churches were all
beautifully decorated and the music
grand.
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House porter, died Saturday night of
consumption. He was one Of the few
Democrats among Grafton's colored
population. The good die young.
Clint Conway, of the firm of Scott &
Conway, brick contractors, of Pitts
burg, was business caller to town
Friday.
Guy E. Williams, who is attending
Rock Hill College at Elliott City, Nd,
is spending his holidays with his par
ents on the West Side His school
mate, Carl Herandezes, Cuban, from
Havana, Cuba, is his guest.
he B. P O. Elks distributed over
SIS worth of provisions to the poor of
our town on Christmas day.
Mrs. James Flanagan and children
are visiting relatives in Parkersburg.
The Misses Flanery are visiting
friends in Parkersburg.
Frank Shutlesworth, Of Clarksburg,
was here Monday.
w. l.. Douglass, of Bluef1eld, is visit
ing Taylor county friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Deck have return
ed from their bridal trip, spent at
Dayton, Ohio.
Judge NJ. H. Dent left Friday morn
ing to attend session of the Supreme
Court at Charleston
William Fueller left Thursday for 4
weeks vacation to be spent at his
home in Pittsburg.
Dr. Charles A. Sinsel was at Parkers-
burg the first of the week.
The Misses Irwin, of Clarksburg, at
tended the Dent-Armstrong nuptials.
Q. G. Jeffreys cashier OF the Being
ton bank was in town for Christmas.
Miss Ella Poe, of Buckhannon. was
visiting her uncle, S. w Poe. Friday.
Union services will be held at II. E.
church Monday night, in which all the
ministers in town will take part. 1t is
to be watch meeting, and will remain
in session till midnight
Charles w. Monroe left Friday for a
business trip to Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Maloney, of
Romney are visiting their son Robert
on the West Side.
Edward Jennings, who is attending
college at Latrobe Pa. is spending the
holidays with his parents on Main
street.
town during the week on business.
Miss Lizzie Minson, milliner at Hen
erickson & Co.'S department store, is
spending the holidays at her home in
Baltimore.
Robert Whitescarver has resigned
his position with the hardware firm
and is now a travelling salesman for a
book company.
Julian g. Fleming, of Morgantown,
was circulating among Grafton friends
Friday.
This week has been a very busy one
for the mines at Pennington, TyrcOn-
nell and Simpson. Quite a large num-
Der of extra men were at each place,
and an increased number of cars for
shipping the coal were ordered from
the superintendent OF the B. & o. here
The increased activity is very pro-
nounced.
Senators Davis and Lanham and Rep
resentative Handley will leave the last
of the week for Charleston to be pres
ent and assist in the organization and
opening of the Legislature. Senator
Davis has been fayorably mentioned
for the presidency of the Senate, but
he is not seeking that honor.
Abraham Thorn, aged rs years, died
at his home near Thornton Friday
afternoon. He never fully recovered
from the injuries he received when he
was attacked by a mad bull last Au-
gust. The funeral will take place Sun
day.
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y January ls we Open Our New Wholesale Department V
ModayGrta Sas We will treat you right Satisfaction guaranteed
fTBE5 r. A-CKET.
lIO2 llO4 HOG MARKET STREET.

East, they will go to housekeeping In
Hamburg, where Mr.. Atkinson has a
position with the Mack Manufacturing
Company.
James E. Ward is moving his store
and news depot to the building vacat-
ed by NJ. c. Young, near the dump.
DR.. Beaumont is attending Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Stones son, who is serious
ly i'll at Empire, Ohio.
The public schools closed on Friday,
2lst, until January I'd, 1901.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson. OF
Leighton, Pa, are spending the holt
days here.
Dillen Brock has shipped his house.
hold goods to Deerfield. Ohio. where
he expects to locate.
A young son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Peare was buried yesterday.
Carl Filson is home from the West
ern University this week
Mrs. Margaret Patterson IS spending
the holidays in Pittsburg.
j. w. Grounds visited his daughter
Mrs. VIM. Stone, at Empire, yesterday
James Council has moved his family
from East Liverpool to this place.
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An .Aeed CoIored Wan Dead.

Isaac Davenport (colored) died at
his home in this city after an illness Of
several months with what is thought
to be diabetes, on Wednesday evening
His age is sixty years. He has resid-
ed here for several years and was we'll
respected by everyone. He performed
the duties of janitOr of the First NJ g
church of this place for almost twenty
years. and the funeral services were
held in that church, conducted by the
colored pastor, Rev. Steel, and assist
ed by Rev. Hess, pastor of the First
". z. church. and Rev. J. Engle, pastor
of the First Ward NJ e. church. He
was a member of the Mountain Lodge
1888. G. L. o. of Cad Fellows.
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NEW CUMBERLAND.

