Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-24
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection OF the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.

10Y
Just keep in mind that the ring is
paying the city debt because it has to
not because it wants to. Remember
the refunding ordinance? Also the
result of the election on the same?
There were six cases in Police
Court, yesterday m9rning, n m
among them.
WIN. Hassall, a native Of England,
was admitted to citizenship yesterday.
One deed of trust was admitted to
record in Clerk Robertson's Office, yes
terday.
The Criminal Court will meet to-
morrow.
The city ballot commissioners
yesterday counted the ballots for the
various precincts, and everything is
now in readiness for the coming bat
tie.
In the Circuit Court, yesterday.
the cases of E. M. Lewis v. Bank of
Ohio Valley, and J. w. Burchinal v.
same, were dismissed, having been set
tied out of court.
The Northern Development Com
pany has given a power of attorney to
George B. Caldwell.
The friends of John H%alfpenny
will give a ball for his benefit in Ply
THAN Hall tonight.
The stockholders of the Wheeling
Steel and Iron Company and of the
Wheeling Hinge Company, will meet
to-day.
The stockholders of the Provident
Life Insurance Company met last eve
ming and reelected the old Board of
Directors.
The Council Committee on Real Es-
tate and Petitions and Remonstrances
met last night.
Council this evening in regular
session.
The stockholders of the George X.
McMechen Company will meet to-day.
-Impecunious and abnormally
thirsty supporters of the ring were
very much in evidence at the City
Hall, all day yesterday.
The will of the late George Cole
man was admitted to probate, yester-
day. Among the requests is $500 to
st. Alphonsus church and $500 to st.
Vincent's o~rphanage, at Elm Grove.
John Coleman is named as executor.
%. W. Heiskel, of this city, went
up to Scio, o., yesterday and closed a
deal for a piece of ground 20x60 feet,
situated between the two depots. Mr..
Heiskel will put up a two story build
ing which will be used for business
purposes.
The spring-like weather Of yester-
day brought out the ladies in large
numbers, and the recreation of shop
ping was pursued with enthusiasm.
Mrs. Adela Johnston, wife Of w.
j. Johnston, died yesterday morning
at a quarter of three o'clock, at the
family residence, No. 1888 Market
street, aged SO years. The funeral will
take place Wednesday, afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
james Carmen, a plain drunk,
was arrested last night in the Second
ward by Officer Holmes.
In the case of State VS.. Clara
Downing. tried before Squire Schultze,
defendant was bound over to keep the
peace.
Preparations are being made for
an entertainment to be given by the
pupils of st. Mary's parochial school.
There was a report current on the
South Side yesterday afternoon that
there was a shooting scrape at the cor
nerTwenty-sixth and Main streets late
Sunday night, but the statement that
one of the night police shot a dog there
explained the rumor.
Last night the Rum Dunn bowling
club gave a dance at Pythian Temple.
There was a very large attendance and
the affair was a success in every sense
of the term. Judging by the number of
tickets sold the receipts will foot up
handsomely when all the returns are
in.
Residents of Twenty-ninth street
were complaining yesterday about the
carrying-on at a club house in that
vicinity Saturday night.
Miss Julia Wilson, Viee-Regent,
was recently elected Regent of the
Wheeling Chapter of the Daughters of
the Revolution, vice Mrs. DR.. Baird, de-
ceased.
Lovers Of Charles Dickens writ
ings will be pleased to learn that the
r~edoubtable Mrs. farley and her cur
ious collection of wax works will be at
the United Presbyterian church on Fri
day evening of this week, January
9th. This entertainment always af-
fords amusement and when it is
known that it will be given by the
Kings Daughters of the above named
church, who made such a hit in the
"Deestrick Skule," it's success is as
sured. The entertainment will be fol-
lowed by a social when ice cream,
cake and candy will be sold.