Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-30
TIE SUNDAY REGISTER.
A Summary of the Local News Contained d
in Its Columns.

A Summary of the Local News Contained
10 Its Columns.
Abou: the City
Mr.. Herman Beniz has been appointed Q
Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff S.eenrod.
A long list of the improvements in CON
temptation in business real estate circles,
Was given.
There were very large audiences at the
Opera House, Saturday afternoon and
evening 10 see Enmat.
Master Morgan Hart, son of c b
Hart, OF the hteIiigeneer, painfully injured
by running q nail IN his knee.
Wheeling Council, No. l, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, elected oflicers at its last meeting, the
Councillor beirg q. W. Jones.
George B Swift, died about three O'Clock
Saturday sfterr Don, at tbe residence Of his
iather.in lag, Mr.. David Bell, on Njrtf
| Main street.
In Part 0ne ofthe Circuit Court, the ba
beas corpus care of Hiram Burkett V. Mar
garet Bnrke,t, was decided, the mothel
being given contrOl OF the child.
Police badness was very light, Sliur.
day, there not being sn arrest during the
entire day. There WAS one case at The
morning Police OouEt aud five in the eve u.
ing, the latter being continued cases.
Saturdays resi- estate sales included the
Vsss properly, TO Mrs. Dora L. Henry, for
! 81, 325 The ThOrnburg farms were bid mp
to an average Of sbout $26 an acre, and the
| aafa adionrr a. for two uaeka
A certificate Of Incorporation hss been
issued by Secretary OF State Walker TO the
Prohibition Publishing Company, of this
city, the object OF which is tho publication
Of a newspaper devoted to Prohibition
principles.
1t wss auihori'st,vely stated by Col. W.
W. ArDett, Oi counsel for Van b. B,ker,
, that the case would be taken 10 the
Supreme Court OF the United States, aud
that the record in the Sopreme CoaTt Of the
State would be certified Up at oDoe.
The only transfer OF real estate was
deed made November 7, 1889 by George
r. Caldwell and wife. Of Cheyenne, Wy
omipg, 10 Philip Newman, for the south
half Of lot No. d. 10 square No 26, on the
plat laid out ny Lamb and Russell. special
commissioners. Consideration, $3.50.
The large water tank located in the
second sio-y ef the Wheeling Ice Com
pany's bailding, on South Water street,
fell 10 the ground, ahout a quarter past
seven O'Clock, damsging the building con
siderably, and Deeessitating tiOp for re-
pairs. The tank was about twelve feet in
diameter, and contained about ten thou
sand gallons Of water.
A short history OF ste Chapman p, c.
& st. J. ra.lrosa litigation wss published.
rhe case has been in the West Virginia
Courts for the past twenty two years, aud
was originally brought by George Msrquis
Chapman, OF New York City, against the
Steabenyilie and Pi,tsburg Railroad Com
pany, afterwards part OF the Psn-Haudle
The case WAS compromised for $4,000
after years OF litigation, and Friday the
sum OF SD $50 was paid over 10 william
Erskine, ot this city, by t1e railroad COM
parry, closing up the case.
Samuel Sawyers, Of MouajeVills, came
up TO the city and -Sors ont q warrant for
the arrest % Albert Waymap, on the
char.s .ss OF sb1ucting lhs soGF-year.old son
] T. Waymsn, .hs husband OF complain
ante daughter. Bail was given in the
sum OF $500 for hearing. Il seems thst
on Friday, Mr.. J. E WsymsD. who had
separated from bis wife, vent down to
Moundsville, 10 company with bis brother
Albert, sad obtaining possession of bic lit
tie ron, carried it off to thh city. While
the attorneys we're talk;Ds soOut hsbeas
corpus proceedings, during Saturday after
noon, Mrs. Waymsn came up from
MOundsYille, obtained re-pcsession Of the
child, and returned back % Mouudsyille
with it.