Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-30
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events Of Each
Passing Day.

L
At yesterday mornings services
at st. Matthews P. E. church, the an
nual financial report was read by Mr.
c. P. Flick, secretary of the Vestry.
| 1t showed very encouraging condl-
| ton Of affairs, with a very material
decrease in the net debt of the congre-
| cation.
--Cour de Leon Lodge No. l, Uni
formed Rank, X. of p, will drill on
Twenty-third street this evening.
Owners of property on the upper
! end Of the Island on which the street
Z! railway switch is located, closed the
| switch Saturday, the lease having ex-
pired. A new lease VIII probably be
made. The fence around the property
| has been built right UP to the tracks
| on North York street.
| "A flag pole constructed Of pipe, has
| been erected on the Island hose house.
| 1t is expected that the full quota
| Of recruits for the company. of volun-
| teers in Bridgeport will be secured by
| this evening.
The LEGAL volunteers, Capt. r. H.
| d. Willis company, Will meet for drill
tonight at the rooms of the Wheeling
Athletic Club.
Base bal to-day, two games, Wheel
ing VS.. Salem.
The East End Park is being clean
ed up and gotten in shape for the sum
mer
The Woman's Relief Corps is max
ing arrangements for a Dewey social
at Odd Fellows hall Friday evening.
The meeting Of the Diocesan Coun-
Gil OF the Protestant Episcopal church,
opens Tuesday morning at Weston.
The delegates from s.; Matthews con-
gregation are PEBBLES Tatum, c. P.
Flick, George Ford, Dr. c. A. Aschman,
| and Robert Brown. The Rev. N. S.
Thomas and the Rev Jacob Britting
ham will accompany the delegates.
A number Of local merchants have
made very tasteful window displays
for Decoration Day.
The local delegates to the National
Convention of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, have returned home.
The bazaar by the ladies of ST.
Andrews mission last week, was
complete success.
There will be no picnic at Sci
bert's Garden to-day, on account of the
death Of Henry Seibert.
In another column is an advertise
ment by Chief Marshal Killeen, calling
the local divisions of the a. Q. Fl. and
other societies to meet at High school
hall at one o'clock this afternoon to
march to st. Marys school.
The funeral of the late Adam
Leonhart took place from his late resi-
dence on Twelfth street at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were very impressive, and the
large attendance of sorrowing friends
attested the high esteem in which de-
ceased was held The interment took
place at Peninsula cemetery.
Saturday Mrs. Martha Ashbury, of
the Sixth ward, made information be-
fore Squire Greer against Hiram Burk-
hardt, one of her boarders, charging
him with being drunk and disturbing
the peace. The defendant was re-
leased on his own recognizance for a
hearing Monday. 1t is alleged that
after this he went to his boarding
house and broke into the house. He
was arrested again yesterday, and sent
to Jail to await a hearing of the two
charges against him.
The Wheeling steel works closed
down yesterday. The pudding and
plate mill departments resume to-day. |
james Flanagan, the South Jacob |
street barber has a small nickel |
plated cannon in his shop that has a
history. The cannon is about fifty |
years old and was owned by the late
Richter Hughes. At Mr. Hughes |
death, twenty-six years ago, the can
non was wiled to Mr.. Flanagan, who |
would not part with it for its value |
in gold.