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

Miss Carrie Noller is seriously ill at
ner home in the First ward.
A small child of Luther Billeter ia
confined to its room on Thompson ave-
nue
Mrs. Jane McFadden, of Smithfeld.
Wetzel county, arrived here Saturday
evening to visit her parents, Mr.. and
MRS. w. c. Riggs, of Fairview Ridge.
>. u. SnodgraSs, salesman for J. C.
Roberts. left for Wetzel county yes
terday morning. He will remain one
week, n H. E. Lutes will fill his
place during his absence.
A. Wickersham, a member of the
Gospel Trumphet family. removed to
his former home in Indiana Friday.
at the Methodist church yesterday.
Rev. j. w. Hamilton, D. D., LII. D.. of
Cincinnati, Ohio, preached both morn
ing and evening. DIR. Hamilton is
president of the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational Society of the M.
E. church, and his friends say that
he will be elected Bishop at the next
general conference of that church.
President S. L. Boyers, of the Buch-
annon Seminary, and S. K. Arbuthnot.
OF Wheeling, have been here for a few
days in the interests of the seminary.
At the close of the morning services
at the M. E. church yesterday over $500
was subscribed for the benefit of the
seminary.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee heidi ansession Saturday when the
following persons paid the assessments
and are now in the race to stay until
the primary election: For Sheriff, M.
A. Dowles; I. G. Pipes, J. K. Chase; S.
M. Steele and G. c. knight; for Com
missioner, G. B. Wilson, L. B. Purdy
and d. H. Arrick; for Prosecuting At
torney, S. B. Blair, A. l.. Hooton, d.
B. Evans and T. ]. Parsons; for House
OF Delegates, w. F. Crow, w. H. Har-
ris, Josiah Sinclair and H. A. Caroth-
ers; for Assessors. First district, f.
w. Porterfeld, j. T. Roseberry, w. l..
Manning, T. S. McGruder; for Assessor
Second district, G. B. Games, A. J..
Montgomery. John Chapman and
Charles Criswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. MsChristian are
the proud parents of a daughter.
Cyrus Mckee, of Wheeling, spent
Sunday here.
The G. A. R. Loan Exhibition closed
Saturday evening. 1t was well pat
ronized and quite a neat sum was re-
allied for the benefit of the Presbyter-
ian church of this city.
The surveyors of the P. C. & w. Ry.
came in and spent Sunday at the
| Mound City Hotel.
The Washington district Democrats
met at the Court House Saturday eve
ming and were called to order by M.
Van Pelt. L. S. Newman was made
permanent chairman and S. C. Shaw,
secretary. w. s. Powell and T. ].
Patton were made members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. The delegates to
the State convention are M. Van Pelt,
w. S. Powell and T. ]. Patton. For the
Congressional convention, e. D. Simp-
son w. NJ. Meighen and G.. C. Newman
| were selected. To the District con-
uention at C1arksburg to select dele
| gates to the National convention. VIM.
Fitzsimmons, T. j.. Bauer and s. C.
Shaw were appointed and instructed TO
| vote first, last, and always for the Chi
| cago platform and. VIM. ]. Bryan.
There were t~hirty-one delegates ap-
| pointed to the County convention but
we are unable to give the names of
them. Addresses were made by M. Van
Pelt, L. S. Newman and others. Ii was
e harmonious gathering and enthusi-
asm wa not lacking ct any part Of the
meeting.