The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-19


GEO. BLACK, of the Maynard rife
club, made the highest score, on Satur-
day, spotting &C out of possible TO-
Mr.. GEORGE CRUMBACKER has Just
three very nice tenement
houses out near the Peninsula bridge.
President THOMPSON preached an
exceedingly able and eloquent sermon IN
the Fourth Street NJ. E Church yester-
day morning.
AN exchange says that raw potatoes
have been successfully taken" for drunk
enIess. The Standard takes" EN- for
subscription.
THIS is the month for new fall bonneIs,
and husbands should remember that Ben
ismin Franklin said: Avoid al argu-
ments 1T hone.
A TURKEY-SHooTING match will take
place out the pike two or three days be-
fore Thanksgiving. About one hundred
birds will be put up.
4 NUMBER Of the demi-monde, enjoy
ing the pleasures of huge drunk, are
reported ss having made things lively,
out the pike, yesterday.
GEORGE Ankle, VINO has contract
'or covering three miles OF the National
road with stone, mas a large force OF men
At work Ut the Fulton quarry.
The Sunday Leader, in the absence OF
The wherewIth to invest in a turkey, will
entertain his friends with roast pelican.
He is now fsttening the bird for the occa-
sion.
THE Old wooden walk on the stone
bridge since the setting of curbs, has
been replaced by a brick pavement,
which adds much to the appearance OF
The streets.
CHARLEY JOHNSON, of the LeGdsr, vii.
return home from Pitts burgh to-day,
where he has been spending the past
two weeks, having his loot measured Tor
pair OF boots.
Nix. ANTON REYMANN intends to put.
ing up y telephone from his brewery to
Aug. Rolls saloon, for the convenience
OF his customers, who leave orders At the
saloon for bottled beer.
A FIGHT between two members of the
Jury in the Coin, Ssmpllner Il Go. VS..
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad case, Is
reported rs having occurred in the jury
room, Saturday morning.
MICHAEL SCULLEY, the 1000 mile
walker will attempt the difficult task Of
walking IS miles in "A hours, at GoetZa's
Memorial Hall, commencing At 9 O'Clock
this evening.
We acknowled g the receipt OF an in
vitatIon from Mr.. Thomas Cocksye to st
tend a grand ball 10 be given by the Nail
City boat club on Thanksgiving eve
Pan-HdndLe NslrS.
REV. Mr. LATANE delivered the ser
on, both morning and evening, at the
Reformed Episcopal Church, yesterday.
The church was crowded. He breaches
again tonight, and will preach the com
ing Sunday.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court il sentencing
Taylor Strauder to death by hanging,
aud it now locks as though TaylOr's
chances to escape dancing on air were
rather slim.
THE fish men at the Second ward maj
ket on Saturday morning, were monopo-
lizing u good deal of attention. Compe-
titiOn became so no. that some OF them
almost gave away fish, stands and all.
Keep cool boys.
THE Nail City Boat Club has been
presented with handsome book case by
Sheriff Tingle. 1t is the intention to
have the spacious hall in the boat club
building trausmogriied into Il reading
room, the present month.
CAPT. McLUyG, Deputy Sheriff Of
Green brler county, passed through the
city on Saturday, having in charge
Thomas Perkins, colored, sentenced to
two years in the penteutlary tor cutting
MS wife with razor. Tom was handed
over to the prison authorities Saturday
evening.
The evening sheet wants to know if it
isn't about time to commence talking
about Mardi Grss. Ii the reporters were
posted they would know that the Fiielio
Society. the object of which is the per-
petustion of the celebration of the day
has been reorganized for some time, and
has wealth IN its treasury.
We are in receipt of circular from
Chss. Levi, Manager OF the Mrs James
A. Oates English Opera Company, which
will open season of three nights at the
Opera House commencing December Sd.
The company is an unusually strong one,
of ten ladies and twelve gentle
men, and the repertoire consists of thir-
teen brilliant operas.
PRESIDENT THOMPSON, of the State
University, preached at the Fourth
Street VI. Z. Church Yesterday morning.
He took his text from Joh, 14rh chapter
and l4th verse, III man die shall he
live sgain?" The lar g audi.
ence listened with marked at
tention to the words ths: tell from his
lips, and al the close Of the service nu-
merous were the favorable comments
upon both the appropriateness ct the
text and the excellence of the sermon.
In the evening Mr.. Thompson preached
at the Chaplne Street NJ. Z. Church.