Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-18
BELLAIRE.

DR.. Warner, who has been stopping
at the Globe Hotel for few days, was
assaulted by two men in the alley be-
tween Belmont and Union streets, In
the business part OF the city, about ten
O'Clock Tuesday night and robbed Of
SEP. A young man named Harry
(DuCky) Minnehan was arrested yester-
day on suspicion. At the hearing in
Mayors Court the Doctor recognized
Minnehan as one of the men who had
assaulted him. Minnehan was there
fore bound over TO Probate Court In the
snm Of $500. The other rObber has not
been apprehended.
The Jr. O. u. A. NJ. Band festival
closed Tuesday evening with large
crowd ia attendance. In the contest
for the gentleman's gold watch the
friends Of Mayor Mahood, Of Benwood,
collected S4S, Mayor McGowan's friends
500, and the time piece was awarded to
our Mayor. Miss Jennie Criswell col
lected $50, while Miss Odessa Tarbet, OF
BenwoOd, handed in S24, and Miss Girls
well was awarded the watch. The band
will clear about $500 on the sntertain-
ment.
John Saadi, a native OF Syria, is
stopping at the Globe Hotel and will
give several lectures in this vicinity on
Mohammedanism, mission work in
Syria and a talk on Egypt and Africa.
The Doctor Is a very interesting talker
and has travelled a great deal, having
been interpreter during the Nile ex-
petition for the relief OF General Cor
don at Khvrtoum, Soudan, and labored
as missionary in Morocco. North
Africa.
The Barnard brick works have secured
the contract for 4 million half brick
for the Bloch Bros. building in Wheel
ing. The company has recently put up
q patent dry house aud REFRESHING ma
chimes, and will put in about $4,000
worth additional machinery, thus max
ing the works one of the most COM
plete in this section of country.
The Pultney township pixies are slip
ping away rapidly, and farmers who
come into town report that il the
weather continues wet awhile longer
there viii be little left OF the pixies along
the hillsideS. There are some very bad
slips on the Brooks run and McMahon's
creek roads.
City Council has elected for members
of the City Board of Equalization John
Steger and John Gallagher, each for
three-year term, and A. NJ. Z. Boyd for
One-year term. These are excellent
men for the place to be filed.
Charles DOYLE had hearing in the
Mayors Court yesterday on a charge OF
adultery aud unlawful cohabitation.
He was fined $50 and costs and Will
probably spend a hundred days in the
GAINESVILLE work house.
Several OF the best performances
given at the recent school entertain
ment will be repeated at the entertain
ment 10 be given at the Christian
Church this evening.
The steamer Andes has postponed its
excursion down the river until to-nor-
row evening. She will go down TO
MOundssille, from which place an ex-
curslon will be run this evening.
The City Solicitor is instructed to
give a written decision to Council on
the La-ROche-Jone contest for mem
berS Of Council from the Fourth ward.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
had a splendid meeting Tuesday night.
The debate was quite spirited, and
there was good attendance.
Jack Rodgers, au emDloye o I the b.
& o. Co., has been appointed to much
better position under Mr.. McDermOtt
at Chicago Junction.
City Council has purchase the Stahl
property, on Thirty-sixth street, for
hose house and general purposes; con-
sideratiOn, So, $50.
Miss Costing, OF the First ward, will
leave to-day on a visit to friends In
England.