Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-05
near Wegee. n%ecesaitating a transfer Of
passengers and the mails.

near Wegee, ~necesaltating a transfer of
passengers and the mails.
The mayors Office and justice shops
of the city were closed yesterday, but
will likely be on double turn to-day.
The many friends Of VIM. Humes will
be glad to know he will return to this
city, being about to purchase property
here.
Miss Edna Francis and Miss Myrtle
Tarbett, of the Second ward, spent the
Fourth with Miss. Ida Giffen at Bridge
port.
George Shaw of Gravel Hill, it is
stated, was relieved of a tape worm AZ
feet long, by DR.. Reed, of St. Glars
vile.
The boats carrying excursionists to
Belmont Park and Sistersville yester-
day morning took large crowds from
here.
Buckeye Commandery No. 6, X. G.
E, participated in a large picnic and
sham battle at the Wheeling Fair
Grounds yesterday.
Misses Clara and Amanda Dobler, of
the Fourth ward, are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. G. H. Vanderslice, at Wilkins
burg, Pa.
William A. Keyser, an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home at Sandusky, o., has
returned to his daughters home in this
city, very Ill.
Shank. ~Thornberry, a former Bellaire
business man, now located at Mans
field, o., is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Mills, in this city.
Arthur Miller will leave to-day for
Cincinnati, where he will represent the
Christian church here in the IRterna-
tional c.. 2, convention.
On "Wednesday, Miss May Corbett dis
covered that one of the bones in her
foot was broken She had been suffer-
ing with it for some days, but consider
ed it a mere sprain until an examila-
ton revealed the fracture of the bone.
Andrew Fulton, OF Wheeling, spent
his Fourth among the old veterans of
this city. Andy is a good Democrat
and was a member of the 25th Ohio in
the civil war. He was a good fighter
and has smelt powder before on other
occasions.
Yesterday, while celebrating the
Fourth, Paul, a ten-year-old son of
Frank Hackett, of the Fourth ward, was
severely cut above the eye by the pre-
mature explosion OF a cannon cracker.
The wound. while painful is not con-
sidered dangerous.
Adrian Perkins. a car trimmer at the
Glen coal mines, on the 3. & o. near
Glencoe, had his left hand and arm SO
seriously crushed while coupling "a
freight car at that place on "Wednesday
that amputation Of the arm just below
the elbow was found necessary. Mr..
Perkin is a married man with azlarge
family.
There was no demonstration of any
kind in this city yesterday in honor of
the Fourth of July, but the numerous
| picnics in the vicinity were largely at
tended by Bellaire people, churches and
societies. The excursions down the
river also took mapysaway from town,
while several hundred went to Wheel
ing to witness the ball game and visit
the parks. Thus the town, especially
| during the afternoon, was drained o, a
large part of Its population. Still there
was no lack Of the usual noise Incl
dent to the day, as the small boy and
his cannon cracker were very much in
evidence, despite the assertions recent
ly made in some OF the papers thai
the shooting of explosives were to be
barred, and he. made most of the priv
uege, much to the discomfort of those
with nerves, but managed 10 escape
himself, rather luckily. as only one or