Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-18

again after having been confined to his
home IN the Second ward with 2 Sc
we're attack Of pneumonia
Stewart Watt, of Barnesville. was q
guest at the Windsor yesterday.
Robert Schroeder, OF Toledo. was an
arrival in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Will Schindewolf is contemplating
taking trip to Mt. Clemens, Mich,
for the benefit of his health.
George w. Barnes. of Lloydsville,
and R. Kelsey, of Jacobsburg, register
ed yesterday at the Anderson.
Rev. John A. Watterson, bishop OF
this district, died at his home at Col
umbus, yesterday morning. at six
O'Clock. The news of his demise was
learned with deep regret by his many
friends in this city. A solemn requium
mass will be sung for Bishop Waiter
son at st. Johns church in this city
this morning at nine o'clock. The cere-
mony will be conducted by the rector,
Rev. Father Wehrle, assisted by Rev.
Father Read, of Benwood, and Rev.
Father Weigand, of Bridgeport. The
service will be of an impressive nature.
John Blair, the well-known B. & o.
conductor on trains Nos. IA and Is, on
the G. & O. division, died suddenly
at his home at Newark, on Sunday.
The deceased was we'll known in this
city. The funeral will take place from
his late residence this afternoon at
O'Clock. The remains Will be buried at
Newark.
H. w. Herman spent yesterday at
Columbus on business.
The Ledies' Auxiliary, knights of
st. John, will hold an important bu-
siness meeting at their hall this even
ing.
John McClelland, of the Fifth ward,
has returned home from Quincy, ILL.,,
where he has been working for the
Central Traffic Association
Miss Lillian Eakin, of New Mar
tinsville, who has been visiting at the
home Of Miss Alma Archer, of the Sec
ond ward, returned to her home yes
terday.
Miss Matte Heatherington, OF South
Bellaire, spent yesterday at Mounds
vile, as the guest of relatives.
The employees of the mould depart
ment of the Bellaire stove foundry, on
April LIST notified the company Of their
desire for an advance in wages of 10
per cent. on an average, but as yet the
increase has not been granted. The
department is now idle undergoing re-
r,oiy tc. nj
down of the mould department gave
rise to the report that the men had
struck However, an official at the
foundry stated last evening that no
strike was on and that as far as he
knew, the men would return TO their
duties as soon as the department had
been gotten into working order again.
The opening game for Brooklyn
against Boston last Saturday was
pitched by s'Brickyard' Kennedy, form
erly of this city.
The work of making improvements
at the Trinity Episcopal church was
commenced yesterday.
A new catch basin is being put In the
sewer at the corner of Thirty-second
street and Plum alley.
Henry Lippel, of New York City, is
visiting his father-in-law, Joseph Son
neborn, of the Fourth ward.
According to new orders, the Bellaire
steel plant was started up at five o'clock
Sunday evening, and will continue to
run in this manner until further orders.
The change in operating the plant has
been inaugurated owing to large in
crease in the number of orders received
by the company
An entertainment will be given at
the City Hall on the evening of April
22d, by the members of the Primrose
Club
The fair and festival at Armory hall,
under the auspices of the Elks and
Reatherington's band, was attended by
another large crowd of people last
night. Some pleasing concert music
was rendered by Heatherington's band
and dancing was INDUCED in. The re-
ceipts are reported to have been large.
The affair will be closed tonight.
Miss Rachael Payne charmingly en-
tertained a number of her friends at
her home on Guernsey street last even
ing. Refreshments were served at a
seasonable hour.
The city School Board met last even
ing and organized.