Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07
WEL!SBURG.
THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRAT-
ED WITHOUT SPECIAL PRO-
GRAMME,
DROWNED MEN RECOVERED
THIRTY HOURS OF EXCITING INCL
DENTs-sEWs NOTES AND
PERSONALS.

WEI1&JbO1tJ, w. NA.y July " uo
glorious Fourth was observed here only
in plain quiet manner, there being no
celebration arranged for. The small
boys kept up a continued din and noise
with firecrackers from early Wednes-
day evening till late on the night of the
Fourth. "A large number of people left
on the Steamer Leroy for the picnic at
Browns Island. A good many went to
Steubenville, spending the day at Alta
mont Park, while several carriage loads
drove to the country and spent the
day and large number attended the
celebration at Wheeling. The number
Of people who stayed at home was hard
ly as large as in former years, yet the
two ball games managed to draw falr-
sized crowds. The banks and barber
shops were closed all day and most OF
the business houses closed at noon.
The postoffice opened from 7 to 10 a. IN.
and from 5 to 6 p. m, and remained
closed the remainder OF the day. All
the factories and mills shut down the
day before, some resumlng operations
yesterday, while others remained closed
till Monday.
The foul murder committed at Wheel
ing Junction Thursday evening by the
three sons OF Italy Is the most atrocious
crime ever committed within the Dor
ders of Broone county. While the
Eidenours seem to be the provokers OF
the trouble, still the killing was far
from justifabe, and the Italian,
Franco Farlo, who was arrested early
yesterday morning by railroad detec-
tive johnson and placed in the Brooke
county Jail, confesses as being the only
guilty party to the crime. All other
Italians implicated in the crime being
entirely innocent. IT'S further said he
also stated that he was glad he commit
ted the crime, and that he had killed
three men before leaving the old coun-
try With this confession little else
seems necessary except the erection of
scaffold and the procuring of other
necessary paraphernalia for sending a
blood thirsty william into dark eternity.
Another Italian suspected of being inn
plieated in the above murder, was
brought down from Wheeling juno
ton yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock by
Sheriff Brown and placed in the
Brooke county Jail.
The bodies of the two negroes drown
ed Wednesday evening while crossing
the river with skiff load of booze,
were recovered yesterday near the
Brown Co. coal works, to which place
the bodies were taken and the authori-
ties here notified. In the absence of
Coroner DR.. Walkinshaw, Squire Rus
sci acted as coroner, and empaneled
jury composed of Thomas Hudson,
John Gorby and Samuel Miller, white,
and Rev. Henderson, Wheeler Douglass
and John Bell colored, who drove down
to the coal works, viewed the remains
and identified them as the bodies of
HaZen fNichard and Logan McClelland,
returning verdict of accidental drown
ing.
A large number of our young folks
attended the dance Thursday evening
at Hedges Barn, Beach Bottom, and
enjoyed very pleasant evening. re-
turning home early yesterday morning.
The funeral of Harden Bond, sol Of
Frank Bond took place this afternoon
at two o'clock from the family resi-
dence on Commerce Street. Interment
in Brooke cemetery.
The Board of Education of Wellsburg
district, has been called to meet at the
store of Valhardt and Sheets on next
4Iouudy CNChiAS lOl OieaHiHdtioA, anu
such ether business as may come before
it,
John Hamilton, of Wheeling, spent
the Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bennett.
Ed Pagan was a Pittsburg visitor
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mehan, of Steuben-
Vile, are the guests of Mrs. Mehan's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hail.
Mrs Margaret Gelsthorpe has return
ed from a visit with friends at East
Liverpool
DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Walkinshaw are
the guests of friends at Greensburg.
Miss Hectic MoConnaughey and
brother, Walter, of Toledo, Ohio, are
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Barth.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gamble spent the
Fourth with relatives at New Alexan-
dria, Ohio.
Miss Dora Hubbard left yesterday for
an extensive visit at New York and
other eastern cities.
Miss Eliza Carmichael left to-day for
a visit to the Pan-American Exposition,
after which she will attend the Teach
ers' Convention at Detroit, Mich.
Col .Kimberland and daughter Miss
Ida, are Wiling friends and relatives at
Smithfleld, Ohio.
Miss Bertha Ziliken spent the Fourth
with friends in Steubenville.
Nelson Hammond arrived home yes
teday moning from Hartford City, Ind,
to spend his vacation.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas McCarl and