Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-16
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The Council Committee on Ac-
counts is called for this evening, and
the Committee on Ordinances for next
Monday evening.
There were three cases in Police
Court yesterday morning.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday TO NJ Crawford. a native OF
Winchester. Va, aged %, and Cum
Uterine Reffgen, a native of Germany,
aged 43; also, to Lyman Hough, ma
tive of Fayette county. Pa, aged 81,
and Title Gardner, native OF Wheel
ing, aged %.
The Panhandle Club will give an
excursion the latter part of May 10
East Liverpool, o.
Rev. Archibald Moore. D. D., will
deliver a lecture at Greggsville, in the
". E. Church. Thursday evening. Sub
iect: Winning Forces in Mankind.
The lecture is for the benefit of the
church.
A great many people appear to be
under the impression that the City
Health Officer is the proper person to
be called in INDECENT poor cases. The
County Health officer is the man.
Work has commenced preparatory
TO the erection of the new building at
the southeast corner of Market and
Sixteenth streets. Yesterday two men
were at work shOveling in the cellar
and at one time in the afternoon sixty
three men were watching them.
None of the Courts were in session
yesterday.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet i'm special session at ,
o'clock this afternoon to choose a new
President. Ii is generally understood
that Mr. McGregOr of Madison, will be
selected. The vacancy in Clay district
may or may not ne filled II is a gen
eral impression that Mr.. Joseph Speidel
will be the lucy man.
A party consisting of Jack Crogan.
VIM. Harrison. Louis Miller. Louis
Stephens. Jacob Nary and Scott Davis
made an extensive search along the
river yesterday for the body of VIM.
Falloure. They had two skiffs and a
sein 100 feet long.
An overcoat belonging to a student
named Barger at Frasher's College.
was taken yesterday morning by an I'M
known party, and unfortunately for the
owner il has not been returned.
A lively scrap occurred at Twenty
third and E0ff streets yesterday at
noon. One individual was knocked Un-
conscious and lay in the street for sew
eral minutes inSensible until picked up.
Or Walden was called for. but by the
time he arrived the party had been re-
vived and taken away.
A new horse has been procured by
the Fire Committee for the Eighth
ward house. Ii was traded. the com
miJtee giving boot" for the animal.
The FOstOria Glass Company. of
M0undSyilie will add a new factory to
their plant Wood Bros and Z. NJ.
Holiday. of this city presented bids for
the contract. but il was given TO Chas.
r. Riggs. of MOmdsville
Squire Dunning last evening de-
cided the diamond ring case of Agnes
Carter vs.. Chas. Bachman in favor OF
the defendant The evidence showed
that Mrs Carter had bought the ring
and had given il away and consequent
ly could not claim an ownership.
The choirs of the various churches
of the city are preparing for elaborate
musical programmes for Easter. This
event is always made an occasion for
the rendition Of exceptional music at
all the churches and efforts are being
made by the choirs TO excel any pre-
viOUS Easter event.
The Top mill blast furnace has
been cleaned out. The workmen at the
mill are not very hopeful of it starting
mp soon. as they consider that the fur
mace has not owed 10 be a success.