Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-20
sTEUBENvILLE.

STEUBENvILLE. August l9.-Conncil did
the proper thing Tuesday night in substi-
tuting new ordinance for the one that
had been read twice, and giving Hon. X.
Sherrard and other property owners on
North Front street on the half square eX-
tending from the center of the square
above Market 70 and including Washing
ton street, the privilege TO lay lateral
sewer at their own expense and connect
with the main sewer on Market street,
they agreeing to pay the extra above the
actual cost OF the sewer and two dollars
per front foot for their own property. The
rules were suspended aud the ordinance
placed uponits final passage and adopted.
They were also given the right 10 COM
mence work ct once so that IL could be
completed before toe wet season set in. A
city does not lose anything by accommo-
dating public-spirited citizens, particularly
when their desires are in accord with the
wishes OF majority OF the people and the
object they have in view for the general
good.
Already several Of the parties whose
property was destroyed by the big IRE
Monday afternoon, have made arrange
ments TO build and before year has passed
handsome new buildings will rise from the
ashes on South Fourth street, and the
aquare will blossom out better than il did
before.
The Water Works trustees Tuesday went
up to Allikanna and examined the river
ped and found that good supply OF pure
water could be obtained at that point for
the projected new works at any stage Of
water for years TO come. The river is now
about as low as il could possibly get, and
the water there at this time is Of an I'M
known depth only a short distance from
the shore.
Steuben Lodge No. l, K. Of p, Is
taking steps 10 have the Pythian Home de-
cided upon by the last Grand Lodge Of
Ohio located at this point. A committee
has b9en appointed to look after the mat
ter, which has made proposition 10 the
Board of Directors having charge Of the
location of the Home, and they will be
here some time in September TO look at the
site Steuben Lodge offers for the Home.
A. Hamilton, one of the Oldest, having
resided here for fortY-two years. and best
known citizens Of this city, died Wednes-
day night at the residence OF his son-in.
law, Geo. b. Sterling, corner Sixth and
North streets, of dropsy and heart disease.
Mr.. Hamilton was born in Leesville, Car
roll county, O., February. 1922, and came
to Steubenyille when about twenty nine
years Of age. For the first twelve years Of
his residence here he sold washing ma
chimes, but for thirty years he has been In
the book and stationery business, and as
dealer 10 this line he was known all over
this section of country. His wife and one
son died before him, but he leaves three
children, all living in this city. They are
Lewis B., employed at the Panhandle,
John r., clerk in his store, and Mrs. Geo.
B. Sterling His funeral took place Mon
day afternoon at three o'clock.
Following is part Of the Steubeuville
contingent that went to the Worlds Fair
this week: Thos., VIM. b., Carrie aud
Lou Mahan, Mrs. j. NJ Bennett, Misses
Mary B., Kizzie and Lizzie Hill, Zoe Day,
Bertha McMurray. Eliza McKeown, Annie
Fickes. X. It. Barclay, II. W. Towner and
wife, Misses Georgia Sidney and Jennie
Myers. Miss Ella Body and Miss Annie
Scullion.
Miss Stella Hill returned home this
week from pleasant visit to friends in
Marietta.
Misses Annie Brand, Lizzie Cook and
Matte Seals, OF Wheeling, are guests this
week Of their friend. Mrs. Chas. Neiman.
Mrs. T. Z. Bawdy, of Wheeling, is a
guest at the residence OF Hon. j. II. 5.
Trainer, on North Fourth street.
Mrs. NJ. X. Wolf, of Wheeling,is visiting
her mother, Mrs. David Odbert, at her
home on North Fifth street
Prof. H. n. Mertz attended the Teach
eri' Institute at st. Clairsville this week.
Miss Name Sharp, of Lancaster, Ohio, is
visiting her friend, Miss Florence Elson,
South Fifth street.
Mrs w. L. Adams, OF Pittsburg. Is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. @. G. Fisher.
Miss AdaICsniff is in Wheeling visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Crogan.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Horner is the guest OF
friends I'm MoundsVille W, Va
II. II. Brown. Jr., resigned his position
as local editor OF the Herald. and he and
Moson Ross will leave Tuesday for Palo
Alto, Cal, where they will take an educa-
tional course in Stanford University. Mr.
Brown has been offered the associate
editorship of the Daily Pdlo Alto, the col
lege paper, and will likely accept.
J. J. Gill is home from his trip through
the north west.
The condition OF "Uncle Billy" Sharpis
considerably improved. This will pc good
news TO his mans friends in Wheeling and
Bellaire.