Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-17
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.

A Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.
There was but one Casa drunk
in Police Court, yesterday morning.
State Fair premiums will be paid
to-day at the Germania Half-Dollar
Bank.
Two deeds of trust were admitted
to record at Clerk Robertson's office
yesterday.
Gen T. S. Riley and Col Auett,
of Wheeling, will speak at Womelsdorf,
Randolph county, to-day.
The published statement that H. E.
C10han participated in a bicycle road
race in st. Louis was erroneous.
Rev. Father Duffy, Of Wellsburg,
has returned from an extended visit
among his many friends at the White
Sulphur Springs.
Deputy Sheriff John Kindelberger
has resigned his position and will en-
bark in the saloon business at Eleventh
and McCulloch streets.
Yesterday morning Officer Land
meyer found a stray horse in the Sec
ord ward and put it up at the White
Cloud stables The owner claimed it
last night.
The Beabout Club will give its first
dance CT the season next Friday even
ing at their club rooms in the East
Ed. Prof. jones will furnish music
for the occasion.
Robert M'Jssburg was examined
before Squire Greer yesterday On a
luracy charge and was committed to
the Weston asylum. He will be taken
there in a few days.
Senator Elkins will be glad 10 send
to farmers and ether persons Interested,
until his quota is exhausted, copies Of
the latest year book of the Agricultural
Department. Requests should be sent
to mis- Washington address.
About half-past twelve this morn
ing there was a row on Twelfth street,
between Main and Market, caused by
ere gentleman attempting to do an
other out Of nine dollars. The trouble
was adjusted without the interference
of the police.
The Solid Comfort Outing Club, of
the East End, has elected the following
new corps Of officers for the ensuing
year: w. P. Adams, President; Jerry
Rist, Vice President; Robert H. Filing
ham, Treasurer; E. l.. Frame, Score
tary; D. Guth, Trustee.
The claim of w. H. Rinehart for
$50 rent against the Dawson pottery
was paid yesterday by the stockhold-
ers and the property released from at
tachment yesterday by Squire Greer.
The attachments made en- other claims
against Thomas Dawson have not yet
been released.
Martin Ditmar, of Martins Ferry,
manager of the tin roofing department
at the Wheeling cCrrugating works,
had the palm of his left hand painfully
cut while at work yesterday after
noon. The cash was several inches
in length and was inflicted by the sharp
edge CT a sheet of tin which he was
handling. A physician attended to the
injury.
George Meyers, a well known citi-
zen of the Second ward, died yesterday
morning at his home on Market street,
a few doors north of Eleventh, in the
| fCrty-severth year of his age. De-
ceased was a resident Of the Second
/, ward away back during the war, and
will be remembered by many old citi-
Zels. His illness was short enc, as
he was down town last Tuesday.
A still alarm about $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning called the Vigilant
engine company to Lawyer Alfred
Caldwell's residence, corner Main and
| Eighth streets. A domestic, while
, working with bottle Of benzine in
one Of the sleeping apartments, light
ed a match and the contents OF the
flask were Immediately ignited. setting
fire to a bed cafopy hanging from the
ceiling. The flames were put cut by
members of the household sefore the
arrival of the 6TeMea.