Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-24
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4O9.-LOcal and Editorial Rooms
Tue Council Committee on Claims ia
called to meet this evening.
THE hearing Of James Mullarkey will
take place before Justice Davis, at two
O'Clock this afternoon.
OFFICER He'll found valuable book Of
price-lists, yesterday, and started It en-
route to Overtske its owner.
The firm of Wilson & Dunlevy has Sc
cured tie contract for fitting up the new
quarters Of the Water Board, IN the City
Hall.
THE Geo. Weaver well near Amity
owned by the Wheeling Natural Gas Com
psnv. is Gown 500 feet. 7. T. Harris Is
the contractor.
THERE were seven cases in Police Court,
Yesterday morning. John Gebhart got y
and costs, Lefe Harden the same amount,
and J. Isenberg So.
THERE was shooting affray in a house
in the Second ward, during Tuesday pignt'
and in the course Of the row a colortd man
came very near stopping a bullet
GROUND was broken on Fourteenth
street. Yesterday, for the construction OF
the new railroad track, designed to unite
the Main and Market street lines at tnat
point.
THREE disorderly cases were brought TO
the City Hall last evening. Officer Carney
arrested James Meehen, Office Lukens Ia.
Feeney, and Officer Conrad George Engle'
hardt
GEORGE E. STIFEL has been chosen by
the Board of Directors Of the Exchange
Bank 10 fill the vacancy in the Board &C
casioned by the death Of the late 5. Hork-
heimer.
THERE was a very pleasant bowling
party ont at Seibsrt's bowling alley Toes
day evening. This resort is becoming
quite popular. The alley is engaged Tor
every night this week except Saturday.
NUMBER Of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jones, Of the South Side, who re-
Gently celebrated their golden wedding,
called on the couple several days since aud
presented them with a very fine china din
ner service.
AT the last meeting of Unity Lodge
No. 10. Daughters Of r -becca, Mrs. G. +.
Wagner was elected delegate to the Grand
Lodge of West Virginia, which meets IN
this city, at Old Fellows Hall, on No'em-
Der 18Th, 18th and 2Oth.
FLAccUs BROS. have eight car loads Of
ca;sup now ready to be shipped TO Chicago
and other Western cities this week. This
IA a big showing for Wheeling They are
shipping other kinds of table goods in like
proportion. They advertise for large quan-
Titles OF apples this morning.
Mrs. MARY LAIRD, mother Of Master
Mechanic Alex. Laird, Of the Ohio River
Railroad, died Monday night at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs David Porter, on
LYNN street, Parkersburg at the advanced
age Of Y yeare, of neuralgia OF the heart
TIE races 40 New Martinsville, booked
for Tuesday aud Wednesday Of this week,
were declared or The rain prevented
the horses going on Tuesday, and on We'd
nesdav the management refused to put up
the purse money. The hOrsemen all leit
very much disgusted.
REV. J. r. B. ARNOLD, whose river
boat is living at the wharf, caught two
old.fsshioned pianos floating down the
river about dark Tuesday evening. The
Instruments, or " hat is left Of them, are
of a vsry old make. The strange part Is
how they came to be floating down to-
gether.
John T. McLAIN, late Of the firm OF
McIain Bros, announces in this mornings
REGISTER that be has engaged in the real
estate and stock exchange business. Mr
NcLain is we'll and favorably known TO
the Wheeling public, having long and sue
cessfully engaged in other business, ard
any business entrusted to him will receive
careful attention.
MONDAY night Robert Stephenson, a
ten.vear-old son of ex-P Postmaster Stephen
son. of Burgettstowu, boarded the Wheel
ing express at that place, thinking 1t was
the Bnrgettstown accommodation. When
ne discovered his mistake the train was
about a half mile from towr and going at
the rate Of 80 miles al hour. He Jumped
from the train and fell on the eas,bOund
track. striking his head against a rail, and
Law there unconscious until found and
aiken home. He is in a very critical con
iitiOu.