Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-10

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Bell Telephone Company was also
brought up and the Mayor and Re-
corder were instructed to confer with
the company with a view of bringing
about settlement.
Mrs. Katherine Serge, an aged and
highly respected resident, died yester-
day morning at 430 o'clock at her
home in the First ward after an illness
of lung trouble. She was in the eigh-
ty-fifth year of her age and is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. William Full
mer, of Elm Grove, and Mrs. Fred
Bloom and Mrs. Samuel Welsch, of this
city. Mrs. Serge was well known and
had a host of sincere friends who will
regret to learn of her demise. The
funeral will take place from the late
residence tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock, and the interment will be at
Mt. Zion cemetery.
William Order is confined to his
home, quite i'll.
Sam Munas was at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
last Sunday visiting friends.
Joe Taylor left yesterday morning
on a business trip to st. Mary's.
A new threading floor is being con-
structed at the Riverside tube works.
T. G. Pipes, of Cameron, was here
yesterday, circulating among his
friends.
Joe Higgins left last evening for
Proctor, where he will be the guest of
Patrick Havey.
Thomas Deegan is having large
barn erected at the rear of his prop
erty on Main street
A force of workmen are excavating
for a cellar under the residence of Mrs.
Mary Beck on Marshall street.
1t is announced that F. Winovich,
of this place, and a young lady of
Pittsburg will be married at the latter
city next Sunday.
John Lotus, who was very painfully
injured by a fall at the Riverside stock
house Tuesday morning, was reported
to be slightly imgproved last evening.
At Bogg's run several carloads of ties
have arrived, presumably for the new
railroad or system of switches, to be
constructed by the Benwood and
Wheeling Connecting Railway Com
pany, which was recently incorporat-
ed.
Joseph Mahood is hustling for the
nomination of justice of the peace
from Union district on the Democratic
ticket. If he secures the nomination
he will certainly have a most excellent
chance of winning out against any
opponent on the other side.
1t is desired by many of the citi-
zens that more rigid steps be taken
to prevent boys from jumping off and
on the foot boards of the street rail-
way cars while they are in motion.
Such practice is very dangerous, as an
accident is liable to happen at any
time.
Last evening at the Pabst hall the
members of the Empire club gave a
select hop, which was attended by
many young people. Prof. Long fur
nished the music and dancing was
freely INDUCED in by those present.
The organization is arranging to give
an excursion to Sistersville on June
Sd. The trip will very likely be made
on one of the boats.
AT the new water works in the First
ward the tunnel from the bottom of
the big we'll to the river accidentally
caved in a day or so ago, causing the
main supply pipe to be broken. The
company is now engaged in setting I'D
a temporary line and will place a
pump on the beach in order to supply
the town with water until the repairs
to the main supply pipe are completed.
George Smith, a lad of the First
ward, who received slight bullet
wound in his neck by an accident
while out hunting with several of his
companions, a few days ago, was re-
ported to be much improved yesterday.
The unfortunate boy was standing
near one of his companions. who was
shooting at some game, and one of
the bullets grazed his throat, making
a painful wound. He had quite mar
row escape from being seriously in
jured.
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