Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-23
THE CLANS CITY
Furnishes Her Usual Quota or Interest
ing News.


ing News.
The special election for Councilman to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of John W. Sanders, takes place today.
The polls will be at the Horn House. The
Republicans nominee is Chris. Bippus
and w. F. Locke is the candidate on what
is called the Citizens ticket May the best
man win.
The bucket brigade was out in force on
Saturday evening, carrying water from tne
river. On account of the repairing oil the
mines Al the water works, and owing to the
lack OF notification to consumers when tns
pumps stopped, there was water famine.
Everything was all right again yesterday
afternoon and full supply OF water IN the
reservoir.
Twenty FIVE car loads OF fine export cat
tie we're fed and rested at the stock pens
Yesterday evening. The Messrs Parneli
have their lands full attending to them:
This makes 81 cars of export cattle led
here since Friday noon. The cattle are
the finest that can be found in the West,
and are shipped with great care. Ihey
were given about six hours rest here.
Kenworthy Hoge and wife, OF wheeling,
were in the city yesterday.
Yesterday was not trst-class day 10
exhibit new spring bonnets.
W. J. Smith spent Sunday at his home IN
this city.
The services at the different churches
were well attended yesterday, hotwith'
standing the rain.
Passenger train No. /, going east, due
here at . A. NJ, did no. reach the city until
nearly noon yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Hall is seriously i'll at the
residence OF his moieer on Belmont street.
Mrs. Miller Booth is on the sick list.
The session of the Presbytery to be held
in the Second Presbyterian Church, Gravel
Hill. this week, promises to be quite IN
tel esting.
The opening sermon will be preached on
Tue sday morning by Rev. A. G. Lum. The
exercises will begin at IL o'clock. Much
important business will be disposed OF at
this meeting, among others the examina.
ton OF several licentiates. On Tuesday
evening. Rev. J. p. Graham will deliver q
lecture on THE Religions of India" Mr..
Graham recently returned from that coun.
try, where he has been for several years as
missionary. The meeting will last two
days, at least. and perhaps three, q there
is much to be done.
Captain Drugan and officers Turner,
Criswell, Archer ind Johnson each COB
bled up drunk on Saturday evening. and
tie Mayors court will not be blank this
morning.
The mill will start up full in the morn
ing The boilers and heaters were Off Sat.
urday. Some OF the machinery needed re.
pairs. The boilers were cracked and were
repaired Saturday night.
Jane r. Haer Of Wheeling, was in the
city Yesterday.
The funeral of James Burnett took place
yesterday morning at 30 o'clock, and
was very largely attended despite the rain.
The glass workers OF Bellaire and Wheel.
ing attended in very large numbers, but
not as an organization, since the rule OF
the Catholic church is that only Catholic
societies can attend Catholic funerals as an
organization, though they may attend as
individuals.
II was alleged by some parties that such
things were allowed in Wheeling Catholic
churches. in answer TO which Father Call
pointed out page II, appendix, to the vol
ume of Wheeling Diocesan Statutes, where.
in Bishop Ksin uses these words: None
but approved Catholic societies will be al.
lowed to enter the Ahurch in their regsIias
or TO take part in religious process.
sions." Father Gull further explained
that IL any such things had oc.
cured it was most likely before
the publication Of these laws, to-wit, 1882.
Bishop WattersOn, Of Columbus, to which
Bellaire belongs, wrote rs follows: "So
society, except a Catholic society can at
tend a Catholic funeral with regslia or as
an organization" OF course all parties
were AM ious TO avoid any conflict.
Father J. George Montag, Of Beaver Val.
ley, Noble county, Ohio will arrive in Bel.
laire to-day to assist Father Gull in prepar.
ing for first communion q class OF sixty
qoys and girls, who will receive sacrament
next Sunday morning.
Our Dramatic Club played among the
Breakers and my Turn Next" to only q
fair house Saturday night. The BREAKERS"
and the drsmatis persona Of Il are we'll
known for their previous appearance. Ed
Sirahl as Mr.. Faraxicum Twitters. an spoth-
ecary OF gaunt features, attenusted FORM
and an idiotic bridegroom was sup-rb and
kept the house in rOars OF laughter. They
will play both pieces in Dennison at an
early date.
A game Of base ball was played on Satur.
day between the Browns OF the 4th ward
and the Second ward boys in which the
Browns came out victorious by score Of
ID to2.