Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-18
NEWS NOTES OFYESTERDAY
A Collection of the Small Events
Each Passing Day.

The rain came at last yesterday Riv-
ermen are especially pleased.
"A new fire alarm box has been placed
at Alley G and Twenty-eighth street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
night.
The Central glass works has resumed
operations, after an idleness of about two
weeks.
Police Officer Meyer, of the Eighth
ward, is off duty on account of badly
sprained ankle
The ground will very shortly be broken
on Fifteenth street for a fine double brick
dwelling for DR.. Gil. Hill.
The case of Evan Jones, on the charge
of wife beating, will come up for hearing
In Police Court this morning.
Several committee meetings have been
postponed on account of the absence from
the city of prominent Councilmen.
One of the posts supporting the arch at
Twelfth and Market streets is badly bent,
and the arch may fall at any time.
There were no cases in Police Court
yesterday. morning. In the Evan Jones
wife beating case, no person appeared.
The new Pabst building at Benwood
was opened last evening. A concert pro-
gramme was rendered for the occasion.
Frosted glass was placed in the frame
work over the desk in the police office
yesterday, affording much more privacy in
the office.
Last night Officer Rero served a war
rant on b. +. Perkins cor obstructing the
street, and Officer Turner arrested Richard
Hopkins for being drunk.
The B. P o. Elks social session will be
held at the Arion tonight. 1t will be pre-
coded by a business session, during which
several candidates viii be initiated.
Miss Florence D. White, special demon
strator for La Vida Corsets, arrived in
the city yesterday and is at the Geo. R.
Taylor Company store, on Main street.
Members of the congregation of the
Synagogue in this city are making arrange
ments Tor the celebration of The semi
centennial of the congregation November
30th.
A session of the Circuit Court will be
held Friday. The arguments on the writ
of error in the johnson and Devinney case
will be made before Judge HerVey next
Monday.
The excavations for the foundation for
the new Swift & Co. building, at Eoff and
Sixteenth streets, is being pushed rapidly.
The building will be erected as fast as
possible.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Handlan, widow of the late John Hand
Ian, will take place this afternoon at two
o'clock, from the residence of K. ID. List,
on Ninth street.
One of the most enjoyable events of
the season will take place Friday evening,
October 10th, at the Central Garden CLUB,
being the second grand hop given by the
Emerald Club. Killmeyer will play.
1t was incorrectly stated in yesterday S
Register that the building in which the j.
w. Hunter Company's catsup factory IS
located, will be sold; Only the equipment
of the factory is to be disposed OF at auc-
tion
Late Sunday night thieves attempted
to enter the residence of Robert Schnelle.
on South Main street. but We're frightened
away by a male member of the household.
There is no clue to the parties in the
case.
Chief of Police Clemans has hand
some gold and silver badge. probably lost
by a member of Company H, Tenth Regi-
ment Pennsylvania volunteers. 1t was
found on the street, and is being kept until
the owner calls for it.
AS stated in the Register several weeks
ago preparations were made for starting
up the pudding furnaces at the Top mill,
which have been idle for six years. A
number of the furnaces were torn down to
make way for other improvements. The
number of pudding furnaces is now very
small.