The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-29
SMALL TALK.
Condensed Notes Of Current gossip
In and About Town.

In ana About IoWh'
GIVE thanks.
ONE marriage license issued yesterday.
The Light Guards and Zouaves pa.
rsde to-day.
AL. public offices and the obsnks will
be closed to-day.
WOODEN ratings have been put on the
approaches ut either end OF the Fulton
bridge.
A NEW box sewer has been placed
across McColloch street at Its lntersec-
ton of Eleventh.
THANKSGIVING services at the Disciple
Church, to-day, at l0a o'clock. Spe'
cisl invitation to oil.
CHAPLINE street between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets, ID IN a
most miserable condition.
The congregation of the German
Lutheran lions church hold fair at
Germania hall, December On, TIN
and 9Th.
The young ladies of the Senior class
at tho Female College, will entertain
their friends with literary feast OF good
things, tomorrow evening.
ARRANGEMENT are being made Tor 6
graz d excursion to Parkers burg, shortly,
on the Maiie Ragon. L. L. Cockayne's
band will be in attendance
TT. CoCKAYNE's, band will leave on
the Telegram, this afternoon, for MOUNDS
vile, to play Tor large party at the
Connolly House, this evening.
AUCTIoNERR HERvEY, yesterday dis
posed of several shares of Exchange
bank stock at Sl06 per share; par value
800.
THE Crescent boat club boys will hold
there regular monthly meeting at Notes
hall, Saturday afGeI noon, and have
dance at the same place in the evening.
THE mail carriers make one delivery
and one collection ut ten o'clock to-day,
which will be all that will be made. The
postoffice will be open from y A. NJ. to
10 A. NJ.
THE county ought to mscadamize the
road between the Peninsula bridge and
Fulton. 1t is rs much Travelled now rs
the National road, and should be put in
as good condition.
Officer Bob Jenkins, night before last,
discovered party of youths attempting
to rob the peanut stand at the corner oil
Twelfth and Market streets, but the
young thieves were to quick Tor him, aid
escaped.
\ turkey escaped from farmers
wagon. yesterday. and took refuge on toe
Peoples bank building. Being routed
from this roost it stretched out It's wings
and sailed over the river, seeking refuge
on the Island.
The ersonsl property on the Rine
farm, near Roney's Point, was SOLD by
Auctioneer Hervey, yesterday, At fair
prices, Mr.. Kiue contemplating moving
into the city and taking charge OF the
Christman House.
A WHITE boy named Schafer and that
notorious young Niger, Fred Davis,
stole quantity of candy from Schultz's
confectionery establishment yesterday.
Schafer has been arrested by the police,
out Davis has thus far eluded them.
OUR colored sisters, Mary johnson and
Matte Wilson, have been disorderly
again, for all of which Squire Phillips
bonded them in he sum OF 800 each to
keep the peace Tor SIX months. In de-
fault they were committed 20 jail TO re-
pent OF their wiCkedness.
The counsel for the banks in the mat
Ter of county assessment are Messrs
Lamb, Caldwell and Clark. They deliver
their arguments before tie Finance Com
mittee of the Board OF Commissioners
10 morrow. The council Tor the Board
are Prosecuting Attorney l.. s. Jordan
assisted by w. ?. Hubbard.
On Monday workmen commenced re-
moving part OF the old engine or
round house ut the Hempdeld depot at
Washington, Pa, preparatory to the
erection of a large frame building for de-
pot purposes. The new building will be
thirty by sixty feet, and will be in the
rear Of the passenger dero!, on the south
side of the track,
The estimsble wife of Squire Mayes,
of West Alexander, died on Tuesday.
Mrs. Msyes YVES native of this city, be-
ing the daughter OF n l.. dorsey, ci,l-
zen of Wheeling generation ago. Her
first husband WAS Mr.. Agnew, OF this
city. Her second WAS Billy Agnew, the
brother of her first husband, and the
popular Assistant Secretary OF the Pea
body Insurance Company several years
ago. The deceased has many friends
hereabouts to mourn her demise.