Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-04
MARTINS FERRY.


The suit of the city AGAINST the
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal 6a-.-
way Company in the Common Pleas
Court at st. Clairsville. am account ol
which was given in yesterday Regis
ter. was drawing to a close last even ny,
S the lawyers were presenting their
arguments TO the court Those from
this city who were in attendance ere
positive that the city will receive YER
dict but it will not he as large as the
one they brought sVit for The law
yers repre- sentiug the company argue
that the railroad is a part of the ci.F
as we'll as any of the property owners.
since they have to pay taxes on the
pr0pertv within the limits of the city,
and for this reason should not be
charged anything at all for the arc
lights at their crossings, while the de-
tense maintained that they should.
Should the city receive verdict the
probabilities are that the other two
companies the C.. & r. and c.. l.. d W.
will abide by the decision given and
the suits filed against them by the city
will be withdrawn.
Wednesday evening Alfred y Cw-
ings. a we'll known and respected citl-
zen residing in the Fifth ward died at
his home after an illness of eight DAYS
c-used bv pneumonia The deceased
for many years has been in the employ
of Spence. Baggs & Co.. holding the DO
sitiOp of foreman OF the foundry. Dur
ing the war he served in Company A.
of the First West Virginia Infantry.
He was SO years of age. and leaves
wife and three children TO mourn his
death The funeral viii take place
This afternoon at > o'clock. ami viii no
under the auspices of Thoburn Post, No.
70 G.. a. r.. of which he was mem
her. Interment Will be made al river
view cemetery.
The tax books were to have been
here this week. but owing 10 the dupii-
Gates not being filed out they viii not
he sent down from St. ClairSVille until
next Monday Auditor Henderson
should have filed them out. which he
failed to do. consequently his successor.
Madison Aldredge. had to do all the
work himself. thus throwing him bee
hind i'm his work.
Postmaster J. W. Terrill has received
the consent of the postal authorities nj
WASHINGTON to remove the postottice
from it's present location TO the empty
store room in the Opera House block.
The reason given for the change is
that more room is needed. Many are
i'm favor Of the change, while nearly an
equal number are opposed 10 it.
Hiram ArmsUorg. of Morristovn,
q. was the guest of friends and rela-
tives here last evening.
CITY Clerk AIlender, Grant Scdg-
wick. Thayer Hoslop and Robert A0-
plec0rth were ar st. Clairsville yest2r-
dav on bv-'ness
Last evening Miss Bessie Watson
verv pleasantly entertained a number
81 ~er friends at her home on West
Hickory street. The evening was spent
az the usual social diversions. and at
q seasOnable hour refreshments OF
tempting nature were served.
This evening the Cake Walkers Will
give dance at Scheele's Hall.
A. c. Harreu and wife, of Potomac,
w. Va. were the guests of the family
Of =. r. Dean yesterday.
J. q. Gray was at St ClaiUsyiile yes
ter5oy on LEGAL business.
The Standard Orchestra will give n
dance. December 11th. at Mader's Hall
Another one viii be given at Scheele's
Hall on The same night for the benefit
Of Edward Shrod5s who recently had
one Of his legs amputated.