Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-25
HAPPENINGS OF ADAY
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GIVEN IN BRIEF SPACE.


promised him workhouse sentence il
he failed to go.-Steubenville Gazette.
Some practical jokers who have
been calling out the patrol wagon will
get themselves into serious trouble, as
the police are determined to make an
example of the offenders. The patrol
wagon has gone to several places to find
that there was no necessity for the
call.
Contracts have been awarded for
the Bader & Maurer stag hotel. The
successful bidders were: Stone work,
George Murray; brick work, N. G.
Hamilton; roofing, David Bayha; plas-
tering, William A. Stoetzer; painting,
j. M. Collins; woodwork. w. w. Wood
& Co.
There are reports in circulation to
the effect that the old Water Board pro-
poses to submit to the new order OF
things, and to that end desires con-
ference with the new Board So far
as could be learned yesterday, no dein-
lite action along that line has been
taken.
Mr.. Michael Brost, one of the old
est, best known and most highly es-
teemed citizens of the North End, pass
ed away yesterday afternoon at his
residence No. 521 Market street. He
was in the eightieth year of his age.
Arrangements for the funeral had not
been made last night
Harry Jones, whose proper name is
something else,was fined in police court
yesterday morning for assaulting Mi
nerva Martin. A friend paid his fine.
and he went to the woman's home and
beat her up again. He is now in the
lookup, and will be arraigned before
the mayor this morning.
Residents along the National road,
and in Pleasant Valley and Elm Grove,
say Wheeling creek broke all former
records last week. The bottoms have
never been flooded from that stream in
such a manner before. Heretofore the
floods have generally been caused by
back water. The work of cleaning up
is now in progress.
Reports from the interior Of the
county indicate there have been a great
many slips upon roads, doing a great
deal of damage. 1t is probable that
the roads and bridges committee of the
County Commissioners will make tour
of inspection Friday, and determine
upon the nature and extent of the re-
pairs which may be necessary.
Daniel S. Willard, assistant general
manager; Thomas Fitzgerald, general
superintendent; G. b. Owen, superin-
tendent of maintenance of way and
F. A. tHusted, superintendent at Graf
ton, were party Of prominent B. & o.
officials in the city yesterday. They
inspected the new b. & o. depot and
expressed themselves well pleased with
it. They left at II o'clock for Grafton.
Definite information pertaining to
the annual State encampment of the
G. A. r.. which was to have been held
in Parkersburg this year, appears to be
hard to get. Wheeling would have
sent thirty or forty representatives to
the meeting from the G. A. R., the Wo-
mems Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the G. A. R., but no person went down,
on account of the uncertainty as to
whether the encampment would be
held, and the dmculty in reaching the
city, owing 10 the food.
The Intelligencer, in its reports of
food damages in this city and vicinity.
exhibits a greater degree of reeklessness
than usual in its manipulation of fig
ures. For example, the statement was
made that the loss of 500 600 brick by
the Suburban Brick Company meant
money loss of $4,000. A simple mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation shows the Intelli-
gencer price of brick to be $50 per
thousand. The Suburban Company's
price is about 1925. AS a matter of
fact however, the Suburban Brick Com
pany's actual loss from the flood will
not exceed $500.
MIR. II. ~. Rogers gave his expose
OF spiritualism in Weston Tuesday
night, and appears to have created a
sensation in that town. Such men as
Hon. Andrew Edmiston, Judge Henry
Brannon ana Dr. "A. III. Kunst were on
the investigating committee, and all
were completely mystified. Weston
spiritualists assert that he is medium,
Notwithstanding all that he says to the
contrary. S. E, Barrett, believer in
spiritualism, authorizes the public an
nouncement tnat he would give $500 If
Mr.. Rogers would clear him upon two
tests and Mr.. Rogers agreed to remain
the next day and see Mr. Barrett He
is expected to return to Wheeling to-
day.