Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-24
Happenings OF

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I Coal Company, the jury disagreed after
being out two days. The jury award
ed the plaintiff a Judgment for So in
the suit of Geo. N. Bradbury VS.. Cha5.
F. Paul.
The Council committees on police
and finance are called to meet tonight.
1t is hardly likely that the financial
estimate of the former will be ready for
consideration by the finance committee
this evening.
The committee on Fourth of July
celebration has determined upon either
a sham battle or a reproduction of the
engagement Of San Juan hill, as a fea-
ture. the selection to be governed by
the location which is to be made.
DR.. j. Brown, one of West Liber-
tvs Oldest and ~wealthiest physicians,
was buried at Short Creek yesterday.
He was sixty years of age. Only his
wife survives him. who will inherit his
entire fortune, estimated at S150.000.
The final examinations for the SEN
ior class of the High school have been
set for the following dates: Latin,
June Z; geography, June 10; theory and
practice, June IL; chemistry, June ~;
English literature, June 10, and general
history, June Ii. The date for spelling
has not yet been set.
West Liberty Normal School COM
mencement exercises will take place
this year along in the first part of June.
There will be several graduates this
season, out of about one hundred stu
dents. The literary society is Of the
most interesting nature and the de-
bates promise to be stubbornly con-
tested.
The local lodges of the Shield Of
Honor have decided to hold joint ms
mortal services at the Opera House on
the afternoon of Sunday, June 9Th. A
, brass band will turn out, and escor.
the different lodges to the Opera House.
There Will be a number of prominent
speakers, and an excellent musical pro-
gramme.
There is now on exhibition in one
of Charles R. Goetze's show windows a.
picture Of the first locomotive that
came into Wheeling over the B. & O.
from Baltimore in 1853. From the en-
80 AAAc 10 tARpNoA dAIC ID NCIH OUu. cOlIl-
pared with the engines of this day. It
is all smoke stack and was known as
the Delaware"
Yesterday afternoon, from his late
home on South Eoff street. occurred the
funeral of Riley Workman, those
death occurred Tuesday after a pro-
tracted illness. The Rev. Gregory
Bleakley, pastor of the Wesley NJ. L.
Church, conducted the funeral services.
The 1nterment was at Mt. Zion. The
service was very largely attended.
Players Of golf, lawn tennis. GRO
quet and ether similar amusements
wishing to see a game that will de
velop ones physical makeup, also
produce a strong voice, should stop and
witness the game of horseshoe that is
played at the Elm Grove railway barns
on Sixteenth street. 1t is PLAYED by
conductors as they wait for their diff
ferent trips, and in this way they are
~endeavoring to keep this old time fish
Ing camp game from becoming obsolete.
Yesterday afternoon as a horse at
tached to a covered wagon was driven
past the building being erected by MI.
CAEto' On hdIhct street, the h0lSJ-
Ing engine which cuts loose every few
minutes with a horrible coughing noise,
caused the animal to almost jump out
OF his harness, then fall to the ground.
After some difficulty the shafts were
adjusted and the horse put on his fees
uninjured.
Yesterday morning at I o'clock.
at MS home, No. ISIS Eoff street. oc-
Cured the death of Lawrence Murphy.
M OF the well known residents of
that portion OF the city. The deceased.
who was in the 18th year of his age,
had been ailing for some time. He was
born in Ireland, and for a number of
years after coming to this country was
machinist at the B.. & o. shops. when
they were in this city. He is survived
by a wife and several children.