Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-06

likely be made on the new steamer,
CITY of Wheeling" which will be COM
pleted at Marietta during the coming
month.
( Richard Ryan, an attorney of Wheel
Fin, was before Squire Young on legal
| business Friday.
s. B. McEldowney was at Proctor
Friday on legal business.
| Mrs. e. A. Sweeney, of Pittsburg,
who has been the guest of her father,
N. Bandi, for some days, returned home
Friday.
C. F. Lowther left Thursday morning
for Parkersburg.
We are pleased to note the fact that
George l.. Hawkins, of independence,
Oregon, brother of our marble and
granite dealers, Mr. T. H. ana l.. w.
Hawkins, was nominated by the Re-
publican Convention of his county for
House of Delegates last week.
J. F. Larimore, of Parkersburg, who
had been the guest of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Larimore, first or the
week, left Thursday for New Haven,
Conn. Mr.. Larimore is in poor health.
and is going to Conn.,, hoping that the
change of climate will be beneficial
Jas. Sharp commenced the erection of
a dwelling house on Franklin street,
Martins addition, Thursday.
j. M. Fair has sold his restaurant,
situated on Main street, to William
NJ. Anderson. The new purchase will
be known. as the Manhattan"
Several teams have been engaged the
pas, week hauling steel rails and dis
tributing them along the grade of the
Short Line r. r. A considerable con-
signment of rails have been unloaded
near the City Building in Brooklyn.
The Ohio River r. r. has reduced the
fare between Pr Jctor and New Martins
vile to 20 cents.
Dr. NJ l.. Miller made a professional
call at Proctor Friday.
Some rails are being distributed on
the Short Line from town up the creek
for a short distance. 1t will be but
few weeks Until construction trains
will be put on this end of the line.
The funeral of w. H. McEldowney
takes place to-day at Williams ceme-
terry under charge of the Grand Army
Post, OF which the deceased was an
honored member. Rev. G. d. Smith,
of the M. L. Church, will officiate.
J. w. Lutes spent Sunday with
Moundsville relatives.
Contractors Lutes & Baker are put
ting the finishing touches on the resi-
dence of George Hartmann on Maple
Avenue.
The new residence of Chief-ofPolice
Ed. Luikart, is nearing completion.
Mrs. Sue Jones and Lizzie Dawson,
of Proctor, were calling in town Fri
day.
Our fellow townsmen, r. E. L. Snod
grass and Col. Thomas Mills, are large
ly interested in the No. Yeater well in
the Proctor field. This we'll is one of
the largest that has been brought in in
that field.
The town council has taken steps to
put in system of sewerage. w. j.
Alexander, city engineer, is making the
survey for this purpose.
Col. G. B. Woo s)ek and family at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Woodcock's
father, William Stewart. at Stewards
Landing, Wednesday.
F. w. Clark and sister, Miss Minnie,
were Wheeling visitors Saturday last.
Charles j. Beck, who has been spend
ing a month with his brother, Fred in
Texas, returned home Thursday. Mr..
Beck speaks highly of the country and
people.
Miss Lillian Eakin is calling on
friends at Morgantown.
Lloyd McIntire was business caller
at the town of Proctor Friday.
E. o. Keifer was before Squire Dop-
Ter at Proctor, Monday, on legal BUSH
ness.
The West Virginia Monumental
Works has commenced the erection of a
building on the north extension of
Main street. This is the first improve
ment on Main north of North street.
David Barr, the North street shoe
maker, paid a visit to Benwood friends
Sunday.
e. c.. Morrison, of Pennsylvania, is
the guest of his brother, DR.. A. B. Nor
rison, of Virginia street.
Henry Koontz, the genial agent for
the o. R. r. r. Co., was Wheeling
visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. Sep. Hall spent Wednesday with
Bearsville friends.
DR.. ]. d. Schmeid, who has been alb
sent some weeks attending John Hop
kins University and receiving the ben
eft of a series of lectures, returned
home Friday.
DIR. A. B. Morrison was at Proctor
Friday.
T. p. Jacobs made business call at
Wheeling Friday.
H. w. Hugger, contractor of the
court house, and d. F. Phelon, archi-
tect, arrived this morning and will
commence the work at once. The de-
bris of the old building has been re-
moved and the grounds made ready for
the new building.
Goods for the Wholesale Grocery
Co. are arriving, and business will be
opened up in a few days, under direc-
lions of Robert Morris, superintendent.
Mrs. B. B. Muhleman attended the
commencement exercises at Clarington
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morice Smith. of Shir-
ley, are the guests of his sister, Mrs.
Rob't Morris.
The following named young gentle
men were Darlington visitors Friday
evening: b. E. Potts, Henry Stamm,
Omer Newton. J. Glen Snodgrass. D.
Hornbrook, William Fritchmond and
Sam McMunn.
Mrs. Dewey Potts and son, Master
Howard, who have been visiting rela-
tives at Greensburg for some weeks.
returned home Wednesday, accompan-
led by her brother, William Fritch-
mond, of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Magnolia Club gave a domino
and atIrhrp narfv af THAR ~Oor,,e