Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-08
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feacaticnsi Eshics - Council = Deatns-
Personais-Newsy Notes IN General.
H.0 Brannon, of Bridgeport, spent
Tuesday In Bellaire.
E sslig, Of Philadelphia, vas register
ed at the Globe yesterday.
Col. g.. s. 8. Baron, of Armstrong;
Mills, was about town yesterday.
The Carrier laid most Of the afternoon
yesterday at Benwood, taking on naiis.
Pat Coffie ldwas lodged In the cooler
Yesterday, charged with raising us
turpance.
Col. Marion Huffman, left yesterday
for Columbus, where he is to serve on
tine U. S. Grand Jury.
The Mayor was at st. Ciairsyille yes.
terdsy attending meeting OF the Board
O. County Commissioners.
George b. Mcdonald and Joe P. Mars
ten, the accommodating agents OF Sells
Brothers Circus, we're In the city yester-
day They will show here at an early
date.
The Dellaire street cars and Benson's
Ferry will run tonight TO accommodate
those who desire 10 attend the COM
mencement exercises OF the wheeling
Female College.
Daniel Campbell, was pulling switch
lever, in the @. & p. yard Yesterday,
when it gave way and he was thrown
backwards over the river bank. He vas
shaken up badly but not seriously hurt.
The county seat meeting last night
was very well attended and much en-
thusiasm was manifested. Numerous
committees were appointed to work up
an interest and boom throughout the
country.
George Yoho, living near Armstrong;
Mills, was struck by lightning early yes
terday morning, and was instantly kill
ed. Several other members oil the fami-
ly were in the house at the time, but
none OF them were injured.
Noble Barton, formerly Of this city,
who now halls fro Il the County Intirm-
ary, was shaking hands with friends in
the city yesterday. The township
trustees sent him out on Saturday, and
he returned on Monday night, having
eluded those in charge.
The council meeting last night was, TO
say the least, stormy one and several
wars-wordy ones-were waged. The
only business OF any Importance trans
acted was an order that all OF the water
plugs on Union street be cut down, &C.
cording to the ordinance, within ten
days.
The members of the School Board are
somewhat divided upon the question OF
a new school house. 1t is 30 apparent
that a new building is needed and at
once, too, that it seems as though they
should not hesitate for a minute. Near
" every school in town is too crowded
by the present arrangement.
The School Board advanced the salary
OF Professor Cox, and requested him TO
remain as Superintendent OF our
schools. At the meeting on Monday
evening, he accepted the offer and will
remain for another year. The Professor
has accomplished much good in the
last year, and has introduced many new
ideas into the work here, and his reten-
ton by the board will give general sat
isfaction.
Tom Lilly's saloon was raided near
midnight on Monday and three men ar.
rested. Samuel Oxford and Dump Sher-
man were each fined ten dollars and
costs for gambling, and Thomas Lilly
waived an examination anil will have
his hearing at the Mayors Office to-day.
There were about thirty youngsters in
the saloon at the time, but the officers
only succeeded in arrestlng the three.
1t is to be hoped that this may be but a
beginning of this work of cleaning out
the gambling houses. Officers Criswell,
Drugan, Turner and Archer were the
officers who pulled the establishment.