The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-12
>EIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
February II, 1875.



BELLAIRE.
The following shows the range Of the
temperature as observed at MERGERS Drug
store. No. 832 Water street, Wednesday:
Alta. NJ, 39o; at u NJ, 39o; at P NJ,
90; at : P. NJ, l4'.
The bright hopes Of our river men
Yesterday over the prospect Of clear
river, was doomed to be blasted. The
change back to cold, freezing weather in
the evening put everything below par
again.
OUR Young folks have not waited to
take Saturday as Valentine Day, but
have been sending these missiyes of sport
or love to either the objects of their fun
or of their alteration, quite freely for
some days past.
OUR streets and pavements were in u
perfect glare Of ice on yesterday morn
mo, and before they were cleared off in
compliance to that ordinance SO much
talked of. it was really quite difficult
thinr for pedestrians to keep their feet,
and many amusing incidents occurred by
falls. but fortunately no one received any
ipiuries that we have heard Of. We saw
Gentleman set down very suddenly on
belmont street. Both feet scooted from
under him. and sat down very hard. Not
being near him we don't know whether
| he used any ''iaw-breakers' or not, but we
THOUGHT of what Josh Billings once said:
| "Uow Il man kin learn to sit down onto Il
/ bile without swearen, Is one ov the lost
arts. Sitting down on the ice so sud
denly and so emphaticaIly Is about ditto
PARTIES were in this city yesterday
taking dispositions before j. Is. Smith,
ESQ. to be used in the damage suit pend
inc between the owners of the towboatS
"Panthcr" and Ed Hobb.' The SUIT
crew out of collision between the above
mentioned boats, winch occurred near
the piers in the river at this place, at
which time Il lot of coal bargcs were
/ sunk.
EVERY one of our citizens who can,
who have the interest OF our city at heart
and who is not only prond of her present
position and progress, but desires her
future prosperity, should turn out to the
railroad meeting tonight, ut City Hail.
and at least encourage the enterprise by
their presence. The prospect of making
Brllairc the terminus, and thus secure
the advantages of having another rail-
road. i quite favorable, and only wants
the proper interest shown by our people
To make ii 4 success. The rich country
that it will open up to our trade Is N I'm.
nrn,c benefit. Let their be II large and
earnest meeting tonight
\ TWO morse team belonging to Mr..
James Lcasure, of South Bcllaire, became
frightened at something on Water street
Yesterday morning, and ran OF at most
/ irightful rate OF speed. They crossed
over the pavement mt the corner of Water
and First streets, and ran up First street
nearly to the round house of the b. " o..
Railroad Company, where they were
caught 10y some parties who were passing
ut the time No damage of any conse-
QucmCc was done.
SOME of the colored brethren got too
much bcnzinr in them at their enter
tainment at the City Hall on Wednesday
night, and then amused themselves 10y
having II general free fight. The mace
OF officer lli@hlcyman was used tccllngly
and ciirctuulv, and several of the "coons'
rot into the lookup. Fom arrests have
been made. and there will be several
others who were engaged III the fight
arrested to-day.
OUR City Council has made arrange
mcnts to feed and lodge all the 'tramps
that NAV visit our city, and all they ask
/ in return Is, that said "tramps' cnduIgc
| in the hcalthtul amusement of breaking
Il sufficient quantity OF stone to pay for
what accommodation they may get.
1 This is good move.
/ OSE of our saloon keepers was the
owner Of II ''dorg;' and the other morn
Ing the ''purp' came up missing. Some
body. possibly crusader, had made u
crusade on his dogship, and administered
Il dose of strchninr, which sent that ca
nine to the land of his fathers, and his
unhappy owner is in much trouble, and
went auout singing:
"Uh ware, oh ware iSh mine leetle tog
gone
but failed to find dot leetle dog more, -
the sorrow stricken victim of crusade
persecution, has given him up for gone,
and left him lying in the lane, and now
rs the finale Of this sorrowful story,
kaiser wants to buy dorg.
MARTIN ; FERRY.
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