Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-12
BEKwooD.
News Notes OF Interest From the
City 81 AIilla.

"A son OF John Leach IS suffering from
an attack Of measles
A young child Of Joseph Nevill. of
Fourth street. Is i'll.
Phil MdMun, of Boggs' Run, is con-
fined to his home ill.
Miss Mayme Shackleford is i'll at her
home on Main street.
DIR. Alley was in Moundsyi,e ct
tending court yesterday.
Miss Mary Dixon is confined to her
home on Water street i'll.
Mrs. Patrick Havey, of Main street,
is confined to her home i'll.
The Hon. j. W. Leach, of Main street,
was in Moundsville yesterday.
Thomas Hyde, of the Fourth ward,
is suffering from a severe attack OF Ia
grippe.
Frank Kyle and Ben Allen, OF
Moundsville, were in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. Ed. Linenberger returned yes
terday from a visit to friends at War
mock. o.
John West has returned to his home
in Wellsburg, after a brief visit to
friends here.
Mrs. James Geraghty, of Water street,
who is at the Haskins Hospital, is re-
ported to be greatly improved.
A band of Gypsies have established
a camp OF the vacant ground below
the street car barns. in North Ben
wood.
Robert Haley, of New Martinsville,
was in the city yesterday on business.
MI. Haley S a candidate for marshal in
Moundsville.
The wcrkmen who are removing the
loose rock and earth from ahoYn the
tracks of the Wheeling Traction Com
pany on Kentucky Heights, mate con-
siderable progress yesterday.
Rt. Rev. P. j.. Donahue. D. D., will
lecture for the benefit of st. johns
church, Benwood, w. Va, Sunday even
ing, March II, 1901. Doors open at Z
p. m.
There was much flood talk In the
city yesterday, but the water will not
inconvenience any one in the city.
Only % feet is expected at Wheeling.
which stage will not cause the water
to enter the cellars here.
The Epworth League of the NJ. e.
church held an important meeting last
evening. Among the business trans
acted was the preliminary arrange
ments for the presentation OF a play
to be given n the near future.
The Blue Ribbon hall was the scene
of a very successful dance last evening.
The affair was under the auspices Of
the Young Mems Social Club. The
music for the occasion was furnished
by Miss Helmbright.
The pig metal for the Wheeling Steel
& Iron Company's mill has not yet ar
rived, and as a result the mill has been
forced to remain idle. 1t is expected
to arrive to-day, however, and the mill
will in all probability resume to-nor-
row.
Yesterday at noon occurred the
death of Chris Miller at his home in
North Benwood. The deceased had
been suffering for a year past from
dropsy, and was thirty-eight years old.
He is survived by a wife and five chill
dren.
Yesterday the Mayor fined Charles
Shepherd, of Moundsville, 81 and costs
for d~isorderly conduct. Ed. Sutton II
a stranger from Washington, Pn.,
charged with being drunk, failed to ap-
pear to answer to the charge. Another
unknown man who was run in Sunday,
was fined 81 and costs.
The Rt. Rev. P. J.. Donahue. d. D,
will lecture on next Sunday evening at
7 o'clock in the st. Johns church In
this city. At the conclusion Of the
lecture a reception will be rendered
him in the Werninger hall. The club
is making elaborate preparations to
entertain Bishop Donahue, and request
all who attend the lecture to remain
and meet the Bishop.