Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-13

A Budget of Brief Items From The
Belmont County Town.

The old medical board of pension exam
iners of Belmont county met in regular
session at the postoffiee building yester-
day and examined five applicants.
E. N Riggs, of Powhatan, was the
guest of friends in the city yesterday.
Fred Stewart. general manager Of the
glass sign factory, has returned to the
city from two weeks business trip to
points in West Virginia.
John Dorey, an umbrella repairer, of
this city, who served seventeen years in
the regular army, has been granted a
pension of Sc per month from July 1lst,
1850, through the efforts of Pension At
torney Mason.
The prominent attorney who suddenly
disappeared from this city last Monday
night, leaving behind him quite num-
Der of unpaid bills, is, in all probability,
in New York city at present. 1t is SAID
that he departed for the latter city last
Monday night. The majority Of the UNI
paid bills are small ones. Some effort
may be made on the part of the victims
to have the attorney in question prose
cuted.
c. G. Whitsell, of Hendrysburg, was a
business arrival in the city yesterday.
A. D. McCulloch, of East Liverpool. was
in the city yesterday on business.
H. w. Hermann returned to the city
yesterday from a brief business stay at
Belmont.
The new city council will hold its first
meeting on Tuesday evening the 18th inst.
At this meeting new standing committees
are to be appointed and the bids wiA be
let for a thousand feet of new fire hose.
Travelling Salesman BurnsWorth, of
Pittsburg, was an arrival in the city yes
terday
Robert c. Jones, travelling passenger
agent for the c., NJ. & ST. P. railroad COM
pany, was in the city yesterday calling on
friends.
Mrs. John Camp, of Red Key, Ind, was
the guest of friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Coyle. of East Pittsburg, is
the guest of relatives in the city.
All the newly elected ward assessors
ceiyed the instructions and books for their
respective offices. The new assessors are
Donald Macdonald James Corners, Will
liam j. Campbell, William Mansell and
Glenn V. Leach.
lie Regular Ill4u-Wetk SEWAGE WdS llttu
at the Christian church last evening and
was conducted by Lincoln Houston. The
subject dtsconsed upon was Seed Time. y
Quite a number of the members were in
attendance VIZ
Miss AuaTeyA Fowler was rendered a
very pleasant surprise by a number of her
friends Tuesday evening at her home n
the Fifth ward. The evening was devoted
to different kinds of social diversions and
an enjoyable time was spent by all in at
tendance. Refreshments were served at a
seasonable hour.
The funeral of Frank Carey, a young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carey, will
take place from st. Johns church this
morning at nine O'Clock. The remains
will be buried at Rose Hill cemetery
A new front has been put in at the res
idence of Jacob Schramm. in the Fourth
ward.
The John Mcyay property has been sold
to Ella e. Prach for si.ooo. The property
is located in the Second ward.
At a meeting of the city council Tues
day night the following fire wardens
were confirmed: John Glover, William
Ernst and George E. Morgan. The APP
po.ntment Of the other three wardens has
been deferred until the next meeting OF
the body.
The names of the new school directors
elected on Monday are as follows: Bald
Knob. Chester Geary, three years; Fores,
Hill, George Long. one year, and Frank
Couch, three years: ST. Joe, George Ham
ilton, three years: Georgetown, Elijah
Brown. three years: Neff's. Joseph Hager-
man. three years: West Wheeling, Miss
Lottie Harrass. three years. Pinch Run
George Hines, three years.
Last night very large number of folks
attended the fair and festival being held
at armory hall under the auspices of the
local lodge of Elks and Heatherington
band, and there was good sale of arti-
cles in the various departments. During
the early part of the evening some charm.
ing concert music was furnished by
Heatherington's band after which dane.
ing was in order and was INDUCED In until
a late hour. A most enjoyable evening
was spent by all present