Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

the ldd1eS committee Oh Inc = H. n. VI
P. held a well attended meeting at the
exhibition hail yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Alfred Rigsby, of Chicago, is the
guest Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Simmons. on Gravel Hill.
Mrs. James Adams. of Freedom. Pa. is
the guest of her mother in the Fourth
ward.
The bells throughout the city were toll
ed when the sad news of the Presidents
death was announced.
Revs. Powell and Simons will preach
their farewell sermons to-day. 1t is gen.
orally understood that neither of the gen.
tlemen will return to this city next year.
Prof. Riordan, leader of the opera house
orchestra, has returned from his vacation
and win be found at his regular duties
next week.
w. c. Warnock, A. ]. Mcclellan and
julius studing ave returned from a few
days fishing trip down the river. They
report excellent luck.
A fight between two strangers at the B.,
q. & C. depot attracted quite a large
crowd yesterday morning. They escaped
across the river before the marshal could
arrest them.
T. s.. MCGEE lost or had stolen from his
a wallet containing a draft for $3.50 and
$40 In cash. Finder will be literally re-
warded by returning same to George KEEL
lar.
Misses Mary Conroy and Mary Steger,
of Rose Hill, will spend Sunday with
Pittsburg friends.
Many of the Observation-Disclosures excur-
sionists returned to the city yesterday af-
ternoon.
MIR. James e. Michaels and Miss Flor
ence LETTERS were quietly married by
Squire Mason at his office Thursday
evening.
Among the many repertoire companies
that appeared at the local theatre, the
Ideals, which open a weeks engagement
here tomorrow night, were among the
most popular.
1t would be a good plan for our people
to do more decorating in honor of our
martyred President. At present only a
few flags are displayed. We owe It to him
out of pure respect.
A popular Il. q O.. fireman will soon be
united in marriage to one of our popular
young society leaders.
Miss Lizzie Rosser, of the Third ward,
very pleasantly entertained friends at her
home on Guernsey street on Friday even
ing. Games and music were enjoyed by
all present. Light refreshments were
served.
John Rosser has in his possession a copy
of the Intelligencer containing an account
of the death of James A. Garfield.
Chas. Hoskinson, George Norton and
Vance Ault, of ~Shadyside, leave to-mor-
row for Hopedale to enter college.
The Old Folks contest at Shadyside
very amusing and entertaining. The
old people acquitted themselves in a very
creditable manner Mrs. w A. williams
won first and Mrs. Henry Keyser second
prizes.
Miss Mary Boyers, of Klotz's store,
received a telephone message yesterday
that her sister was critically Ill at Woods
field, She and her brother went out yes
terday evening.
The Cleveland Press of yesterday morn
ing stated hat the President was bet
ter" This statement from such a source
is objectionable and the subscribers in
this city were indignant at the imposition.
John Manley, of the Second ward, left
yesterday for Buffalo.
Mr.. Frank Johnson, who has been can
vassing in this city for some time, left
last evening for Grand Rapids.
Editor H. B. Williams, of the Freeport
Press, is the guest of Rev. A. B.. Mena-
myer, of Rose Hill.
The funeral of Mrs. Sophia Gettrost will
be held from her home on Rose Hill this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services will
be conducted by Rev. c.. NJ. Watson, as
sisted by Rev. L. NJ. Weiss. Interment at
Rose Hill cemetery.
There was a meeting att Armory Hall
last night for the purpose of %arranging
Tor memorial services to be conducted the
day of President McKinley's funeral. Only
preliminar ARRANGEMENTS were made last
night. Another meeting will be held to-
morrow evening to complete the work.