Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-03
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
a Collection of the Small Events of Eacl
Passing Day.

a Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.
The white Wings are badly
wanted on the South Side.
Yesterdays session Of the Board
of Commissioners was confined to gen
eral auditing.
A power of attorney by the
Wheeling Electrical Company to Chas.
A. Bowers, was recorded yesterday.
1t is said a syndicate of capitalists
are negotiating to get control Of all
the principal saloons in Wheeling.
The Mr.. Abe Dean who was in
Police Court Monday morning, is not
the Mr.. Abe Dean. the we'll known
ieamster of North Main street.
A certificate extending the char
ter OF the Laughlin Nail Company for
fifty years, was placed on record in
Clerk Robertson's Office, yesterday.
1t has been suggested that for the
convenience of the public, the electric
railway cars for the different destina
tons be painted separate distinctive
colors.
Bids for the construction of the
Wheeling & Elm Grove electric line
will probably be asked for in a few
days, as the plans and specifications
are practically completed.
Anthony and George Stein have
leased the saloon Of Joseph Hazlett,
on South Chapline street, and took
charge yesterday! The former proprie-
tor has leased Hinkleman Bros sa-
loon on South Jacob street.
Earl Haynes, of the Eighth ward,
was severely injured yesterday by
sliding down the banisters at the
Eighth ward school building. He fell
off the banister on his face, backing
his eyes and badly bruising his nose.
A meeting of the Women's Camp
Meeting Association will be held Sat
urday, March 5th. at o'clock, at the
home of the President, No. 1912 Chap
line street A full attendance is re-
quested, as business of Importance
will be considered.
The weather yesterday was sim
ply "beastly March came in like a.
lamb" all right, but it didn't
last, and the second day of the month
was the worst of year Last night the
streets were positively dangerous, and
many people got bad falls.
The war spirit has invaded the
school population. AT the Eighth
ward school every day companies OF
small boys, with their captains, so
through the military drill as if they
thought they were preparing them
selves to fight against Spain.
Yesterday Squire Greer gave Geo.
Mcconnell a hearing for stealing a
macintosh from the residence Of G.
w. Kreiter, on Twenty-seventh street,
Tuesday night. The defendant plead
guilty, and in default of payment Of $40
and costs, was sentenced to Jail for
thirty days.
Extensive additions are shortly to
be made to the White Front restaurant.
The kitchen will be removed to a To-
cation in the rear of the Wheeling
bakery store room, the old Busy Bee"
will be made one big dining room, and
a billiard room will be located in the
rear of the old Gavin bar room
Yesterday there was a conference
of stonemasons and bosses on the prop
OSlIlOn OF the men tor an increase OF
wages from 80 cents to 40 cents per
hour. The demand was made some
time ago, to go into effect March 1st,
but the matter was not settled The
result of Yesterdays conference could
not be ascertained, last evening.
Tuesday evening William Reitz
died at his home on North Market
street. aged fifty-six years. He was
an old-time foundryman, having work
ed at the business for something like
thirty years, and was for twenty years
foreman at Sweeney's foundry. De-
ceased had many friends in all parts
of the city, and his death will be wide
ly regretted. Three children survive
Mr.. Reitz, one being in London. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon.