Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-25

! tomary In Belmont county to capture
Ihorsethieyes and then turn them loose
without trial and the Coshocton people
will no doubt be on to-day. Miller
makes no bones of having stolen the
property, but he says the woman whose
name is Bessie Tompkins (?) had moth
| ing to do with it. He claims she got
| into the buggy with him at Wheeling
Creek Coal Works, but this is known to
certainty not to be true as parties
saw the two together as far west as
Blaine. There is a reward of SIS for
the apprehension of the thief and S25
additional upon conviction and the Of
ficers will want this made good before
the property. is turned over.
/ Regardless of repeated warnings, fires
| lighted to burn rubbish are found burn
ing in alleys almost daily. This is in
direct violation Of the city ordinance
and the authorities will be compelled to
make an example of some parties II
the practice is not stopped at once.
The ordinance prohibits such fires
within two hundred yards of any
building, but it is no uncommon thing
to see blazing pile of paper, leaves,
1
of a house Or stable. Now that the
weather is dry, extra precaution should
be taken and those who fail to profit
| by timely warning will find themselves
subject to a fine.
Yesterday about noon two cattle
from a herd belonging to Fred Nein-
niger walked into the liquor store. of
IN n
1.-THE proverbial bovine in the china shop
when they became frightened at Mr..
| Poindexter, man of all work, and
stampeded. In retiring with more haste
than consideration large glass in the
| open door was broken and the point
now arising is whether Poindexter or
! the cattle are to blame. A chew OF
scrap" is offered for the first correct
solution.
Last night Loeb's Congress of Novel
! ties showed to a large audience at
Union Opera House. The show was
very pleasing to those present and af-
ter the performance the members of
| the company to the number of twenty
were banquetted by J. R. Murphy at
his FRENCH cafe. This morning the
show leaves over the C. L. & w. for
Flushing, where it fills a one night
engagement. Judging by the charact-
er of the show the management will
experience a successful season.
The funeral of Reson A. Mcdonald
will take place from the residence on
Pike street at 1:30 o'clock this after
noon. The remains will be inferred at
3Week's cemetery. Deceased was "a
years of age, and was son Of Reson
H. Mcdonald.
Miss Clara Forbes will open up her
new business on Twelfth street, in
Wheeling to-day A fine stock of cut
flowers and potted plants has been
secured.
The Euchre club met yesterday af-
ternoon.
The suit of Morgan VS.. Morgan was
heard before Squire Clemans yester-
day afternoon.
The C. L. & w. pay car will be here
Thursday.
| A race horse belonging to S. R. Muir
ry, of Steubenville, was shipped home
over the c. C P. yesterday.
Judge briggs and w. V. Campbell,
a
pear before the Supreme Court in the
case Of w. " Campbell admr. of the
estate of Reuben Oschenbine VS.. Elma
lSidwell, ct al. The suit is to deter
mine the priority of lien upon lands
formerly owned by ]. W. Been and
| is heard on appeal from the Circuit
Court.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Sec
ond Christian church will give a social
at the home of R. E. Fitzpatrick, on
North Huron street, Friday evening.
: Geo. O'Kelley is spending a few
days hunting at Willow Creek, in JEFF
ferson county
Mrs James Dillon, of Ravenna, is
visiting her parents here.
Mrs. Jane Peck, of East Liverpool, is
the guest Of the family of G. B. OKel-
ley.
Miss Annie Neugart is quite i'll.
Mrs J. C. Dent, Mrs. H. G. Branum
and Mrs. w. T. Graham will go out to
Cambridge this morning to meet the
hunting party of which their husbands
are members.
The regular weekly dance will be
given at Union Hall tonight instead
Of tomorrow night, when the place
will be occupied by the Republican
meeting.
Will McConnaughy's wagon loaded
with three ton of stone broke an axle
on Pike street last evening.
Oliver Howells is attending Masonic
Grand Lodge at Toledo.
The opening session of the Good Tenn
plar's convention began yesterday af-
ternoon and will continue to-day and
| this evening.