Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-16
EXCITING SCENES.
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Citizens Gone-Gcneral Notes.
There was probably more excitement IN
the Third ward, last evening, inside OF ten
minutes than ever heretofore witnessed IN
that ward in the same length Of time. All
occurred over the firing of several shots
and the arrest Of VIM. Castleman, oolored
barber. About half.past six O'Clock Castle
man appeared on Front street rather fall,
and had some words with John Muth, son
of Mr.. George Muth. Mr. NUN nesro
them, and ted John to 60 on and pay no
attention to him. This he did, and was
followed by Castleman, who, drawing
razor, swore he would cut Johns heart out
in a minute, George noticed him al this
and started after him. He ran him up
Thirty-third street as far as MAYORS
store. Here Officers Turner and Arcner
Joined in the pursuit and fired three shots
at Castleman, but he kept on running
all the faster, and was hnaily caugnt In tue
alley between Belmont and Guernsey
streets. He was safely lodged in the lock-
up and will have hearing to-day. Castle.
man, when sober, is first rate fellow, but
when drinking is a bad man. He is the
same fellow who attempted to shoot omcer
Nsgle at festival held at Turner Hail
some months since. He works for WIN.
Hopewell, Fourth ward barber. intense
excitement was created, and men, women
and children tlocked to the scene OF the
occurrence by the hundreds.
Mess1s John Tobin and Frank Wilson,
boilers in the Bellaire mill, have accepted
positions in the Standard at Martin 8 Ferry.
James B. Gorrell, whose dangerous ill
ness was recently chronicled in these To-
calls, died at his residence on Thirty-sev-
enth street, in the Fourth ward yesterday
afternoon. He was consumptive and has
been failing for the past few years. Mr.:
Gorrell was good citizen. he was one OF
those jovial, whole-souled men, and well
liked by everybody. He was son-in-law
of the late +. 6. Morgan, who died so sud
denly few years since. He was Al years
old and the whole community is stricken
by his demise. He leaves wife and child
who have the sympathy OF our people in
the affection. The funeral will take place
tomorrow Tuesday morning, and the re-
mains will be inferred at Rose Hill ceme'
terry.
Yesterday and lccS.d up. Five druAks and
dsorderiies were arrested on Saturday
night.
gerously i'll.
Mike Curran was fishing out near the
B. d 0. tunnel on Saturday afternoon and
fell. striking his elbow against a lock,
hurting it very severely.
The new fire alarm bell will be placed on
the City Building this week.
DIR. c. l.. Muhleman is back from pleas.
ant weeks visit with his parents, down in
Monroe county.
The upper ferry now runs every night
till o'clock.
Mrs. VIM. Sinram is lying at deaths
nearest door with consumption.
Messrs. Martin Craig and John Burgen'
thaw, Of Monroe county, and VIM. Nc:
Kissen, of GAINESVILLE, were the guests OF
Mr.. John Crozier yesterday.
Miss Myers died yesterday at her home
on Gravel Hill, after lingering illness
with consumption.
The country roads are very rough and
makes driving anything but pleasant.
Richard Murphy, very popular young
man, residing on Guernsey street opposite
the Catholic church, was reported dying
last night with nervous prostration caused
by a super human effort. There is some.
thing singular about the death of Mr.. Muir
ply. About one year ago he narrowly
escaped horrible death by the cars and
ever since appears has been failing. he is
about Is years old and was member OF
the Young Mems Catholic Union. He has
MANY kind friends and admirers.
There were three baptisms in st. Johns
church, yesterdays son OF John Mullen,
a daughter of James Mccoy, and daugh-
ter of Andrew McGarrell.
Yesterday was the feast In the Catholic
church of the patronage OF st. Joseph over
the universal church. Father Gull made
the feast the subject OF his sermon at both
masses.
First communion will be administered
in st. Johns church next Sunday week,
and confirmation June 10th.
Mr.. J. T. Mercer has sold his house,
corner Belmont and Thirty-sixth streets,
to Mr.. Isaac Anderson, who will remove it
to the lot back of Mr.. Jno. Dubois resi-
dence, on Gravel Hill Mr.. Mercer will
erect fine residence on the site of the one
to be removed, and will occupy part OF
Mr.. J. w. Sanders residence in the Fourth
ward until it is completed.
The attendance at the masses in st.
Johns Church yesterday was unusually
large.
Rev. J. ]. Cooke, OF South Thompson, O.,
and we'll known in Wheeling, will arrive
in BellaIre to day.
Bellaire Is all agog house cleaning and
moving. No wonder good many Bellgre
men 60 to Wheeling now days to get out
of the way.
The question now is, "Will the Bellaire
Council extend the freedom of the city to
hogs. COWS and geese Echo says, will
they?
Among the Breakers" will be again pre-.
sented in City Hall, next Saturday, by our
dramatic club, for the benefit of the Young
Mems Catholic Union. Tickets are on
sale at Husband & lnskeep's drug store 10.
day.
A magnificent electrosilver, triple
plated tuba, costing Sl5G, will be presented
10 Mr.. James Turnbull next Saturday in
City Hail. after the 'Breakers;' also, a b
flat cornet, costing 800 to Frank Hackett.
They are from the celebrated house OF J.
w. Pepper, Philadelphia, and the finest in
this section.
The banns OF matrimony between Michael
Maloney, Of Tunnelton. w. Va, and Han.
nah Maloney were proclaimed in st. Johns
church yesterday for the third and last
time. Crooked marriages. among Catholics
of Bepaire are becoming few and far be-
tween. Several more straight will be an.
nounced in the near future.
Bellaire will take some part in the cere-
monies attendant in the celebration OF the
silver Jubilee of Very Rev. Father Sulli-
van, V. G., in Wheeling next Wednesday
week. Father Sullivan is we'll known in
Bellaire.
DR.. Sam West, OF st. Clairsville, spent
Sunday with his many Bellaire friends.
Mr.. WIN. C. Burgenthal, President Of the
Lantern Globe Works, has leased the resi-
dence OF Mr.. ]. w. Sanders. and will re-
move into it on May 1st
Mr.. James Barrett, OF the Fifth ward,
who has been quite sick with typhoid pneu.
monia for some weeks, is on the mend.
The wife of Mr. MCGOWAN, ex. President
of Counsel who has been quite sick with
diphtheria, is on the mend.
A Novel Idea.