Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-25
sTEUBENYILLE GOSSIP.

Special e0rrE$pJ Hdenc3 Of tte Sunday Register.
STgUBENVILLE, November 24-Mrs.
George Edmuuds ended her life en- We'd
nesday night lsst by taking poison. For
a number of years the woman has led a
diSsolute life, into which she was forced by
grief and trouble which dots not often fall
to the lot of bun being. Some fifteen
years ago she resid I'd with her husband at
the intersection Of Fifth and Fourth stIe;is
He was a ccal mirer by occupation, AMI
had in the hO9se keg of giant powder
which he used in his husipesS. While
playing about the re o n one Of the children
igoited the powder and an explosion o.
CARED, which resulted in killing four Of
her children and completely wreckipg the
house. Afterwsrd her husband got out CT
employment and was unable to provide for
| her, and finally he was taken to the pCo-
hDuse, where ms still lie nains. About q
year ago her only remaining child and
cbief support, q daughter who was en-
| p'oJed in the pottery, became sick ard
after lingering short time died. Since
then Mrs. Edmunds has resided with MIS-
Foley, on South Fourth street, gaining a
livelihood as she best could, bat last her
pto tired body and brain could stand no
more, and she ended her weary struggle
by taking poison. She was about sixty
Years Of age.
Az ordinaT CO has been introduced in
council to prevent railroads from switch
ing on street crossings, and it is TO be
hoped that it will pass, for there is certain
ly grave cause fer complaint agairst the
Panhandle, as it is Tot only gent en-
convenience to people, but possible dan.
ger to life, par i;ularly since the road ha'
been made dDuble track. If the Par
Handle Company desires its privilege OF
Running through the C ty and doing its
switching on Market and other crossings,
it should at least put up gatas go that the
public will have some guarantee of safety
when it is necessary TO Gloss the track.
1t is an open secret that vt least part
of Bakers attorneys are opposed to ap'
plying for new trial in his case, be-
! lieviog that they were exceedingly fortu
nate IN savicg his neck from the halle,
and felring that in case new trial should
be granted that the verdict would be fol
pu9ishm9nt by death. Tue punishment il
certainly not adequate to the crime, fol
the murder was one Of tae most brutal
and ie11i}h in the snualI Of hist ~.
1t is 1umored arcuad as reason
why the strett cars are not put in operation
that the company is EXPERIENCING some
trouble on a,couut Of an ALLEGED infringe
meut on patent in thsir electric spparat'
Us, bat no information ofsn assule ed nature
has bsen obtained, AID the chances are
that the ramon i5 with nut foundation. All
the same it is high time the 1teip 'ise wa
in operation, and the silence of the man
sgament ard the d. lly in the matter fur
nisa gtol grounds for complaint on the
part of the public.
Oil is CD aimed in the Turkey Foot terri
10Y, over the river, at depth of ab)u'
one Thousand fset, and tie cost Of well is
only $4,000.
Ell. Holmes is now occupying a lucra-
tive position in the 9welry establishment
! of Htbrank Bros OF Wheeling.
Mrs. Judge Pugh aad daughter, of Co
! lumbus, are guests of Mrs. K. P. Gilbert
OF upper Muket stree.
CIV Solicitor Miller hiss left the city on
mysterious business trip, and his many
! friends are auxious IS to his whereabouts.
| E. P. Wright, Supsrin eldent OF the
Western Division of tie Wes.e-u Uaion
Telegraph Company, was in tie ctJ
Wednesday, the gust Of Manager Ton
R4ttigsn.
/ Joseph B. Doyle, of the Herald, lefs Sat
u5day right for Columbus, where he icine6
an editorial excursion party for trlI
through New Mexico, Southern Cal!forrii
/ and the S,u:hwCst. Ga the return triI
the party will take in Washington Terri
/ tory and the Northwest.