Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-11
WESTON.

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WESTON, w. Va, March 10.-It is
| said that Court street is soon to be
| adorned with several new dwellings.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Maloney. on Tuesday last,
and a son to Mr.. and Mrs. John Rum
bach on Wednesday.
A new organization, the Central
| West Virginia Detective Association
of Clarksburg has been incorporated.
This is something the state should
| have had long ago.
Mrs. Louis Bennett and children are
now in Havana.
The electric light company sold their
old engine, and have shipped it to an
electric light company at Palestine,
Texas.
1t now looks as if the Bennett we'll,
on Mud Lick, was going to prove a
buster.
Those ladies who have visited Mrs.
Lough have already begun to feel I'M
easy. And we'll they may, for the
health board now says positively that
Mrs. Lough has true case of small
pox.
The increased interest now being
manifested speaks well for the ardent
and jealous work of the officials of
some of our secret societies Many
new members have been secured dur
ing the past few weeks.
Attorney J. NJ. Foster is in the race
for the Republican nomination for
prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Fosters
are at a loss to know just where to
place Senator George C. Cole, and
many OF them would doubtless like to
hear of the senator being a candidate
for reelection.
Several families moved from Brax-
ton county to the west the past week
Dr. w. E. Stathers, DR.. R. H. Perry
M. L. Topping, Robert Carruthers,
Rush Doddrill, Charles Skidman, Jo-
seph Steinbecker, E. E. Perry, R. Ad
Hall, J. M. Hayden, Hon. George c..
Cole and J. S. Vandervoort attended the
Republican League meeting, at Par
kersburg last week.
Lenten services are being held in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Mr. John F. Estill of C1arksburg, was
here Monday night attending meet
ing of the Masonic lodge.
Commencing Monday, the passenger
trains will run on regular schedule
time, as of yore. Passengers will
only be carried on health permits.
Thorn kobleguard is home from
Buckhannon.
R. T. Lilly has gone to Grafton, to
work.
William Woodell came in Friday
from Leaching Greek
Mrs jeff Davis is visiting relatives in
Clarksburg.
Drummer Chares Wyckoff, of
Clarksburg, was here the past week,
interviewing merchants.
DR.. Mark Perry was acting superin-
tendent at the hospital, in the alb
sence of Superintendent w. E.
Stathers.
Frank Beall, who is we'll known
here, is seriously i'll with typhoid fever
at Chenille.
Many of our children are suffering
with the whooping cough.
Edward Hugh, of Clarksburg, was
here Tuesday.
The Wheeling dailies note the pres
ence of Hon. A. A. Lewis in Wheeling
Wednesday last.
Frank Hale and Earl Kunst are
now at home. They returned Friday,
on the evening train.
1t was reported late Friday evening
that Mrs Lough's baby, only month
old, had the smallpox.
Al Dyer is day guard and William
Sumpter is night guard over the home
of Porter Tough.
If all reports are true, the health
board has acted wisely in placing a
guard at the home of Porter Lough
The health board has requested
Mrs. Bert Neff. who is said to have
lately visited Mrs Porter Tough, to
stay within her own home. Is not
the board aware that a number of
other ladies have also visited Mrs.
Tough?
Hon. WI W. Brannon and w B.
McGary we're out of town Thursday
and Friday, on legal business.
The weather Friday afternoon was
fine. and our lovers of fishing sport
landed some nice pike. Little George
Ward hooked one weighing six pounds
and measuring two and one-half feet.
Mrs R. L. linn, who has been quite
ILL is able to to be out again
The report that the Tough children
had gone to school since the opening
of the school is a mistake. says Pro-
fessor White. The Tough children
have not been to school since the
day before the school closed on ac-
count of the smallpox
In order to sound him. the Republi-
cans are saying to Senator Cole:
Which will you take, George? The
nomination for prosecuting attorney or
return to the state senator" When
George speaks they will likely hear
sonnet hing drnD