Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12

MRS. P. ]. MASON DEAD.
AN INTERESTING MEETING OF THE
MOTHERS CLUB TUESDAY
EVENING.

and will bring suit in few days against
the company for damages He feels ag-
grieved over the action taken by the
relief department in his case.
Mrs. p. J. Mason who has been a great
sufferer with consumption for some time,
died at her home in the First ward Tues
day afternoon, aged twenty-six years. A
husband and two children are left to
mourn her demise. The remains were
taken to Nuzum's Mills for interment.
Mrs. Luther Jacobs and children are
visiting relatives and friends at Morgan
town.
Bishop Penick will preach to the Macca-
bees in the auditorium tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock. Music will be fur
nished by Junkins' band.
There will be a union meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Pres
byterian church and Methodist Protestant
church at the Peoples Temple tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. Lum Phillips and Miss Maud Grit
fifth were married at the home of c. O.
Parker Thursday evening.
John Burke left Wednesday for john
town, ia, where he has secured employ
ment.
Miss Edna Morgan is very sick with
tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matthews were in
the city, the guests of friends the first of
the week.
Miss Mary Leeds has returned to her
home at Grafton, after a pleasant visit
with Mrs. Frank Fisher
Miss Kitty Jenkins, after an enjoyable
visit wit T.oX hoe
turned to her home at Morgantown.
Prof. Storm gave an illustrated lecture
on the Passion Play to a crowded house
at the NJ P. church Thursday night.
Rev. Boutlou will leave for France
Monday, to be absent about four months
His pulpit at the Catholic church will be
filled by Rev Thomas Gaffney, of Wash
ington, d. c.
The Kings Daughters will hold an ex-
change every Saturday at Riheldaffer &
Brownfelds and will have on sale cakes,
pies, salt rising bread. yeast bread, salads,
candy, etc.
The Mothers Club held "a very interest
ing meeting at Willard Hall Tuesday even
ing. 1t was under the supervision of Mrs.
Helen Neal. The programme was very
interesting one, consisting mostly of Sc
lect readings. Mrs. Morrow and Mrs
Parks read very entertaining readings
which was listened to with much interest
''The Sacrifices and Rewards of Mother
hood was the topic of which Mrs. JOS
eph Roster read. Dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Morrow and Mrs
Sheets.
The w. c. T.. U. will hold a meeting
tn 1rl IIoI
Interesting papers will be read by Mrs
Mary Hamilton and Mrs. Lyons, and Sc
lect reading by Mrs. Ella Nnzum
The following new officers were elected
at the annual meeting of the Fairmont
Brewing Company Monday evening"
President and General Manager, Mr. H
P. Gilmore; brewmaster and assistant
manager, M. Emil Gaertner; secretary, S.
]. Brobst; treasurer, Walton Miller.
Mrs. Dora Crayton and sister, Miss Mol
lie Arnett, of Arnettsville, were in the city
Wednesday en- route to Warrington, where
they will be the guest of their brother
F. NJ. Arnett
Messrs. R. C. Huntington, R. L. Cum
bingham, E. M. Showalter George De-
Bolt, w. j. Rowland and Samuel Hol-
bert attended the annual convention of
the knights Templar at Martinsburg this
week.
John Lantz and wife were at Morgan
town on a visit this week.
Mrs. Mary Watherwax has been very
i'll at her home for several days.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. David
sloan mas been dangerously i'll for sew
eral days, being threatened with cholera
infantum.
The Hite brothers, of this city have pur-
chased about thirteen acres of land near
Fetterman, in Taylor county. principally
for the fine building stone which it con-
tains. They have several hands at work
opening up a quarry AT the place where
the quarry is being opened the stone
fronts fifty feet in depth and increases in
depth as you descend the hill. 1t is said
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad have con-
tracted to take all the stone that is taken
out but portion of the stone will he
used in the abutment and culverts for
the Paw Paw railroad
Jennett Scott and Emma Plum aged four-
teen and seventeen years respectiveJv
were arrested this week by Policeman
Shoemaker in a Joint on Water street.
First ward. They were taken before the
Mayor and were given severe Iecturing.
after which the Plum girl was released on
promise that she would reform On a
request made by the mother of the Young
er girl she was taken charge of by l. G..
Jones, agent of the Humane Society. and
was taken to the Wheeling branch of the
Rescue Home. but will be placed later on
in the Salem institution. The Plum girl,s
parents reside at Grafton and she had
oeen employed as domestic here for
some time.
John A Howard, ]. Adams, of Wheel.
ing, and other stockholders of the Fair
mont electric car line, held a meeting in
TINS city on Thursday T. Fitzgerald
manager of the line, in speaking of the
meeting said: There was a great deal Of
business attended to while these parties
were here. but there is nothing that we
can give out for publication any more
than We have decided to commence the
extension of the line, and have it com.
pieted through to Monongah within a
very short time. Enough material has
been ordered to complete the line tina,
far, and as soon as it arrives a number a,
nands VIII be put at work to rush il to
completion. Possibly by the time the
Fairmont line is completed to Monongab
the section that is being built at Clarks.
burg VIII have reached that point also
one OF the greatest social diversions OF
the season was the benefit concert given
by the Greater Fairmont Band. assisted
by local ~.