Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-01
THE NEWS OF DELLA|R[.
A Breezy Budget from Belmont's Chief
City.
The Events of Yesterday Recited
in Readable Form, and All Topics
of Interest Covered = Personal
Mention Of NOtables.


base ball player of this city, who has
been attending college at Wherefore
! during the past winter, is in the city
visiting his mother. He will leave the
| first OF next week for Philadelphia,
where he will join the Cuban Giants,
with whom he will play next season.
! Mrs. J. c. Stone, OF California, the
| celebrated temperance lecturer, lect
| tured at the Shadyside school house
last night, and she will also organize
a lodge Of Good Templars at the same
place on Saturday evening.
| The Mechanics hose company will
| hold a meeting this evening. They
| will decide whether they will send
J delegates to the Northeastern Volun-
| teer Firemen's Association, which
meets at Toronto in May The tlremen
of this city VII, make a fight 10 Sc
| cure the next tournament for this
city. They will canvass the city TO
see what money can be secured for the
tournament
| Mrs. Lula Coulter, of Newark, is Wis
| iting the family of her brother Mr.
| Huffman, in the First ward.
| Mrs J. B. Gibson left yesterday
! evening for GAINESVILLE, where she will
| visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Moore.
squire Mason yesterday received no.
| tice that a pension Of six dollars a
month had been granted to Armstrong
| Nealen, of Martins Ferry.
| Constable Hazel yesterday took VIM.
| Crow to St. Clairsville jail, where he
will serve out sentence OF $40 and
costs, which was imposed on him by
| Squire MorreIl for receiving money un-
| der false pretenses from Levi Lichng.
| F. M. Cooper, of New Athens, was
| calling on friends in this city yester-
| DAY.
Mrs. E. Baron. Of Tifin, o., is visit
| ing friends in the Fourth ward.
The Choral Society has changed the
time for It's concert from the 9th to
the 18th Of April.
| Ionic Lodge held an interesting
meeting last night and conferred the
| first degree upon two candidates.
Good Will Lodge, L. 0. G. t., will
hold their regular meeSng this even
| ing. There are four candidates to be
| initiated.
Postmaster w. G. Warnock retired
from the postoffice at midnight last
night. He turned the keys and office
| over to the new postmaster, John R..
| Cow. Mr. Warnock leaves the office
after having served four years, and
| he has built up the work of the office
! so that it now stands among the front
rank in the State. Mr.. Flynn, the ac-
commodating chief clerk, will remain
| for three or four months to learn the
new officers.
hofA he IL
can convention there was two candi-
dates for county treasurer in this city,
and both were making a hard fight for
| the nomination, when all at once one
of them withdrew and gave no reason
| for doing it. The other candidate,
| VIM Burgundthal, received the nom
| ination. But now, since the appoint
ment of Mr.. Cow as postmaster, the
| inducement that was given the cand1-
date to withdraw has been made
| known. as yesterday evening it was an
nounced that Charles Lancaster had
| been appointed as chief clerk by Mr..
Cow.
The men of the congregation of the
| Christian church gave a social at the
church last evening, and large crowd
was present. The following pro-
gramme was rendered:
Male quartette -. Onward Marching
/ Recitation ........ Paul Thornberry
Vocal solo Bert Hopkins
| The Revival Speakers. .........
Maggie Rodefer, Frank Morrell
| Flute solo. ...C. M. Thornberry
| Cornet Duet. j. H. and G. E. Hopkins
At the close of the programme ice
| cream, cake, coffee and sandwiches
| were served by the men in the Sunday
| school room neat sum was realized
| from the social for the benefit Of the
| church.
The contest Cor the most popular
| young lady at the G. A. r. and Sons of
Veterans fair and festival, which clos
| ed Wednesday night at midnight, al
most ended in row, as the friends OF
| the two leading candidates claimed
| that they had not been fairly treated,
| as the friends of both had put in
| money after the vote had closed and
| wanted it counted. The vote resulted
| as follows: Miss Anna McCready, l.
| GAL votes; Miss Flora Bickel, 1888;
| Miss Rosa Fabey 1G5; Miss Lemmie
1
ladies received complimentary votes.
Rev O. W. Holmes left yesterday
for Cleveland to attend to some church
/ business.
E. c. Phillips, OF Avenmore, is visit
! ing his daughter Mrs. w. G. McLain,
of the Third ward.
| Rev. r. S. Coffey, of the First Pres
| byterian church. preached an excellent
sermon at the L. P. church last even
ing Rev. w. M. Coleman, of West
| Alexander, Pa. will preach at the
Stone church this evening and on Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock.
Fred Wallace, of Waynesburg, Pa,
| is visiting at the home OF John AL
| lum, in the Third ward.
Emil Smith, who the newspapers
said had gone to the klondike, ar
rived home yesterday, and says that
he only took a pleasure trip as far as
Newark
Mr.. E. O. Hallett has sold his prop
erty on Rose HILL and yesterday re-
moved his family and household goods
| TO Cleveland, where he will make his
future home.
The Republican voters in Pultney
| township precinct, had a good trick
played upon them at the primary cleo
| ton. AS L. e. Keyser, whom they
nominated for assessor, is and always
has been a Democrat, and now the
members of the party DO not know
what to do, as il Is too late to have