Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-22

the fact that it is the beginning Of the
| term, and for this time in the year it Is
the largest enrolment In the history Of
the schools. Ghe enrolment at the
present time Is within forty-fve pupils
of the total attendance at the conclu-
sion of last years term. At the colored
/, school there is greater Increase in
enrolment than at any other one place
in the district. The attendance this
| year is almost double over that of last
year."
Great interest is being manifested on
the part il the pupils this year in school
work. and with the assistance of the eX-
| cellent instructors here and throughout
this, the Fairmont Independent district,
! good work is bound TO result.
At a recent meeting of the school
| board of the Fairmont independent dis
! trict to let the contract for the erecting
of an addition to the Fleming school
| building The contract will be let in
| few days. The addition consists OF but
| one room, but will cost when completed
! about 5000
The eolored people are arranging
matters to entertain the largest delega-
/ ton of their color ever seen in Fair
mont, on Monday, the 23rd inst, that
being Emancipation Day II the pro-
gramme that they have prepared is car
ried out il cannot hardly be well missed
| by anybody in fact. they term il the
grand union emancipation celebration,
and basket picnies concentrating the
| thirty-ninth anniversary of the eman-
cipation proclamation of the towns OF
Buckhannon, Weston, Clarksburg, Nor
gantown, Grafton, Warrington, etc,
GpooEarc Wbp bava gainpd fOr thpn>>
selves national reputation, will be pres
ent. There will be races OF various
kinds. base bail game, but the most
special features Of the day will be the
speaking and the parade. The commit
| tee has secured reduced rates on the
railroads and by that means along with
the programme that they have prepaf-
ed it viii be safe in saying that there
will be as great a crowd here on that
day as was ever seen in Fairmont at
any one time.
b. G.. Williams, proprietor OF the Tay-
ern, has practically completed the pur-
chase Of the G. NJ. Boggess property on
the opposite side of the street from his
hotel for the Fairmont Coal Company,
/ of which the Watsons of this city, are
the principal stockholders The pro
perty is being purchased in two differ
ent deals, Sometime ago Williams
made a deal Whereby the coal conf
pany became part owner Of the Bog
CESS property, and after this deal which
is practically closed. the company will
be the owner of a piece OF ground with
! frontage OF 157 feet on Bridge street,
and about 30 on Washington. fheir
! idea for purchasing the property is TO
tear down the old structure that now
stands and erect on the ground brick
and stone building that will practically
cover the entire lot purchased. The
/ building will be used as a supply house.
to supply the eompanys many stores
with goods throughout the coal dis
tricls
All the banks. stores, schools, factor
les, +. & VI. Telephone Company office.
etc closed their doors during the time
OF the interment of the remains of the
late President Mckinley.
Ward Beatty and daughter, Miss An
ma, of Logansport. this county. were the
guests of relatives here this week.
The following announcement cards
were received this week by friends of
the contracting parties in this city:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund r. Whitehead
| announce the maria &c of their daughter,
Alice Maud,
to
Thomas l. Britt
on Wednesday September eleventh,
nineteen hundred and one,
Pawtueket Rhode Island.
At the home of the bride at Atlev.
/ this State Miss Louanna daughter Of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Riggs. will be unit
| ed in marriage October 9Th. to DR.. Will
/ 10 nh
! clan of this city The marriage will 0e
! a swell affair.
! The following programme has been
/ prepared for the regular a2nual meet
! ing of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, which Will be held at VII
! lard hall. Tuesday, Septem} ger oath, at
/ Z: 80 O'Clock: Singing. Scripture les
son. prayer devotionals led by Mrs
! jeremiah Engle, minutes of previous
meeting report Of treasurer, report of
! superintendent of flowers, mission
evangelistic, press and literature and
/ Sunday school work, presidents adj
! dress. solo, Mrs. George A. Huntington,
election of officers. appointment Of sup
erintendent report of committee on
| year book.
The Wood,awn Cemetery Company
I has purchased of the Hamilton heirs
quite an amount of ground adjoining
the cemetery, and the grading of the
ground will be commenced probably
next week in placing it in suitable con-
dtiOn for cemetery lots. The amount
paid for the additional ground was S.
600.
Edward Houser went to Warrington
! Thursday, where he will assume the
duties as foreman of the Advocate"
The Farmers Institute Of the county
will be held at Colfax, beginning on
Monday.
Miss Mary E. Neff of Cumberland,
Md. is visiting her brother, E. l.. Neff,
in this city
John Scott returned home Thursday
after an absence of about twenty days.
both on business and pleasure "trip TO
New York City, Buffalo, etc.
Peter Miller, residing at 339 Water
street. First ward, has mysteriously dis
appeared from this place, leaving his
wife and children. She can design no
reason for his leaving
Mrs Harry Dobs0n after spending
several days the guest Of her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. EnPle. returned to her
home at Wheeling this week.
George Love, an employ OF the B. &,
o. railroad company. employed as
hfakecman in the EafrmOnt ward WIS