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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1897
Page
12
Holiday Post in Georgia adopts a memorial day observance plan for Sunday May 30. Encampment officers authorize Memorial Day activities with Brethren Post cooperation. Memorial day committees assign cemetery escorts and commanders for Greenwood, Wood, Peninsula, Stowe Church, Calvary and other plots with named volunteers listed.
The Knights of Pythias in St Clairsville plan a big reunion for twelve lodges on June 10 at the St Clairsville fairgrounds. Morristown chairmen W A Fenton and C W Dickens lead committees on transportation music program and more, with officials from Barnesville Bellaire Bridgeport and other towns. They anticipate good weather and a grand picnic.
A list of visitors and guests at various hotels includes Brunswick P M Wilson M J Travis Fairmont F O Watkins W J Carson and many others from towns like Sistersvilles Austin Mannington Morwell Cameron St Marys and Parkersburg. The roster mentions several individuals and couples such as Mrs Woods Mr and Mrs Peters and Mr Levin among others.
Notes on the B and C Me Dish project and photography services for the Tyrette line plus a plan for a cathoire car for Ble use. Also mentions the Baltimore and Cincinnati line improvements and train schedules. Obituary: Mrs Martha Holloway dies at 78 in Kirkwood. funeral set for tomorrow at two. Local ads for refrigerators, bicycles, and cheap sundries by Schmelchel Son and T A Hoge Co at 658 Market Street.
Mozart Park welcomes thousands for today’s Great Western Band performances from Pittsburg MA. The ensemble, boasting 35 soloists, tours major cities with a full program. Trains bring crowds, with excursions stopping at the park. Afternoon and evening concerts feature marches, overtures, selections from Wagner and Tannhauser, and an intermission.
Local delegates leave today and tomorrow for the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers convention in Detroit May 18 to 21. Tin workers demand a 15 percent raise, with delegates from various lodges and mills named. wage talks and a new schedule to be formed, secret committee meetings in Millsburg, and a Pittsburgh conference with manufacturers to seek understanding follow the convention.
The text touts Alpha Ventilat and GEO representations by M. Snook & Co while praising local jewelers and shops. It notes the Premium List for a coming exhibition, mentions bicycle makers Columbia and Dillon Wheat & Hancher Co as sale agents, and advertises shoe sales and baby carriages at F Schmidt family store.
There was no Police Court yesterday morning. Last evening three cases were heard in Police Court. one a woman was dismissed. Barbara Amerin yesterday qualified as executrix of Joseph Amerin’s estate. Oliver Boro yesterday arrested a vagrant for stealing a wagon from a Sixth Ward junk dealer. Council committees on Railroads Streets Alleys and Grades are called for Monday evening. The will of John Charles Beckeit was admitted to probate yesterday and ordered to be recorded. Four Belmont blast furnace employees were badly burned by hot metal Friday night. On Pentecostal Sunday two weeks hence a large class of children at Zion Germin Lutheran church will be confirmed. George Krause died yesterday morning at Fill Late Home on South Main Street after a long illness with asthma. The teamsters and tin house men of the Te Belle tiny department will play a ball game this morning at Westwood’s brick yards. Wheeling Park Association will introduce Prince O Kate’s Royal Duns with a free show at the Cas ing beginning at 3:30. A new fishing club has formed at Wheelthe pottery, president Michael Fennell, “Twilight” will go into campaigns down the elven. Philp Kinrick is building a one story bakery and confectionery on South Jacob Street near Thirty seventh, to be run by William Schafer. Kinrick has sold his bakery to Mr. Selmfer. his grocery department at Thirty seventh and Jacob Streets to Henry Hoffmann.
A scan of social notices from Wheeling highlights residents traveling to Cadiz and Pittsburg for visits, engagements, and updates. Names include Willie Arnott, Melle Post, Miss Annie Phillips, Joe Lindsay, Mrs. Patrick Prince, and others with family and work updates. A few entries mention job changes, health, and travel, with references to nearby towns and events.
A garbled OCR text fragment mentions a surprise show by Benabied Pitlenee and scattered questions about feeding, says Do they Are OF smuit, and references eyes and mouth. The passage lacks clear events or entities.
The Fourth Street Epworth League marks its eighth anniversary with morning sermons by Dr. Sooy and an evening program featuring choir music and a special order of service. Tomorrow Wheeling Park Casino hosts the Imperial Japanese troupe to open a week of entertainment, with low admission and matinee options. A full rail schedule and local ads complete the page.
Local residents and officials from Sistersville and nearby towns are listed with travels to Wheeling and other areas. Mentions include W G Koh in Parkershurz, Dr E L Marsh in Wheeling, Mayor Gardiner, Col John Curler of Titusville, John Stealey, Carl Hunter en route to Waverly, Mrs A W Terrill and daughters, Dr J B Stathers, Evans, Yresk Harrison, and a train schedule adjustment for a southbound service. A Shrine temple meeting in Wheeling and a PT Joe Hose Company excursion are described, plus ongoing Me Building work and plans for a three story brick block downtown.
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