The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-02
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
JULY /, 1874.
MlRrlN's FERRY.

QUITE happy ittie suaif -occurreo
this morning in the marriage Of Miss
Mary E..:.Ralson to the Rev. E. c.
Simpson, U. p, OF Richmond, Indi-
ana. The ceremony was performed at
the residence Of the brides father by
the Rev Mcclure, of the U. P. Church
of Wheeling. About forty guests wit
messed the ceremony, and it was hap
by affair altogether. The couple left
on the 8 o'clock train fer York, Ohio.
TIE new house belonging to John
Kane, on Second street, is about COM
pleted, John White doing the painting
Two families take possession next
week.
THE Messrs. Hoyle shipped one OF
their threshlng machines 10 Parkers-
burg yesterday, and will ship two 10
St. Louis to morrow.
The Spence mandatory sent beau
tful eight horse power engine down 10
Middleport on Saturday, threshing
machine down the river yesterday, and
has large orders which will be filled SIS
soon as the river raises 80 that ship
ments can be made.
SUBSCRIPTIONS Keep being made TO
the Wheeling!snd Lake Erie road at the
other of the route. We see that
New London, Huron county, has start
ed Der books with $25 600.
PRAYER meetings at al the churches
Tomorrow night.
We see numerous wsgon loads Of
stone going through town to the new
penitentiary at Moundsville, from the
quarry on Ebenezer Martins place,
back OF town. This is some OF the
finest stone we have ever seen, being
hard and close grained, and cut in i'm
mense blocks.
THE crusaders hold meetings every
night and we hear it is their intention
to hold street meetings in front OF three
saloons thi, evening.
MARSHAL RALEs jumped off the cars
last night while they were in motion,
ard after being pursued some distance
was arrested and fined Que dollar and
costs.
AT the meeting OF the Council last
night an ordinance was passed to re-
move distractions from the streets and
sidewalks.
ANOTHER ordinance was passed pro.
viding that all dogs must be registered
and a tax OF one dollar each be paid
after legal publication. All dogs not
paid for will be shot on sight after the
ordinance goes into effect
TIE members OF the different Sabbath
Schools in town are requested to meet
at the Presbyterian Church on Friday
evening 10 practice some National airs
for the Fourth.
Mr.. SMITH, agent OF the Wheeling
Steel Works, returned from quite an
extensive trip on Saturday last. Not
withstanding the closeness OF the Ilmes,
be reports the business prospects OF the
firm as fatterng.
BELLAIRF.
Ar the council meeting last night the
petition for the improvement OF the
wharf below Butes Touring mill which
was purchased by the city year or
more ago, from II. Butte, was presented
and received. The probabilities are
that this petition will receive speedy
consideration, and the required inn
provemepts made, as it WAS signed by
quite number of the citizens.
A rem, STRANGE was presented by
the owners and occupants OF certain
lots on OHIO street in South Be'lairc,
said OCCUPANTS demonstrating against
paving the walks Of the street. The
remonstrance was referred to the Com
mittee on Paving.
THE ordinance regulating houses OF
public entertainment was amended and
passed. This ordinance requires the
largest hotels 10 pay q license OF ten
dollars per year, the second class in
size eight dollars and the third clsss,
such as restaurants and ice cream sa-
looms, five dollars.
A STATEMENT OF the County Auditor
shows that the amount OF taxable pro
perty in the Bellsire school District is
Sl,753,S56, and that in the corporation
sl,66S,380.
A SPECIAL meeting OF the Council
was appointed for Wednesday evening,
June lsr, for the purpose Of considering
the tax law for the year.
STAT, MENTs of G. NJ. Wise, OF &C.
counts Of the city for the
years 1872 and 1873, show
disbursements Tor the year
1872 to be 1886 &c and for the year
1873 Sl945l.77. This statement is ex~
elusive OF water works disbursements
THE Knights OF Pythiss hold their
regular meeting tomorrow night.
MEssRs. Gill and Walker are starting
a branch grocery in South Bellaire on
the Weegee pike. This lie an enter
prising firm and we are glad 10 zee it
spread.
TIE Tom Collins base ball club will
give q grand ball at Central Hall on
Friday evening.
The public are urged to come out to
hear the Rev. !. j. Spencer speak on
temperance at the U. P. Church Friday
evening.
Mr. D. W. LEsr has sold the exclu-
sive right Of manu- acture Of bis patea
slate washer to the firm OF Mr. J. II.
Sullivan Il Sons, them paying Mr.. Leet
a royalty. This is handy little affair,
and should oe in the possession OF every
school enild. We are glad to notice
snything now in the hands OF Messrs.
Sullivan, as they are noted as an enter
prisiDg. go-ahe.d firm.
TIE Hon. joseph S. Fowler. ex-Sen-