Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-27
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$500 Is the amount that has been sub.
scribed by Belmont street people toward
bridge over the b. & o. tracks on that
street. This is something that should
have been done long ago, but every effort
heretofore has failed. 1t looks az though
this one might succeed.
Carroll Deems, who formerly elerked for
cepted clerical position in the b. d U.
freight Office. He takes the place OF Harry
Randolph and Harry goes into the bank.
Suits against saloon keepers for damages
for sellins 10 men whose names have been
put on the "blank list are becoming
Mrs McCaffrey created quite
a stir by entering suit against ten OF them
Jointly for $1,000. The papers in the case
were filed, but that is the last move that
has been heard of In that, as in the otner
cases, until q day or two ago. Yesterday
afternoon the case Of Anna ID. CULLEN vs..
John J. McDermott, for $500, was tried TO q
Jury before Mayor Cooper. w: II. Tall
man appeared for the plaintiff and Hon. L;
Danford for the defendant. The plaintiff
alleges that McDermott sold intoxicating
Manor to her husband after she had en-
rolled his name with the City Clerk forbid
ding such sale. This, OF course, is denied,
and up to yesterday evening the jury had
made no finding.
Then C. Rumbach had notice served on
him that the wife of one Charles Arnett
had sued him for selling to her husband,
but il is not likely that this latter case Will
come to trial II will he noticed when
suit of this kind is brought 1t is always
brought against some OF the prominent
l. al Oh of m
whose wives bring suit would indicate that
they do their drinking usually in the lower
haunts of vice.
A seven. year-old son of Henry Lashley,
the man who had both of his legs broken
by the falling of a tree near Wegee re-
Gently, met with a serious and painful ac>
cident last Thursday evening. The little
fellow came home from school and found
his father sitting on the porch with his
crutches alongside of him. The boy picked
them up and started OF. Soon after ne
climbed up on large wooden block ana
nlaced the crutches under his arms, intend,
mo 10 hmm, but by some mishap he fell
and broke his arm badly. DIR. Piper, OF
Glencoe, was called and set the arm. Mrs.
o,,cr now believes in the adage that
''misiortunes never come singly."
Prof. Steele, former teacher OF the High
School, has gone to his fathers home in
Huntington, w. Va. Mr.. Steele last week,
took a little trip through the interior OF
Ohio, visiting the Capitol and other State
institutions, and is more than ever im-
pressed with the idea that Ohio is a great
State.
II is now stated on seeming good author
ity that John Barton, of Colerain, and st.
Clairsville lady will be married sometime
about the first Of July. John says he is
not candidate for Sheriff this fall, and
there must be something in this.
The variety show at Zilch's Concert Gar
den closed Saturday till fall.
The Democratic Central Committee OF
Belmont county is called to meet at ST.
Clairsville next Saturday, July LIST, for the
purpose of choosing nine delegates and
nine alternates to the Democratic Safe
Convention, and TO fix the time and place
for holding the Democratic County Con-
vention; also for the transaction OF any
other business that may come before the
meeting. =,
There are some young men down in the
First ward who have been carrying on pref
~ high every Sunday for some time bacF,
but last Sunday evening came very near
putting an end TO them. AS was usua,
they were drinking, and procuring SKIN
went out into the river. The skitf was up
SET anu NOuLlS NAAAS"A N-.>
water, and would doubtless have been
drowned but boy, seeing their danger
hurried to them with another skitf.
Council meets this evening, and they
certainly ought 10 take some action with
reference to some of the sewers about town.
Two on Thirty-third street at Union are
filled up, and useless. The water and filth
collects at the mouth OF the sewer, and
then spreads out over the streets.
Our boys have taken off their political
coats and gone to acting the gentleman.
This pays best, unlessyou happen to strike
il rich.
Our police court yesterday showed up
with three Wheeling chaps as the only
cases to be diSp1Sed OF. VIM. Speicel got
Sl6GO for being drunk and fighting, John
oHarra got SIS 10 for doing the same thing,
and Samuel Heston got SlS I5 for he ping
the other TWO named. In addition to the
fine Speidel has sore head where the mar
shall struck him while making the arrest
J. ii. Mlllisan rs executor sold vacant
lot on Grand Hill Saturday, for $3.50. and
house and lot on Rose Hill Tor $3.50. The
latter was bought by Arthur McClain, OF
the street car line.
\ COW of James pipon az BeallSville was
killed by lightning yesterday morning.