Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
WESTON.

WESTON. w. VA, Dec. 15.-Miss Ef-
| fie Wales, a most estimable young lady.
| loved by all who knew her, died early
! Thursday morning after a long siege OF
! consumption. About two weeks be-
4 fore her death she embraced the Catho-
! lie religion and was baptized in that
belief. For a long time Miss Wales
was connected with the millinery shop
! OF Miss Brinkley. 1t was while she
was working at this establishment that
she became so we'll and popularity
known.
Jake Fisher, once a popular agent
and operator for the w. Va. e p. r. r.
Co., and who now has a good position
in the same capacity with the Wheeling
& Lake Erie r. r., was greeting old
friends here during the week.
A bright little daughter arrived az
the home of Assistant Cashier w. A.
| Edwards the early part of the week.
Some We're pleased and some dis
pleased with Gus Sims Minstrels.
The Turner No. made ninety-six
inches in an eight hundred barrel tank
| the first eight hours from the pay,
which was struck feet in the Gordon.
The Turner No. rs now making 35
barrels an hour, and the Turner one,
forty barrels an hour.
Mr.. Pomroy, the man who purchased
the Ralston residence, closed the pur-
chase by paying one hundred dollars
down, the residue to be paid ON or be-
fore December y, failed to show up.
Mr.. Ralston we understand has heard
nothing from Mr.. Pomroy. In view
| Of Mr. Pomroy taking his residence,
Mr.. Ralston was negotiating for the
purchase Of S. a. Steele's property on
lower Main street.
After the first Of the year the West
ern Union telegraph Office will be To-
Gated in the National -'ranist Office in
the World building.
Miss Jessie Lane is the owner of
lovely singing canary.
IL was considered dangerous to drill
the Mullady No. where the location
was made. Mr.. Galley arrived Thurs
day night and has gone to the Sand
Fork country to make a number OF
new locations
Engineer VIM. Stalnaker and family
are quarantined at Clarksburg on ac-
count of smallpox.
DIR. c. c. Hersman, of Pittsburg. was
here Thursday on business.
Commencing Monday night the tel
| ephone exchange will be open all night.
A telegram received here Tuesday
announced the serious illness of Mrs.
Sprigg d. Camden in New York City.
Mrs. Camden has typhoid fever, and
| the telegram stated Sprigg Is very
! much alarmed about his newly welded
wife
An effort is being made to have tho
| bridge at the foot Of Main street cross
ing the river to North Weston repaired
! by Christmas. Miss Pearl Malone and
| Miss ROsana Cleary are soliciting SUBJ
| scrlptions for this end. They both de-
| serve credit for the way in which they
| have worked.
Miss Camdena Morrison is the new
operator at the telephone exchange.
! She takes the all night trick.
DR.. Henry Winner, OF Jane Lew, was
| one Of the Cincinnati Enquirer prize
! winners in the census contest. The
| doctors picture and the amount OF his
prize will be published in Sundays En-
| qurer.
Louis Mcbride. David Snyder. A. A.
Warren and Thos. ]. Blair, pick you
choice for mayor.
What will be the issue, politics or
license, at the coming municipal elecs
ton?
| The Democrats hold their municipal
| convention on Monday. the nth. and
the Republicans on the following We'd
nesday.
Mrs. w. ]. White, an employee of the
| asylum, lost her pocket book contains
| ing s43 one evening this week.
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