Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

| casing is in and the Cow Run sand will
probably be drilled in TO some time
this week
! No meeting of the City Council was
| held the past week, but likely a spe-
cial session will be called in a day or
So The old council will have consid-
cradle business TO transact before they
vacate their Offices, and would have
met last Thursday evening, only Mayor
| Purdy was confined to his home on ac-
count of sickness.
Miss Name kerns, of Bellafre, is con-
! fined TO the home of VIM. Strong, i'll
with an attack Of the pneumonia.
Work on the new B. & o. water tank
at the foot of Seventh street, has been
/ suspended for several days past on ac-
count of the weather. The stone foun-
! dation is done and the tank will likely
| be placed il position some time this
week.
The Belmont Manufacturing Com
pany, which have their plant in the
! Dunn building, on Seventh street, are
now working about 20 people, The
| firm so far have started out under very
favorable circumstances and are doing
! a very nice business. The past week
! many large orders were shipped by the
! firm.
Capt. A. o. Baker is able to be out
| again after a brief illness.
| City politics at the present time seems
/ to be pretty warm, and Il there is any
person who can pick the winners he has
not proclaimed himself. Both the citizens
and Republican tickets have some very
! good men on their list. and many are of
! the opinion that the result will be very
! close on election day. The fight on the
| license question is also attracting more
! than passing notice. and since the pro-
hibitionists have taken q hand in the
matter it is hard to say what will be the
result. At any rate there are men who
will vote for license this year who were
| against it at the last election, and ac-
i cording TO this talk the wet side of the
argument has the best of the situation.
The past week the coal mines here have
taken out more coal than any one week
for many years past. The country roads
were in good condition for sleds and the
farmers were here in force hauling the
! coal out many miles in the country
The New York manufacturing plant is
stu idle on account of repairs being made
to the building.
The usual church services will be held
at all the churches to-day. and the regu-
lar pastors will occupy the pulpts.
The sheriff of Wood county and force of
deputies landed a batch of prisoners at
the penitentIary yesterday
The force at the postohice has handled
more mail matter the past week than
ever before in the history of the office.
The Gospel Trumpet people sent out an
extra large number Of their publications
and the force al the office being short,
made things unpleasant during the rush
of business.
The Fostoria Glass company have had a
very good run Of business the past week
and are shipping very large amount of
ware. Several new men have also been
employed in the different departments and
| everything is moving along smoothly at
the plant.
Mrs. Z. B. Dobbils and daughter, Miss
Gertrude. returned to Wheeling yester-
day, after a visit with relatives mere
The funeral Of Miss Bette Conway,
whose sad death occurred Friday after
noon took place yesterday morning from
the home of John Doty on Tomlinson ave
nue.. Services were held at the house and
the remains were inferred in Brookside
cemetery.
A number Of young men in the city are
! organizing a boys brigade, and as soon
| as a sufficient number are listed in the
movement, drilling will be commenced.
The boys will secure members of the late
Company NJ to teach th-m all the mill
tary tactics. and under their direction the
boys can soon have a frst-class drilled
! company.
Joseph Shirtzinger, member Of com
pany N, arrived home last evening from
Columbus, Ga.
a. ]. McEroy, the well known news
dealer, has on exhibition at his store a
meerschaum pipe. which is 122 years old.
The pipe was presented TO him by l.. II.
, Noviock five years ago. and 1t had been
| in the possession CT the first named rel
! atives for over III years It is in a fine
/ state of preservation and is now worth a
very large amount of money. Mr.. Noel
roy prizes the relic very highly and has
already received many tempting offers for
! it.
The Epworth League will have a mus
cal and literary entertainment on next
Thursday evening. All are invited to at
tend.
Golden Rule Council No. p, Jr. O. U. A.
NJ, have their regular weekly meeting to-
morrow evening. ana all members are r.
Quested 10 be present.