Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-17
Happenings OF
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GIVEN in BRIEF SPACE.

And the streets were also cleaned
yesterday.
-Wm. Colvig is improving his resi-
dence on South Penn street.
The State Pardon Board Is expected
to meet at Moundsyille to-day.
There were three plain drunks In
police court yesterday morning.
The storm doors have been remov-
ed from the front Of the postofice.
improvements are being made to
the Wilson property on Chapline street.
The class Of graduates from the
High School this year will number 81
or Is.
"A new dwelling Is being erected on
Virginia street, Island, for Mr.. Joseph
Black.
An ideal spring day, but a trile
too uncertain for the removal Of winter
garments.
Arrangements are already being
made at Bethany College for the an
nual commencement in June.
Martin West, machinist at the
Whitaker mill, had two fingers ampu-
tated while at work yesterday.
Improvements are being made to
the Baytha property on the Island, cor
ner OF Broadway and Ohio streets.
THE new dwelling being erected on
North Market street for Mr.. Geo. Eb-
belt is rapidly approaching completion.
The B. P. w. had a street cleaning
force of twenty-five men at work on
Main street in the business district yes
terday.
"A gang of men wa at work yester-
day cleaning up Market street, which
was badly in need of some attention
OF this sort.
Yesterday one Of the workmen on
the Pennsylvania ballast car had his
hand badly cut by being hit accidental
ly with a shovel.
The embalming school, for local
undertakers, is being conducted at the
Stamm House, and not at the Windsor,
as was incorrectly stated yesterday.
NO trace has yet been found of the
missing Melvin Gould, the South Side
boy who disappeared from his home
last week. The boys family is becom-
ing alarmed.
The National Telephone Company
has filed in the Office of the County
Clerk a deed of trust for $100, 900 to
L. j. Bayiha, trustee, to secure its is
sue of bonds.
1T is understood that there will be
protests before the Committee on Pc
tftions and RemonStrances Thursday
night against the granting OF license to
the fake hotels.
Rev. Paul Price delivered his lee
ture on "A Story Of the Ark" at the
First Baptist church last evening. His
audience was large and attentive, and
the lecture was exceedingly interesting.
THE funeral of John J. Burke took
place yesterday morning from his home
in the East End. Requiem mass was
celebrated at the Cathedral, and the re-
mains were buried at Mt. Calvary GEM
etery.
"A two-year-old child of Patrick
Lavey, of no. 1908 Jacob street, was
struck and knocked down by a horse
several days ago. Although the injuries
are sevea, the child is not in a serious
condition.
Nancy j., wife of Jos. A. Pyle, died
last evening at her home in West
Wheeling, aged So years. She was well
known and held in highest esteem.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed.
The yard crew of the B. & o. yes
terday afternoon blocked the Main and
Sixteenth street crossing for about fif-
teen minutes. Aside from the incon-
venience to vehicles and street cars,
several ladies missed the 3:45 B. & O..
train.
The funeral of Mrs. Magdalena
Schlag will take place tomorrow morn
ing from her late residence in Pleasant
Valley. Requiem mass will be cele-
brated in St Michael's Catholic church,
and the remains will be buried at Mt.
Calvary.
Concord lodge of Odd Fellows has
decided to change the language of it's
ritual, etc, from German to English.
The popularity of the movement Is evil
denced by the large number of Access
sions to membership during the last two
meetings.
Ut was reported to the police yester-
day that a woman was collecting money