Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12
SISTERSvILLE.

All the arrangements for a big cele-
bration here on the Fourth of July
have been made, and it will be the
greatest event of the kind ever held
in the Ohio valley Already the COM
mittee having charge of the affair have
secured enough money in subscriptions
to assure the success of the celebration.
Letters have been sent to all the neigh
boring towns inviting the fremen and
others to assist and acceptances have
been received from a number An ex-
ira effort will be made this year and
the fire works display will out of the
ordinary and of such magnitude as
has never been seen here before. The
committees are all working hard, and
it will not be their fault if the people
do not enjoy themselves.
Capt. ]. T. Jones, of Buffalo. n. Y,
who has been here for several days dur
ing the week looking after his immense
oil interests in this section, has left
for home. While here he was the guest
of Capt. and Mrs. w. L. Armstrong, of
Catherine street.
Mr.. and MRS. Ed. A. Durham, Of
Main street. left Thursday for Beau
mont, Texas, where Mr. Durham goes
to look after some interests for a num-
Der of gentlemen of this city with
whom he is associated. They will be
absent several weeks and may extend
their trip to the California oil field.
Frank SHETLAND, the stationer and
news dealer. will leave Sunday on the
Queen City for Cincinnati on pleas
ure and business trip. He will be &C
companied by his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Horace SHETLAND, and his daughter
and neice.
Wesley Mccoy, who has been the
guest of friends near Parkersburg for
several weeks, has returned to the city
He is. recovering rapidly from recent
severe attack of typhoid fever, and will
soon be able to attend to business
again.
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. II. M. Stanberry a surprise
party in the way of 6 O'Clock dinner
was given by that lady in honor of her
sister, Miss Nellie Morrison. The oc-
casion was in honor of the young ladys
sixteenth birthday. Quite number OF
the young friends of the lady were pres
ent and the affair was most thorough
ly enjoyed She was the recipient of
many handsome and useful presents.
Those present were Misses June and
Nella Mccoy, Emily Morrison, and
Mesrs. Stanton Moss, Garfield Fl. Hays,
Ralph Devore and Thos. I. Mccoy.
Miss Emma Snedecker. charming
young lady of Bellaire, arrived in the
city couple of days ago and will be
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Benton,
of the orth Side, for week or ten
days.
Services in the city churches to-
morrow will be conducted as follows:
Methodist-Sabbath school at 9:45 a.
m. At IL a. M, an address will be de-
livered by Miss Brown, of Philadelphia.
Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth
League at 500 p. M, to be led by Mr..
Rheal. There will be no evening SER
vice, owing to the service in the Audi
torium. Wednesday and Friday even
ing services at 745.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tomorrow at
IL a. M; preaching by the pastor; no
evening service. Y. p. S. C. E. at D.
M; Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Bible
class for men.
st. Pauls Protestant church--Ser-
vices at st. Paul's Episcopal church by
the rector, Rev. w. H. Burkhardt. at
IL o'clock a. m. Children's services at
10:15 a. m.
Baptist-Sunday school at 9:45 a. m !:
preaching at IL a. m, subject, THE
Amounted of Theology" Text John
OF the bassalatreate sermon at the
1872. No evening service on account
Opera House.
Holy Rosary Services at this church