Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-29
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the printing on1ceS IN THIS CITY, naS TO
signed his position as proof-reader In the
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette office and re-
turned 10 his old place as manager or the
Greensburg pa Aduanec.
Great preparations are being made Tor
the fair and festival TO be given by span
gler Post and the Women's Relief Corps
next month. The prizes for the prettiest
baby and to the couple who will be mar
rled at the fair are exciting considerable
comment.
There will be three members for the
City School Board TO elect this spring.
The terms Of John H. Harvey and Chas.
Henry, Sr., expire. as does also tnat Oh M Mn
G.. Bergundthal, who was appointed 10 MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation Oh
Capt. VIM. Ault.
Rev. Father Fitzgerald was at Columbus
yesterday
Harvey Bros. sold from their canning
factory a car load of tomatoes TO a wheel
ing firm.
George Harper is at St~eubenville, and
will De absent for several weeks.
Considerable interest is manifested ana
much good being accomplished at the revl-
walls at the First, South Bellaire and Sec
| ond M. Z. churches. Miss 5. b. McNesl,
the evangelist engaged at the First church,
Is & splendid worker in the cause and large
audiences are in attendance nightly.
The County Commissioners do not desire
to take the responsibility of asking the
! Legislature 70 grant them the authority to
make q larger levy for the bridge snd
| county funds than that prescribed by law,
| without obtaining the views OF taxpayers,
and have therefore called a meeting 10 hear
expression of views on the question at the
court house tomorrow evening. A general
invitation is extended TO all Interested TO
attend.
Seventy-three car loads of export cattle
were fed at the stock yards at thiE poir: on
Friday. Quite a lot Of cattie CO passed
east over the B. & o. road the past week.
David II. Rice, long a resident OF this
city, has been taken 10 the Central Insane
/ ASYLUM at Columbus for treatment. His
mind has been impaired for some time and
| he has been a trying charge 10 Mrs. Rice,
who would not consent 10 his removal I'M
Til it BECAME absolutely necessary.
The sparkling, musical burlesque,
"Grims's Cellar Door," was greeted by a
good house at the Elysian last evening and
was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.. Mac kie as
"Billy Grimes is immense.
w. Ii. Crawford has purchased j. w.
| Coulson's paint and wall paper store, and
the business will be conducted by James
Crawford.
Both branches of the American Mechanics
are working in harmony 10 make an appro-
pirate and interesting observance or w ash
| i~ngton's birthday. This holiday has been
| sadly neglected in this city, and ii is hoped
| that other societies and the schools will as
sist the Mechanics in making the exercises
and demonstration OF q character OF whlch
we may well feel proud.
Elmer Wilkinson, station agent at war
mock, called on friends here yesterday.
Charles A. Loder in "Oh, What a NightV'
is booked for the Elysian Theatre and Will
appear al an early date.
Miss Carrie Danford, of st. Clairsville,
visited friends here the past few days.
The switchmen's bail at Turner Hall,
Friday evening was well attended and all
present enjoyed themselves hugely.
Marion Seal has returned TO Mansfield,
O.
Mrs. Walter Greenwood Of the Fourth
ward is quite seriously i'll with typhoid
fever.
A few of the machines at the Novelty
stamping factory were ut work yesterday.
Others will be put into operation next
week, and those in other departments will
90 on as soon as the rooms are ready for
them. When all the departments are on
in full, some two hundred and fifty hands
will be employed.
The next entertainment in the Young
PEOPLES Lecture Course is a lecture TO be
delivered next Thursday evening by g. H.
Adams, entitled, Napoleon, the Little
Corsican."
The fair and festival held at City Hall,
Friday and last evening, by the X. OF G;
f. brass band, was well attended and
netted a snug sum for the BOYS.
Miss Lille Weeks is visiting relatives at
Clinton, w. Va.
S. G. Crow and wife have returned from
a visit to Homer, Ills.
Eli Barnes, an Old offender, appeared in
the Mayors court yesterday on the
charge of drunk and disorderly and re-
sisting an officer. He was fined $40 and
costs and sentenced 10 ten DAYS in jail.
Ed. Kline, of the steamer Phillips, Thos.
Dougherty and Samuel Fry, went fishing
in the river Friday afternoon, after Dough
ertv had been out the creek and caught q
bucket of minnows. They fshed for sew
eral days without getting a nibble, and are
being guyed numerically by their friends.
Rev. w. H. Burbank, rector Of the Epis.
copal church, is laid up with typhoid fever
AT his home in Martins Ferry.
Two members of the WaterWorks Board
are to be elected this spring TO succeed Geo.
Walters and Geo. Jennings, who was APP
pointed TO the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF John Il. Adams.
Superintendent j. C.Bethel, of the Flush
ing schools, shook hands with friends In
the city yesterday.
Several weeks ago there was q cock light
! at Benwood between Bellaire and Wheel
| ing chickens. and the Bellaire boys came
out ahead, winning nearly all the fights.
| Another fight took place at the same place
| FRIDAY night, and the Bellaire boys came
home about daylight, badly disheartened.
II is said tha their chickens won but one OF
| ~. t-,al,va Gobfa fhQf fOok nlQCp- seven OF
the birds being killed outright.
Pension agents who have examined the
bill presented by Congressman Pearson, to
| codify the pension laws, pronounce 1t a
splendid measure.
Work will be resumed at Rodefer Bros
glass factory tomorrow. II is said that
! James Weeks will assist Albert Rodeter as
manager.
Mrs. John Somers, of Toronto, Canada,
is in the city. called here by the critical
illness of her dsughter-in-law, Mrs. Alex.
Somers, OF the Second ward.
Al a meeting of the stockholders OF the
| Bellaire Nail Works Company yesterday
afternoon, the following directors were
elected: J. r. McCourtney, James Wilson,
A. B. Carter, Earl Oglebay, Fred. Sea
bright, Charles Brockunier, John A. Cal
laher.
The project Of erecting a new blast furn-
ace and a mill to use their surplus product
was discussed, the majority Of those pres
ent being in favor Of the project. Nothing
definite was done, the whole matter being
to the discretion Of the Board OF Directors
as was done a year age.
There was no change made in the Board
of Directors, except the election OF Score
tary A. B. Carter 10 take the place OF the
late W. @. Barnard.
A lad named Getroach was working
about the elevator at the Etna factory,
when som one let the elevator down,
squeezing him badly but not seriously.
County Commissioners Hart and Mchem
were in the city yesterday.
lad RnAnrir Sr is laid nm with an AZ