Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-12
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lust growed Main street at Sixth
street is sixty feet in width, while u
short distance farther up it is but
fifty feet wide. In some places
property owners have encroached as
much as two feet upon the side
walk. The disposition of the city
authorities is to make the best of the
situation, without causing any trouble
10 the citizens. Surveyor w. c. Smith
established the grade of Main street,
by order of Council some time ago, and
nails were driven in the polls of the
Wheeling Electrical Company, to mark
the line. These polls have been pulled
up i'm some places, and sunk In others,
so that when the laying Of curling was
commenced il was found that the east
side of Main street was several inches
higher than on the opposite side. Yes
terday Mayor MahOod'S attention was
called to this state of affairs, and he
stopped the work for the present, until
Surveyor Smith can be consulted.
1t is perhaps not generally known
that a policy shop was running full blast
i'm this city last Saturday night, and
probably since that time. There are
perhaps enough devoteeS of the game in
this place TO operate one protitably, but
il is understood that the police will not
allow this popular form of gambling TO
be carried on in our midst. The Wheel
ing police have established precedent
in this regard which is worthy of imita-
tion by our authorities.
A party of young folks went down the
river yesterday morning for day in
the woods, taking with them number
of we'll stocked lunch baskets. The
crowd was composed of MeSSrS. Engle,
Nile Ford, John Arndt, Robert Lindsay,
VIM. Peabody, and Misses Hayes, Of
Belaire, Carrie Arndt, Elva Fitzgerald
and Mrs. Rev. King.
viii, a nine-year-old son of John Cur
ran, met with a severe accident WedneS-
day morning. He was practicing upon
a horizontal bar, when he accidentally
fell, fracturing his collar bone. DR..
Walton rendered the necessary surgical
assistance, and the little fellow is get
ting along nicely.
The Pink Carriers of Wheeling and
the Athletics, of this city, will cross
bats next Sunday afternoon, on the
Junction grounds. Council has granted
permission for Sunday games at that
place, if properly conducted, and the
authorities will not interfere.
The house occupied by the Sisters Of
ST. Joseph, who teach in st. Johns pa
rOchial school, is being moved to make
room for the foundation for the new ed
itice The Sisters will not occupy the
I ho fol no
gins.
The foundations for the new buildings
TO replace the dwellings and store rooms
near the mouth of BoggS' run, which
were burned recently, are well under
way. and work will soon commence upon
the uperStructare.
Manager Crockard, of the Riverside
blast furnace, is organizing company
i'm this city and Wheeling for the pur-
pose of starting brick mandatory at
MoundSville with a capacity of 10000
bricks per day.
The grocerS held meeting last night
and made arrangements for taking part
in the celebration of GrOcerS' Day in
Wheeling. They Will take part in the
parade and all stores will be closed dur
ing the day.
The Ohio River railroad tracks at the
Junction have been moved west to the
river bank, on occOunt of the b. n o..
/ improventS at that point, and yesterday
afternoon the first train passed over the
new tracks.
Evening Star Lodge X. of p, will
meet at their hall Sunday at noon, and
90 in a body to Bellaire, where they
will take part with Black Prince Lodge
Of that city, in observing Memorial
/ Day.
The pupils of the different grades in
the public school, will give an enter
tainment tonight, at the school build
, ing, which promises to be well attend
ed. The school will close next Tues
day.
No business Of Importance was trans
acted at the last meeting of Council
The pay roll was the smallest in the his
tory of the present body.
Electric motor "H" ran over dog
Wednesday night opposite Schad' 5
saloon, which was afterward shot by
Marshal Goecke.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the NJ. f..
Church held meeting last night at the
residence of Mrs. George Fitzgerald on
Main street.
The Sunday School of the st. Mat
thew's German Lutheran Church held
picnic Wednesday at Wheeling Park.
Work was started yesterday on the
excavation for the foundation OF the
new city building, on Main street.
The electric motor poles on Main
street, which interfere with the laying
of curling, are being removed.
Mrs. James Dolan, of Water street, is
suffering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. B. Patterson and Mrs. NJ. Van
couver were in MoundSville yesterday.
Mr.. Colts. of the Wheeling steel
plant, left yesterday for FOstOria, o.
Mrs. EStep is able to be ont again,
after protracted illness.
Matt Connolly and James Bennett left
yesterday for PittSburg.
Miss Lizzie Dolan is the guest of
friends in Warrington.
NJ. l.. BLAIR, Alderman, Fifth ward,
Scranton. Pa. stated Nov. 9, So: He
had used Dr.. Thomas Eclectric Oil for