NEW CUMBERLAND, w. va. De
cember 29.-The NJ. P. Presbyterian
and Christian Sabbath schools each
gave an entertainment and treat on
Christmas night. The NJ. E. Sabbath
school gave a treat at $50 a m. They
also gave treat the Mission Sabbath
school at the Black Horse, at 3 p. m.
on the same day.
F. G. Atkinson. formerly of Bellaire,
was married to Miss Amelia Creak, Of
Harrisburg, Pa. on Christmas day. c.
S. Atkinson, brother Of the groom, at
tended the wedding. After they return
from their wedding trip through the
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WESTON.

WESTON, w. Va, December %
The boys home from the University,
| Tom Smith, JON, Laue and Henry
Lively. will return to their studies
Wednesday next.
D. NJ Timberlake is sick with symp-
toms of fever.
Dr.. Tom Edwards will return the
coming week to the Jefferson Medical
College of Philadelphia.
Mr. A. L. Hall, an insurance agent
of Clarksburg, was here during the
week.
Miss Irene Kunst left Thursday for
a visit to Parkers5urg relatives.
Miss Fannie Lively returns to her
music studies at Martinsburg Thursday
next
Mr. Stewart, the oil well contractor,
was here during the week.
Mr.. Pomeroy, who purchased the
Ralston resldence, arrived Thursday 10
take possession. 1t is said that he has
sold the lower half of this lot to the
Reymann Brewing Company, of Wheel
ing.
The records at the express Office show
more express handled the week pre-
vious to Christmas than for any week
in the history of the office.
Orth Talbot, who is clerking in r.
S. WATERWAYS drug store in Wheel
ing. spent Christmas week with his
parents here
VIM. Mcbride, who has been in the
West for two years, and his sister. Miss
Hyrbn hor IN, NJ
aware, Ohio, are home for the holidays
Drummer B. D. Bailey was with
his family Christmas week.
Mrs. Hal. Gaylord and daughter, Miss
Ida, are guests at the home of Mr..
John Arnold.
Mr.. Chas. Fisher, of Youngstown
O.. is a guest of his mother. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Fisher
Miss Delphia Davis is a guest of
Buckhanpon friends.
Miss Gertrude Shriver is spending
the week with relatives in Baltimore.
Telephones were put in at the resi-
dence of DR.. A H. Kunst, Ruby
Barnes livery stable. and Hallman &
Mack's boarding house this week.
DR.. John l. Warder and wife return
ed Thursday evening from the Arm
strong-DenL wedding at Grafton.
Mrs. Frank Davis. of Shinnston, has
returned home after a visit to her
parents here.
A telegram Friday morning an
nounced the death of Mr.. Minshall at
his home in Roane county. He will
be remembered as that pleasant old
gentleman with Gufty & Galley" Mr.
Minshall was their civil engineer, and
one of the first in the oil field
The two sons of Director Miller spent
Christmas with and are still guests of
friends at the hospital
Mrs. Ann Kjergard and children. Of
Salt Lake City, are guests at the home
Of Mr.. Jacob Koblegard
Ground has been broken at the shops
for new telegraph office.
Mr. Silas Stathers and his brother.
DR.. Fred, were with their parents at
the asylum for Christmas dinner.
All the w. c. T. U. members that
were present report enjoying a most
delightful time at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Hinkle Thursday.
ane promotion OF Mr.. A. M. Lane
Superintendent of the B. & o. at Wes-
ton, to larger Jurisdiction is mingled
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\. L. 0. G. and ID. ID. d. Climbs Enter
lined.

Miss Zella Manear delightfully."- en-
tertained the n L. O. G. and D. D. D.
clubs at her home Tuesday evening.
The chief feature of the evening was
the exchanging of gifts. each party
having hung up a small stocking in
which to receive the gifts The draw
ing contest afforded much amusement.
the lucky one receiving a prize Miss
Louise Potter being the successful one.
Delicious refreshments were served.
and an enjoyable evening spent. Those
present were: Misses Anna Sands, Lucy
Raymond. BERTHE Odbort. Mary hall,
Burriss BOydston, Louise Potter. Bes-
sic Mason, leila Manear; Messrs. viii
Engle, Frank Johns, James and Ches-
ter Shinn, Marley Holbert, Jesse Stag
gers. Sam Butcher, Charles Koran,
Lawrence Koran.
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Mrs. Gray and II. c. Blaney Have Re
turned

