Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-02

| aminations, and will be enlisted to-
day.
| Last evening at the st. Alphonsus'
church the first of series of special
services that will be continued through
May, were begun. The service last
night was attended by the pupils of
the German school in a BODY.
Lindsay Hamilton, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Hamilton. who died Sunday at
Westwood, o., will be buried this morn
ing at Greenwood cemetery The flu
neral will take place at 10 o'clock from
the residence of ]. B. Rhodes, No. IL
| Ohio street.
-Dahna Temple of "Dokies" will
hold monthly sessions hereafter, in
line with the Inauguration of an active
campaign. The sessions will be for
members only. There will be some
form OF entertainment, to be followed
by luncheon.
The Gentlemen's Driving Club Will
hold meeting Monday evening OF next
week at the rooms of the Board of
/ Trade. New members are being re-
ceived daily, and the membership is
being rapidly augmented. The success
! of the movement is assured.
Theatrical Manager C. E. Feinier
is nothing if not enterprising. Last
night he had powerful search-light
placed on the Twelfth street corner of
the Grand, and had it playing upon the
streets in that section OF the city. 1t
attracted great deal of attention.
1t was rumored yesterday in Bel
laire that there were three new cases
of smallpox in that city, but when seen
; Health Officer Boone stated that he
knew nothing of the reported cases.
However, he urges all the residents of
that town to take every precaution.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
| from his late residence on Twenty
! third street, occurred the funeral of
Christian Kapp, whose death occurred
Sunday. The Rev. William Ulfert, pas
tor of St. Johns German Evangelical
church, oficiated. The interment was at
the Peninsula cemetery.
The National Telephone Company
will commence to-day the work of
placing telephones in the business
houses and residences of subscribers.
| The company claims to have over 1900
subscriberu. The start will be made
below the creek, and the company ex-
poets to begin its service by the first
of the year.
The advance guard of the circus
| hangers-on arrived in the city yester-
| day. Chief Ritz issued instructions to
| his men to keep a close watch on all
| strangers who acted suspiciously. Up
! to 2 o'clock this morning seven
strangers who could not give satisfac
tory account of themselves, were ar
rested and placed in the leckup.
The sheriff of Marshall county has
been directed by Judge Hervey
to bring Lindsay Long and
Della Hicks before him at o'clock
this afternoon, when. he will hear argu-
| ments upon the application for a writ
of habeas corpus in their case. Long
and Mrs. Hicks are the couple who
eloped to Indiana, and since being
, brought back from that State have been
! confined in the Marshall county Jail.
AT the Fourth Street NJ E. church
tonight, the pastor, the Rev, S.
T. Westhafer will deliver his illustrated
lecture on Ghe Passion Play" There
will be q reproduction of the views in
this famous play, as produced at Ober-
| ammergau, with an explanatory lee
ture by Mr.. Westhafer. 1t promises to
be very interesting. The proceeds will
go to the City Union of the Kings
Daughters, to be applied to its charit-
able work.
Assessors have many amusing ex-
periences. Lester Smith, who has been
visiting the country districts of Ohio
county, has met one man who has sat
isfied him as to his thorough honesty.
The man is James Tanner. When Mr..
Smith called upon him and asked the
usual questions, Mr. Tanner said he
had no money. On the following day
Mr.. Tanner walked seven miles to find
the assessor, told him that he had mis-
understood his questions, and said he
| had $40.