Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-04
MOUNDSVILLE.

| VIM. Hicks and wife left yesterday
on visit to friends at Cameron.
! Hermann Mcdonald and wife, CT
| Cameron, are in the city visiting
| friends.
| ]. B. Alexander and wife leave next
week for down the river points, where
they will give a number of concerts
| fer the benefit CT church societies.
C. H. Senseney, of Wheeling, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Theodore Hood and wife will re-
| side at New Cumberland this summer,
! on account Of his saw mill being loca-
| ted there.
| Harry Hanson returned yesterday
from Washington, Pa, and will work
for the FostorIa Glass Company again
| A marriage license has been issued
| by the county clerk to VIM. Riley, OF
| Beallsville, O., and Lena Harper, Of
| this place
| DR.. S. M. Steele was at Bellaire yes
| terday to see VIM. Abey, who had his
foot amputated here a few days ago.
| S. w. Mathews returned yesterday
from trip to Warrington.
Rev. Stewart, Of Georgetown, was
here yesterday visiting friends.
A special meeting of Council had
| to be called last evening on account
of no quorum being present Thurs
day night.
Josiah Sinclair, of Benwood, was
| here Yesterday calling on friends. 1t
is rumored that he will enter the
race as a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, and may be claSsed as a dark
horse.
| So far, there has been nothing heard
of VIM. Fader, who so mysteriously
disappeared from his home last week.
He has been gone about ten days now,
| and his family can get no information
as to his whereabouts. The entire
police force have been working on the
case and are working hard to dis
| cover a clue, but 50 far have been
| unsuccessful. He is 6S years Of age,
| and no one seems able to throw light
| on his strange action.
| The fair association will hold an
other meeting here to-day for the pur-
pose of arranging matters for the big
Fourth Of July picnic.
| Marshal Steel had to run a large
! number of buns out of the city yes
| terday on account of their being too
numerous here of late.
| H. A. Gaskell, B. & O. fireman, was
| badly scalded on his engine at this
| place yesterday morning, and had to
| be taken to his home at McMechen.
! The accident happened by reason CT
| one of the boiler tubes giving out let
| ting the steam strike him in the face
and on one side of his body. DR.. R.
| w. Hall rendered the necessary medical
| aid. and although the accident was a
very painful enc, it will not result Ia
tally.
| Several of the members OF the local
| base ball club will start a subscrip-
| ton paper in a few days asking for
| aid in purchasing new uniforms. II
/ they receive the proper encouragement,
| games will be arranged for this city
almost every Saturday.
1t is reported that a large list Of coal
| miners will return to work on next
Monday. A new scale satisfactory to
the men has been arranged, and bust
ness will once more be resumed at
the mines here.
The suit dt Hazlett against the
street car company for the damaging
of a buggy some time ago, was be-
gun yesterday. " "A. JULIUS ID hooA
ing the case and quite number OF
witnesses are presena. a decision will
| likely be rendered to-day.
One convict will be released from
the penitentiary to-day. He is a seven
wear man from the lower end OF the
State.
Deputy Sheriff S. NJ Cunningham
was at Cameron yesterday.
S. II. Woodruff and d. H. Peoples
have purchased the large store Of Nc
| Donald. Walton & Co, at Cameron
The stock is being invoiced, and as
| soon as this is done the new firm
will take charge.
Miss Lima Hennig, Of Wheeling, il
visiting friends in the city.
Charles Maupin is home again, after
spending over a year in the reform
school.
| Miss Eva Disque, Of Powhatan, is
visiting friends in the city
]. H. McBrown has returned from
a visit to his home in Ohio.
Quite a large crowd will attend the
Paines fireworks exhibition at Wheel
ing next Tuesday. The steamer Leroy
will make special trip from this city
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