Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-21

Club gave Z supper at the home Of
Mrs. Allie Raymond Thursday evening,
which was q financial success.
Quite a number Of our people were
in attendance at the State Sunday
school convention which convened at
M~oundsville Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Robertson has returned
to her home at Columbus, Ohio, after
a very pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
7. A. Deveny.
Attorney Melville Peck, OF Philippi,
was in the city the first of the week on
business.
F. Marion Dawson, of M0rgantown,
was in the city Wednesday.
The cake walk given al the opera
house Wednesday evening by the color
ed people was a slccess. The prizes
were a cake, won by Thomas Lyles and
Anna Petty; umbrella, Lon Banks and
Abby Petty: purse, containing $3.50, by
| John Hall and Mary Gordon.
/ George. Albert and Edward Leonard,
who we're called here by the death Of
their father, Mr.. john A. Leonard, have
returned to their holne in Pennsylva-
MIA.
Six e members were initiated into
the Elks lodge Wednesday evening.
Several Visitors from Morgantown were
present and presented to the Fairmont
order a handsome ivory gavel. A ban
quet was rendered the visitors after the
j business was concluded.
Eight of the carrier boys employed at
the flint glass works have refused to
work On account of their wages being
reduced. They have been receiving
$3.50 a day, and were cut TO $3.50. 9th
ers will be employed to fill the places.
Mrs. Zanie Jamison, of Pennington,
who is OF unsound mind, was brought
here Wednesday and placed in jail. She
was taken to Weston yesterday.
Mrs. David Gibson very pleasantly en-
tertained the Social Circle" a society
recently organized by some Of our lead
ing society ladies, Wednesday evening.
The object of the society is TO meet
each week at the home Of one OF the
members, which are twelve in number,
and spend a pleasant afternoon. Dainty
refreshments are served and the mem
bers are entertained otherwise by the
hostess. The next meeting will be at
the home OF Mrs. DR.. L. W. Howard, on
wednesday, May 2.
The Kings Daughters OF the Baptist
church will give an exchange tonight
at Riheldaffer & Brownfield's store.
Cakes, pies, salads, ETC., will be on
sale.
Mr.. Fred Fawcett died at his home at
GAINESVILLE Wednesday evening, after a
lingering illness with consumption, aged
10 years. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses Fawc5tt,and was well liked
by all who had the pleasure to know
him. The funeral took place at his
home Friday afternoon, the interment
being in the GAINESVILLE cemetery.
Miss Margaret Arnett, who has been
attending school at Adrian College,
Michigan, has returned to her home
here. She will not return to school this
spring.
Capt. and Mrs. J. e. Watson and fam
lily have returned to their home here,
after having spent the winter in the
South. They will leave in a few weeks
for Deer Park, where they will spend
the heated months. Mr.. Watson's many
friends are pleased to learn that his trip
South proved very beneficial to his
health.
Miss Clara Ryan, of GAINESVILLE, O., IS
2 guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
F. NJ. Fleming.
The bequest of 500 from Mrs. White
to the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been invested in books for
the public library in honor Of Mrs.
White. Mrs. n. r. C. Morrow was
appointed by the library directors as
one of the committee to select the books
and she appointed to assist her Mrs.
George DeBolt, l1rs. Sarah Meredith Miss
Potts, Mrs. Staggers and Rev. II. G..
Stoetzer.
Attorney T. T. Martin and family left
to-day Tor Mountain Lake Park, where
they vii SPEND the summer.
Mrs. r. w. Dawson, of Morgantown,
was called here the first of the week
by the illness of his daughter, who has
been visiting at the home of Judge and
Mrs. John ". Mason, in the First
ward.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
at Willard hall Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, and the following pro-
gramme was given: Topic: The Ad-
vance OF temperance, Mrs. N. R. c. Nor
row, leader; brief summary of the latest
temperance news in the world, Mrs.
Nay; extracts of cheer, Mrs. Neal; read
ing, A Slave Holders Daughter, Mrs.
Gardner.
Albert Linn has returned home from
a visit to Pittsburg.
Capt. N. d. Heln1ick and son Ernest
had quite a narrow escape Monday with
their lives. While they were driving
down Fairmont venue one OF the reins
became unfastened, which caused the
horse to get frightened and ran over the
high embankment between Fourth and
Fifth streets, upsetting the buggy and
throwing both gentlemen from the Dug
gy. They were slightly injured.
Mrs. Margaret Burns, who has been
very Ill at her home on Jackson street,
is not improving very rapidly.
RAVEEsWO0D.