Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-13
MOUNDSVILLE.

Charles A. ShOWacre was at BenwCOd
on business yesterday.
John w. Burchinal leaves to-day on
business trip to Baltimore.
John Clark is at GAINESVILLE, O., at
tending meeting of the glass work
ers' union.
w. T. Lewis was at Cameron on bus
mess yesterday.
EX-Judge John A. Campbell was in
the city yesterday morning. He still
thinks he has show OF getting the
nomination for Congress over Dovener
Misses Eva Walton and Ella Grand
staff left yesterday On a visit to friends
at Pittsburg.
Several of our young folks will at
tend private dance to be given at
MdMechen tomorrow evening.
M. A. Walton, of Cameron, was in
the city yesterday.
Thomas Fleming has completed the
Improvements at his hotel on Tenth
street. The place is now much better
arranged and Is one Of the best places
in the city for travling men.
H. Spellman Riggs, of New York
city, the noted singer and whistler, will
be at the Prohibition Assembly hall
tomorrow evening. Mr.. Riggs Is
spoken of by the press as being a re-
markable entertainer, and this being his
first appearance here he should meet
with good reception.
To-day is pension examining day and
the board will be in session the entire
day.
J. Edward Jones, the colored youth
who is serving a life sentence in the
penitentiary for the murder of the Ma
son boy, is in very bad shape physic-
ally. He has been confined to his bed
for three weeks row with consumption,
and he cannot get well. The prison
physician, DR.. Steele. states that he has
been sick over six week and it is his
opinion that Jones will never be able
to leave his bed.
E. H Criswe1 sent large force of
his men to Rosby's Rock yesterday,
where he has several contracts for roof
ing houses.
No game of base ball has been ar
ranged for next Saturday as yet. The
team here is trying hard for game,
blu. have heard from no clubs outside
the city since they issued challenge
for any club in, the Ohio valley
Arthur Reeves, colored, was fined IS
and costs in police court Monday for
fighting His partner, Bub Walters,
who it is charged, was also mixed up
in the affair, will also be up before the
Mayor for his fun On the same occa-
sion.
Miss Jennie Beam is in the city Wis
iting relatives.
Quite a large number of our people
will attend the Congressional conven-
ton which meets in Wheeling to-mor-
row. From this city Campbell has all
the delegates, but as Dovener Is con-
ceded to have the nomination sure
there presence will hardly be needed.
Thomas Walker was at Wheeling on
business yesterday.
The room formerly occupied by Pros
ecuting Attorney Parsons In the court
house is being fixed up for the use Of
County Clerk Lewis.
R. G. Dakan, merchant Of Rosby's
Rock, was in the city yesterday
Miss Mary Scott is visiting friends
at Pittsburg.
The Uniform Rank, K. Of P, is ex-
peCting their uniforms to arrive this
week. They were to have been here in
time for the Fourth, but the firm dis
appointed them.
The Panhandle Telephone Company
secured about eight new phones yes
terday. This makes the list here about
ninety, and it Is still growing. The
service is the very best and the COM
pany's subscribers are we'll satisfied.
W. D. Mathews, of Cameron, was in
the city on business yesterday.
Henry Hornbrook, formerly of this
county, but now living at Cambridge,
O., is in the city visiting relatives.
J. w. Deter has force of men en-
ployed making several changes to the
tipples at the Glendale coal works.
Virgil McCuskey, Of McMechen, was
in the city last evening.