Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24

sentative, DR.. G. w. Spencer, Cleveland;
Organizer, VIM. Mccain, Brilliant
Several of the county officials were in
the city Friday night, and took in the ball
given by the Powell Rodewig and Mamie
Firemen's Running Team.
A number OF our Knights Templar will
attend the meeting Of the Commandery az
Wheeling tomorrow night.
Col. Poorman has been home from Column
bus two or three days the past week, pre-
sumably TO look after his Congressional
fences. The bars are down in two or three
places In this county and Nichols stock are
getting into the pasture. While people
have right to work and vote for whom
they please in this glorious country, ii looks
like base ingratitude for Republicans in
Bellaire TO oppose the nomination OF their
townsman. No man in Bellaire has labor
ed more earnestly for the city than has
Colonel Poorman, and II we are TO have
Republican Congressman his party in this
city should be the last TO oppose his nOmi-
nation
Theodore NefT, the leading fruit grower
OF this section, says that so far as he has
made examination no fruit except the early
cherries, which are all killed, has been
badly injured by the late cold snap. There
IS prospect of bountiful crop Of fruit If
more cold weather does not follow.
It is said that Street Commissioner Cur
ran will make determined effort 10 col
lect the two days labor poll tax from all
those who are not legally exempted. The
announcement has caused considerable I'M
easiness among those who have for years
evaded the payment Of the tax.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the old Central Ohio Railroad Company
will be held at Columbus next Wednesday
and the stockholders will be given free
~ m hot aff n
Tuesday. 1t is day that is looked for
ward TO with fond anticipation by those
who rarely take trip to the State Capital.
The first week of school IN the new build
ing just completed at Neff's Siding showed
an enrolment of sixty pupils.
! The Eastern Ohio Wool Dealers Associ-
alton, organized at Cambridge recently,
adopted a resolution whereby individual
buyers pledged themselves not to buy clips
| of wool stuffed with sweat locks dead
wool, washed or unwashed tags or any
other foreign matter.
Frank Arnold, late editor Of the Bealls-
| vile Argus, is travelling for wholesale
! drug house Of Wheeling.
John Vance was ARRESTED yesterday on
warrant charging him with robblng Fred
Hildreth, an orphan boy Is years Of age, Of
50. The ROBBERY took place in box car in
! the B. & o. yards in this city. Vance
|
! holding him down by placing his knee on
! his throat, rified his pockets, containing So.
! At the preliminary examination in the
| Mayors Court last evening, Vance said he
| had nothing to say in regard TO the charge,
and he was bound over TO court in the sum
| of $500 Young Hildreth was placed under
bond of $50 for his appearance as
! witness.
Usual services will be held at the sew
eral chuachef in the city to-day
! Rev. John Virus new church paper,
Zton's Messenger, made its appearance yes
terday.
At the Bellaire Gun Club shoot, Friday
evening, the following scores were made;
| w. n. Darby, 49, d. Il. Cowen, Is; M.
! Cowen, Is; ID. II. Darrah, ID; DR.. McClel-
Ian, -; ID. Cooper, s.
The members of the Powell, Rodewig
and Maule, Fremen's running team, have
reason to feel jubilant. After winning the
race and $50 from the Merchants team
they held ball in Turner hall Friday
night, which Is pronounced to have been
oneeof the biggest and best OF the season,
and it netted them about $50.
A communication has been received for
new postofrice on Belmont Ridge, about
midway between Glencoe and Bethel TO
be called Anvil, with Mrs. NJ. M Glannon
! as postmistress. There has been much con-
tention in regard to the office, and the COM
mission was secured despite the opposition
of postmasters at surrounding postoffices.
A reception and thanks-offering will be
held at the home Of Mrs. t. A. Rodeter
| Tuesday evening.
CORTLAND Rankin has gone TO Muncie,
Ind.
VIC. Bergundthal is in Cincinnati. He
is accompanied by l. H. CASTOR, OF st.
! Clairville.
We understand there is some opposition
by residents of the First ward in regard 10
City Council granting the Pennsylvania
Company the right to cross the lower end
of Belmont Street with switch TO the side
of the old Goblet glass factory. In these
days of free sites, free fuel and bonuses to
induce capital to invest in manufactures,
il seems foolish TO retard voluntary pro-
gress on the part Of a firm or corporation.
Deputy Revenue Collector Dean, of Mar
tins Ferry, was in the city yesterday.
The knights Templar Of this city will
observe Ascension Day by appropriate SER
| vices.