Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-13
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]. NJ. McBroome was Wheeling viz.
itor yesterday.
]. K. Bowen, of Cameron. was hare
on business yesterday.
Misses Rhoda and Eemelia Pack ara
visiting friends in Ohio.
Mrs. ]. Howard Holt Is quite III AZ
: her home, on Jefferson avenue.
A small child of James Leggstt died
yesterday Of cholera infantum.
Marshal Sam Criswell, of McMechon.
was here on business yesterday.
The Sixteenth Century Club win
meet with Mrs. ". A, Weaver this
afternoon.
Hon. S. w. Matthews will arrive
home from Washington. next Sunday.
to remain all summer.
NJ. ]. Gately, Jr., qualified an thu
guardian of Edna Gately yesterday.
and gave bond for $500.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, mother of 8.
=. Jones, the dairyman, died at her
home, near Wood Hill, yesterday, aged
u years. The funeral will occur at
10 o'clock Thursday.
The board OF directors OF the peni-
Tertiary will be in session to-day. Be-
sides the routine business Greenbury
Legge, OF Kanawha county, will be
appointed a member of the guard
force.
In Justice Pierce's court yesterday
Wendell Weber was given judgment
against ]. f. Dagne for $3.50. The
case OF Wendell Weber VS.. G. e. Dagna
and j. t. Scott was compromised out
of court.
James Rankin, the downtown poll
itician, has declared the late primary
election illegal. He bases his opinion
on the fact that the ballots were only
printed ten days before the election
instead of twenty days, as required
by law. Whether the executive COM
mittee will pay any attention to him
remains to be seen.
The directors of the water company
held a meeting here Monday evening.
Nothing but routine business was
transacted. The out-of-town members
present were George II. Brown, OF
Pittsburg; ]. H. McCrady, of Brad
dock; Colonel Ben Wilson, OF Clarks-
burg.
During the thunder storm which
passed over the county Monday even
ing the barn of G. w. Keyser, OF near
Pleasant Valley, was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground. The
barn contained considerable amount
of grain, wool and farming imple-
ments, so the loss will amount 10
several hundred dollars. No insur-
ance.
The jury In the case of the town OF
Cameron VS.. DIR. Duncan returned u
verdict of guilty yesterday. A mo-
ton was made for a new trial. The
case Of B. K. Richardson VS.. s. Ris-
niger was postponed. The jurymen
were DISMISSED until Thursday morn
ing. To-day will be devoted to chan
Gerry business.
The saints who are holding the
campmeeting here visited the State
prison in body yesterday. They
formed in line and marched from
their assembly hall to the prison. This
body OF about two hundred men.
women and children. silently march,
ing along, without music, banners or
anything but BlDleS ana song DCokss
which they carried in their hands, at
tracted the attention OF nearly every
one on the streets and caused them 20
pause and gaze at the strange process
sion. This morning at o'clock --eir
new converts will be immersed at ths
wharf.
The Republican executive commit
tee adjourned yesterday afternoon
The vote when canvassed showed the
same results as were given In yester-
DAYS Register. with the exception OF
D. H. Arrick, who received 1913 votes
for County Commissioner. The votes
for the district Offices could not %
obtained at the committee rooms y-%%~
terday evening but IL Is known that
II. Riddle and H. N. Smisn were nom
mated for justices Of the peace in
ITuion. and T. w Manning and l.. @.
Hammond In Washington. The hght
for Road Supervisor was reported to
have been very hot in some OF the
rural districts.