Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-15

/ ing as went on seemed to raise the voice
| OF every rooster in the town. and there
was lots of Hopping. such as we can
expect from the voters this fall. With
lantern in one hand and revolver in
the other, Jim Smith made his way to the
coop and there he stood face to face with
one of the largest polecats that has been
! seen in many years. After taking good
/ aim, Jim planted a bullet into the sweet
scented animals brain, which not only
caused instant death to the skunk, but left
! enough perfume to supply the town for
a month.
Jacob Hahn has returned to the Sol
i diers' Home at Dayton, o., after spend
! ing several days with friends here.
Fred Usher has accepted a position as
clerk in the grocery store of T. ]. Smith.
Mrs. Warren Sockman is slowly i'm
proving, after quite long sick spell.
Oscar HUFF of Mingo Junction, who
committed suicide at that town on We'd
| nesday afternoon, was brother of Mrs
Howard Deitch, of Burlington.
Miss Dora Horstman was here on
Thursday, the guest of Miss T. ].
Kehrer.
Mrs. Henry Nolte. of Wheeling, was
among friends here this week
John Dash departed last week for Ger
many. Mr.. Dash will be gone for some
time before he returns.
Mrs Homer Morris, of East Liverpool,
is here visiting her mother, Mrs John
Hahn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hall have return
ed from a pleasant trip back in the coun-
try.
Frank Mooney, the we'll known young
section foreman on the C. & P. road, will
leave his position here about the first of
the month to accept a better place at
Steubenville with the same company
Mr.. Mooney has scores of warm friends
here who will be sorry to see him leave.
Mrs. William Clark, of Bloomsdale, o.,
who has been here for, several days, the
guest of Mrs. Mark DAWSON has de-
parted for her home.
Miss Nina Long, of Mansfield, O., has
been visiting here this week at the home
of her friend, Mrs. Maggie Darrah.
Mrs. James Collins and Mrs. A. Hal
stead spent Thursday at Cresap's Grove
Hazel the nine-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Delaney, who has
been dangerously i'll, is some better
Prof. and Mrs. Schotte, of Cleveland
o., who We're called here by the death
of Mrs. schotte's brother, John Dorsch
have returned home.
DR.. Hawthorn. of Cleveland, O., who is
well known here, expects to leave in a
few days for Chattanooga, Tenn, with a
view of locating there, hoping the change
will benefit his health.
Fred Dawson, the champion turtle
catcher of Burlington, has just returned
from Saltwater.
Reuben NJ. Hill, of Freeport, Pa, was
a caller here this week
Mrs. Andrew Halstead. of Brainard
Mimi, is here visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs T. j. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H Delaney have re-
turned, after weeks visit among friends
in Pittsburg.
John Weatherson, of Yorkville, was a
caller here this week
A band of Gypsies passed through town
on Friday.
Fred Lenoard has returned to Salem, O.,
after brief visit with friends and rel
atives at Don.
Washington Delaney, who has been very
i'll for some days, is much improved
Fishing camps are quite numerous along
the river between here and Short Greek.
The Cracker-Jack club will pitch their
tent at Deep Run, where they expect to
spend a couple of weeks
Miss Clara Delaney met with a very
painful accident Tuesday by falling and
spraining her right ankle.
Miss Anna BUGGY returned home last
week from a trip to Pittsburg and other
points near there.
Miss Elsie Burns, of Martins Ferry,
was calling on friends here this week