Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-11
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The News OF the Day Polntedly Para
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MRS. MARGARET CRUISE, mother Of
Officer Cruise, died last night, after long
illness.
THREE "Pewiky" cars were thrown
from the track at Wheeling junction, yes
teTday morning.
The Franklin Insurance Company has
/ declared dividend Of three per cent, pay
able on demand.
A NUMBER of Island young people have
formed a Tennis club and play on the
grounds at Mrs. Bsrger's.
TIE curbing is being reset on Chspline
street, south Of TWenty-seventh, prepare
tory to laying the pavement.
MARY V. ROBINSON was appointed
guardian Of Henry l.. Robinson, yester-
day. Bond, ST. 600; Alex. Morrison surety.
OFFICER WEST found an intoxicated in
dividusl in the third story Of a Market
street business house last night. lie was
locked up.
WORKaIEN were engaged yesterday put
ting the water mains up the hillside to
| connect the new reservoir with the pump
iug station.
AN examination of teachers for the
school district of Wheeling, will be held
| nc the rooms Of the Board Of Education on
Friday, July 20.
THE E.na Iron and Steel Company will
during the summer stop put in several
new gas generating furnaces to furnish gas
for a part of their plant.
THE floor OF the Chapline street bridge,
across Caldwei's run, is in very bad con-
diuon. The one inch boards laid on the
door are tOla up aud warped.
THE old slaughter house, recently
bought by the Wheeling and Harrisburg
railroad, north OF the Reyman Brewing
Compan's plans, has entirely disappeared.
WILLIAM JOHNSON kicked a door in at
/ George Franks house about 1880 yester-
day morning. and threw a glass and a
brick at the girls. Officer Deku made the
arrest L. cost William s..
The DoIcs1 Sewing circle will give a
lawn fete 81 Wheat's lawn, on Friday
evening, July 10. for the benefit of the
Third Presbyterian church. Admission
10 cents. All are welcome.
THs hook and ladder company has been
temporarily installed in the old cooper
shop. on Twentieth street, between Main
and Water, pending the extensive repairs
10 the old house, on T8enty-hrst street.
SUPERINTENDENT CUNDuSs of the city
water works, warns consumers that the
basin will be cleaned Friday night. The
work will begin at midnight, and will
probably ba completed by Saturday at
noon.
THE work of laying the foundations for
the new addition TO the postoffice and Gus
tom house has been commenced. The
/ foundation is primarily broken stone laid
in portland cement, and upon this heavy
wall will be built.
THE Telephone Company has employed
Ianumber Of skilled WOrkmen, and proposes
to extend and improve their lines in the
city as soon as possible. Work at trim
ming and preparing poles is now going on
on the river front.
The middle pier for the Whe ling and
I Harrisburg railroad bridge across the creek
| from the tunnel to the Peninsula, is mp
about twenty feet above water level,
ani the excavation for the pier on the
Peninsula side is well under way.
L. UDICK, Charleston, advertises bis
bakery business for sale. Charleston is a
I live growing town. A business Is here
offered to live party. More improve
ments are being made and more buildings
being erected than any town in the State.
Mrs. WrEDMAN, the grandmother Of
Prof W. q. Wiedman, Of West Liberty,
died at her home yesterday, at the ripe age
of 81 years. Mrs. Wiedmau was one Of
the Oldest and most highly respected citi-
GERS Of the county. The interment takes
place to-day.
OVER forty complaints were made 10
Health Officer Garrison yesterday. Twenty
six were on account Of non-cOllection Of
garbage. and six on account OF dead
animals lying in the streets. The com,
plants came pretty generally from all
parts Of the city.
ADAM B. LITTLEPAGE, Assistant Prose
cutirg Attorney Of Kanawha county, mas
offered the State, free, six acres Of bottom
land. one and a half miles below Charles
ton. on the X. & 0. railroad, on which tC
erect the buildings for the West Virgins
Reform School. This land ia worth about
/ 500 per acre.
/ TIE residents on the west side Of Markell
street between Eleventh and Twelfth, are
beginning TO make loud complaints at the
DELAY IN putting do IN the brick pavement
The brick have been piled along the street
for over month. They form an insight
lly appearance and should be put in place
as speedily as possible.
ONE Of the most brilliant events OF tbs
season will be the marriage OF Prof. Keller
and Miss Lena Walters, at st. Alphonsis
Church to-day. The ceremony will occur
lat9a. M, Prof Herman SchOckey VII
preside at the organ, and the Arion quar-
iette will render some choice selections.
After the nuptial mass the happy couple
viii be driven to Mt. Belleview, where a
reception will be held at IL a. N.