Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-02

sixth street between walnut street ma
!, the alley north o. II Il had been per-
sistently rumored that the Craig heirs
would ask for an injunction to restrain
/ Contractor Stringer from laying the
sewer, and he, in view of any trouble
i that might arise. put large force Of
men at work Monday evening They
worked wit Knight and main all night
long, and when the sun crept over the
eastern hills yesterday morning the
| job was about complete. Whether or
not an injunction would have been
asked for yesterday, il the work had
not been done, is another question. 1t
is understood that some people were
very much surprised yesterday morn
ing when they found what had been
/ done.
| Lena Mckay & Company have re-
moved their millinery store from the
+ Hobensack building into the store room
formerly occupied by Ellis Lash.
Mrs. Alice Curtis, who has been Wis
| iting her son Thomas at Columbus, o.,
/ has returned home.
Miss Mary Lewis pleasantly enter
| tanned a number of her young friends
Monday evening at the home of Thos.
Pugh, on Walnut street.
DR.. William Hoge. of Portland sta
ton, was in town yesterday on bust
| ness.
| The family of George Tweedy has re-
turned from a couple of weeks stay
at Camp Rest
Misses Luella Shipman and Ora Mil
ligan will leave tomorrow to visit
friends at Georgetown, o.
Several from here attended the funer-
al of Mrs. Anna Morton at Bridgeport
yesterday.
Arthur Richards, of Pittsburg, is the
guest of friends here.
DR.. J. ]. Burton left yesterday for Lo-
gansport, Ind, where he will locate.
The tennis contest that was to have
taken place yesterday afternoon on the
court here between local and Wheeling
players was declared off because of
the inability of two of the players to
get leave.
| Last evening John, young step-son
of William Prince, had the misfortune
to fall from a box on which he was
standing and break the bones in his
left arm just below the elbow joint.
DR.. ]. NJ Blackford, who was sum
moned, reduced the fracture.
j. S. Harrison, of GAINESVILLE, was in
! town yesterday on business.
Papers in a forcible detainer suit
against Wood Smith by Samuel B. Will
liams were served by Constable STAN
ton yesterday. The suit will come up
for hearing before Squire Kellar Au-
gust 4.
DR.. and Mrs A. w. Diven went to
Indiana, Pa, yesterday to attend the
marriage of the latter's sister to-day.
Council met in regular monthly ses-
sion last evening.
The Maennechor Singing Society will
be entertained tomorrow evening at
the home III Mr.. and Mrs August Kratz,
on Buckley street.
Mrs James O'Connell, of Mounds
vile, was the guest of friends here yes
terday.
Mrs. ] F. Kraus and daughters, of
| Pittsburg, who have been the guest of
the family of H. w. Gauding the past
two weeks, left yesterday for Sardis,
O., to visit friends and relatives for
week before returning home.
Yesterday afternoon about 230
| o'clock a man by the name of Patter-
son, employed by the Wheeling firm
putting up the stacks on the Laughlin,
had a narrow escape from death. He
was working near a shaft when his
clothing caught, and he was taken
around several times before the ma
chinery could be stopped. Patterson's
right leg was badly cut and his whole
body was more or less bruised He was
attended by DR.. J. l.. Haney, who took
| him to his home in Wheeling.
| The report current last evening that
David B. Lady was dead was erroneous.
| Mr.. Lady's condition is critical, but
there are yet hopes that he may re-
cover.