Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-13
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12.-Miss Cora Donley entertained Sat
urday evening in honor OF Mr.. ana mrs.
Nv. q. Meyer. of wheeling, who have
been visiting in Morgantown. The al
fair was a fraternity occasion n ene
mmebers of the Phi Kappa Psi OF the
University were the guests. Mr.. Meyer
WAS a charter member of this chapter
and enjoyed meeting the college boys
Immensely.
Mrs. Rebecca Foster died on Sunday
afternoon at the age of fifty-one, after
q long illness. She was originally q
resident of Pennsylvania and Will DC
taken there for interment, which VIII
take place on Tuesday in Westmore-
land county.
The James G. Blaine ran into a snag
near Brownville and sank on satur-
day night. She was on her nrst Trip
from Pittsburg to Morgantown since
the river has been closed by the Ice.
The boat belongs to the Mononganeia
Navigation Company.
w. E. Glasscock has purchaser one
T.. ". Keck residence on Spruce street
for $500. Possession is to be given
on .Iuly first. Col. Jos. McDermott has
bought the building occupied by tne
school of music and the lot adjoining
It. now occupied by the Episcopal
church. The former building Will be
torn down and the church will be re-
moved to the upper end of town where
another lot has been bought for that
A large business block will
he built on the sites of these buildings.
The lower floor is to accommodate
business people and the remainder OF
the building will contain flats. Move
ments in real estate were never SO
brisk as they are now, and the most
prosperous year ever experienced in
Morgantown is at hand.
Mr.. George C. Sturgiss denies that
C. J. Cline or any n else has been
appointed as trainmaster for the Nor
gantown and Kingwood. The report
was sent out from Cumberland. Ship
ments have been begun from the road
a lot of coal, and the lumber is being
brought out. Several stone quarries
are to be opened along the line this
week and the shipment of stone to be
used in town will begin at once.
The regular February term OF the
Circuit Court will begin on Tuesday
but there is nothing of general inter-
est except the case of Gribble, who is
charged with forgery. He is a native
of Preston county and recently remov-
ed to this place. Several relatives
have appeared against him charging
him with having forged notes ON them
and he is to answer the indictment
found at a recent session of the grand
fury. No other case is to come up.
d. E. Cuppett, of the P~arthenon So
sciety, has been elected to take the
place of G. N. Smith as orator. Smith
is n of the young men who has had
smallpox. having gone home before the
holidays. He will not be able to re-
turn to school in time to take part in
the contest which is to be held between
the two societies in order to select a
representative for the University to
participate in the contest between the
colleges and universities in the inter-
collegiate league of West Virginia and
Western Pennsylvania. The Universe
ty is taking steps to leave the league
and after this year will withdraw from
the association. This was decided at
q joint meeting of the two societies
and was the unanimous conclusion. 1t
is hoped to get into a larger and better
league.