Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-21
MARTINS FERRY.

Mrs Elizabeth Tasting, the aged wife
of William Tasting, CT West Hanover
street, died Sunday evening after a
several months Illness caused by a
cancerous growth. The deceased was
in her siXty-eighth year and was well
known, having resided in this city
nearly i'll her life. She leaves "a hus-
band and four grown children to mourn
her loss. The funeral services will take
place from her late home this after
noon at two o'clock. Interment will be
made at Weeks cemetery.
Thomas E. Pugh will erect a dwell
ling house on Washington street.
Constable Stanton went out to the
Scio oil field yesterday on business.
Louis Arnstein has returned from an
eastern business trip.
Mrs. Andrew KurtZ, who has been
suffering with the rheumatism for
some time, does not grow much better
Edward Elks, of Washington street,
Hospital yesterday, where he went to
have blooded tumor removed from his
face.
On next Sunday evening Rev. T. NJ.
Morton, OF the Methodist church, will
UtllNeI Il special Sci nun " Tic GOOu
Templar lodge of this place.
Deputy Sheriff S. A. Gallatin and
wife, of Fairmont, York county, Pa,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Lurch, of Jefferson street.
Charles Walters, of GAINESVILLE, O.,
has accepted d position at Wilson's
laundry.
1t was decided yesterday by the
deputy supervisors of elections, at their
meeting at st. Claiisville, that va
cancy exists in the office of City Sol
icitor at this place, consequently the
names Of the respective candidates will
appear on the tickets. George Cooke,
the Democratic candidate for the office,
is a promising young attorney of this
place, we'll and favorably known, and
would undoubtedly make an excellent
official. Every voter should consider
carefully his ticket before voting for
a candidate for this Office, as it is one
that requires coed Judgment as well as
knowledge OF what he is doing, and a
vote for Mr.. Cooke will be vote for
a man that has these qualities.
Three gentlemen Of color, all strang
ers, who thought they had learned the
short change racket. struck town yes
terday and tried their game, which
proved failure in every instance. The
officers got after them, but they got
away.
Charles Burley, an emplOye at the
Aeina-Standard mill, cut cash in his
right hand on a piece of scrap iron
yesterday morning while at work which
required four stitches to close it. DR..
A. R. Ong was the attending physician.
Three salo0nists were assessed S25
and costs each yesterday BY Mayor
Shipman, for Sunday selling.
Fred Gassett is at Scio on business.
The Charles Mortimer company
played Hearts of Gold" 10 large and
well pleased audience at the Opera
House last evening. The production
was very good. The specialties were
Of a first-class nature Another per-
Torrance will Re given this evening.
Rev T. B. Roth. president of Theil
College at Greenville. Pa, lectured to
a large audience at the German Luth-
eran church, his subject being ply
mouth Rock and Other Rocks Rev
Roth proved a fluent talker. also very
interesting, and greatly pleased his au-
dience.
The Reading Circle of the Epworth
League held very interesting meet
ing at the home OF Miss Amy Dew, last
evening