Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10

to jail N charge Of lunacy Thursday.
He Is In a very ~pregarfous condition.
e. I. Robinson, prosecuting attorney.
made a business trip to the interior of tho
county the first Of the week.
Workmen are busy distributing sewer
pipe for the town, and the excavation for
the placing of the same has been going
on for some days.
Miss Blanche FerrilI is calling on rel
atives at st. Marys this week.
Mrs. Lloyd HAWKINS n sister left the
first of the week to visit relatives at SUIT
ton.
A. E. Burkart has commenced the erec-
ton of a brick kiln, north of town. He
will manufacture hard pressed brick, The
clay has been tested and pronounce first
| class.
George Blatt, a prominent citizen of st.
Joseph, is calling in town.
The Brast Bros. nave opened a whole
sale liquor store at the south end of the
bridge on Main street.
On last Sunday the Register came
short, hence some subscribers got no
paper. The company was notified of the
shortage and it will not occur soon again.
This was done by marking the wrong
bundle, no doubt.
Tuesday evening Ray FerriIF and w. r.
Lontz were raised to the sublime degree
OF master masons in Wetzel lodge No. 50.
Miss Florence Wetzel. of this city, has
received an appointment in the census
office, and left the first of the week for
Washington TO commence work.
! In the Injunction proceedings, enjoining
the building of the new court house. the
romovalists gave the required bond, and
work was stopped for one day. The
county court being IN session modified the
contract, and the contractor is now push
ing the work. The basement will soon be
completed and it is expected to have the
building under roof by September 10Th.
Capt. and Mrs. Bowers spent a week
with Belmont county relatives.
f. NJ. Hughes, an old resident of this
city, but now of Pittsburg, is calling on
friends here.
BENZ Welch, j. w. Kaufman n S. b..
at Parkersburg.
j. Lee Horn, cashier Of the First
National Bank, was a business caller at
Middlebourne the first of the week.
Misses Anna and Dot Lasuer, of the
South Side, spent Friday with friends at
Darlington. Ohio.
Col. J. w. Hill was a business caller at
st. Marys Tuesday.
Mont McIntire, Register agent, is sick
of tonsilitis.
Daniel Fankhouser, residing back of
Darlington, came here Monday to visit
his son and daughter residing about four
miles east of this town. Mr.. F~ankhouser
was taken seriously i'll while at the depot
and was removed to Chris Schupbaugh's,
where he died Wednesday morning. The
deceased was IS years old, and an old
steamboat pilot. The remains were taken
to his home Thursday on the steamer
Ruth.
Col. Thomas Mills has began the cree
ton of a fine residence on South Maple
avenue.
The new Brast House is now open to the
public. This is one of the finest hotels
in the Ohio Valley.
A. E. McCaskey and J. w. Lutes attend
ed the congressional convention at Weston
this week.
James F. McCaskey. our genial post
master. made a business trip to Pittsburg
Wednesday.
E. Myers, of Martins Ferry, was call
ing on relatives here Sunday.
Sheriff Pyles took Frank Denning to
the penitentiary Tuesday. He was con-
victed of obtaining $40 from James Hand
ron, of this city. by means of a worthless
check, and sentenced one year.
Irland Davis, convicted and sentenced
for life for the murder of Charley Shine,
is still in Jail, the execution of judgment
being suspended for 80 days to give time
to apply to Supreme Court for a writ of
error. His father was here this week con-
sulting the attorneys, and making ar
rangements TO get up the record.
The Misses Mary and Flora Miller were
calling on Wheeling friends Wednesday.