Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-21

| Atlantic.
Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick is quite sick
| at her home.
Miss Ada Porter1eld, who has been
| sick, is much improved.
J. E. Bennett, of Powhatan, was In
| the city yesterday on business.
John Irwin, an old resident Of Shady
| side, is seriously sick at his home.
Nv. G. McClain is moving into his
| new residence on Tallman avenue.
Hon. Albert Lawrence, of St. Glars
Vile, was in the city last evening.
Thomas Lingo, who has been visit
| ing in the city, returned to his home
| yesterday at Ozark.
John Robinson has accepted a posi-
| ton with the inspection buerau of the
B. & o. at Benwood. @
Squire ]. w. Morrell will leave to-
day for Warrington to visit his daugh-
ter for several days.
James T. Kelley and daughter, who
have been at Columbus a few days,
have returned home.
Mrs. Walters Auxiliary, of the First
NJ. E. Church, met last evening at the
home of Mrs. Wyrick.
Mrs. Harry Powell leaves to-day for
| her home at st. Paul after several days
| visit with Mrs. Hartshorn.
Charles Crawford, a C. & P. brake
man, who has been sick for some days.
is able to be again at work.
George & Pickett are making many
improvements to their cafe, and when
finished will have n of the finest in
the city.
The funeral of J. C. Robb, the eldest
son of D. C. Robb, took place yesterday
afternoon. The interment was made
at Rose Hill.
Nicholson & Ball, the shoe dealers,
have on exhibition a pair OF Filipino
slippers, which are very odd and at
tract much attention.
Misses Grace Pope and Matte Way.
two charming young ladies of Woods
field, returned to their home yesterday
after a few days visit with friends.
Squire Mason received notice yester-
day that Nathan Atkinson, of Pow
hatan, has had his pension increased
from eight to twelve dollars per month.
John Glass, who was arrested for in
sanity Thursday, was taken before
Judge Smith yesterday and adjudged
insane. He will be taken to the asy-
lum at Columbus in the near future.
The right of way asked by the citi-
zens of Shadyside between this city
and that village, will come up before
the township trustees next Thursday
Isat their regular meeting. 1t is thought
the right of way will be granted.
The hopes of the firm that had the
oil well put down at Belmont Church.
near Bethel, fell fiat yesterday when,
after going to the Gordon sand, they
found it void of oil, and will abandon
further tests of this territory and will
now give it UP as non-productiye.
The case of Rosser VS.. Standard
Boiler and Bridge Works, will con-
vene again to-day before Referee Law
ence, and it is hardly possible that
the case will be finished to-day. 1t is
the prevailing opinion hat the suit will
be carried up to a higher court.
D. H. Darrah. the popular druggist
and politician of this city, has been
recommended by Congressman Gill as
one of the committee of this district
to collect statistics regarding manu-
factories in this district for the United
! States census Office. The others named
are ]. f. Trueman, Bridgeport: John
l.. Means, Steubenville; F. Knagi, Tor
onto. 1t is not known yet when they
will commence their work, but one
| noticeable feature is they are all strong
administration men.