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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1896
Page
8
A closing out sale offers last season's goods at half price including children s Union Suits Vests Pants and ribbed stockings with values from 1.00 to 1.50 and assorted items marked down to mid prices. Stacks include new stock floor items and assorted undergarments for children with several lines heavily discounted.
Wheeling City Charter Commission meets in First Branch chamber to read Sec 47 and amend Sec 43 on Treasurer salary, vote to keep or change Board of Control salaries, and discuss a Chief of Police elected by the people. Mr. Tighe withdraws amid quarrels over governance, with Col. O'Brien and Mr. Miller advocating limited Board powers and council oversight.
The column records the funeral of Mrs Anne Moreland and other local rites and meetings. It notes a Marshail County Sunday School Convention in Dallas attendees, church services by Rev P. D. Hammond, and a city political and civic scene with resignations, gas company plans, school progress, and social gatherings.
Fragments detail names and addresses, travel plans, and social events across towns including Canton Vesinn, East Misa Maui, and Wheeling. Items mention excursions to Pittsburg Exposition, church gatherings, and family updates with scattered references to health, employment, and kinship.
In a notice inviting patrons, Intercels people with vision needs are told to visit The Optical Parlor run by W. Hitz, Opticon, Exebuym at the Lenk Building for eye testing and examinations.
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