Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28

SOUTH PENN OIL COMPANIES WELL
AT BO0THsvILLE Is A
BUSTER.
a HANDSOME HOME WEDDING.
MEETING OF THE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAyOR SOCIETY.

well drilled at Boothsville by the South
Penn Oil Company proved a buster, and
the well has been abandoned. On We'd
nesday Of this week the drill passed
through the sand and small amount Of
gas was found, but not OF such quaint
ity to pay them in testing that portion
of the territory further Therefore the
casing will be taken out and the well
will be plugged. A telephone message
from Boothsville to-day says that an
other company is being organized and
in few days another we'll will Je put
down near the South PENIS abandoned
well.
A beautiful home wedding was SOL
emnized Thursday at 80 p. m. at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Huntington, on CASTOR ave-
nue., the contracting parties being Miss
Margaret Huntington and Mr.. ROBERT c.
Jones, the Rev. A. T.. Fletcher off1ciat-
Ing. No invitations were issued and
only a few of the couples relatives we're
present. The bride and groom are pop
ular young people. They will reside at
the home Of the bride's parene for a
time.
Prof. C. ". Evans home on Locust
avenue was entered by thieves about
O'Clock yesterday morning and they es-
capped with possibly five dollars and a
gold watch and chain, which, in all,
would probably amount to sixty dollars.
The front door was opened by the
means OF a skeleton key. They ram
sacked the down stairs and then enter
ed an up stairs room which Mr.. Evans
occupied. The thieves took from his
room his clothing. which contained the
money, watch, etc. The coIthing was
taken to Simpsons barn anu men rif1ed
of their contents. The police were no.
titled of the incident, but too late to
capture the thieves.
A woman pedlar fell dead while in
the waiting room in the depot at Mo-
nongah early yesterday morning. Heart
disease was pronounced as the cause of
her death.
The body of the late Thomas McIn-
tire, who fell lead at the Tavern, in
this city, several weeks ago, death be-
ing caused from heart disease, and
whose remains were buried in the Fair
mont cemetery, was disinterred Thurs
day morning, but was reburied after
John F. McIntire, who arrived here the
previous evening, viewed the remains
in order to learn if it was his brother,
who had left his home at Frederick,
Maryland, tfenty-four years ago, and
the greater part of which time his
whereabouts were unknown to his rela-
tives. The Columbus man identified
the deceased as that of his brother, and
he will make preparations to have the
n un1 h,yt. id ~, hA
Frederick, Nd, cemetery in a few days.
The following invitations have been
issued by the members Of the senior
class of the First ward school: mo
excellence without great labor Inc
senior class or The Palatine Graded
Schools request the honor of your pres
ence at the graduating exercises, Fri
day evening, May Sd, 4.v4, at eight
o'clock, at First M. P. Church, Fair
mont, West Virginia" Glass roll:
Frank Reeves, Frank B. Robinson,
Clarence B. RACER, Robert E. Smith,
Dessa Summers Nellie Hazel Cox, Nellie
B. Gaskins, Ruoy o. Wilson, Mamie
Dale Thomas and Myrtle A Woolford.
DR.. L. B. Boyers, who purchased, a
few days ago, the Clark Steel property,
in the First ward has disposed of same
to Charles Holland, of the Tribune, Of
Monongalia county, and his son-inlaw,
DR.. G. +. Boyers, Jr., of this city.
Mrs. z. w. Barr and daughter have
returned home from pleasant visit
with relatives at West Liberty.
The committee on arrangements for
the Christian Endeavor State Conven-
ton, which is to be held here May 81,
% and %, was held in the pastors study
of the Methodist Protestant Church
Monday evening. The chairman of the
various committees chose their assist
ants as follows: Press and Printing
Committee, Rev. II. G. Stoetzer, chair
man; Mr.. George Kerr, Miss Madge
Booher; entertainment committee, Prof.
j. w. Barnes, chairman; First ward,
Miss Mollie Leonard; Second ward,
Miss Flora Lloyd; Third ward, Mrs. Joe
Layman; Fourth ward, Miss Pearl
Hogue, Miss Anna Sherwood; Fifth
ward, Miss Monta Faust. Reception
Committee, Mr.. Frank Kelley, chair
man: Fred Gibson, Willie Mason, Harry
McCloy, Ralph Hall, Benton Mitchell,
Margaret Shinn Margaret King, Maud
Lewear, Zadock Springer, Effie Waters,
George Kerns, Willie Cornell, Anna
Newberger Hugh Glfin, Arlet Horn,
ildred Pickett, Lenora Mitchell, Mar
garet Huntington, Emma Kerr, Clara
Lloyd, Lucy Rogers, James Dowden,
Georgia Baker, George Barnes, Roy
Stephens, Villa Hamilton. Chloe Harm,
Lexie Brand and Nina Coburn.
Mrs. Captain Jones spoke to an ap-
preciative audience In the King
Daughters hall Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Weneeslaus Madi and Miss Eliza
beth Behun were married Tuesday noon
at the Catholic Church, the Rev. Father
Boutlou officiating. They left on the
afternoon train for Montana, where
they will reside.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued during the week; John
| Holt and Maggie Davis: Will S. S. Madi
and Elizabeth Behun; Joseph A. Joliffe
and Katharine Lynch; Benjamin Ma.
| haffey and Ida Yeales.
DR.. William Crawford will lecture al
the Normal Auditorium Monday even
ing, April 29th.
The Rebecca Lodges of this city at
| tended the celebration of the eighty
second anniversary at Warrington
Thursday night. The anniversary will
be celebrated here tomorrow The SER
mon vii be preached by the Rev. N. B.
Johnson, at the Normal Auditorium al
2 o'clock.
Y@l II or$, v,I 81,