Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-31
TOWNSVILLE
Events Yesterday in the Marshall
County City.

Events Yesterday in the MARSHALL
County City.
Miss Belle Martin, of Bellaire, is sick
at the home of her parents here.
Mrs. l.. G. Martin is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. DIR. Long, Of Bellaire.
Miss Ethel Lacey, of Benwood, is the
guest of Miss Elsie Peabody, of Glen
dale.
Mrs. Louise Walker, of rurdy we
II is confined to her room by sick
ness.
w. A. Kidder has plans drawn for a
new residence to be erected on his lot
on Fifth street.
Arthur, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence L~aishley, IS recovering
from a slight illness.
George C. Knight, candidate for
warden of the p~enitentiary, is out after
a ligAt attack of the grip.
John o. Brooks. who was formerly
in business here, but now located in
Fairmont, is visiting his family here.
Judge Hervey failed to come down
yesterday, but will be here to-day and
hold a special term Of Circuit Court.
Morgan Wood. the noted lecturer,
will be at the school hall tonight I'M
der the auspices of the Epworth Lea
que.
George Gandee, of S. Kraft & Co.'S
clerical force, is able for duty after
being confined to his room a few days
with the prevailing malady, la grippe.
41illigan Pelley, who ran away from
the infirmary a few days ago, has been
Apprehension and taken back to the in
stitutiOn. He is about fifty years of
age and is of unsOund mind.
Mrs. C. c. Burley. who has had
charge of the Commercial Hotel for
several months past, will close the
hotel to-day. Mrs. Burley will leave
Tor Pittsburg in a few days.
A great many people took advantage
of the now last evening and many
s%leign1ng parties were on the streets.
One large sled load of young people
made the trip to Benwood and return.
Lottie, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T..
c. Pickett, Jr., of First street, died at
six o'clock yesterday of pneumonia,
aged 2 years and 10 months. Funeral
to-day at 2 o'clock. Interment at Mt.
Rose cemetery.
lit is reported that the Tri-State Gas
Company will lay another line parallel
with their present line which crosses
this county about five miles from here.
1t is said that the new line will be six
teen inches in diameter.
Two deaths occurred at he county
1nfrmary yesterday morning. One was
a child named Ray, aged three months.
n the other was Abel Pelley, an aged
man who was recently taken there
from Clay district. Pelley was at one
time a we'll to do farmer, but bad man
agement reduced him to poverty.
MI. G. S. McFadden, owner of the
prehistoric mound, offers the mound
to the State for the sun Of 500 As
the site of the mound would make
tWenty-four building lots. worth $500
each. the price cannot be considered
exorbitant. 1t is estimated that the
cost of razing the mound will not ex-
coed $500.
A representative Of the Eagle Trans
fer Company, of Pittsburg, will be here
to-day to settle disputed claims which
a number Of teamsters who hauled
pipe on the st. Joseph-Benwood gas
line, hold. After the hauling was done
the ~timekeeper returned to Pittsburr
n mailed checks to the teamsters in
payment. The teamsters claimed that
the checks were short Of the amount
due them. In some instances the
shortage was twenty dollars. A num-
Der OF interested parties went to Pitts
burg and conferred with the officials
of the company but were unable to So
cure any definite answer from them
ms IS not the Wheeling Natural Gas
company, as has been stated in an
n paper. although that company
owns the line on which the WORK was
done.