Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-01
BELLATRE.

The police were on the alert, yesterday,
for infractions of the Smith bill, and to-day
will be on the alert for the Pond men.
Cucumber day.
1t was with feelings of the profoundest
pity that we learned yesterday that there
was charge Of drunkenness lodged
against "Noer" Rittner. "Noer," il is said,
had his cuticle fearfully distended the
other night, and was on the rampage. But
then "Noer" never does things by halves.
AS policeman he was holy tearer;" as
a night-watChman he was ubiquitous, and
as an inebriate he must have been too mul.
titudinous 10 whisper about.
Officers Archer and Turner, Saturday
night. arrested James Joyce and a man
named Doty for drunkenness.
4 lad named Sproul is in the lookup on
a charge OF drunkenness, preferred by Or
ticer Nagle.
There are several persons in the lookup
who will have hearing.
Father Deehan, Of Wheeling, in the ab.
sence OF Father Gull, oiiciated at st. Johns
Church, yesterday.
The Congressional contest is becoming
very animated Col. Poorman is beginning
to stir himself and is receiving some very
complimentary notices from the press OF
one or two papers IN this county, and from
papers of other counties in the district
Inc lUnCEdl ol "
was an immense affair. Shortly after noon
the citizens TO the number of several hun
dred collected at the ,lty Hall anu ON the
SQUARE in front. and SOOa after the fremen
in large crowds reported and this aug
mented crowd was farther complemented
by the Glass Blowers Union TO the number
OF about two hundred from Wheeling and
Bellaire. The tiremcn were all in uniform,
while the others wore the badge OF their
order. The hose carriage draped in mourn
ing and drawn by a score or two OF the fire.
men. was used to carry the re mains to the
cemetery. Captain George Auth had gen.
eral charge of the arrangements. II was
one of the largest funerals ever seen in this
city.
The steamer G. Y. Lucas yesterday
Brought down one hundred glass blowers.
and over one hundred other persons 10 at.
tend the O'Eiara funeral.
At the session Of the Monroe county
Grand Jury, sixty-Six indictments were
returned, most OF which were whisky cases,
and the Court assessed the following fines:
Wallen Weber, first ofiense, $25 and costs;
John Arnold, Beallsville, $50 and costs;
Jacob Roth, 500 and costs:
Bellaire personals: WILDLY Smith. OF SD
street was visiting Mrs. Jones on Sd street
fora few minutes Saturday. The discussion
of the new spring styles was very interest
ing Startling Col. John Hill, OF Bridge
port, was on our streets to-day.
John W. Sanders, Esq, has returned from
Chicago.
At the Saturday morning hearing Mayor
Cooper fined Jake Snyder $40 and costs for
a plain drunk and Jack Crogan $40 and
costs on two charges.
George McKirahan who escaped from the
stone pile some days ago was rearrested by
Officers Turner and Nagle, last Saturday.
Tie lines fastening the Barnard coal
boats 10 the shore were cut by some maici'
Gus person Friday night and some OF the
boats drifted away.
All the saloonists who have determined
to abide by the provisions Of the Pond bill
which takes effect TO day, will or have
filed their bonds. The others will quit at
once. II is said that certain OF the saloon.
lists will go ahead and ignore il altogether,
but they will find this n costly experiment
There will not be ten saloons left In this
| city.
Wu. Fin and James Malone paid - and
costs even Saturday evening for threaten.
| ing boy with a thrashing.
The Opera House project is coming on
famously,
I There were numerous psIsons full OF elei;
CANT booze" yesterday y
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