Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-13
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About twenty boys were arrested
yesterday by officer Fisher for SWIM
ming in the river in broad daylight
They were brought to the lookup and
on the way four or five of them escaped
from the officer.
Michael Dolan and wife, Miss Fran
ces Kelly and Joseph Kelly visited
GAINESVILLE Sunday.
Joseph Smith and wife and Miss
Mary E. Kelly visited the Wheeling
Park and Elm Grove.
Martin Bryan preferred charge OF
assault against Robert Richie, but the
charge was afterwards withdrawn. the
defendant paying the costs.
The gang of Italians, about sixty,
who were employed to work on the
pipe line to be laid, held meeting and
decided to strike for an increase or
wages from S1.10 to $3.50 day. The
majority of the men are Quartered In
the old Methodist church.
The funeral of Timothy Sullivan.
whose death was mentioned In yester-
days Register, will b. held this morn
ing. Requiem mass will be celebrated
at st. Johns church.
The druggists have agreed to close
their stores on Sundays during the
day, except between the hours OF 10
a. m. and I'm, and from to p. m
There promises to be a spirited con-
test for the nomination for County
Commissioner at the Democratic county
convention to be held in Benwood on
July 30th. The candidates for the
nomination are Dunlevy, of Cameron;
R. G. Bacon, Of Rosby's Rock, and e.
w. Maxwell, of Sand Hill. The NOM
inee will be opposed by President
Davis, member of the present board,
which has been charged with and pub
hcly condemned by all citizens OF the
county, irrespective of party, with the
grossest mismanagement and corrupt
dealings in handling the affairs OF the
county The cases against the present
Republican Board of County Commits
sioners are still in court and awaiting
trial In the meantime, the best class
of voters regard the nomina-
ton Of Davis as an affront and
intend to express their SEN
timent in regard to it at the polls. 1t
is this situation that makes the cleo
ton Of Democratic commissioner
strong probability.
Joseph Mahood, who Is chairman OK
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee, stated yesterday that the ma
jority of the delegates elected from
Marshall county TO the Congressional
convention were favorable to the nom
nation of ex-Coh gresham John o.
Pendleton Chairman Manhood predict
ed that Pendeton would get Is out OF
the 81 delegates.
Miss Emma Price went to Pittsburg
yesterday to visit.
Newton Fette and wife. of Manning
ton. visited Mrs Fette's sister, Mrs.
John Taylor, Sunday.
Miss Relia Shad has returned from
Pittsburg, where she was visiting.
City Assessor Blake made his report
last night TO Council Of the annual
assessment of real and personal prop
erty, which he has just completed. In
the report there is discrepancy be-
tween the assessment of the city as
SCISSOR and the county assessor. City
Assessor Blake intimates that there Is
a niger in the wood-pile" in the man
ner in which the county assessor has
made changes and that assessments
were lowered to Republicans and In
creased to Democrats. In Assessor
Blake's report the total valuation Of
real and personal property, including
railroads, is $1,505, 435; total capitation
is 81 1903. which Is an increase OF $118
over 1897; average railroad tax Is
s544, 937: the valuation Of personal
property is 1914 1887, and the real estate
is valued at $745,51o.
A boy named Kane fell near the
Riverside mill yesterday while running
and received bad scalp wound, which
was dressed at the Emergency Hos
pital.