Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-07

y VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING OF
THE WOMANsS PRESBN TERRAIN
SOCIETY OF FOREIGN MIS-
SIONS.
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DEAD.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TUESDAY
MAIL HANDLED ON RURAL
FREE DELIVERY ROUTE.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION TUESDAY.
MAIL HANDLED on RURAL
FREE DELIVERY ROUTE.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, April 6.-There
IRE but four postoffices in the State that
makes a larger showing in gross re-
ceints than Fairmont. Those omceS
are: Wheeling, Parkersburg, Charles
ton and Huntington. At the time the
present postmaster took charge OF the
office, three years ago next month, the
receipts amounted to about nine thou
sand dollars, while under Flemings adj
naturalization the gross receipts snow Ior
the wear ending March 31st, 1901, $16,-
1926. The receipts by quarters are as
follows: June 80, 1900, $3,494.SS; sep
tember 80, 1900, $3,486.74; December
81, 1900, $4,66324; March 81, lsOl, $4,-
S57.74.
The Elks officers that were elected at
their meeting last week were installed
Tuesday night of this week. After the
installation of the officers banquet
was given.
Lucus Hogue, Jr., of Wheeling, has
located in Fairmont. He and s. M.
Casterline, of this city, have formed a
partnership and will engage in the
housefurnishing business, disposing OF
their goods on the installment plan.
A large consignment of goods have
been received daily for several days
past and on Monday they expect to be
ready for business.
The enrolment at the Fairmont State
Normal school shows one hundred ana
ten, an increase over the winter term,
and an increase of twenty-five over the
term of last spring.
BEGINNING with May list Palatine,
now First ward, will have saloon
license for the first time in about fif-
teen years.
The drawing contest given by A.
Howard Fleming Lodge, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, has drawn to a
close. and Frank Swindler, of the First
ward, drew the ticket that entities him
to a thirty-dollar suit of clothes at
Dick Wards; a hat, shirt, tie, ETC., at
Mansbach's, and a five-dollar pair of
shoes at M. r. Musgrove's when the
ticket (1313) is presented to them.
Hugh Finnigan, whose home is In
Pittsburg, was brought here from
Warrington on Wednesday of this week
and placed in the county jail. He made
an attempt to end his life by crawling
beneath a fiy-wheel at an oil well To-
Gated short distance from Manning
ton. His hands and legs were badly
cut in different places by the lace in
the belt. The pumper saved his life.
His brother arrived here from Pitts
burg on Thursday and accompanied his
demented brother home.
1t seems P. J. Moore, of Harrison
county, held some sort of grievances
toward Conductor Conlin, on the NJ r.
division. and on Thursday evening,
when near F'airmont, Moore drew from
his pocket a revolver and evidently in
tended to use it, but was prohibited
from doing so by people close by.
There were but few words passed be-
tween them. Moore was intoxicated.
He was fined s25 by Justice Bennington
yesterday, besides being remanded to
Jail to answer an Indictment at the
grand jury.
A special session of the Circuit Court
will be held on the 10th instant, and
on the 18th a special session of the In
termediate Court will be held.
Andy Jones is i'll with typhoid fever.
Another crop of tramps were arrest
ed in the lower B. & o. yard and along
the Belt Line by the city police Thurs
day evening. Nine were arrested, maxi
ing thirty eight now in the county jail
An isane man by the name of Perry
Kepler was brought here from Man
nington Monday and taken to the asy-
lum at Weston.
Miss Lucy Brown has returned to
her home at Morgantown, after beinS
the guest Of Mrs. N C. Morrow for sew
eral days.
f. Wilson, who had his leg and foot
crushed while working in the yard here
several weeks ago, and who was re-
moved to the hospital at Baltimore,
has returned to his home here. 1t was
found necessary to amputate his foot.
Prof. Thomas e. Hodges and Pros
ecuting Attorney Charles A. Goodwin,
of Morgantown, were prominent visi-
tors in the city the first of the week
John S. Scott has disposed of the
hotel property on Water street, in the
First ward, to w. E. Harrington. The
price paid was $1,000.
There will be silver medal contest
held in Willard Hall Monday evening,
April Sth. A special programme has
been arranged which promises to be
very interesting.
There was q congregational meet
ing held at the Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
reviewing the work of the church,
electing officers, etc.
Mr.. Harvey Childs, who is employed
by the Fairmont & Warrington Tele-
phone Company, met with quite pain
full accident Monday. He was at work
putting up some telephone poles when
one of them fell on his foot.
The funeral services over the remains
of w. e. Ford were conducted at the
Peoples Temple Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock, Rev. Fletcher officiat-
ing. The services were very impressive
and were in charge of the X. of P.
lodge, of which he was a prominent
member. After the ceremony was con-
cluded eight of his comrades in the
Spanish war fired the mill
tary funeral salute. His remains were
inferred in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Presbytery of Parkersburg will
meet in the Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock, and
will continue until Thursday. Com
missioners will be elected to the gen.
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