Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-20
srEuBENyILLE.

SrRuRENy1ILE. September 19.-One OF
| the best things done by the present councii
| was the action taken last Tuesday evening
| in regard to the the Mears Relief Fund.
When Robert Mears died he left SlO, OOO 10
the city. the interest to be used for the re-
lief of the needy poor of the city. Here
| tofore this fund, which amounts annuaily
] to six hundred dollars, has been dlstrlout-
{ ed by members Of council, and IL Is noto-
rious fact that a large portion OF IL mas
| failed to reach the persons for whose oene-
| fit it was intended, and men and women
have made it rule for years TO snoslst on
| this fund who had no claim on 1t at al! lor
| if they were refused by one counciIinen
they would 60 to another, and haruiy
meeting of Council was held at wnlch oills
were not presented by three or four mem,
bers for money and goods which they hao
given to the same party. One well authen-
| ticated case of imposition was that o1
negro woman who regularly received
assistance from this fund when investlga,
| ton showed that at the same time she had
on deposit in one Of our banks over SIX
hundred dollars. The action taken tues
| day night will tend to abolish such ABUSES,
for a committee consisting OF Messrs;
Basler, Scott and Barclay were appointed
| to attend to the distribution OF this 1uno,
and it will not be so easy TO impose upon
them as 1t was upon councilmen at large.
At the worst it will prevent the same par
ties from receiving aid from three or Tour
different sources at the same time.
BY the death of Jonathan Hagan, Whlch
occurred last Wednesday morning, stem
benville lost one of its best citizens. his
death was the result Of the contraction OF a
cold, which eliminated in Inflammation Oh
the bowels. He had only been i'll few
days, although last spring he was the victim
of similar attack. Mr.. Hagan was a dea,
con Of the First Presbyterian church, ana
also held the Office of treasurer, being re-
garded as one of the most enterprlslng
members of that congregation. HIS age
was SO years, having been born September
II, 1882 He leaves wife and five chill
dren. The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. from the First Pres
byterian church, and was attended by
large concourse of friends.
John Brannagan this week instituted
suit against the Western Union Telegraph
Company for s. 600 damages Week before
last Brannagan started out on the road with
troupe to play "Hilarity." He tele-
graphed money ahead 10 his advance agent,
AID Woods, with which to lift paper from
the express Office, but the operator tailed 70
send 1t, and the company was unable 10
plby UCCduSC lOhHS IeeNA NV OS~AA NHA-~N,t
and disbanded. For this Mr.. Brannagan
asks damages from the telegraph company.
Mrs John G. Smelly, of Columbus, is the
guest of her friend, Mrs. p. E. Brady, at
her home on upper Market street.
Mrs. w. B. Hearn, of Cadiz, and Mrs. 4.
N. Dodds, of Spriengheld, ILL.,, are guests
of their sister, Mrs. H. H. McFadden.
Sheriff Opperman is rapidly improving
in health, and before long will be as vigor-
Gus and rudy as ever.
T. G. Atkinson, of New York, was shak-
ing hands with Steubenville friends Fri
day.
Miss Lizzie Johnson gave reception
Wednesday evening, at her home on upper
Market street, in honor Of Miss Lille Ell
lott, of New York, who is visiting her
grandfather, Hon. r. Sherrard.
Chas. Gallagher, S. G. Gill and j: w.
Evans left Thursday for two weeks out
ing at Muskoka Lake, Ontario.
Infirmary Director Eli Smith celebrated
his S6th birthday last Tuesday. He was
born in Cumberland county, Pa, Septem-
Der 10, 1905. Mr.. Smith claims to be the
most vigorous old man in Eastern Ohio.