Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-10

I1dlTy OueSSel Will De mere CO-nOr-
row on business.
Orvill McSwords, of Virginia, is here
visiting relatives.
T. J. Stringer, of Steubenville, was
in the city yesterday.
Samuel Jacobs, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. JOS. Jacobs, is quite sick.
Fred SeBby, who has been quite sick
with the fever, is convalescing.
julius Blumenburg left yesterday
for Woodsfield to spend Sunday with
friends.
Mrs. w. L. Noble returned last even
ing from a visit with Claysville
friends.
The icy pavements yesterday caused
many hard falls, especially early in the
morning.
A. ]. Smith came home yesterday
from Fittsburg to spend Sunday with
his family.
last evening from business trip to
New York.
Mrs. Charles r. Shreve, who has
been quite i'll with the typhoid fever,
is slowly improving.
Rev. A. r. Robinson and wife have
returned from a few days visit with
friends in Pittsburg.
Miss Ella Kerr and niece, Helen
Brownlee left yesterday for Claysville,
Pa, to visit relatives.
H. w. Gauding has returned from a
several days trip through the glass
house district near Pittsburg.
There is still considerable sickness
in the city, but not so much as a week
ago. The grip is on the decline.
The Misses Ackermann will enter
tain friends next Thursday evening
at their home on South Fourth street.
About three hundred people visited
w. l.. Mobiles undertaking establish
ment to see the remains of Tomlin-
son.
Miss Ola Smylie very pleasantly en-
tertained a number of her friends Fri
day evening at her home on North
Walnut street.
Representative j. ]. Gill has recon-
mended Rev. w. J. Williams, pastor
of St.Paul's Episcopal church, as a
chaplain in the army.
Mrs Flora and Miss Laura Hopkins
left yesterday for smithfield, where
they sung last evening for an enter
tainment given at that place.
A number of colored people from
here will go to Steubenville to-day to
attend the Epworth League convention
which is in session at the above city.
The work of finishing the interior of
the new United Presbyterian church
has been very slow, the weather not
permitting some of the work to be
done.
Walter Larins was at Pittsburg yes
teroay attending a meeting of the
Amalgamated Association officers The
meeting was called to elect an assist
ant president to succeed Thomas Man
sell.
Judge Thompson, of the United
States Court at Columbus, granted an
application for a trustee in the case
of Henry Floto, Of this city, attorney
Geo. Duncan presented the applica-
tion.
While Mrs. George Arbaugh was in
Steubenville attending the funeral of
a friend, she slipped and fell on the
icy pavement and seriously sprained
her nee She was brought home Fri
day evening, and is resting as well as
could be expected. 1t is feared the
injury will be very serious on account
of her age.
The funeral of Isiah Tomlinson, the
man killed on the C. & P. tracks
Thursday evening, will take place this
afternoon from j. L. Kimpton's board
ing house, on North Fifth street. The
interment will be made at Riverview
cemetery. The deceased had one hun
dred dollars insurance and twenty-five
dollars in wages coming to him.
The commissioners of the Martins
Ferry and Colerain pike met yesterday
at the Office of DR.. Ong. and discussed
the propositions made by the different
parties, who have asked for an cleo
trio railway franchise over this pike
The commissioners made no decision,
and will try to get a. better understand
ing of what the different promoters
want. The commissioners believe in
going slow with this matter, as it is
a very important one. The board
will meet with the county commission
ers next Monday, when probably the
matter will be settled.
A small boy went into the Chinese
laundry on Hanover street last even
ing to get some laundry and accident
ally dropped a quarter on the floor
The money rolled back under the
counter and the Chinaman refused to
allow the boy to get it or give it to
him. The boy left the shop crying and
happened to meet Marshal Erwin,
whom he told his story to- The Mar
shall accompanied the boy to the shop
and found the Chinaman very anxious
to let the boy get the money when an
officer was with him. The boy crawl
ed under the counter and soon found
the coin.
The Ohio City Lodge No. 81. Knights
OF Pythias, gave a very successful en-
tertainment and banquet to their
members and families and invited
friends, at Mechanics hall last evening.
1t was one of the most elaborate at
fairs even given by this lodge and was
highly enjoyed by the large crowd in
attendance. The Twentieth Century