Mrs. Gray and II. c. Blaney Have Re-
turned.
Several weeks ago H. G. Blaney, If
this place. and Mrs. Alfred Gray, from
Monongalia county, left their families
and no one seemingly knew of their
whereabouts. A note was left at the
home of each of them before their de-
parture, outlining, it is said, their in
tentions. but did not state in what ii
rection they expected to pursue. They
lett, it is thought, on the same train,
and on Tuesday Of this week they re-
turned along with their daughters, who
accompanied them Mrs. GRAY is now
again with her family at Little Falls.
Monongalia county. and BIaney is with
his family on the outskirts of town
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tives at this place
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hofer left Satur-
day for East Palestine, O., where they
are the guests Of her mother, Mrs. Ea-
ton and family.
Chas. Braunlich. of Wheeling, and
Geo. Braunlich, of Marietta visited re-
latives in town Christmas.
Geo. Day is home from the oil fields
visiting his family.
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SHOE DEPARTMENT.

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300 pairs Mems s1.5O fine shoes. 9sc
LADIES SHOES.
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Soo O pairS Ia , fine Shoes q q
eoo noirg . 50 Tan Shoess ar s11S
800 pairs Fine Shoes. .........s2.25
Boys good Shoes .4oc. SSc
Misses Fine Shoes only. .....-.... 'oc
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Nica largo States &c. &c. Toe. 15c
Nice rablets 1c, DC, Sc. SC
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So5oo1 p,gc Inc 15r 19c
Good Lead Pencils ....-..5c doz.
| Jet Black Inh. :..............3 &c bottle
Mucilage 49,. ............9c bottle
| Carpenters Pencils ............2c eacn
| 10 Sheets Writing Paper. ........' &c
6 Envelopes neutrality-suspicious.. Ic
2 Sheets Examination Paper........ lc
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.
BED SPREADS UNE-HALt' PRICE.
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MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
KID GLOVES.

CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Boys ali wool Knee Pants Suits
at $1OO. s1.25, S175, s1.9S
Cannot be matched at any other house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
SUBMITTED FOR PROBATE.
Petition Concerning the VIII Of Caro-
line A, WadswOrth.


line A. WadswOrth.
A petition was filed in the Orphans Court
today by William P. Wadsworth of New
York. through his attorneys T. A. and Will
ton J. Lambert, asking that the last will
and testament of the late Caroline A.
Wadsworth, which accompanies the petit
ton. be admitted to probate and record
here as will of both real and personal
property. 1t is stated In the petition that
Mrs. Wadsworth died in New York in De-
cember, 1898, leaving the will In question,
which bears date February 20. 1894. by
which 1t is said, she disposed of about
100000 worth of personal property and a
fourth interest in valuable real estate IN
this city, known as lot II, In square 2SS
improved by house 723 18th street north
west; original lot l6, in square 34S, improv-
ed by stores 41S-42O 10th street northwest;
sublot "a. in square 212. improved by house
141S N stree northwest, and sublot 4, in
square $50, improved by house sOo r street
northwest.
The will is said to have already been ad-
mitted to probate and record in New York
city at the instance Of the petitioner. The
heirs-at-law and next of kin of deceased
are, in addition to petitioner, Caroline A.
Thomson and Harriet Estelle Sheafe, both
granddaughters. and Charles desmond
Wadsworth, great grandson. 1t is said
the value of the entire real property men
toned is about $780, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
Better Than the Knife.
PYRAMID PILE CURE CURES PILES QUICKLY,
PAINLESSLY, WITHOUT DANGER

People go along for years. suffering with piles
They try this and that and the other thing, from
carrying buckeye to getting treatment from
physician They obtain temporary relief, maybe,
but they are never quite cured. little strain In
lifting. excessive fatigue, little constipation. OF
little diarrhoea and the piles come back. They
don't seem to amount to much but they Danish
sleep and appetite. No position is comfortable.
There is intense local pain and that dreadful ago
MIXING feeling Of weight in the perineum.
Maybe in the early stages some of the many
salves On sale will afford temporary relief If the
case 10 Of log standing there 10 only one speedy
and sure remedy. 1t is Pyramid Pile Cure. Even
in light 1t is the safest thing to Other
applications may cure and may not. Pyramid Pile
Cure Is always certain, always reliable, always
brings comfort at once. Its prompt use saves
months Of severe suffering In extreme cases 1t
will save surgical operations and their attendant
dangers and discomforts 1t is better than a knife
VIII easier. quicker and safer. Thousands
have used it. Thousands have been cured by it.
The cost Is trifing compared with what it does.
The price il dollar. Most anybody would
gladly pay ten dollars to be rid Of piles.
Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure. II yours hasn't
1t. he will get 1t for you from the Pyramid Drug
o.. Marshall, Mich. sole manufacturers. nO7&10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
THE SECOND DAY.
Conference of Representatives of
Metal Trade Unions.

