Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-31

Miss Nellie Maloney has returned from
a visit with friends at New Martins
vile.
Attorney J. B. Sommervilie ana WIRE
of Wheeling, were visitors in our city
yesterday.
Turner Roberts, of McKees Rocks, is
home to visit for week or SO.
Dean Lazear arrived home Saturday
from Oakland, Md, where he finished
two months musical engagement. he
left Yesterday for Pittsburg, where he
will ioin Haverley's Mastodon min
strels.
Charles McElroy, of Charleroi, Pa,
was the Sunday guest of relatives anu
friends here.
Miss Amanda Miller left yesterday
for Albany, Ind, where she will make
her future home.
Capt. G. M. White was overcome
with heat yesterday and is now con-
fined to his home. He is some better
to-day and his case is not considered
dangerous one.
Herbert Carmichael, of Wheeling,
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. NJ. Carmichael, over Sun
day.
Judge H. C. Hervey left this week
for a visit of several days at Chautau-
qua and Buffalo.
Miss Lucy Speidel and Mrs. Geo.
Giyens and SON Willie. returned Sat
urday from visit with relatives at
Cleveland.
DIR. B. F. Harden and family left this
evening lor a visit of several days at
Buffalo and Albany.
J. e. Fowler and family returned
Saturday from weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends at Washington and
Canonsburg, Pa.
Bruce Roberts and John Fletcher left
to-day for week or so camping on
Buffalo creek.
The ball team returned home Satur-
day night from East Liverpool, where
they played the last three days OF last
week. They looked much the worst
for the trip, having lost three games to
the Liverpools. They will play again
tomorrow at Chester Park.
The remains of William Anderson,
the colored man, killed on the railroad
south of here Saturday night. were TAX
en- to West Middleton, Pa, for burial.
Anderson was the seventh man who
met violent death in this county dur
ing the month of July. Five of these
were due in a manner to strong drink.
Yet there is not a saloon in the coun-
ty.
Mrs. Rebecca Buckley, formerly a
resident of this county, died at ALI
ance, o., yesterday, aged 81 years. The
remains were brought here this after
noon, and will be buried at Franklin
tomorrow.
Brook county teachers examination
was held in the Second ward school
building yesterday and to-day. Twen-
ty-one teachers took the test, which
was by no means an easy one.
Last Sunday morning the mortgage
on the parsonage was burned in the
presence of the congregation by the
pastor, Rev. J. F. Jose. 1t amounted
to $500. The payment of this mort
gage puts the Methodist church out of
debt.
Major Thomas e. Amick, formerly
captain of company C, has chosen Sec
ond Lieutenant Charnock as Adjutant
Major and Harden Duval Sergeant
Major on his staff. Lieutenant Char
mock is from company c and Duval is
from the Morgantown cadets.
Prof. Geo. Delbrugge's dancing ex-
cursion by rail to Chester passed
through here yesterday morning, a few
getting aboard here. The dance was
not much of success owing to the hot
weather and other causes.
Tomorrow Wellsburg will be almost
deserted as all business will suspend
and everybody will go to the union
Sunday school picnic. The train will
leave at 9 o'clock, returning late in the
evening.
Mrs Springborn, widow of the late
Fred Springborn, died at her home in
the First ward Sunday night after an
illness of five months, in the 53rd year
of her age. The deceased is survived
by eleven children. The funeral oc-
Cured this morning from the St. John
Catholic church, and was largely at
tended by her many Borrowing rela-
tives and friends. Interment in Brooke
cemetery.