The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-26
SMALL TALK.
Condensed Notes Of Current Gossip
Ip and About Town.

Notes OF Surreut UO'sip
Ip and About Town.
MERCURY 80.
"WHAT's the latest2'
The Light Guards are all o. X.
MUNICIPAL COURT meets to-day.
RLACKBERRIEs per bucket, so cents,
ONE marriage license issued yesterday.
Two trains arrived here yesterday from
Pittsburgh. a
A PICNIC is to be held at Memminger
grove to-day.
THERE are now forty extras on the
police force.
YESTERDAY was the most sultry OF
any the present season.
TIE Second ward market was we'll
attended yesterday morning.
TRAINS passed both ways over the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh road yester-
day.
IT is reported that majority of the
trsmps have skipped Vince ing Tor Bell
aiTe.
THERE were no transactions in real
estate recorded yesterday in the Office III
the County Clerk.
The authorities are putting it to the
tramps lively, and numerous departures
from the city are reported.
THE first curb stone on the west side
of Virginia street, between Zane and
Penn streets, Island, was laid yesterday.
The stock in the gas fitting establish
ment OF Barr u Roney's was sold at
auction by suctioneer Hsller yesterday.
MISSES Amelia and Lizzie Ebbert will
entertain their friends ut the residence OF
their father on Seventh street, this even
ing.
THE millers in the city say that the
new wheat is of very superior order,
and that the best of -four can be made
out of it.
The little son of Mrs. Gardener, who
was burned by the explosion OF lamp
on Sunday night, died at four o'clock
yesterday morning.
A LITTLE child of Mr.. Chas. Bigger,
residing at No. BIAS Jacob street, died
yesterday evening. The funeral will take
place this afternoon.
MAEDER BROS, tobacconists, are haV-
ing the south store room OF the first toor
of the Mcclure House put in order, pre-
paratory to removing into it.
YESTERDAY afternoon noted South
Side constable amused himself by tying
a sardne can to "ysller dorgs" tail, and
then enjoyed the quick time the "dorg"
made down street.
THIS time it is steam boiler. The
place was Hancock county. The agent
offered $40 each for sales. The sucker
was farmer. He signed the contract,
and now u note for 1924 turns up.
THERE are four hundred members of
the Red Mems order in this State, and
during the past year the different lodges
have paid out 81 200 tor benefits, and
still have balance of $4,000 on hand.
SOME unknown person left at the
REGISTER counting room yesterday about
$50 unsold HteLigencer'S of the oath inst,
which the proprietor of that paper can
have on application. We have no use for
them.
A BEAUTIFUL chrome OF Cardinal
McCloskey is TO be ratified Al St. Al
phonsus Hall, Centre Wheeling, to-mor-
Tow friday, the 9th, at p. NJ. All
parties Interested are invited TO be
present.
MAKTGN, the restaurateur, yesterday
informed us that his brood of "dOmesti-
Gated cartridges had commenced laying
eggs. Here Is chance tor an enterp!is-
ing man to go into the business OF quail
raising.
A WARRANT was sworn out yesterday
by Mr.. 5. S. Seanon for the arrest OF
James hogan, charging him with as
ssult, but as James is now in the work
house, justice will have to be delayed un-
Ill his release.
DURING the lull in the justice bust
less, Squire Hamilton apluses himself
by scull oars, calico printing cylinders,
and other useful devices. The Squire
goes it on the motto OF all work and no
pay. He has made a large neat desk for
his office.