Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-08

The minor nsvents or xeeSerday Pre-
scented IN Condemned Paragraphs.
! MIR w. G. Caldwell's market house
IDEAS are worthy OF consideration.
| The three are still determined to
have new deal at the City Hall.
The work of demoishing the old
buildings at Main street and alley IL
is proceeding slowly.
The A. r c., will hold a, very. i'm
portaEt meeting at their hall ON Sum
| day afternoon at o'clock.
Buffalo Bills show will exhibit in
| this city on or about May 9th The
advance agent was in the city yester-
day.
The journeymen BARRIERS of this
city will organize a lodge of the In
| ternational BARRIERS Union during the
week. So
The members of the Kenmore Club
| will dance Tuesday evening, February
26th, at their hall on South Jacob
street.
Work on the underground system
| VI SAAO new CClCpAlOAC COulpduy 10 SLCdu-
lily kept up throughout the cold
weather.
"A pie social will be given Tuesday
evening, February 18th, at ST. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Mission on the
South Side
Several hundred people enjoyed the
fine skating on the back river, and the
indications are that the ice will be
thronged to-day.
The amended electric light bill
passed the Senate yesterday and now
goes back to the House for concurrence
in the amendment.
The B. & O.. has been forced to
suspend the work of clearing out the
creek near their new bridge on ac-
count of the high water
The funeral of the late William
Vardy will take place this afternoon
at half-past two o'clock, services being
heid at st. Matthew's P. E. Church.
The musical event of this evening
is the song recital by Miss Grace Upde-
graft, at the Carroll Club Auditorium.
Miss Letha Frazier will be the &C
companist.
1t is reported in business circles
that the Exchange Bank has given
over the idea of erecting two addi-
tional stories upon the banking house
at Main and Twelfth streets.
"A young child of William Taylor
of South Main street, died yesterday
affornnnn of ~ off
ness of measles. The funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
At st. Clairsville to-day the trial
of William Danford, for the murder of
the. young Burge boy, at Alledonia,
comes up in Common Pleas Court. The
trial will likely occupy all week:
One of the new police was trifle
disconnected for moment last even
ing, by squabble between two mas
quers, on Twelfth street The lockers
on appreciated the situation, however
The mercury at the steel bridge
toll house stood at six above at four
O'Clock yesterday morning, and later
dropped albou~ two degrees, making it
the coolest morning of the present win
ter.
Mrs. Charity Hendon, of the ISL
and, who is about 10 years of age, fell
while sweeping the pavement in front
of her home and is partially paralyzed
as result of the injuries she sus-
tanned.
-Watermelons at S. each, strawber-
ries at $3.50 per very small basket and
asparagus at $3.50 per half dozen
stalks, have made their appearance in
the New York market. They have not
reached Wheeling, however. Soft shell
crabs the size of fifty-cent piece, four
for a dollar, are also obtainaIble in
swell metropolitan restaurants.
What to do with the homeless vags
who call at the City Hall these cold
nights, is problem not easily of solu-
ton. They apply for shelter by doz-
ems and scores, and cannot we'll be
turned out into the cold. Last night
there were thirty-eight applicants for
shelter at the City Hail. This prob
lem will have to be met soon, but how
to deal with it is question.
One of the Eighth ward firemen
| received yesterday a small box full of
rabbits feet from Fireman Groppe, OF
the same company, who is now on
hunting trip in the vicinity of Arm
strong's Mills, and this, of course,
, mutely attests the success with which
he is meeting in the chase. The boys
certainly expect him to return with a
sufficient supply of rabbits for big
meal for all his friends.
Those who fancy the contention
! of the river men for an eight hundred
foot span for the proposed steel bridge
at Bellaire is both excessive and i'm
practicable will be interested in know
| ing that about ITS Jean Rodolphe
Perronet of France, prepared designs
and estimates for a stone bridge OF
five hundred feet span in connection
with plan to conduct the waters of
the Yvette and Bievre to Paris.
Last night after the masuue ball a
man attired as a woman entered we'll
| known Market street resort. Some
ladies on the opposite side of the
street, who had evidently been read
| ing up on Mrs. Nations exploits, hail
ed the pretended female with shouts
of Keep out Of there, you nasty