Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Pa, August Ill
Miss Pearl Baker. OF Jefferson avenue,
is the guest of friends at McKeesport.
John White. of Southern California,
Is visiting tds old home at this place.
Rev Jonathan Streator. pastor OF
the Christian church at West Liberty,
W. Va, has returned to his home, after
visit with friends In Washington.
The Washington County Historical
Society will hold a special meeting
next Monday night to elect a director
in the place of NJ. Compton. deceased.
Miss Mary Lewis. OF West Alexander,
is guest OF her cousins, the Misses
Bushfield.
Squire J. 5. Waltz, of West Alex
ander, was Ia town Thursday on bust
ness
Rev. S. H. Doyle, d. D, and family.
of Philadelphia, were guests of rel
atives in town this week
Mike Ryan, the boiler maker, has re-
turned from a trip to Buffalo.
The plumbers of Washington went
out on a strike Wednesday last for
higher wages. They had been getting
1925 per day for nine hours work.
they demand $3.50 per day, and an
eight hour day for Saturdays. There
is no prospect of a settlement in sight,
as both sides are very firm. At meet
ing of the Washington trades Assem-
bly, consisting of plasterers. painters.
carpenters and stone masons, on We'd
nesday night. they endorsed the
plumbers strike. and promised finan
cial aid.
James S. Daggs, a veteran of the
I'll L -
Washington Monday morning. aged ~
years.
Next Monday, Labor Day, will be a
gala day for Washington. The celeDra-
ton will be held at the Fair grounds.
and promises to be on large scale. A
parade. consisting of all the local unions,
will take place in the morning.
Enoch D. Prigg, a well known citizen
of this vicinity. aged about so years,
died On Monday of infirmities incident
to old age.
Harry E. Bartlett, of the Observer
job rooms, has returned from Buffalo.
A consignment of black bass from
the United States Fish Commission has
been placed in the dam of the Citizens
Water Company, near town. They
were bred at the fish hatchery at Belle
vue, Iowa.
Wednesday. September 4. is the last
day for registration of voters for the
fall election.
The Van Dyke and Eaton Theatrical
Company has been at the Lyric this
week, and played to good houses.
Sheriff Joseph Hemphill left Wednes-
day for a trip to Colorado.
James Mitchell was arrested on We'd
nesday by Detective Mcbride, charged
with selling liquor to miners. He was
sent to jail 10 await hearing ON next
Tuesday.
There were fourteen accessions. eight
by letter and six by profession, at the
communion services of the Third Pres
byterian church on Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Milt Hemphill on
Wednesday took Charles Davis to the
Western penitentiary. where he will
serve four years for robbery.
Horkheimer Bros, of Wheeling.
bought $4,000 pounds of wool from G.
W. CLANCY here on Wednesday.
At the convention of the o. Y. P. C.
Y. societies of Charters Presbytery of
the United Presbyterian church. held on
Thursday it was decided by a unani-
nous vote to send DR. Alex w. Pollock.
of Washington, as medical missionary
to Egypt. DR.. Pollock will sail within
the next three months.
DIR. f. A. Sprowls. of West Alexander.
was a business visitor in town on
Thursday