Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-02
SISTERSvILLE.

-.StERSViLLE, w. Va. June 1.-The
funeral OF Mrs. elizabeth Isham, Of
Wheeling. who died at the home OF her
sister, Miss Francis Russell, of this city.
TE5<sday evening, TOOK place this after
noon at 2 O'Clock. The funeral was one
OF the largest ever seen in the city.
Mrs. Isham, who was a very elderly
lady. had been i'll for some time with
a complication of diseases incident to
old age, and her death had been expect
ed for some days. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. 4. A. Ander-
son, pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
and interment was made at Wells GEM
etery, below the city.
A. A. Weber, proprietor of the Hotel
coward, at st. Mary's, was in the city
to-day.
MISS Lizzie Davis, of Diamond and
Water streets, who has been the guest
of friends at Wheeling and other points
{ up the river for several days. has re-
turned home.
Henry E. Wilary, proprietor of the
Wells Hotel. returned Wednesday even
ing from his former home at Cambridge
Springs, Pa, where he had been for
some time. While away he attended a
sale Of fine horses at Cleveland. al
which he purchased some blooded stock
for his farm at Meadville.
Mrs. Mary Barrett, of Catherine
street, left Thursday for Toonto and
S%teubenville, Ohio, where she will be
the guest OF relatives and friends for a
couple of months.
Miss Rose Fischer, cashier and book
keeper at Fischer Bros. dry goods
store, has returned home from a very
pleasant visit with friends in New
Martinsville.
n ferryboat Orion. which has been
on the docks at Portsmouth, Ohio. for
a month or six weeks, wnere il was
given a thorough o~verhauling, will ar
rive here tomorrow.
Mrs. II. q. Bowden, of Railroad ave-
nue., who has been the guest Of her
friend, Mrs. w. l.. Gorham, of Marietta.
Tor several days. has-returned home.
Thomas J.. Mccoy. who left on the
Queen City Thursday for a short pleas
ure trip down the river, accompanied
by Henry Carey, has returned to the
city.
Mrs. Will Seal. of the North End. has
been the guest of her parents and other
relatives at Darlington for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Gates and Mrs. White
were the guests of friends in New Mar
tinsyille Thursday night.
The contract for the building for the
new glass plant have been awarded to
Mccoy & Mcdonald. the planning mill
people of this city, and the work will
be commenced in a few days. There
will be four buildings, the largest being
ITO feet long by 120 feet wide: tie sec
M 1O4 feet by 10; the third 40 by 80.
and the fourth 80 by so. The contract
price in round numbers Is 800 The
buildings are all to be completed by
September /, 1901.
Mrs. Henry Gamer. OF rpper Wells
street, who has been very i'll for seveal
weeks with typhoid fever, is still In a
serious condition. Her husband. who
has been in the field. was called home
the first of the week.
Thomas Sterritt, contracting team
ster, shipped a number oil teams to
Pittsburg to-day, where they will be
employed on a large contract which he
recently secured there.
Harry w. Smith. editor OF the Tyler
County Star, at Middlebourne. passed
through the city this afternoon on his
way TO Parkersburg and other points
south on a business and pleasure trip.
l.. j. Murphy, a well known operator
and producer. OF st. Mary's. and a mem
Der OF the State Legislature from Pleas
ants county, was in the city to-day at