Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-22
MOUNDSVlLLE.

Charles Stewart. who is attending
the Baltimore Dental College, arrived
home yesterday to remain until next
October.
Editor j. D. Shaw is home from a
business trip to Pittsburg.
The members of the Christian
Church will give chicken pot-pie
supper this evening.
Mrs. W. B. Hicks, Of Wheeling, was
the guest of relatives here yester-
day.
Col. T. B. Fish, who has been visit
ing at Wellsburg. was here yesterday
for short while and left for Glenn S
Run to visit one of his sisters.
The B. & o. has finished new plat
form at the depot.
Circuit Clerk l.. L. Stidger has re-
turned from visit at Cameron
Alb. Charlton is able to be out
again.
Bruce Barker, formerly of this city.
but who is now member of the United
States army, and stationed at Fort
Riley, Kansas. has written to his
father stating that his company has
been ordered to Key West.
The Miller, Sisson and Wallace COM
pany delighted fair sized audience
at the Opera House last evening.
Following is a list of the unclaimed
letters remaining at the postoffice dur
ing the past week: Andy Compton,
f. NJ. Dodson, Charles Knapp, John
T. Smith and Charles Zeigler.
A. O. Whitaker, of Woodland, was
here yesterday.
II ID Tar
day attending Circuit Court.
Virgil McCluskey. of McMechen, was
in the city yesterday.
A special session of the county court
has been called for next Thursday by
reason of a petition being received
signed by ia persons praying that an
election be held in Webster, Washing
ton and Clay districts for the purpose
of subscribing $50 600 for a new rail-
road The road in question is the
same one for which an election was
held March 5.
The committee appointed by the
Circuit Court to examine the county
jail will perform their duty some time
to-day. AT present there are just
seven inmates.
Hon. Josiah Sinclair, of Benwood,
was in the city yesterday.
The members of the literary society
Of the high school are making big
preparations for an entertainment TO
be given April l.
The committees appointed from the
fire companies held a meeting last
evening and made the necessary ar
rangements for holding the election of
a ohiaf Cot a
two candidates, A. ]. McElroy and G..
Vauple. The polls will be open two
hours, but it is not a very hard matter
to guess what the result will be.
w. B. McMechen. of McMechen. was
a visitor in the city yesterday after
noon
In Circuit Court yesterday the case
of Mrs. T. NJ Powell against John
Kull, for selling liquor to her husband.
was heard. She sued for $4,000 dam
ages, but the jury returned a verdict
of guilty and assessed the damages at
500. A motion to set aside the YER
dict was made. ]. A. Ewing and J.
Howard Holt appeared for the plain
tiff, and J. e. Hooton and son and D.
B. Evans for the defendant To-day
the State against NJ. Callahan, on the
liquor indictments, and Burley against
Grim, on a note matter, are the cases
set on the docket
Miss Mary Bruce is confined TO her
home on account of sickness.
George W. Helmes, aged 80 years,
died at the home of his son, L. j.
Helms. in the First ward, early yes
terday. The funeral will be held this
morning and the interment will be at
Wayman's Ridge.