Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-03
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events of
Each Passing Day.

NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events of
Each Passing Day.
I'm Police Court, yesterday morn
ing, Michael Conroy was fined IS and
costs for Sunday jag.
"A report received from the West
Liberty well yesterday was to the eff
feet that the drill is now down to a
depth of $50 feet
Thomas Lewellen, aged rs, and
Mary Elizabeth Medler, aged Is, both
Of Wheeling, were granted marriage
license yesterday by Clerk Robertson.
The graduating class of 1900 of
Lincoln public school is composed OF
Regina Jones, Ethel McMechen, Ora
Glasgow and Mamie Fields.
1t is reported that Wheeling par
ties are negotiating for the purchase
of the Gillespie farm, near Portland
Station, O., for mill site.
Friends of Christopher Baker, of
the South Side, called upon him at his
home Sunday, and felicitated him upon
The case in Justice Rogers court
of State VS.. Mrs. Annie Garrison,
charging her with stealing So, was dis
missed. The complainant was Mrs.
Dora Dunn.
The North End Literary and Ath-
letic Association is arranging for
ball April Goth. The committee con-
sist sof VIM. Cox, Lou Helmbright,
Archie Gibson and Harry Ebeling.
"A horse attached to Peoples
dairy wagon started to run away up
Market street from Sixteenth yester-
day afternoon about o'clock. He was
very cleverly stopped by the driver
after going about half a square.
R. N. Mexican swore out war
rant against William Mcintyre, charg-
ing him with taking bicycle under
false pretences, before Justice Rogers
yesterday. The case was continued
until this morning at 8 o'clock.
1t is understood that Mr.. c. A.
Helmbright is slated for appointment
by Harvey w. Harmer of Clarksburg,
census supervisor of the First Con-
gressional district, as census agent for
Ohio county, and that the work of tax
ing the census here will probably be-
gin about June LIST.
Judge Melvin will hold special
session of the Circuit Court to-day for
the purpose of naturalizing citizens. 1t
is understood that a large batch of
prospective new citizens in Benwood
10 n
order to vote at the municipal election
to-day.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Tucker will regret to hear of the
loss of their little eight-months-old
son, w. Harold. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at o'clock
from the home of the parents on
Chapline street.
Work has been begun on the pro-
posed extensive improvements to the
Orphans Home on South Market
street, which is in charge of the st.
Alphonsus Church. AS heretofore
chronicled the building is to be hand
somely remodelled and enlarged.
Edna Smith, a young daughter of
her home on South Jacob street last
evening. She was in the fourth year
of her ages The parents will have the
sympathy of the community in their
sad bereavement. Arrangements for
the funeral will likely be made to-day.
There was considerable moving IN
the city yesterday, but not the same
hvc h0nYo uifnncc06
on the first of April heretofore. This
is accounted for partially by the fact
that many landlords now make leases
date from May 1st and partially be-
cause of the scarcity of houses and
the consequent determination of ten
ants to remain where they are.
"A team of horses hitched to George
Knobe's wagon and driven by Abe
Dean ran away on Seventeenth street
last evening about five o'clock. Mr..
Dean was thrown violently to the
street and received a severe shaking
up. He was cared for by his friends
and later attended by DR.. Beabout The
animals ran a considerable distance
through the East End before being
stopped.
The Kings Daughters devoted yes
terday to moving their Day Nursery
from the Moffat property to the old
Smyth homestead No. 1881 Market
street, which they purchased few
days ago for their work fc2 the sum
of $1,000. 1t is the intention of the
ladies, just as soon as possible, to open
their new home by rendering an APP
propriate reception to the public.
-Workmen are still busily engag-
ed, making extensive improvements to
lions church on the South Side. The
auditorium has already been fitted out
with thirteen handsome memorial win
dows and the wood work Of the exter-
Tor of the building has been painted.
The walls and ceiling of the interior
of the church are now being frescoed
and the large cross at the top of the
spire beautifully gilded. The work
man at the top Of the steeple attract
ed considerable attention. from indi-
vtduals yesterday