Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-23
sELLAIRE

A bothersome freight wreck occurred on
the B. & o. road, short distance west OF
the stockpens, about noon yesterday. a
west-bound freight and an east-oouno
train Of several cars coming in from the
stone quarry collided. No one was nurt,
but several cars and one engine were oauly
wrecked A car loaded with bananas hau
the bottom knocked out, strewing the Ir9lt
along the track. The small Doys hao q
feast until driven away. Trains were de-
laved several hours. Most Of the passen-
gers on the noon accommodation train
walked into the city.
Rev. S. c. Collier and wife returned
yesterday from their vacation, spent al the
seacoast.
Albert Holland, young man who lives
near the B. G 0. stock yards. has been ar
rested on suspicion OF being the person
who entered Richard Netz's dwelling house
in the Fifth ward, Thursday night ana
was frightened away when ne struck
match and saw that Mrs. Metz was staring
at him. Holland was taken up TO tne mouse
bv an officer When Mrs. Metz saw MIN
she said: THAT is the face and the cap.
Holland had not been given a nearing at ING
time this item was written.
Charles Dover and WIFI, Mrs John X.
Cow and Mrs. Wilbur Smith returned iast
evening from ten dayssyisit to the" orlu 5
Fair. ,,,-,,-,,,.
ii. d. Fawcett and wife Of Wellsville,
were in the city yesterday.
The Aetna machine shops resumed WORK
last week, after making needed repairs
and are having fair trade.
e. Matz. who had been here Tor sew
eral DAYS looking for his missing sister,
has Como down the river to continue Tue
search. No trace of her was found mere.
MIR. Matt does not think that the lady whom
Vim. Manley describes as taking passage
on the steamer Liberty was his sister.
Mrs. Mary Moore aad Miss Lou Pryor,
OF Pataskala, o., are guests OF their
brother, George &. Pryor, OF the Iniro
ward
dock, Pa, yesterday, TO spend Sunday at
his homes here.
BLACK berries are in the market and some
have sold at 60 cents per bucket.
Berry & Davis have been awarded con-
tract for $4,000 worth Of street paving at
Berea. On
Ii is high time to be making preliminaries
for the street fair, If we are TO have ialr
this fall A successful exhibition means
lots Of hard work and proper management;;
A meeting Of representative citizens should
be called at once TO obtain the sentiment OF
our people on this question. The country
Deople are anxious for q fair and will do
their share if proper encouragement Is
given.
The stamping factory is running double
turn in order to meet the demand Tor us
wares.
The management of the new electric
railway are said TO have about FIVE hun
dred applications for positions as employees
on their line Several persons in TINS CITY
have petitions in circulation asking Tor
recommendations to the railway company.
Joseph Hopkins, Of Pittsburg, died at the
home Of his father, Stephen Rlpklns, on
Brooks Run, on Friday. The remains
were taken to Pittsburg for burial.
Peter Keys and family have returned
from Moundsville camp ground.
L. NJ. Judkins, OF the Flushing Advertiser.
and ]. r. Alexander, of the Woodsheld
Spirit. were in the city last evening on their
homo from the Worlds Fair.
Herbert Buchanan, who had been clerk
Ing in Blum Bros. store, left home about
two weeks ago. saying that ne was going
10 visit friends in GAINESVILLE. be old not
return at the time expected, nor has he
yet put in an appearance, and 1t is oeIeyed
that he has gone TO the west.
Isaac Luchs is visiting friends at Ma
rietta.
Some Of our people who had been work
ing in window glass factories in Indiana
came home without being paid their wages
In full. The management OF the factories
found it impossible to settle all their &C
counts when the factories shut down for
DIR. q. Z. Kurtz, Of Chicago, is in the
city, the guest ofold friends.
John Duke has, through his attorneys,
Messrs. Smith 81 Gaughy, entered suit
against the city for damages, claiming
$500. Duke was arrested few days ago,
on the charge of being intoxicated, and
kept in the city Jail over night. The Mayor
dismissed him without imposing fine.
upon the statement being made that he was
out of work and unable TO pay. The case
Is brought in Squire Mason's court.
Eugene Henthorn and Miss Sarah Mac
abee were married on Wednesday evening,
by Elder j. d. Cousins, Of the Church OF
God
Charles Minkler is visiting relatives at
Washington, ID. @.
The musicale to be given at the Chris
tan church. Tuesday evening, is under the
auspices of the Local Union Y. p. 5. Q. 4.
The Democratic primaries for the coun-
Nv convention will be held next Saturday
evening. The different precincts in this
township are entitled to delegates as fol-
lows: First ward, l; Second, 3; Third, 3;
Fourth, A. 2; b, /; Fifth, 2; township pre-.
cinct. 3; West Wheeling, l. A member Of
the County Central Committee for each
precinct will also be elected at the same
time.
Albert Luchs aud Fred Well are spend
ing the day at Pittsburg.
II is expected that the work on the cleo
trio railway in this city will be completed
in two weeks. Track-laying is all finished
except the curves. Work was begun yes
terdsy stringing the wires.
Work on w. j. Donavin'S building is be-
ing pushed rapidly forward.
The total cost for fuel at Rodefer Bros
new glass factory during the past six
months has been less than s. 1000. This
includes the new tifteen-pot furnace aud
every department of the works. The fuel
for the Murphy furnace and boilers alone
cost only &, 045. This is the cheapest fuel
which has ever been used in factory in
this city, and is certainly quite as cheap
as the so.called "free fuel" OF the boom
gas towns.
Officers Smith and Busch, Of the police
force, are contestants for ring for the
benefit OF the Merchants Hose Team.
The GAINESVILLE Sunday Net0s says: Fired
Jacobs, OF this city, the veteran engineer
who recently retired from the b. Il y.
service, has a record that cannot be
equalled by any other engineer IN the
country. He put in forty-three years in
the locomotive cab, having a passenger
run for twenty-five years, and never had
an accident in which life was lost. All
mis- service was for the B. & o. and Cen
tral Ohio"