Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-20
poned until the December meeting,

poned until the December meeting,
which will be held in Pittsburg.
The public library has lately re-
ceived a complete set of EncyclO-
,, pedia Britannica. The library now
contains a thousand volumes.
Two of the cases against G.. P. De-
vault, charged by the food commits
sioner's deputies with selling adult
terated whisky on a B. & o. dining
car, have been postponed and will
come up for a hearing before Justice
Mason on the 9th. Devault was
charged with selling three different
brands of adulterated whisky. On the
first of the charges the defendant was
found guilty. The defense made a
motion for a new trial, which was
overruled. The defense accepted this,
and the defendant was fined 500 and
costs, amounting in all to S170. The
defense promises to appeal the other
two cases if the decisions are ad-
verse In the trial of G. T. Crawford,
chief clerk of Dairy and Food Commits
sioner Blackburn, and Perry l.. Hobbs,
a chemist of the Western Reserve Med
ical College, were witnesses.
Yesterday woman appeared before
Mayor Williams to make a complaint
against a picture seller She stated that
a picture agent had called at her house
and had agreed to enlarge the picture
of a dead child and sell it to her with
the understanding that she would not
be expected to buy the enlarged por-
trait unless it was satisfactory. She
made bargain with him on these con-
ditions and he carried the photograph
Of her deceased child away with him.
In Cue time he returned with the prom
ised picture, but it was not regarded as
a faithful likeness of the copy and she
refused to accept it. The agent then
refused to return the photograph to her
which was the only one she possessed
of her child With tears in her eyes
Sc begged the Mayor to get back her
picture for her and he promised to do
all in his power
The interest in the meetings at the
Christian Church has not abated and
large crowds attend nightly
Sheriff Darby will offer at public auc-
ton to-day the properties of Thomas
J. Roush and Daniel Campbell, located
in this place. The Roush sale will &C.
cur at 10 o'clock and the Campbell sale
at l o'clock.
The Belmont County Medical Soci-
ETY. held very interesting and well at
tended meeting at the Windsor Hotel
yesterday afternoon and carried out the
programme as previously published. A
number CT physicians from Wheeling
and vicinity attended at the invitation
of the society.
The Uniform Rank of knights Of
Pythias met last night for drill prac-
tice.
Mrs. Dennis Owens is quite i'll at her
home on Hamilton street.
Robert Merryman, who ran away
from the Children's Home for the
fourth time, was locked up here and
returned Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Weeks will build a resi-
dence on lot on Belmont street in the
First ward, purchased from Mrs. Cora
/ Henry.
B. c. Ricketts,. of Wheeling, has pur-
chased the house and lot of J. W.
Littletcn's. in the First ward.
The art exhibition at the Trinity
Church last night drew a large crowd.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Knights
OF st. John held an enjoyable social
| meeting Thursday evening at their
rooms on Guernsey street A musical
and literary programme and cards were
Included in the entertainment and
amusements Of the evening.
Visitors from neighboring lodges at
tended the weekly meeting of the Good
Templars last evening.
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