Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-28
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.


"A masquerade ball will be given at
Pleasant Valley Park tonight.
The local markets we're dull yes
terday after the holiday activity.
The Circuit Court was in session
yesterday but no orders were entered.
Chief Clemans yesterday called a
special meeting of Council for Thurs
day night.
The members of the Spike Island
Fishing Club are hunting fish and game
near Woodland.
One arrest was made yesterday,
but the matter was compromised and
the man was released.
The Emerald Club will give hop
at the Central Garden Club New Years
night. Music by Killmeyer.
State Labor Commissioner Isaac V.
Barton has returned from tour of in
spection of the factories in the State.
The annual Christmas treat for the
Sunday school of the United Presbyter-
ian Church will be given this even
ing.
The finance committee for the COM
ing Dewey demonstration, will start It's
campaign among the business houses
next week.
The attendance at the Hygeia skat-
ing rink continues to be very large, not
withstanding the natural facilities for
ice skating.
The Christmas music at the Firs:
Lutheran Church will be repeated by
the choir on the evening of Sunday,
January 9Th.
The contents of the saloon of John
LOOMS, on Main street, which was
closed on a distress warrant, will be
sold to-day by Justice Greer.
Here's to 19OO,' is the title of a
strikingly handsome New Years lith-
ograph which is being distributed by
the Reymann Brewing Company.
Yesterday was general auditing day
for the Board of County Commission
ers. The regular monthly meeting OF
the Board will be held next Monday.
The work on Swift & Co.'S new
building, at Eoff and Sixteenth streets,
is being pushed rapidly. The struc-
ture will be very handsome in appear
ance.
"A movement is on foot among citi-
zens who are natives of Scotland to
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
of Robert Burns, which falls on Janu-
airy 25th.
Members of Stephens Post and also
Of n u
will pay a last tribute of respect to-
morrow morning to their deceased Com
Tade Joseph A. Ankle.
There are several important bust
ness deals in progress, which will be
completed within the next few days,
but which might be embarrassed by a
premature publication of details.
An execution has been issued to
compel payment of fine of 500 and
costs in the case of State VS.. w. j.
Colts, in which there was a conviction
in the Criminal Court upon the charge
of barratry.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Oracle Belle Marlowe will
take place this afternoon at the family
residence on South Huron street. The
interment will take place Friday at
Cadiz, Ohio.
Last evening in the contest for a
dozen photographs at the fair and fes-
tival of st. Johns Church at Benwood,
Miss Geneyieve Barrett was reported
to be first, Miss B. Murphy second, and
Miss Lille Geraghty third.
"A thick surface of ice has formed
on the creek, and yesterday several
hundred persons took advantage of the
exceptional opportunities for skating.
Crowds watched the sport from the
Main and Market street bridges.
Objection has been made to the re-
funding ordinance because it fixes ar
bitrarily the rate of interest at four
per cent, while many persons in a posi-
ton to know, say the bonds could be
sold if the interest rate were 3h per
cent.
The contract for the new organ at
st. Matthews P. E. Church will not be
awarded until after the arrival of the
new rector, the Rev. Mr. Howard, OF
Chicago. He is expected to ofiiciate at
The services on the first Sunday in jan
nary.
The Christmas number of the Ban
ner, printed, upon a mimieograph by
Wesley. Scf1fat3 Eand others, is a very
credftable publication for boys of such
tender years. Some members of the
Banner staff will be heard from in the
future.
Some time yesterday morning an
unsuccessful effort was made to force
an entrance into Schafer & Driehorst's
wholesale liquor house on Main street.
The Jimmy" which was used in trying
to pry off the lock left its mark upon
the wood work.
Rev. Samuel K. Arbuthnot, of
the West Virginia Conference Commit
tee, in charge of the Twentieth Century
Fund, has arranged for a rally in this
city during the latter part of February
or the first of March, for the purpose OF
raising money for the fund.
On Fette's alleys, out Caldwell's
run, Tuesday night, there was an in
teresting bowling contest for a turkey
between Harry Kruger, the we'll known
j. barber, and George Patterson. The
game was won by Kruger. The latter
made 143 pins and his opponent 13l.
The meeting of members of Com
pany G, of the Fourth Immunes, which
was to have been held at the Office of