conference OF "a
Metal Trade Unions.
The second days conference of the repre-
sentatives of-the metal trade unions was
held In the office of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in this city yesterday. the
following participating: James OConnell,
president of the International Association
of Machinists; John F. Mulholland, presi-
dent Of the International Association of AL
lied Metal Mechanics; E. ]. Lynch, presi-
dent Of the Metal Polishers. Buffers, Plat
ers and Brass Workers Union; L. A.
Thomas, president of the Pattern Makers
League of North America: Samuel Com
pers for local metal trade unions, having no
national union.
In response to a telegram sent yesterday
to Mr.. Henry F. DeVens secretary, and
Mr. John NJ Vail vice president of the en-
ployers' association, both were in attend
ance upon the meeting. A general discus
sion was had with view of holding con-
ference of the representatives of the labor
organizations named with the administra-
tive council Of the employing National
Metal Trades Association in New York
during the coming week, the object being
to arrive at national agreements relative to
wages hours of labor and other conditions
OF employment. Messrs. Devens and Vail
acquiesced in the proposition and promised
to use their good offices to bring about the
desired result A formal letter to the as
ISOLATION was drafted and forwarded.
Another meeting of the representa- tives
of the labor organiZatio tons will be held here
today with the view of bringing the rep
resentatives of all the national metal trade
unions OF the country to meet at Louisville,
KY, December 6, at the same time the
convention of the American Fedora ton Of
Labor will take place, and there to form
closer alliance of the trades involved.
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WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 10. 1900.

President Mckinley was reelected Tues
day ever William J. Bryan: the republicans
carried all the states they won in 1895. with
the possible exception of Kentucky, where
the result was in doubt, and carried besides
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming. South Dako-
ia. Utah and Washington, making the elect
oral college probably stand Mckinley 30.
Bryan 1856. Kentucky and Idaho being pre-
sumably democratic: they elected a major
ity in the House larger than the present
majority and a little more than held their
OWL in the legislative elections bearing on
the Senate membership. President McKin-
ley returned to Washington from Canton.
Mr.. Bryan issued a statement declaring
that he was in politics for life, but declin-
ing to enter the race in his state for the
Sc nate. Discussion of ways and means for
recognizing the democratic party was pre-
cipitated Immediately after election. In
Porto Rico the republican party carried the
elections; riots occurred afterward between
partisans. The Cuban constitutional con-
vention assembled at Havana. Orders were
sent to Manila for the institution of a Wig
orous campaign against the insurgents and
for the suspension of the orders to return
home the volunteers whose terms of enlist
ment expire in June. The United States
Supreme Court decided the case Of the
American Sugar Refining Company against
the state Of Louisiana in favor Of the
state A fierce storm swept over the north
ern Atlantic coast doing much damage.
Upward of twenty miners were killed in
mine explosion In West Virginia
Foreign Affairs.
The Canadian government was sustained
In general election. Lord Salisbury In a
speech at London expressed his pleasure
at the reelection of President Mckinley;
the British forces in the Transvaal scored
decisive victory over the troops of De Wet,
near Bothavile; General Butler was warmly
welcomed at Southampton on his return
from Africa: the Dutch cruiser conveying
ey-President Kruger to Europe arrived in
the Red Sea, having slowed down on the
voyage on account Of the illness Of the dis
tinguished passenger. The Spanish govern
ment scattered several Carist bands and
gained victory over the agitation on all
sides. A Spanish-American congress as
sembled in Madrid. A monument 10 Sadi
Carnot. the assassinated president of France,
President Loubet and other high officials.
The French chamber of deputies passed a
vote OF confidence in the government, ~
to 222. Colombian revolutioniSts captured
l 900 government troops and the city or
Corozal. 1t was reported that Russia had
seized lands at Tien Tsin; four Boxer lead
ers at Pao-Ting Flu were put to death by
order of the allied commanders.
In the District.
The committees of arrangements for the
capital centennial held various meetings
and perfected plans for that event. Frank
Funk was hanged at the District Jail for
the murder of William Brooks: he made no
public confession Among those who died
was Thomas Bowling, the well-known auc-
tioneer.