Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-12
Local Briefs.

lhlmOle Bee this afternoon.
Geo. Cook, Esq, was at st. Glars
vile yesterday on business.
Marshall Chopper is improving his
property by new coat of paint
Arthur Dickson has accepted posi-
ton with Capt. A. Lash's surveying
corps.
Mrs. Plat Wells and daughter, OF
Canton, are the guests of VIM. Lupton
and family.
The homeopathic physicians of this
county will meet here to-day to form
a county organization.
Rev. w. ]. Wilson, of the First M. e.
Church, is attending conference of
Methodist ministers at Bloomingdale.
Mrs. Slack, of SteubenviHe, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mar
shall Chopper, returned home yester-
day.
The trains on the c. & P. were de-
layed several hours last evening on &C
count of serious washout at Port
Homer.
There was bad runaway on the
Burlington pike yesterday but the
name of the party and the damage done
to the rig could not be learned.
Rev. G. Johannes, of the German
Lutheran Church, has returned from
the Lutheran Synod OF the Pittsburg
district, that was held at Greensburg
Pa.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the First M. E. Church will
hold meeting at the home of Mrs
Samuel ]. Anthony, on Broadway
Thursday evening.
Henry ROthermund secured the con-
tract for the new parsonage to be erect
ed by the congregation of the German
Lutheran Church on North Fourth
street.
Thomas J. Howells, of this city, has
accepted the position as head chemist
at the GAINESVILLE furnace of the United
States Steel Company. Mr.. Howells is
an efficient chemist, and has few equals
in this valley.
Roy Thomas has resigned his posi-
ton as prescription clerk at Hoges
drug store on account of his health and
will spend several months with his
brother Howard in Iowa, and in the
fall will likely attend college
The officers in charge of the Saliva
ton Army in Wheeling, Adjutant and
Mrs. Main, will conduct an open air
service in Martins Ferry on Thursday
evening from 8 to O'Clock, corner OF
Fourth and Hanover streets.
The Martins Ferry firemen are con-
sidering the advisability of holding the
coming convention of the Northern
Ohio Firemen's Association in this
city. They will hold meeting in the
near future to take action in the mat
ter. 1t is probable that the convention
will be held in August.
The banquet to be given by the fire.
men Saturday evening at Armory hall
promises to be quite success, and ar
rangements have been made for about
$50 plates. The fremen always make
success of their affairs, and this even.
promises to head all of their past af-
fairs. Attend and help the boys along.
MIS-. JdlucS CiuIlu, vi buTiluSlOu,
died yesterday morning after a short
illness. The husband and relatives
have the sympathy of their many
friends. Mrs. Smith was a most esti.
mable woman and had large circle OF
friends, and her sudden death was a
sad shock to all who knew her The
funeral services will take place Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock, and the in
terment will be made in the private
burying ground.
The following is the programme OF
the annual Boxwell commencement, OF
Colerain township, to be held in the
W. c. T. U. hall Friday evening:
Instrumental Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Invocation. ................ Rev. J. B. Eakins
Essay-"Not Down in Books .........
Oration-"Tree and History" ......
......................... Carrie Cowen
Oration-"Green Things" AIDA Devault
Oration-''Fhe Girl of the Twentieth
oration1astep by step. Myra 1 b Lu ptpe
Recitation-'A Yankee in Love- ........
...-.....-..--...-.-.-.... Nora E. Feeley
Music 1890 .-.......-..--...
Essay-"My Native Town .......-.
.....-..-..-.....-.......P Porter b. Mitchell
Oration-'The Advantages of the Pres
ent Day -~..........-.-. Robt. c. Barton
Glass address and presentation of
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