Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-04
ALEX
SHOE SELLER, Io4s MAIN.
SMALL TALK.

The paving of Market street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth has been
completed.
-MeSsrs. Scheele and Williams, the
North Main street druggists, have had
automatic telephones placed in their
stores.
The steamer Virginia, tied up near
Sweeney's foundry, is being painted
throughout and is undergoing number
of small repairs.
Those who are to take part in the
''War Concert" will meet tonight
(Monday) in the vacant store room No.
1922 Main street.
The street railway company has
placed three new poles along Main
street between Eighth and Tenth in
the places of the old poles that broke
down Friday afternoon.
Jos. Gray was arrested by Officer
McCausland for disorderly conduct.
Gray is black.
Officer Gardner arrested Harry
Stanley. who will answer this morning
to charges of disorderly conduct and
abusing an officer.
There will be sixteen cases in Po-
lice Court this morning.
The regula.' monthly meeting of
the Womans Hospital Association will
be held at the hospital at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon.
An infant son of Henry Roth, OF
Elm Grove, died early yesterday morn
ing and will be buried this afternoon at
Greenwood.
Mrs Mary Thompson, widow of
John T. Thompson, ST.. an estimable
Christian lady, passed away at six
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the fam
lily residence on Fifteenth street. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
TIL funeral of Mrs. Thomas C. Nor
ris, who died Saturday morning, will
take place at two o'clock this after
noon. Interment will be private.
Special services were held all last
week at the Baptist Mission, on the
Island, and will be continued this week.
These meetings will be held until next
week, when Rev. Mr.. Reading. of Will
Transport. Pa, arrives to conduct evan
gelistic meetings at the First Baptist
Chuch, corner Byron and Twelfth
streets, at which time the improve
ments and repairs of the church will be
completed.
For the formal opening Of st.
Mary's parochial school an excellent
musical and literary programme is
being arranged.
There was lively boxing bout be-
tween two colored men in an East End
hall few days ago.
Mayor Butts denies that the bridge
jumper asked him for license to COM
NIT suicide, but adds that he may have
it for the asking.
Many persons took advantage of
the pleasant weather yesterday after
noon and visited the parks.
The contractors were Obliged to
lower the rails for the new electric line
on Twelfth street distance OF six
inches.
The Cathedral Parish high school
boys are engaged in practice for the
athletic contests, which will be on the
programme for field day, Wednesday,
at the ball park.
The Board of County Commission.
ers will meet in regular monthly ses.
sion this morning.
The case of w. w. Whitmyer's adj
mlnistratrix VS.. Baltimore Lodge. X.
OF p, will come up in Circuit Court
to-day.
Criminal Court will be in session
this morning.
The number of strangers in this
city yesterday was comparatively
small
Mrs. Rachel Wallace, wife O,
Steward Wallace. of Clinton, Ohio
county, died last evening at the age OF
forty years. Funeral services will be
held at the family residence Tuesday
morning and the remains will he
buried at Short Greek Cemetery.
The funeral of the late DIR. Storef
took place yesterday at the conclusion
of the morning services at the Stone
Church in Elm Grove. The funeral
services were very impressive. Theirs
was large concourse of sorrowina
friends, including many of the most
prominent citizens of the county. The
remains were laid at rest in Stons
Chuch Cemetery.
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