Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-30
Resume of went from the Lively
Marshall County Town,

Resume of Events from the Lively
Marshall County Town.
Henry Ditman, who was seriously
wounded in a shooting ARRAY occur
ring near his home on the river bank
in Lower Benwood, Saturday AFTER
noon, was reported late last night to ba
resting as comfortably as could be ex-
pected. The attending physicians
stated that there wa very little i'm
provement in his condition yesterday.
and that 1t is impossible to determine
at present just how his injuries may
result. The injured mans younger
brother, Clinton Ditman, who did the
shooting, according to the story of the
ARRAY, is still being held by the author
tiles. The lad admits that he shot his
brother, and claims that he did so be-
cause he abused him.
Miss Cora Bell will depart for Pitts
burg in a few days, to be the guest Of
friends.
The Wheeling steel plant will not
resume work until tomorrow morning,
owing to a scarcity of metal.
Mrs. j. N. Alley and her niece, Miss
Lucy Hood, are expected home from
Businessburg, where they have been
visiting friends.
Charles Higgins had the middle fln-
ger Of his right hand painfully injured
by an accident at the plate department
of the lower works Saturday morning.
At the meeting of Union district
Democrats Saturday night, James e.
Barrett was elected as one of the six
delegates to the State Convention, In
stead of James Smith.
Joseph Manhood was chosen as one OF
the delegates to the State Convention
by the Democrats Of Union district
Saturday night, instead of John Lubic.
as was enormously reported In another
paper.
Rev. G. G. Bruner, a member of tbs
| Pittsburg conference of the Evangel-
ical Alliance, who has been In the city
| for the past few days, will deliver a
| temperance lecture at the city hall this
! evening.
Lottie, a young daughter OF William
| Bogard, who was seriously injured by
| an accident on the Moundsville cleo
trio line, a few days ago, continues to
improve slowly and is now thought to
be out of danger.
The Riverside steel plant will resume
| operations in full this morning and
quite a large force OF employees will re-
turn to their duties. This department
| of the mill, which was badly damaged
by the recent explosion, has been re-
| paired and reconstructed in a remark
| ably short time and Is now in as good
| condition as formerly. The Riverside
tube works. which has been idle owing
| to a scarcity of orders, is expected to
| start up during the week. The lapp-
| weld department of the works may re-
| sumo work tomorrow morning. The
Riverside blast furnace, which was also
damaged by the explosion, and gotten
! into shape for work during the past
| week, will be on as usual this morning.
The sacred concert, THE Messiah
which was rendered at the st. Johns
Catholic church last evening at 1880
O'Clock by the members Of h church
choir and the Mendels5ohn choir, OF
Wheeling. was quite a notable musical
event. The various numbers on the
programme, consisting OF vocal Sc
lections Of a rare and most pleasing
nature, were given very artistically
and were keenly appreciated by the
lovers of music who were present
The soloists were as follows. namely,
Miss Emma X. Connolly; soprano,
Misses Ellen Havey and Lily Seragh-
ty; contraltos, Misses Bertha Travis
and Julia Kennedy; tenor, Mr.. ID. w.
jennings, of Pittsburg; Messrs. J. w.
Adams and T.. Llewelyn Williams.