Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

| is the guest OF friends at Buslnessburg,
Ohio.
Wick Roberts. of Baker avenue. has
been unwell for several days.
Steele Holland, we'll known glass
worker. formerly employed here, has
returned to the city and will spend the
summer with the Mound City fishing
club at their camp near Darlington, O.
! VIM. Rodocker, of Wheeling, is
spending the day with relatives here.
Jason Wright has the contract for
cleaning the alley back of Washington
avenue
G. N. Conner, OF Wheeling, was in
the city on business yesterday.
| Miss Clara Mosier and her guest, Miss
| Dinsmore, of Cameron. attended the
Hello Girls outing at New Castle,
Yesterday.
]. G. Wayman has returned to his
home in Chicago, after being the guest
of relatives here for several days. His
daughter, Miss Agnes, will remain here
| during the summer.
A small child of Mrs. Glover, of the
Third ward, was buried yesterday.
/ VIM. Crow, OF Meade district, has
been sentenced to one year in jail for
whipping his father. Crow is about 26
years of age. Squire Crow is the JUS
| tice who had the backbone to impose
/ the sentence.
| The local lodge of Elks has decided
to picnic at Cresap's Grove on July
oath. The trip will probably be made
on the new steamer City of Wheeling.
The Epworth League excursion on
the Urania will leave the wharf to-mor-
row evening at ) O'Clock. A literary
/ and musical programme will be rend-
cred on the boat.
The usual services will be held in the
churches to-day.
| The census enumerators have about
completed their work in this county.
G. w. Evans and Elmer Donnelly have
completed their work and the other
1 enumerators viii conclude theirs early
in the week.
The Fostoria Glass Company. shssAd
boys have received their new uniforms
| and made their appearance on the
! streets last evening. The uniforms are
of army blue cloth with black braid
/ trimmings with the initials on the caps
! in white. They are by far the incest
uniforms that have ever been worn
here.
| The Democratic county executive
! committee has secured room adjoin-
ing McElroy's news stand, which they
will use as their headquarters during
! the campaign. The committee held a
session yesterday and transacted con-
| siderable routine business.
/ The Clay district Democrats met in
the committee room yesterday and
nominated district officers as follows:
Road Supervisor, Jerry Doty; School
Commissioner, ]. P, Foust; Justices of
the Peace, j. n. Jefferson and D. c..
Lutes; Constable, William Kimble It
was the largest convention in the his
tory Of Clay district, and the ticket
named is considered to be a very
strong one.
! James Mcdonald stole wrench and
| pair of plyers from R. J. link yester-
day, but was quickly arrested by officer
otis. Upon giving up the stolen ar
| ticleS he was escorted to the city linn
its and directed to proceed with due
diligence to his own town. Mcdonald
had been drinking excessively and in
tended to pawn the articles for liquor.
1 Squire Edwards and G. w. Evans
went down to Wells Bottom Friday
and took charge of the fioater found
there on Thursday morning. 1t ap-
pears that they could get no one to as
sist them in burying the body, or even
| to help make box. The people down
there certainly are subject to criticism
for their inhuman conduct. A state
ment from the gentlemen named may
be found elsewhere in this paper.
The well on the Ed. Francis farm is
down nearly 1000 feet and will go to
the Gordon sand unless oil is found
sooner.
j. e. Carnahan & Co. have located a
well on the Higgins farm, south of
| town, and are expected to begin work
within the next week. The rig is COM
pleted for well on the Alex. Taylor
farm, about three miles southeast of
town, and the drill will be started as
soon as the engine is in position.
Leasure & Boden hold this lease.
! In the Circuit Court the jury on the
Smith-Hammond horse case returned
a verdict in favor of the defendant.
The case of G. S. McFadden VS.. Harry
Lindsey was dismissed at the cost of
the plaintiff. A motion was made for
a new trial in the Henretta-J johnson
case but the decision was not given.
The application of the city of Benwood
for an injunction against the Wheeling
Railway Company was heard and con-
tinued until later day to be agreed
upon later. On Monday the condemna-
ton case of the Wheeling and Ben
wood Connecting Railway Company vs..
John Lubic will be heard. Tuesday
the Allen VS.. Richmond case will be
tried. Wednesday the NJ, B. & ".
Railway Company VS.. Wilson and 9TH
ers, and McConnahay vs.. Fox cases will
be heard, and Thursday the case of w.
]. Colts will be tried. This will COM
plete the docket for this term of court
Anthony Steltzig died at his home on
Waynesburg avenue yesterday morn
ing of dropsy of the heart. He was
employed as a decorator at the Fos-
toria glass house. He had only been
Ill a few days. a wife and two chill
dren survive him. The funeral will oc-
cur this afternoon. lnterment at
Mount Rose cemetery.