Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-28
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Schools"
Prof. Cox reports frightful mortal ity
among the pupils in the public schools.
Benson's ferry runs until sr. n. These
ferrymen will catch cold II they persist in
running that old ferryboat until SO late al
hour at night
willis Cox, of Wheeling, paid the Police
Court $40 for fast driving on Sunday.
Sam Simmons, Of the Fifth ward, Is be-
ing run for water works trustee by his
friends.
Coroner Garrett was called to town yes.
terday to ascertain the origin and history
of body that was found near Indian Run
ea-snndsy II 10 thoseht that ~ " - tns
body Of some person who was buried at the
Run many years ago.
Fred. Eberle has taken charge OF the b. 4
o. express Office in this city.
Deputy Sheriff Sedgwick yesterday sold
l30 acres of coal land to the Bellaire mill
company for $i,5ol. This coal is adjacent
| to the coil owned by the mill company and
lies west of town.
Mr.. Albert Norton, city engineer, left for
Fredonia, Licking county. Saturday night
to attend his mother, who is lying in very
critical condition.
Council this evening.
Mr.. AL. Baron and two Of his children are
sick. Mr.. Baron and one child with vario-
loid and the other child with Q genuine
case of smallpox.
Mr. VIM. Deegan, the nail feeder who
died Sunday afternoon, will be buried 10.
day. The mill will be off to-day, as the
employees wish to attend the funeral in
body.
Who will be Mayor is the subject under
consideration by the ward politicians,
corner loafers and the habi'ues OF the City
Hall. Nearly all the Republicans OF any
note in town are pretty we'll convinced
now that there will be no nomination on
the first ballot, and unless there is the out
come will be very problematical. Both
Shannafelt and Shuttleworth have many
friends, but they are so evenly divided as
to make the nomination of either next
thing to impossible, and in this di-
lemma il is not at all unlikly
that a third man will be let loose upon the
Convention and go with rush. The di-
mensions of this unknown are not specific,
as yet, but they are said by the knowing
politicians here 10 be very like those OF
Capt. w. II. Brown, a very prominent
young Republican and an active worker In
the party. However, Brown will have to
size up with the others. and II he can even
show the superior altitude Of chip over
them, he viii take the particle Of municipal
confectionery,
Messrs, nodewig and Nelson are the 70
ur,Ig members bi the School Board.
] George NJ. Jaques, Esq, Of the Crockery
1 and Glass Journal, n. Y, was among the
glass men Of this city, yesterday.
1t is said that the passenger coaches on ,
the C. & p. road will be painted q brlgh'
red in short time.
Capt. Steve Hayden brought in fourteen
emigrants from Monroe oounty,last night
and will bring in thirty-six more to-day
who will go west over the G. q r. to locate
in different localities.
The Eldorado Circle OF Druids will give
an entertainment here on the 2ith o
| March.
| There are !ahnnt Iyss--s- lson, niiiy $
saloon BY the bartender yesterday for Great
! inc disturbance,
fhe meeting Of the Board OF Directors OF
| the Bellaire and Southwestern road and OF
| the Bellajre, Zanesville and Cincinnati
road will take place this day at Woodsieid.
| A special train containing the Zanesyiile
mel, and others who are interested In the
welfare OF the roads will leave this city be-
tween 0 and 10 o'clock. Capt Sam Cochran
\ will be in charge OF the train. A number
of gentlemen from this city will go out.
The window glass project don't seem TO
materialze worth cent, and II Is though'
that il has been aband oned.
III the B. & o. would extend Its tracks be.
yondlthe.creek and thus give an opportunity
Tor shipping, it is thought tina. a. ieast
one or more industrial establishments
would go up ,;r over there; b. 60 were all
Western trains over ru. accident
late, Yesterday, on account OF p" - -~.-.
OH the Chicago division. III.
IL Bellaire people would strike deSoiy
blow at the monster disease, let them
establish a system of sewerage at once.
Thirteen freight cars were ditched near
Chicago Junction yesterday, by which
trains were delayed for hours.
The Board of Education met at their
room, last night, Messrs. Nelson, Rodewig,
Morgan and Stewart present. The Finance
Committee presented bills amounting TO
$lS.4s which were ordered paid.
Prof. Cox, City superintendent, pre-.
sented his report from which We make an
abstract: Enrolment In First ward 2i2;
Second ward 93; Central ward and High
school 5SS; Colored school 81; Fifth ward
2i3 Total l,l61. Number remaining at
date 902. Average number belonging 852.
Average daily attendance 712. Number OF
cases OF tardiness for month 2o3. Per
cent. of attendance on average belonging
Average attendance 339. Number new
entrances 2S. Number re-entered 81.
Number Withdrawn 96.
The large number OF re.entries 10 &C.
counted for the fact that many had either
stopped through fear of smallpox or had
not been yaccinatsd. Per cent OF attend
ance on enrolment 81 per cent. OF absence
on enrolment 80; No. Of male teachers 4,
females II.
Mr.. John =. Hamilton. who has hsd
charge @! the col0red school for neayly
nine years, appeared before the Board and
asked for letter OF Recommendation, a. he
had chance TO 10 better elsewhere. The
request was granted unanimously, and sew
eral members took occasion 10 speak In
/ strong terms OF commendation OF Mr..
Hamilton.
The candidates in the High School ior
graduation are. Anna Wallace, Alice
| Winans, Anna Winans, Josie Baer, Minnie
Darrah, Robt. Anderson. George 'Helsley
and James Springer. The final examina'
| ton, which will determine the size OF the
| class, will be held next term.
A man from Council Bluffs, Iowa, whose
| name is thought TO be Young, fell from
! train No. mile west Of Gibson station
yesterday afternoon and received what Ia
thought TO be fatal injuries. He had been
sitting in the car for long time, and De-
coming tired, had gone out on the platform
and was thrown with great violence to the
ground. One Of his arms was broken IN
three places, and bis skull was fractured
He was picked up by train and sent u
| Gibson for treatment. He was on his wsy
20 Washington, ID. &.
| IL has since been ascertained that Nj
Young was slightly insane, and In comps
ny with his syn-in-lsw was on his wsy q
| visit married daughter in Warrington
| ID. C. A dispatch from Gibson at midnigh'
states that his recovery Is considered I'M
possible.