Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-04-06
MAsouERAuISe IN woMaN's CLOTHES.
The Strange Freak Of q Steubenvfiie
RoWdy-Oiher Matters There.
Special tcpshe Register.

The Strange Freak Of q steubenvflIc
RoWdy-Oiher Matters There.
Special tepsAe Register.
srEUBxSv1LLK, April 5.-Monday Is cleo
ton day, and the candidates have been
getting in some good work during the past
week. II is evident that the Democrats
have the upper hand, and the probabth.
ties are that they will control the next
Council, which now stands seven Republic.
cans to five Democrats. The Republicans
have q weak ticket aud they are ba1ly
scared, while the Democrats nominated
one of the best tickets that was ever placed
before the people in Steubenville, and me
that will take care of the city's interests,
The ticket is headed by Mr.. Lewis Ander-
son, for Water Works Trustee, who has
had experience in this line before, and
ave full satisfaction to all. For Council,
We have Hon. John A. Kithcart, from the
First; w. II. Harter, the Second; Oscar
Brashear, the Third; James Trot.er, the
Fourth; W. G. Forbes, the fifth. and Johu
Mcfarland, OF the Sixth. These are al
excellent men, and We are safe in predict
ing that they will all be elected by large
speaks for itself.
Benjamin Mears died st his home in
Island Creek Township, few miles from
this city, last Wednesday, at the ripe old
age of 100 years. He was probably the old
est man in Jefferson County. In early days
be was the most prominent physician in
this region, but he retired from practice
about fifteen years ago, removing from this
city TO the place where he died. He was
the father in-law of DR.. Wilson, Consul at
Brussels, Belgium, and father of Mrs. DR..
E. Hsnns, Of Pittsburgh; He was gradu.:
ate OF Trinity College, Dublin, and one OF
the est scholars in this county. The
fur ersl took place Friday morning.
During the past two weeks q man dressed
in woman's clothes has been prowling
around the Second Ward at night follow:
ing women and children. The Second
Ward is bad place to carry on this sort OF
fun, and If he is not careful he will get the
beneft tf some cold lead. He is known BY
one or TWO of our citizens.
Mayor McConvllle returned from Colum-
bus Thursday night, where he went under
instructions of Council to prevent the
passage of the law for the closing OF our
new opera house. The bill originated in
Steubenville, and was engineered BY Mr..
Hoffman, a Columbus lawyer, formerly OF
Steubenville, but We are glad To state he
failed to get it through.
Mrs. NJ. J. Huff gave party last Tues
day evening in honor of her daughter,
Miss Elite McCloskey, of Pittsburgh, at
her residence on South Eighth street:
Dancing was kept up until late hour and
ali enjoyed themselves highly. Those
present were: Misses Belle Hall, Name
Foster, Georgia My ers, Ina Merely, Sallie
Hanlln and Minnie Rlinn; Messrs. John
Griffith, Charles w. Clinton, John Nichol-
son, Joshua Foster, Ed McBeth, VIM. Nc.
Closkey and 0Tville Benner.
Miss Lucille Freeman, VINO has been at
tending school at Shady Side, Pittsburgh, is
home on a vacation.
Mr. James Surratt, Jr., OF New Castle,
Pa is visiting his father in this city.
j. G Emmett will appear in CARROTS OPP
era Eouse some time next month.