Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-27
MOUNDsvILLE.

! Dennis Murphy is spending a few
days in Benwood.
Michael Coughlan is fishing at Neigh
ell, on Fish creek.
VIM. Strong has returned from the
Mound City fishing camp.
Mrs. John Lutes and family, of Ros
by's Rock, spent yesterday with Luther
| Billeter in the First ward.
George Gather, of Bellaire, was here
Wednesday looking for glassworkers
for the Central glass house of Bellaire.
Misses Rate Crow, of West Liberty.
and Maude McCausland, of Roney's
Point, are the guests OF friends in the
Third ward.
Camp No. 3, Sons of Veterans, will
meet in the |. o. 0. F. hall tomorrow
ev ening. All members are requested
to be present.
Larry and James Connell Eugene
Garrison and Herman Meyers have re.
turned from a hunting and fishing trip
| in the vicinity of Scio.
| Frank Callahan, who has been
spending a few days at the fishing
camp of the Fostoria Glass Company
band, became homesick and returned
| Wednesday.
| Phil Brogan, the popular bicycle
| rider, has returned from Cambridge.
| He is training for race on the fair
| grounds Wednesday, August list. He
expects to beat his opponent Orange
West, considerable distance, but the
friends of West think otherwise.
| Residents of Walnut avenue COM
| plain of the condition of the bridge
crossing PARIS run on that thorough
| fare. The water has undermined the
foundation, leaving it in a dangerous
condition.
Ezra D. Mayors died at his home
west of town Wednesday night of rheu-
matism of the heart. Mr.. Mayors was
was a diryman and drove over his
route on Sunday. His death was very
Sudden and caused his friends to be
very much shocked He was about IA
years old, and is survived by "a wife
and one child. The funeral Will accur
, from his late residence at 10 o'clock
this morning. followed by burial at Nj.
| Rose cemetery.
The County Court was in session yes
| terday and transacted great deal OF
| business. A petition from number OF
| citizens of Webster asking to be allow
| ed to vote upon the road law of 1891
at the general election, was received
and granted. A number of misceiiane-
Gus bills were paid as were road or
ders to the amount of S19221S. James
I Lowery, Of Franklin district, was or
dered sent to the Home for Incurables.
I A large force of carpenters and la
borers are rushing work upon the new
/ buildings ct the Fostoria glass house.
A part of the buildings are ready for
] the roof and siding. From present ap-
/ pearances everything will be completed
and ready fer use within three weeks.
The contracts for the construction
of the Pittsburg, Connellsville & Wheel
ing railroad from the Peninsula 10 the
/ State line were let at the office here
/ yesterday. Section was let to the Mil.
! Ter Construction Company. of Lock
| Haven, Pa; Section to A. NJ Jolly c
/ Co., of Pittsburg; Section 3 to Charles
| H. Simms & Co., of Philadelphia, and
| Section to Edward H. Post. of Wilkes
barre, Pa. Work ON these contracts
will begin in a very short time and he
pushed until the road is completed. Mr..
| Holmes denies very strongly the state
ment published in the Inte1licerce-.
sewing that he had written a letter to
representative of the lutte road Of
| fering to sell out to them He says
that he has never made such PROPOSE
ton and will give the Intelligencer
the choice of three things to produce
the letter make proper reparations. or
be defendant in q damage suit. Mr..
Holmes went to Wheeling yesterday,
/! and from there he goes to New York