Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07
FA|RhONI.
KNIGHTS OF >rHE MAccABEEs TO
DRIVE TO JiatToNN AND DE-
CoRArE GROVES.
JEFFERSON DoNLY ROBBED.
PRESIDENTS OF BOARDS OH EDu-
CATION SEEr--NEWs MOTIFS.
PERSONALS.

M&ccabeeS, VIII assemble at their. hall on
Main street, and at rine o'eloek they Will
leave in carriages and drive to Jimtown,
twelve miles from this city. In the after
noon flowers viii be strewn over ne
grave OF their deceased brother. Frederick
Pltzer, who met death four years ago
while at work in b. Il O. wreck near
this point. The deceased is a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Z. Il. Pitzer, residents OF the
Fifth ward. There VIII be st least two
hundred members that Will attend ana
Juekins' band will accompany them and
furnish music FOR the occasion. a large
crowd Is expected to attend.
Jefferson Doniey was robbed OF sos at
his boarding house on Thursday morning
while he was at work. Donley Is mine
contractor and was at work at New Eng
land, when some one entered his room,
broke Into his trunk and successfully Sc
cured the money. lie has some little idea
as to who committed the deed. Yet there
IS not been sufficient proof obtained 10
convict him
Beudoif is the name OF postoffoe that
has recently been established near Monou-
sab, Ia this county, and John King has
been recommended as postmaster.
A. W, Wilson. one OF the steam shovel
employees. who was robbed few days
ago OF 81 by Charles Branson, At whose
home he was boarding. was captured on
the morning OF the Fourth at Grafton
and was brought 10 this city and was
taken before Justice Bennington yesterday
morning. lie waived a hearing. The jus
tice placed tie amount Of his bond at
81 ,0a0, which he was Unable TO give. and
was rcmanded to jail to await the action
ol the grand Jury. Nhson haf tae money
II his trunk ana II was secured by Bran
son by having a key manufactured that
Was mlllra TO the original held by the
owner. After he succeeded In getting the
money he Immediately left town. and hts
Whereabouts were unknown until the Of
fieors here we're notified OF the capture at
Grafton.
Isaiah Davis and John Hartman. both
eoiored, who were sentenced at the pres
ent term OF court 10 a five years imprls-
onment each IN the pcnitentlary, were
taken by Sheriff Jollitf to Moundsvillo
Thursday morning. They confessed Of
having burgiarized two stores here. and
It is believed that they are the parties
that have been doing the principal part
of the thlevery work in this city
The nine presidents of the Board of
Education OF this county held a meeting
in the county superntcndents Office in
the court house this week, and selected
Z. p. MeBee aHd p. s. Gibson as mem
bers OF the examining board. ~ this
meeting ii was also decided to hold the
teachers examination in halrmont on the
18th and 18th of this month.
Mrs. John Mort, an aged aud respected
1aIN p.eftfpEr La Ha ph received
a serious paralytie stroke the first OF the
week. which rendered her entirely help
less.
An illustrated lecture of the Galveston
horror was SVEN in the Farmers room in
the court house last evening. The lee
ture was given by Major Galley, who
along with party of salvatlonlsts, were
among the first on the scene after the
storm.
The stationary engineers of this city will
meet probably on4 night next week for
the purpose of forming a union. They ex-
pect to start cut with ut least a mem
bershlp of forty.
Miss Anna Martin, who has been receiv-
Ing treatment at Cooks hospital for ty-
phod fever. was removed to her home
Monday morning, much improved
Miss Ecna Trickett has returned homo
from visit with friends at Grafton.
David Richie, OF Richmond. Va, is In
the city the guest Of his mother and other
friends
Mrs r. w. Boydston and daughter have
returned home from a visit with Pittsburg
friends.
Miss Lyde Hammond, Of Boliver. Pa.
is at the Hotel Watson. the guest of her
cousin. Mr.. r. /. Brett
Mr.. J. r. Jones, OF Benwood, and Miss
Mary Cross, of Morris Cross Roads, Pa,
were married at the Hotel Lantz Monday
evening at seven o'clock, Rev. w. j.
Eddy officiating.
Misses Margaret Mckinney and villa
Butcher are at Mountain Lake Park.
The reception and social given by the
members OF tho Presbyterian church TO
the new members and others on the lawn
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrow Monday
evening was O. most sociable event. The
Greater Fairmont band furnished some
elegant music during the evening Ice
cream and cake were served the guests.
There were large crowd present.
Mr. and Mrs. John Erb and little daugh-
ter are visiting friends at Pittsburg.
l.. D. Dawson left Monday to attend the
Association at Mountain Lake
Park. and will so from there to Buffalo,
N Y.
W. p. Richardson, of Warrington. was
in the city tuesday on business.
The following are marriage licenses Is
sued by County Clerk Charles e. Manley
during the week: William Roby and VIII
la Morgan, Jasper Jones and Bertha
Jones. w. f. Ashcraft and Lottie Fox,
Alfred BeaH and Della Smith, Thomas
Means and Mary Handlen.
The following teachers were appointed
b. the Board OF Education of Palatine in
dependent school district: o. r. Davis,
Misses Florence W. Levelle, Mamie c.
HaraiU, Minnie Lloyd, Minnie Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Malone, of White |
Day. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Ma
lone.
Mrs. Fannie Layman, wife of Presley |
O. Layman, died at her home in the |
Fourth ward Monday evening. after a |
short Illness of typhoid fever Mrs. Lay |
man was thirty-nine years of age, and a |
most estimable lady. She leaves a hus-
band and FIVE children to mourn her de- |
mise. Funeral services were conducted |
from her late residence Tuesday evening. |
interment being in Maple Grove cemetery. |
Miss Alberta odbert very pleasantly en-
tertained a few of her friends at her home !
on Fairmont avenue Tuesday evening. |
Refreshments were served.
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