Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-23
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BELLAIRE.
An Old Offender Arraigned Before
The Mayor---Notes of Interest.

Oscar Ferry after having served a few
Clairsville, for beating his wife, arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon and about
one O'Clock entered the city building and
asked the mayor to lend him dime. OF
fcer Malone was among those present,
and acting under instructions from the
mayor, placed Terry under arrest on the
charge of assault and battery, as pre-
ferred by William Goodrich. He was I'M
mediately given a hearing, and on plead
ing guilty, was fined $40 and costs on the
charge Being unable to raise the fine.
Terry will be taken in charge of Marshal
Johnston to the county Jail this morning.
F. j. Cannon, of Cincinnati; William
Pate, of Cleveland; L. T. Croy, of Toledo;
George 7. Wilson, of Dayton; j. A Vande-
griff, Of Columbus; A. B. Caldwell, of Al
ledonia; H. d. Bramble, of Bellefontaine;
E. e. Baechel, of Canton, and z. n. Riggs,
of Powhatan, were among the State ar
rivals in the city yesterday on business.
Edward Grub, of Key, has been granted
an increase in his pension from IS to $l2
from May 18th, through the efforts of Pen
sion Attorney Mason. of this city.
Miss Bertha Schindewolf, of Union
street, who has been lying i'll of typhoid
fever was slightly better yesterday.
Quite a number of the members of Bell
aire Lodge No. 419, B. P. o. Elks. attended
the social session held last night by the
lodge of Elks of Wheeling.
Jack Frost, of South Bellaire, is suf-
fering from a bruise of the right hand.
Owing to the fact that the old medical
board of pension examiners of Belmont
county is subject to the civil service ex-
animation, it will be retained for service,
along with the newly appointed board of
pension examiners. The Civil Service
Commissioner has stated that another
physician is to be appointed to fill the po-
sition on the old board, made vacant by
the resignation of DR.. Robert Alexander,
of ST. Clarsv:lle, and which position will
be filled by competitive examination in
the civil service.
L. E. Emerson, clerk of the county court,
and ex-Sheriff W. NJ. Darby were arrivals
in the city from St Clairsvillle
Three plain DRINKS appeared before the
mayor in yesterday mornings police Cou [.
One of the men paid his fine and was re-
leased at once, but the other two men,
being unable to raise the assessments,
We're not set free until after they had
scrubbed out the building.
H. w. Gibbs, a special insurance agent
from Chicago, was in the city yesterday
on business
Mrs. John H. Hopkins, of the Fourth
| ward is guest of friends at Rock HiI
west of the city.
Mrs. Starkweather, mother of DR.. C. s.
Strakweather. of the Third ward, who
has been lying quite i'll at tine North
Wheeling hospital for some days, is con-
| s:derably improved.
James Cline, formerly of this city, now
| of Gas City, Ind, has arrived in the city
| and is a guest at the home of his father
| inlay, A. 7. Lockwood, of the Fourth
ward
A. E. Martin, of Cincinnati, travelling
passenger agent of the c., B. & O. rail-
road company was in the city yesterday
on business, and called upon the B. &
o. clerical force.
Yesterday was payday for the employees
of the B. & o. railroad company
VIII Alberts travelling salesman for a