Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-01
MOUNDSViLLE.

at work removing the slips in the coun-
ty road in the narrows between here
and Jim's run.
Ex-Sheriff Mathews is having the
yard in front of his fine residence on
Fifth street filled and graded and made
ready to be sodded
j. w. Dunlevy, of Cameron, was in
the city on business yesterday.
Rev. Walter Alexander and family
returned yesterday to their home in
Bridgeport, Ohio, after visit to rela-
tives here.
Scott Littleton, manager of the Fos-
toria Glass Company's factory, return
ed yesterday from a business trip to
Pittsburg
Miss Iva COPYRIGHT returned yes
terday from Waynesburg, where she
has been attending school for some
time past.
Rev. John Bryson. OF Proctor, is in
the city visiting friends.
T. S. Riggs has returned from a visit
to friends at New Martinsville
Henrietta and Johnston sent about
thirty carrier pigeons to Bellaire yes
terday, where they were liberated. This
is the first lot that they have sent out
this season and the entire lot arrived
back home all right
Rev. Williams, of the Presbyterian
Church, has been holding series of
protracted meetings at the penitentiary
during the past two weeks.
Cot Phil A. Schafer has returned
from business trip to Piedmont.
The case of Michael Edwards, charg
ed with beating his wife, will be heard
n
The bids for the street paving were
not opened at the session of Council
held Wednesday night The members
want a financial statement prepared
for the next regular meeting so that
arrangements maye be made for the
payment Of the contractors when the
work is done. The bids will now be
opened on the 7th of April and in the
meantime it may be possible that not
all the work will be contracted for that
the bids now specify.
The members Of the Sterling Club
are making preparations to give an
other dance at the Opera House. The
affair may be held on the 9Th of April.
To-day is moving day and quite
large list of our people will do the
moving act
NJ. F. Giesey. of Wheeling. was in
the city on business yesterday.
Circuit Clerk L. l.. Stiger and l. B.
Wilson were visitors to the city of
Wheeling yesterday
The high school literary society will
have their cantata about the Doth of
April in the school building.
Mrs. A. j. McElroy, who has been i'll
for several days past, is some better
at this writing.
Deputy Sheriff S. NJ. Cunningham
left yesterday for Webster county, hav-
ing in his custody a convict named
Emery Alkire, who will be used in
case now in court there.
The Symphony Circle met again last
evening and postponed their concert,
which was to have been given the lat
ter part of April, until some time in
May.
L. G. HalIock is moving his tools to
Wheeling, where they will be used in
the construction of the new w. & E.
G. electric line.
Cats & Gray will soon have their
sawmill in operation again near the
B. & o. Little Grave creek bridge. The
high water did very little damage to
the concern.
Edward Jones, the colored youth who
murdered the Mason boy last August,
and who is now serving life sentence
in the penitentiary, is not enjoying
very good health. He is on the idle
list at present and may never be able
to perform manual labor.
4. ]. McElroy was at Wheeling on
business yesterday.
The sheriff has been very busy the
past week paying money TO the country
school teachers whose SCHOOLS are now
closed for this year
Thomas Fleming, Of Wheeling, was
in the city yesterday.