Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-26

Events From the Town Acroa. the

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Miss Lizzie Bullock, of Cadiz, O.. is
visiting in town.
night
before the Mayor yesterday charged
with assaulting Jacob Heinlein. Both
plead guilty. Donley was fined S. and
costs and Shorts was fined $40 and
costs and twenty days in Jail. This last
annex is the one that hurts On promis-
ing to quit drinking for one year the
Mayor reduced Shorts fine to S. and
costs. Both fines were paid.
Sam Fundenberg, now located in
Woodsfield, is home for few days.
Miss Henrietta Junkins, daughter of
Charles Junkins, will arrive home in
few days from Larchmont, N. Y.
Mrs. Bessie Sears returned home to
Woodsfeld, O., after pleasant visit
with Mrs. Walter Besinck
Hamilton eaton, of GAINESVILLE, O.,
was caller in town yesterday.
Hugh Griffin, Democratic candidate
for Commissioner, was in town yester-
day.
A. w. Shannon, Democratic candi-
date for Recorder, was in town shaking
hands yesterday.
Engineer Perry Bishop is on the sick
list.
John Meister, son of Officer Meister,
is quite sick.
Denny Murphy has accepted a posi-
ton as solicitor for Alex. McConnegby,
grocer, of Wheeling.
Constable McConnaughby is confined
to his home very sick.
A telegram received by Mrs. G. B.
O. Kelly yesterday announced the sud-
den death of Albert Stewart, who is well
known here. Mr.. Stewart was a cousin
of Mrs. Kelley, and at present was in
business in Tennessee He was in New
york purchasing Christmas goods. The
cause Of death was not stated.
The bar mill at Aetna Standard re-
sumed operations to-day, having been
idle three months.
Mrs. H. NJ. Thompson has returned
from visiting friends at Cambridge, 0.
Theodore Laubmeister reported at po-
Ilice headquarters that on Sunday. while
he was attending church, some person
entered his house and carried away
pillow slips, sheets, towels, table cloths
and two gold rings. His young daugh-
ter saw the intruder, but would be I'M
able to identify him. Last evening the
party brought back the rings and threw
them on the porch. Mr.. Laubmeister
was at home and saw the party and
gave him a chase; but as Mr.. Laubmeis-
ter expresses it, "he could not jump"
and the party vanished in the dark
ness.
Nathan Holloway was in Flushing
yesterday on business.
John Armiger, whose home is at
West Wheeling, and is employed as con-
ductor on the street car line, left his
family on last Thursday and has not
been heard from since. The family did
not become alarmed until Sunday,
when they notified the police and de-
tectives of Wheeling to keep lookout
| for him. The last seen of him was in
Wheeling. Mr.. Armiger had about $500
on his person when he left home and
his family fear he may have met with
foul play.
Word was received from Roscoe Bar
fger, son of Albert Berger, that his
fever was normal and that he was rest
ing much easier.
Joe Davis, formerly with Burke &
Rehm, has accepted position with Hen
GILES.
! Jack Griffin will be yardmaster at
| Holloway after the LIST of the month.
| George Dawson, who now holds the po-
slt1on, returns here and takes his old
/ position as conductor on the road
! Henry Stahl, the young son of Eph
Stahl. who has been i'll with typhoid
fever for the past thirteen days, died
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock. The
funeral will take place from his home
on Thursday at 2 o'clock Interment at
Llnwood Cemetery. This is the first
death to happen in Mr.. Stahls family,
and it is sad blow for him.
The arc lights will be lighted by
power from Wheeling inside of ten days.
| The wires are nearly all strung for this
purpose. The transfer of arc lights
| is necessary, as the arc machine here is
the heaviest overloaded. The incandes-
cents will be run by the local plant.
| but will be transferred soon as possiS:n,
as this machine is also overloaded.
| The Lady Maccabees gave banquet
and reception last evening in honor of
| Mrs. Charles Looman who will move in
the near future to Steubenvil1e, O. Mrs.
| Looman was charter member of this
organization and was always among
the first to intercede in any under
taking whereby the order would be
benefited. The sisters regret to lose
such an active member. After all did
their part to the excellent luncheon
spread Mrs. John Porter stepped for
ward and in neat speech presented
Mrs Looman with an elegant gold chain
with the initials of the order, L. o. T. NJ.
| engraved on tho cha