Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
a Soiection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Dav


-lhe river ferries continue to do an
increased business.
spring appears to be just bit coy
ana shy, this year.
This week will be conspicuous for
It's lack OF musical events.
The Admiral Dewey Club will give
dance tonight at Mozart Park.
Inc Council Committee on Ac-
counts Is called for this evening.
iesterday's storm made a big lot
OF work for the street cleaning force.
A city gas main is being laid on
WOOD street from Fortieth to Forty
second street.
dorothy, aged ten months, a daugh-
ter OF Hanson and Edith Criswell. died
at their home on South Front street,
Monday evening at half-past eight
o'clock
a bill Of sale from Susie Henneg-
han to w. T. Emblem, for a piano. was
admitted to record in Clerk Robert
sons offlce yesterday, the consideration
being $3.50.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Joseph L. Duffy, a native Of
Grafton, aged "a, and Anna x. Smouse,
native Of Grafton, aged q.
William Krafts house on Fortieth
street, which was badly damaged by
fire couple of weeks ago, is being re-
paired.
News was received yesterday from
Corapolis, Pa, Of the death of the wife
of George Hahne, formerly Of the
Eighth ward.
-Fahey Bros. new planning mill, on
South Wood street, has been fitted up
with machinery and is already in oper-
alton.
Under the new schedule the Balti-
more & Ohio will make the run from
this city to Pittsburg in two hours and
ten minutes.
This evenings entertainment at
the Baptist church promises to be very
interesting, and merits {. large attend
ance.
1t wouldn't hurt to start in on the
work Of renovating the City Hall. 1t
needs it badly, and the money is avail
able.
The soft she'll crab crop must be a
failure, this year. The season hasn't
opened yet, and countless thousands
mourn.
Peter Gallaher, Of No 134 Twenty
ninth street, died yesterday morning.
He was for many years an employe Of
the Riverside iron works, was well
known and highly esteemed.
There were thirteen cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning, most of
them the result of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct Saturday night. All
paid the fines but two
The Eighth ward officers last night
arrested four hoboes who were using a
Baltimore & Ohio freight car, below
Schmulbach's brewery, as lodging
quarters.
Mr. John Turner, formerly with
the F. W. Banner Company, will sue
coed E. G. Schoen as assistant agent Of
the Panhandle in this city. Mr.. Tur-
ner has had considerable railway eXper-
fence, and will make a good official.
Judging by the number of tin cans
at the corner of Fourteenth and Wood
streets, after the rain, the people in
that neighborhood lived well during the
winter.
-Auctioneer c. S. Greer Yesterday
offered the NJ w Smith property, on
South Market street, for sale at the
Court House. The property was bid up
to 81. 200 and the sale adjourned until
May %.
As a result of the recent rains the
condition of the National pike is very
bad in places, especially near Green
wood cemetery, where fill has been
made from the earth taken from the
cut on Reeds hill
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mar
garet Gardner occurs this morning
from the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. James Askey, No. 1921 Chapline
street Requiem high mass will be
celebrated at St. Alphonsus church at
O'Clock.
The funeral Of the late Frances
Fisher will take place this morning at
o'clock from the residence of her
mother, No. 4311 Jacob street. Re-
QUEEN high mass will be celebrated at
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at 8: 80 o'clock. The services will
doubtless be largely attended. Among
the floral offerings is beautiful pillar
given by the St. Marys MINISTRIES.