Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-14
M0UNDSvILLE.
Items of Interest From the Metro.
polls of Marshall County.

polls of Marshall County.
n. 3. Grandstan. of Second street, Ii
i'll with rheumatism.
Squire Harry Riddle. of Benwood. wa
here on business yesterday.
Francis Barger. of Ned, Pa. was in
the city on business yesterday.
Or. ]. c. McCollough's new residence
on Third street is ready for occupancy
Capt ]. c. Roberts has painted and re-
paired his residence on Jefferson ave-
nue..
Harry Seamon is home from the West
Virginia University for the summer va
cation.
d. b, Kyle and Richard Thompson
will spend Sunday With friends in the
country.
California Port and Sherry so cents
a quart at Moundsyille Liquor Store.
near depot.
Mrs. ID. L. Logan and daughter, Mrs.
z. l.. Nuss, are the guests. OF Mrs G. L.
Ferrell, of Marysville, Ohio.
Charles McCamic attended the pub
lie installation of officers of the U. r. X.
Of P. at Wellshurg yesterday.
Or. NJ. l. Fitrow and wife have re.
turned to Alma, W. Va, after visiting
MIR. and Mrs. Il. w. D. Barger.
Imperial Gin. California Brandy. Ap.
pie Brandy, Alcohol etc. for sale al
Moundsville Liquor Store. near depot.
s A. Parriott, of Cameron. was hers
yesterday and received fine driving
horse which he recently purchased in
Sistersviue.
All whiskys direct from bonded
warehouses and sold from $3.50 per
gallon and upwards. at Moundsyille
Liquor Store.
Thomas Clark, OF Third street, will
remove his family to Fairmont this
week. Mrs. Jennie Powell will move
from Jefferson avenue to the house va
Gated by Mr. Clark.
Mayor Thomas Sheppard, of Benwood
vas in the city on business yesterday
MIR. Sheppard has announced himself aa
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for sheriff in 1904.
Rev. Thomas 1lgar, prison evange.
list from New York, win preach in the
prison next Sunday morning at
o'clock, and at TO-: 80 a. m. he will preach
in the Beth-Eden Baptist Churcn.
The Fostoria Glass Company band
has received the new instruments order.
fgki g.FV
ments are very much better than the
old ones, and this popular organization
is now prepared and equipped for any
occasion which requires band.
AT a special meeting OF the school
board on Wednesday evening Prof. d.
i. Williams was reelected superlnten-
dent of the schools for the next year.
Profs. Bowers. OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio: ].
g. Shaw, of West Liberty: Harper, OF
Maryland; Mccormick. OF California,
Pa, and Moore, of Proctor. were the
other applicants for the position.
In the Circuit Court yesterday, the
case OF the city OF Moundsyille against
the Ohio River Railroad Company was
heard. The railroad company was
charged with blockading crossings and
the case was appealed from the Mayors
court The defendant did not appear
yesterday and the jury returned a ver-
diet In favor Of the city. The case may
be appealed.
Yesterday afternoon Charles Knox, a
Benwood man, started a racket In the
Jail by abusing Ragen Bergen. tho
slavish miner who struck his landlord
with an axe. When the iailer went In
10 quell the racket Knox resisted and
considerable force was Necessary to sub
due him. After he had been locked in
his cell he reached through the bars and
struck Deputy Sheriff Cunningham with
a small board, lnficting a slight wound.
A very severe storm passed over the
city on Wednesday night. and for near
Is one hour the electrical display was
the graHdest ever witnessed here. Sew
eral telephone poles we're struck and
the telephone service was considerably
crippled A frame house on Centre
street, occupied by A. Crow, was struck
aad the chimneys were knocked down,
damaging the root. but fortunately no
member Of the family was hurt. The
large residence OF J. B. HUI. near Lime
stone. was struck by lightning and bad
~ damaged.