Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-07

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morning. Mr.. Craft, who will remove
to Warren, O., about December LIST, is
one of the Oldest business men in the
city, having conducted store here for
the past thirty-nine years. mr.. Phil
lips, who succeeds him, was located in
Bellaire in 1872, but has for the past
seven years been engaged as Instructor
in Parsons Institute at Peoria, Ills. He
is an expert jeweler and optician, and
will doubtless find here good field for
his knowledge and experience.
The death of Captain John Garrett,
which occurred at his home in the Sec
ond ward Thursday evening, removes
from the city one of the old landmarks
whose record as citizen and soldier
were such as but few men can boast.
He was captain of company H. Sixty
first Ohio volunteer infantry, and had
he been ambitious for rank he could
have risen much higher than the COM
manding officer of single company,
as his ability and close application to
duty were notable features of his soldier
career. The funeral will take place
from the residence at O'Clock Sunday
under the auspices Of the Masonic fra
ternity, and interment will be made at
Rose Hill cemetery.
There were two passengers on the
B. & 0. east-bound train at midnight
Thursday that attracted more attention
than all the others. The couple was
an eight-year-old boy and his sister,
aged six, who were travelling alone from
North Baltimore, o. to Chester, Pa.
The boy had an envelope containing
the tickets and directions to the con-
ductor, and the manly manner in which
he bore his responsibility interested the
other passengers immensely. Every
one wanted to look after the juvenile
travellers, and they were taken care of
better than if they had had a kings
escort. A big, tawny soldier who was
travelling the same route had consti-
tuted himself special deputy to protect
the wee folks and saw that their
rights were not infringed upon, even if
there had been any tendency to do so.
The Independent says Lavosier
Spence's letter accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress is we'll
written, "but is strangely silent as to
what he thinks of the Chicago plat
form and silver at Is to l." 1t is pc
culiar what wonderfully strange con-
struotions some people place upon the
words of others. Mr.. Spence in his
letter endorses the GAINESVILLE platform
which stands by the Chicago platform
and 16 to 1 so firmly that the most
expert twister cannot deny it. The
Independent man is entitled to another
perusal of the acceptance.
The following c. & P. officials were
in the city yesterday: Chas. Watt, gen
eral superintendent; L. Ohliger, train
master; w. A Newhall, engineer main
tenance of way.
l.. Frick and VIM. Lipphardt, of
Martins Ferry, were here yesterday
]. r. Wyatt, c. & P. brakeman, has
returned to duty after a weeks ill
ness.
NJ. L. Johnston, Of the First ward
is able to be out after serious i'll
ness.
Frank Beaumont, a popular c. & P.
man, has been promoted night weigh
master at Mingo Junction. He enters
upon his new duties to-day
DR.. John Moffatt and wife, of Bust
nessburg, were callers in the city yes
terday.
Ed Patterson, whose residence is
near Schick's mines, is confined to his
home with sickness.
D. D. Glasgow has removed from
Georgetown to the Criswel property
on Gravel Hill.
Theo. Neff carried eff SO frsts and
IS second premiums on his poultry at
the Burgettstown. Pa, fair.
Miss Ella Roscoe and nephew, Her
bert Roscoe, are visiting relatives at
Bentleyville, Pa.
H. S. Chandler, of st, Clairsville, was
here yesterday.
Several couples from here attended
a select dance at McMechen hall
Thursday night.
Frank Armstrong has returned from
New York. where he witnessed the big
Dewey demonstration.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the South
Bellaire Church. will give an oyster
supper in the First ward tonight.
Albert Long has returned from an
eastern trip.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mcdonald is visiting at
GAINESVILLE
MRS. SUSAN BOOTH DEAD.
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