Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-05
Daily Events From the Town Acro,.
the Way

Charles Dougherty has purchased a
fine driving horse.
4 young child of Fred Conoway is
quite sick
James Higgins left yesterday for
Columbus on business.
Inc business men yesterday all COM
plalned of business being very quiet.
Inc Loraln Coal and Dock Company
have purchased the goal underlying The
;. W. Boyd farm, west of here. The
farm contains 120 acres. The amount
paid for the coal was not made pub-
lie.
Captain Ezra Mcconnell left yester-
day for Coshocton and will commence
Monday on his new run.
The Dollar social given Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. w. w. Bags
for the benefit of the Trinity Lutheran
church was quite a success financially.
The ladies cleared over $35.
Miss Octavia Hollinger, of Pike
street, is confined to her home sick.
Geo. Giffen has concluded to retire
from business and will soon advertise
his business for sale. Mr. Giffen is one
of the Oldest business men in town. hav-
ing commenced on September 18th, 1866.
circumstance, but a very good record, is
that the first customer he had Is still
dealing with him. The first sale was
ten cents worth OF tobacco. Mr.. Giffin
is in poor health and for this reason
wishes to retire.
The funeral of William III. Halter will
take place this afternoon.
Mrs. Steve GrigsDy Is quite sick at
hnr. -
Chas. Hill, of St. Clairsville, was in
town yesterday.
J. A. Barger has returned from a
business trip to Smithfield.
President Alex Smith, of Sub-district
No. 8 of the Ohio Mine Workers left
yesterday for his home at Mineral
Point to spend Sunday with his fam
lily.
Vice President Nye. of the Lorain
Coal and Dock Co, was in town yes
terday.
"A corps of engineers commenced the
survey yesterday for the extension of
the Wheeling Traction Company line
from Wheeling creek to Pascoe.
Constable McConnaughy and Geo. Pit
ner were at st. Clairsville yesterday
as witnesses in the case of Josephine
Brown VS.. the Supt. of the Children's
Home.
Thomas L. Lewis returned yesterday
from Pittsburg and will leave Monday
for indianapolis, where he viii take
charge of the national Office OF the
United Mine Workers in the absence of
President Mitchell. MIR. Lewis will be
away for several weeks.
The buggy of Charles Bratton, which
was taken from shed at Hills ma
chine shop, has not yet been found.
The buggy was first missed Friday
morning and little attention was paid
to it, but as it has not been returned
1t is now thought 1t was stolen. Mar
shall Douds made a careful search for
it but failed to find 1t in town.
Seneca Lyle and Fred Amerine will
commence crushing stone for the
Wheeling Traction Company at Eline's
quarry. The company expect to use
stone for their ballast in the future.
The School Board will meet to-mor-
row night 10 elect teachers.
Allen Gordon is home from Bethany
College to spend few days with his
parents.
Mayor Neininger, N. V. r. Wilson,
Gus Briedenstein and r. Hicks. Of
Wheeling, will drive out to Cadiz to-
day.
The Ladies of the Maccabees viii
hold a special meeting Monday night.
Fakirs seem to be coming to Bridge
port as there was quite a number in
town yesterday morning. They are
nothing but imposters and the people
are getting tired OF their company. II
is hoped they will not be given any
patronage, as the cough drop swindle
ought TO be a lesson
Rev. Mr.. Summons, Of Allegheny, has
accepted the call to the Trinity Lu-
theran church and will conduct the ser
vices to-day.
John Vanpelt left yesterday for Ores
den 70 accept his new position.
Geo. Mortz has moved from Bridge
port to Kirkwood.
The c.. l.. & w commence running
their Sunday trains to-day, one train
each way.
Mrs. Emmett Ralston and children. Of