Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-18
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
Collection of the Small Events of Fact
Passing Day.

Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.
The Courts were blank yester-
day. The Criminal Court meets to-
day to consider demurrers, etc.
There were two cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. One de-
PENDANT was dismissed and one got
fifteen days.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the First Eng. Luth. Church, gave a
very enjoyable picnic at Wheeling
Park yesterday.
A wagon loaded with tomatoes
and belonging to farmer, broke down
at the corner of Market and Twenty
second streets yesterday about noon.
Last evening the Merchants Day
Committee left for Pittsburg to arrange
for the presentation of Paines Specta-
Gle, ''The Fall of Manila" in this city
Wednesday night suspicious per-
sons visited several residences on
South Broadway, creating considerable
uneaSiness. AS far as could be learn
So yOSbNlddy Ndo HAOtSA
A number of Wheeling gentlemen,
including Postmaster Wise, Receiver
A. Fl. Forgey and H. G.. FranZheim wnt
up to Steubenville yesterday to attend
the funeral of the late w. H. Harden.
The Niagara hose wagon while re-
spending to an alarm from box SO yes
terday afternoon, met with a slight ac-
cident. The tire on one of the rear
wheels was broken. 1t was repaired
shortly afterwards.
A child named Oakley, residing on
South Market street. who wandered
away from home Wednesday night, was
found later by Officer Ike Shields in the
vicinity of the B. & o. depot. 1t was
taken home Immediately.
Some of the fixtures of the Sample
Lingamen Co. were sold yesterday. 1t
is said half a dozen persons are after
the lease of the property, two from out
of town, and three Market street mer-
chants. The store is wanted for a drug
store, clothing store, cafe and bazaar.
George Young, a La Belle pottery
employe, was handling SO calibre
ItNOlNtI wednesday tNtHluS dl ulS
home, when the weapon was accident
ally discharged. The ball penetrated
his hand, making an ugly and painful
wound. Dr. Meighen was the attend
ing physician.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rose
Woeber will take place from the fam
lily residence on South Market street to-
or gan nfplnHE
Requiem mass will be held at the st.
Alphonsus Church at 8 O'Clock. The
interment will be at Mt. Calvary Gem
etery.
The Wheeling Teachers institute
will open in the High School building
on the 2Sth inst. The instructors will
be C. B. Gilbert, of Newark, n. j.; A.
J. Creamer, of Ohio author of Cream
er's copy book series: Miss Finch, Of
Boston, and probably Miss Lucy b.
Chapman, of Des Moines.
Charles Elliot, young boy. was
walking across Chapline street, near
Twenty-sixth, Wednesday evening,
when he was struck by a wheelman,
and knocked down The lad sustained
several painful bruises and cuts. He
was carried to DR.. Rau's Office, where
he received medical attendance.
John B. Wills has invented an inn
proved feed guide for a platen press
and has interested parties with capital
in his invention. He has secured a
patent and is now arranging to put the
guide on the market. 1t is an ingen-
ious and convenient affair, and Mr.
Wills will no doubt make money out
of it.
John NJ Birch, Esq. has made ap-
plieation to Adj. Gen. Appleton for a
commission and authority to raise a
company Of the First West Virginia
National Guard in this city. The au-
thority could fall into no better hands,
and there should be no trouble in rails
ing seventy-five or hundred good men
in this city.
Ben Conley, of the East End, ma
chinist for the Register, while at work
yesterday morning about four o'clock
was the victim of very painful aci-
dent. He was standing near one Of the
machines, when some hot metal, splash
ing out, struck him in the face. His
left eye was badly burned. DR.. Dickey
attended the injury.
Sneak thieves have been prowling
about the City Hall and Court House.
the last few nights, visiting several
Of the offices in the search for yalua-
bles. At the Office of City Engineer
White, sheet of stamps was stolen and
his papers mussed up a good deal.
Circuit Clerk Henning's Office has also
been visited. but nothing of value was
found.
An alarm from box SO yesterday AZ
ternoon at 1856 o'clock called the fire
department to the Emblem property
on Twenty-eighth street, occupied by
Anthony McAndrews and family. A
blaze had originated in the kitchen
from a defective fiue and threatened to
do considerable damage. The flames
were extinguished in about four min