Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-08
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THERE were four cases in Police Court
yesterday morning.
THE Whitaker mill shut down yester-
day afternoon ON account of the heat.
THE Council Committees on Health and
Ordinances are called TO meet tonight.
THE river marks on the landing last
evening showed feet 3 inches and falling.
The Andes got away last evening with q
good trip.
PAIGE, CAREY & Co. have force Of
men at work building the incline from
their stone yards to the waters edge.
They will commence work on the piers in
short time.
KLEvIs, KRAFT & Co. are building a
new s., 900 residence for Mr.. John Mylee
at Edgington's. They are now at work on
the new buildings for Messrs. ZOeckler and
Stifel on North Main street.
THE two.stOry frame house of Harry
Savers, Ia New Martinsville, caught fire
from spark from the planning mill just
opposite, yesterday morning. The kitchen
was badly damsged. No insurance.
IT is understood that BERTHE Lawrence
and Clara Belle have made another match
for three-days go-ss-y ou-please pedestrian
contest, 10 take place at New Castle, Pa
the last three days Of this week for $3.50 a
side.
ANNIE PORTER of East Liverpool, who
has caught on the streets for improper pnr-
poses and who was srraigned in Police
Court Yesterday morning, WAS taken to the
Home of Friendless Women by Chief Del
brugge
A YOUNG lady, who is employed at Bull
lsrd's printing house, while walking past
Seventh street, very narrowly escaped
being struck by rock which had been
thrown by blast from the new reservoir.
A foot closer and she would have been
crushed.
The Operators and Miners Committees,
of the Pan Handle district, met Monday to
consider a scale for the ensuing year, form
Mated and presented by the men, but the
operators refused TO accept it, and the
matter remains unsettled. The probabili-
ties are that strike will result.
AN OLD gentleman named Dixon, who
lives at No. 1928 Eoff street, slipped and
fell at the ferry landing in Bellaire, Mon
day evening, fracturiDg his thigh. He
was taken 60 his home and DR.. Bremen
reduced the fracture, and the gentleman,
who is sixty years Of age, il doing well.
JAMES HOLLINGER died yesterday of q
severe attack OF pneumonia He was the
oldest living son of the late Aunt Minty
Hollinger, and was acOlored man who had
many friends among the white people, and
was greatly respected by all who knew hirl.
He was popular employe in his brother
Georges barber shop.
THE team attached to Hanna & Glenn.
ans delivery wagon, took fright while
standing at the Panhandle depot yester-
day afternoon, and started mp Fourteenth
street az hard az it could tear. The
wagon c0lided with the lamp post at the
st Charles hotel corner and knocked il
down. The wagon WAS pretty badly in.
jured and the horses were somewhat
bruised.
MONDAY afternoon q box car into which
had been loaded five horses and several
carts belonging to Mr.. Hugus. cOntrac'
tor, was standing on n switch below the b.
Il o. depot, when another car backed in.
struck the car and Smashed the top, knock
ing horses and carts right and left. An
Italian was in the CIR at the time, but es-
capped unhurt, while several horses were
bruised up. although the damage was not
serious