Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-30
happenings OF ADAY
GIVEN IN BRIEF SPACE
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| the Riverside improv sments at Boggs
Run will be completed about Wednes-
day of next week. The force of work
men will then go somewhere in the
east, after which they will work on a
large contract in the interior of Mex
leo.
Yesterday morning from his late
residence on Twenty-ffth street accur-
red the funeral of Andy Holman. Ser
vices were held over the remains in
the st. Alphonsus church and were
largely attended by sympathizing
friends. The interment was at Mt.
Cavalry.
This will be 'Dokies' night Elab-
crate arrangements have been made for
the parade which will precede the ex
ercises in Pythian Temple. A big sur
pris is in store for the public in this
connection A large number of can
didates will be initiated at the session
! to be held.
Tomorrow afternoon. from the res
idence OF her son, O. Carroll, OF
Twenty-fourth and Main streets, will
occur the funeral of Mrs. Kezia Carroll,
widow of the late Israel Carroll. Mrs.
Carroll was in her 85th year, and was
highly respected. The interment Will
be at Greenwood.
The police would be pleased if lights
were left burning higher, and window
blinds were adjusted so as to AFFORD a
better view o. the interior of the job
bling houses along Main street, partic,l-
larly during the present week, when the
circus will bring some suspicious cnar-
acters into the city.
AT $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
from lie residence of his nephew, on
South Eoff street, occurred the funeral
of Michael Shelley, whose death &C.
CURED Friday at .le North Wheeling
hospital. Requiem mass was held at
the st. Joseph's Cathedral at 8 O'Clock.
The interment was at Mt. Cavalry.
Last evening Y NJ l. A. society
met in executive session at their rooms
on the South Side, and completed ar
engagements for the hare and hound
chase. which is TO occur this evening
on the hills back of the city. The af
fair is under the auspices OF the physi
cal culture department of the associa-
ton.
1T Is understood that the Empire
Coal Mining Company has sold the Rose
and Morgan mines, south OF BellirA, to
the New York, Cleveland Gas & Goal
Company, of which Mr. De Arnlitt is
president It is rumored that the new
owners will endeavor to operate the
mine non-union, but the report has not
been confirmed.
yesterday warrants were sworn out
before Justice Dunning by Mrs. Joseph
inc Speyler for Rosa Elder, charging
her with the alienation of the affections
of her husband. The Elder woman gave
5000 bond for her appearance to-day.
A similar warrant has been sworn out
for Speyler, but the last seen of him he
was on his way to Pennsylvania.
A committee of which w. B. Irvine
/ is chairman, has been appointed by
Bates lodge of Masons to arrange for
| Temple on the 14th of the month by
Rev S. T. Westhafer, the pastor of
! the Fourth street M. E. church The
/ lecture will be on the building and
destruction of Solomon's Tenn pie.
The home of Harry E. Simpson, No
| GA Twenty-fourth street, was robbed
| Sunday of articles aggregating about
| $500 in value. The family was absent
| all day, and returned to find that the
| house had been ransacked. The miss
| ing goods included number of articles
| of jewelry. The robbery was evidently
| the work of persons who are familiar
with the premises
| The Wellsburg and Wheeling Trac-
ton Company has contracted for the ne
cessary quantity of steel rails for track
age and siding purposes. Unfortunately,
| for it means some delay, the mills are
so pressed with ordersthat delivery can
not take place until next November The
company has decided upon a sixty-foo IT
rail-seventy pounds to the foot. 1t will
require 500 tons to equip the roadbed !;
the price paid was $50 per ton.
The young people OF the Third
Presbyterian church have engaged a
car on the Moundsville and Benwood
line, and will attend the Christian En-
deavor convention at Moundsville Fri
day evening In body. Any young per-
son belonging to the Third church or
to the Sunday school who desires to
attend the convention will be provided
with transportation in the car il he or
she reports at the transfer station in
Benwood at o'clock prompt.
The class in botany at the Central
! High School. about one hundred in num-
Der, all spent portion Of yesterday az
ternoon under the guidance of Profes-
sors Lewis and Jacobs, in searching the
woods, meadows and fence corners for
specimens Of wild flowers, which they
will sort up, analyze and discuss later
The class took the road over the Rey-
mann farm, east of the city. and even
tually concluded their fairly successful
search in the vicinity of the creek near
Thompson's.