Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-15

/ Now, we all know tndb -'IolOW 90 --e-' =
hankering after chickens, ona also naVlns
pretty good flag on" II mace nm gul.e
/ hold for he was seen taking the chickens,
and when they called to him ABOUT 1t, ne
never paid any attention but kept going.
| The party that saw MIN did not know who
ssSlows was, brit they gave his description
] m q fficer Bowman. who, knowing Slows"
weakness and the cut of his new spring
suit that he had encased himself IN so as TO
| do the lob in the latest and most improved
STYLE started after his man and soon ran MIN
| down. He plead innocent at first, but Wnen
| brought before the Mayor he confessed and
was fined 80 and costs. he told the on1cer
that one of the chickens got away and tue
| other he wrung the neck and Threw IL away
| bechuse he could not sell 1t.
The evangelistlc meeting will De held In
| the Opera House this evening. Song sips
will be furnished 10 all.
The G.. A. r. are making preparations to
have a big time on Decoration Day. All
the secret societies are invited TO take
part.
Andy Scammahorn and wife, of Port
land, were calling on friends here yester-
day.
Sherman Lodge No. SO, A. A. Of l. & S.
W., will give concert and literary enter
tainment on May 18th.
The entertainment to be given at the
Opera House under the direction Of Miss
Mcdonald, promises to be the event Of the
season, and no doubt the Opera House will
be packed the two nights of the entertain
ment
Yesterday was pay day at the Laughlin
and Etna mills.
Thomas Horn, of First street, is laid up
with the typhoid fever.
The water will be shut off from Catawba
and Washing streets until Monday TO allow
the men time to put in new water valve
in place of one that was found to be deiec-
tive.
The Belmont County w. G. T. U. Con-
vention will meet in the opera house on the
Sth of June.
Following are the names of the Climax
Cornet band: Peter Beck, Walter Barr,
Nick Beck, Addie Barr, Lou Inglemyer,
George Williams, Will Lynch, Frank
Brooks, Oscar Hampton. Allen Mckee,
Will Reed, Evan Davis, Hugh O'Donnell
and r. @. Montgomery. h. q. Mont
gomery, president; Will Lynch, secretary;
Nick Beck, treasurer and Peter Beck,
leader
L. C. Sedgwick left for Columbus yes
terday to attend q meeting of the Board OF
Trustees of the Blind Asylum.
What is the matter with our city getting
I'D good, first-class base ball club! We
have the material here to make good one,
and one that would down anything in this
section of the country, barring none.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Bealle and daugh-
ter, of Uniontown, o., are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Albert McGlen, of the Grove.
Profs. ]. M Hammond and e. H. Crago,
of Wheeling, were in the city yesterday, IN
the interest of the American Union League,
fraternal, benevolent and protective or
ganization, lately formed in Wheeling, and
will endeavor to form league here.
Mrs. Lille Parker. Of Wheeling, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E. McCombs.
The new Board of Trustees Of the cleo
trio light plant met last evening to have
formal talk over the situation.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank McKim and child,
of Weston, w. Va, are visiting friends and
relatives in town.
Orlando Cope, of Colerain township,
who is a candidate for Recorder before
the Republican County Convention, was
in the city yesterday
A good number of our Democrats will at
tend the State Convention at Columbus on
June 14th and 18th.
The erection of the Hobensack and the
Shreve- Hervey blocks in this city will be
great improvement to the business part Of
town.
Business is beginning to pick up here
little. 1t has increased considerable in the
past few weeks.
James Terrell will remove his feed sta
BILE TO Mear's property on First street near
Washington street tomorrow.
> H. Ebert the popular shoe maker is COM
fortably fixed in his new shop on Hanover
street in the Linn Block.
Yesterday an Injunction was served
upon the c. & p Railroad to restrain them
from crossing Buckeye street with
switch TO the Martins Ferry Keg and
Barrel Works. Council should not be
blamed for taking pains to protect the city
from the railroad, in the way that they
have acted with the city, but still at the
same time they should act wisely and uot
hamper our industries in the way OF re-
fusing them a switch where needed, as we
do not want to discourage any manu-
facturer the way times are at present; let
US keep them.
The Poorman men are still accusing SEN
ator Nicols' supporters Of trying to do up
the Colonel by telling and writing the
other Congressional candidates where they
might knock down some of his fences in
this county. If these Poorman men who
are making this CRY could only understand
that bv their bowling that is them, and no
one else, that gives the other candidates
some grounds to base their hopes. 1t would
be much better for the Colonel if they were
called down, because his opponents know
that when his support is making this COM
plant through the press, that there must
be some foundation for their fears, and
consequently will make stronger effort in
this county. Let the Colonel think over
this matter.
The regular Sunday service will be held
in the Y. M. G. A. rooms this after
noon. Rev. j. M. Stevens, Of Bridgeport,
will be present and will address the meet
ing
The City Solicitor has been instructed
to bring suit against the w. B. & 7. Com
pany TO enforce their contract with the
city.
Our new Council is beginning to get
down TO business in the right shape, much
to the satisfaction of the people. It used
to be that they would meet and spend their
time while in session, in doing nothing,
but in the last meeting they had, there was
more done than in three months before.
The new Board of Health also means bust
ness from the present outlook.
This is what the EUcning Times says of
the new Democratic President of our Coun-
Gill; "Mr. Bailey makes a good presiding
officer. He is disposed to hold the men,
bers of Council TO the question under con-
sideration and allow no switching off onto
side issues, and by so doing no time is I'M
necessarily lost"
Rev Father Ross has been appointed to
take charge Of the Catholich church at
Mingo, with the missions of Brilliant and
Sherrodsville attached TO his charge.
Mingo was formerly mission attached to
Toronto. Father Ross is preparing to
build pastoral residence for himself in
Mingo.
The Board of Trustees to have control
over the new electric light plant as ap-
pointed by the Council, gives general salts
faction 10 all of our citizens. A better
selection could not have been made.
For fresh groceries, butter, etc., call on