Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-18
WELLSBURG.

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by her daughter, Miss Sallie, and Miss
Lucy Rodeford, of Wheeling, came up
Thursday evening to witness Miss Lii
liam Anderson in THE Power of Gold"
produced at Barth's opera house by the
Olympia Stock Company. This was
MRS. Anderson'S first opportunity OF
witnessing her daughter on the stage.
The friends OF John M Brown, the
well known transfer and expressman,
claim he will be candidate for Sheriff
at the Democratic primaries. Mr..
Brown served two terms as City Mar
shall, of Wellsburg, is well and favor
ably known all over the county. AS he
is likely to be the only candidate at
the Democratic primaries, harmony is
insured in the Democratic ranks.
MisS Fanny Wells is teaching school
In the place of Mrs. McKelvey, who is
in Toledo, O., called there by the ILL
ness OF her son, Charles.
w. A. Robinson and sons, Allen and
Mckee, of Ypsilanti, Mich, who
brought Mrs. w. A. Robinson's body
here for burial last week, returned
home Monday.
Geo. w. Rine is in New York on a
Business trip in the interest OF the
Hearvey Bros. IS paper mill.
C. B. OFT left Monday for an extend
ed business trip in the interest of the
Eagle Glass and manufacturing Com
pany.
George Miller was a business visitor
IN Rochester, Pa, Monday.
Miss Eliza Carmichael, of Martins
Ferry. was the guest OF her parents
over Sunday.
Turner Roberts left Sunday for
Pittsburg, where he has accepted a po-
sition to work in chemical labora-
tory.
Thomas C. Brady, of Clarksburg, was
calling on Wellsburg friends Tuesday.
r. F. Stuart, of Pittsburg, was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. II. Barth and Miss Frances
Pfister, who have been the guests Of
Moundsville and Wheeling friends, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James PAUL. and son,
John Jacob PAUL., left Wednesday to
he the guests Of relatives at Tarpon
Springs, Florida.
Nichols & Matthews, Of this place,
have secured the contract for the
brick work on the Fostoria glass works
at Moundsville.
Mrs. Lizzie McClelland, who has been
visiting friends at Clarksburg, w. Va,
has returned home.
Mrs. Rhoda McKelvey received a tel
egram Thursday that her son Charles
was very low with typhoid fever.
Charles formerly worked on the Regis
naA o. Toledo
Ohio, on the Toledo Commercial. Mrs.
McKelvey left at once for his bedside
William Apologize, Of Pittsburg, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Gist.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. George left Wednes-
day for a visit to New York and other
eastern cities.
w. C. Jacobs, H. w. PAUL, S. R.
Caldwell and S. o. PAUL attended Ma
sonic lodge at Wheeling Thursday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Russell left
Thursday to be the guests OF relatives
and friends at Pittsburg.
x. J. Clarke and Misses Margaret
and Theresa Doddridge, of Wheeling,
were here Saturday attending the fun
eral of Mrs. Walter A. Robinson.
UlloC LILO 4OW A1ictI, a eOoNlASA 1AA SAN
Martins Ferry schools, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents here.
Mrs. Cromwell BUGGY, aged "a years,
died at her home in Brilliant, O.,
Monday evening, and was buried We'd
nesday afternoon at New Alexander,
Ohio.
Owing to the scarcity of houses here,
Charles Schaub, mould maker of the
riverside glass works, has been COM
PEELED to give up his position and move
10 Wheeling. No capitalist could make
better investments than to build sew
elal tenement houses in Wellsburg.
AT present there are no vacant dwell
ings or store rooms.
At a meeting of the Board of Edu
cation Tuesday evening Mrs. Martha
Hindman was promoted from the col
ored school to teach room No. 4, till
the health of Miss Mary Divett permits
the latter to resume her duties as
teacher of room No. 4, and Miss Mag
gle Combs was appointed to teach the
colored school.
AT a special meeting of the City
Council Tuesday evening room No.
in the city building was leased to w. r.
Miller for five years, and Christopher
Kelly was awarded the contract for
painting the city hall.
For several nights past the street
lamps have been out, caused by the
electric company having trouble in
getting the new generator to work
properly. A Steubenville electrician
was here yesterday assisting in trying
to make it work, but no lights could
be had for last night.
The ball given last night by the
South Side Dancing Club was very
successful and enjoyable affair, nearly
one hundred couples being present.
Many of these were out of town people,
from Wheeling, Steubenville and Min
go.
Mrs. Leah Steele, aged rs years, died
ct her home near Brilliant, o., Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. The de-
ceased was the widow of the late John
Steele, who preceded her in death one
year, lacking three hours. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the late residence
of the deceased Sunday at eleven
o'clock, interment at Brooke cemetery.
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