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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1889
Page
4
A scrambled OCR page cites scattered items from wartime era politics and curiosities. It mentions the Interlection theory, German and Turkish decorations, and a British social scene. Names appear garbled, with references to New Jersey politics and a Maharaaja in a colonial setting, plus stray notes on manual training in schools.
The period reports a Mormon controversy with affidavits claiming endowment oaths forcing obedience and loyalty to church teachings, plus a notice about Campbell's proposed biennial election amendment extending governor and assembly terms. Other items note aldermen convicted of conspiracy to defraud and miners demanding higher wages, with a satirical piece on language definitions and social mores.
General intelligence notes a canceled Water Board gathering with contractor Chisholm returning home. Nearby property at U4 Faria residence, corner of South York and Delaware, sold by Haller with George Mul as buyer. Also records a marriage license for Wilhelm Horster, 22, and Ezsbeth Mirth, 24, plus various local notices on real estate transfers and a charity concert at Germania Hall.
Pleasant week ahead for the Wheeling Masonic Brethren as the Encampment and Grand Lodge of Old Fellows plan meetings and announcements. The program outlines intragroup activities and forthcoming moot sessions this week.
Week of Grand Royal Arch Chapter and Grand Lodge meetings drew 94 officers and brethren to Wheeling. Reports highlight camaraderie, aging members, hotel arrangements, and upcoming encampment events amid a busy local Masonry calendar.
Local society notes list Mrs. John Kelley visiting Miss Mamie Haran with Judge A. B. Fleming arriving in town. Guests include Mrs. D. W. Cook, Geo. Grafton, Nath Wilkinson, Mrs. D. W. Baird, and many others visiting from Steubenville, Wellsburg, Belton, Charleston, and beyond. Major hunts, theater plans, and a new tobacco initiative also appear among the brief items.
Monroe and Rice star in My Aunt Bridget with Bridget McVeigh and P Alton McVeigh, praised by the New York News for humor and warmth. Little Lord Fountleroy follows, lauded as a touching idyll of childhood, with matinée Saturday and weeknight performances, plus reserved seating at Levis and Sears. Additional acts include a three night engagement and a dance routine by the Graz troupe.
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