Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-17
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Events Yesterday in tka Marshall
County TOWN.

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County TOWN.
R. W. D. Barger was a business Wis
1tor in Wheeling yesterday
Mart Holly, of Williamstown, was
dn the city on business yesterday.
Mrs. John Chapman, of Glen Easton,
is visiting friends in the Second ward.
Mrs. Lawrence Laishley has returned
from visit with friends at Barnes
vile.
DR.. c. D. Leggett, of the Haskins
hospital, is spending a few days at his
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Lohr have re-
turned from visiting relatives at Trail
Run, Ohio.
Howard Decker and Miss Margaret
F'itton, of Wheeling, have been licensed
to wed by County Clerk Lewis.
The Uniform Rank, K. of P, have
chartered steamer and will go to
Steubenville, O., on Decoration Day.
Charles WOODBURY. is attending the
National Convention of the United
Commercial Travellers at Richmond,
Va.
e. N. Locke, of the prison guard
force, has returned from a short vaca-
ton, spent at his home in Taylor
county.
William Richardson, a former resi-
dent OF this city, but now residing in
California, is visiting friends in
Moundsville.
A. r. Hammond, of Fairview, was
in the city yesterday. Mr. Hammond is
the owner of some Of the fastest driv-
ing horses in this county.
The Board of Directors of the peni-
Tertiary will meet in regular session
tomorrow. This will be the last reg
ular session of the present board of d.
rectors.
The Slavish miner who was struck
with an axe in the hands of country
man at Glendale Monday, continues to
improve, although he is not yet out OF
danger.
Mr.. Conway, of Cairo, Ritchie coun-
ty, has been appointed night engineer
AT the prison, to succeed Mr.. Caro-
theirs, who resigned to accept a position
in Wheeling. Mr.. Conway reported fol
duty yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Martin, of Pitts
| burg, were here yesterday. Mr.. Martin
was formerly president of the Fostoria
Glass Company, but he is now at the
head OF the commercial department OF
the National Glass Company.
George. H. Jones will open a sand
bank on the CLARK farm, in the Round
the bank to the Ohio River railroad
M. Jones will remove his family to the
Burley House at Chestnut Hill.
Win, the son of NJ. w. Miller. fel
from the second story of D. L. Logan's
new residence in the Orchard, and re
ceived very serious injuries, severa
ribs being broken. Dr.. |. n. houston
rendered the necessary medical aid
The engineering corps of the Ohio
River Railroad Company have stakeC
off the site for the new depot at thi.
place. Several car loads of stone FOL
the building are On the ground, ant
work on the structure will be begun il
short time.
F, The Higgins well is now being pump
| ed, and 1t is stated that the daily pro
/ duetion will be twenty barrels A vel
will be put down at once on the Pottl
farm, adjoining the Higgins well. by G
/ A Phillips, of Peasants county, whS
has sub-leased of c. E. Evans.
At recent meeting of Council a res
! olution was adopted reducing the sa
| loon license fee from $500 to $500 ;
year. Last evening, at the session O
| Council the following were granted Ii
eenses. W. H. Jefferson, Frank Gala
| han, Michael Callahan, John kull, Johr
Higgins. James Higgins, Thomas Hig
! gins and Burley Clemens 1t is under
stood that w. D. Strong will also appl,
| for : license, but he failed to do 81
| last evening, as he was out OF tn,
| city. Al the session last evening con
siderable routine Business was aIss
transacted.