Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-07

with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
Speidei.
E. j. Miller, OF Wheeling. was bust
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss J. w. Burley. Of Moundsville. was
caller in the city yesterday.
James Hanes. Of Wheeling. was In the
city yesterday on business.
Among the wellsburgers who left this
week for New Martinsville to work in
the new glass factory were John Forbes,
William Forbes, E. D. Mooney, Sol.
Combs, Robert Combs. Joseph Combs,
David Baker and Thomas Douglass. Most
OF these are stockholders in the new fac
tory and later will move their families
there.
Dave Coleman, Arch Grimes and Earl
Frost returned yesterday from Oakland,
Nd, where they just finished a two
months musical engagement.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Mansell. of Sa-
lem, Ohio, who are spending their vaca-
ton here and at Bethany. were called to
Beliaire yesterday by the death of Mr..
Manseli's brother, William ManselL
George c. Curtis, of the Pan Handle
News, accompanied by his wife and moth
err, left yesterday for visit of several
weeks with friends and relatives at Zanes-
Vile, O.. and Lexington. Ky.
Mrs. W. S. Carmichael left to-day for
weeks visit with Mrs. James Love. of
Fowlerstown.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Reed are at Wash
ington, Pa, where they will spend the
present week with friends.
George Archibald of Beliaire. returned
Sunday after a brief visit with his aunt.
Mrs. Alfred Reignor.
Mrs. Ed. Loomis and SON. of Canton, and
Mrs. VIII Meyers of Massillon, Ohio
were tho guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Lazear, Saturday.
John Cheeks, of steubenville, was in the
city to-day on business.
Miss Eva Charnock, of Wheeling, was
a recent visitor with Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ Charnock
Arthur Gorbach. of Pittsburg, is the
guest of Chester Carmichael, of South
Commerce street.
Council met In special session last even
Ing to let the city hall for the coming
year. Prof. A. T. Loggie seems to be the
! one who Will get the hall, though there
are complications yet which have to be
adjusted.
were hauled out to the Davis farm yes
terday, and the we'll will be completed as
soon as possible. This is a wildcat well
in important territory and Will be watch
ed with much interest.
William and Mike Mcneil brothers, and
miners employed at the Gilchrist coal
mines, came to town yesterday interested
in a railroad damage suit, but before leav-
ing for home they visited our neighboring
town just over the river and imbibed too
freely from the foaming bowl. On their
way home they concluded to amuse the
passengers on the street car with the
manly art, but Will lost his head, and
when the car reached Thirteenth street
threw Mike overheard. Mike was so Sc
verely cut about the head that physi-
clan had to be called to dress the wound.
After the doctor was through with Mike
the police gathered him in and he was
fined 81 and costs by Mayor Simpson.
VIII also proved a foot racer as well a
a pugilist, and gave Officer Bowman a
lively chase to the ferry above cross
Creek, escaping by crossing the river at
Mingo. We have no saloons in the city
or county, yet we have all the fruits OF
them except one, the license revenues.
We get the fights, brawls, destitute fam
lies, debauchery, accidental deaths and
murders. and Brilliant and Jefferson
county get the taxes.