The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-19

ISLAND peOpIe COuIplain VI Lno Siooo
ing over Zane street, at the round house
SOME folks want to know why the fire
alarm telegraph has not been put in oper'
alton.
Mayors orchestra will furnish music
for the Goft Guards and the Brown club
balls
THEP. w. 81 KY. machine shops at
the loot OF Filth street, have been COM
pleted.
AT Koch's Hall, next Saturday night,
Birch's orchestra will take the place OF
Fosters.
MIR. LEWIS AsMUs, JR,, died at the
residence OF his father, III the Eighth
ward, last evening.
A HORSE running of with its rider,
yesterday evening, amused the citizens OF
upper Market street.
MEssRs. DARRAH & WILSON have
leased the coal bank owned by the old
Washington mills.
HOLIDAY notices are appearing IN the
Register, and readers Will find much
therein to interest them.
w. Ii. WOODWARD, Esq, has handed
his resignation as member of the First
Branch of Council, to the Mayor.
WoRKMEE were engaged yesterday IN
digging The trench Tor the sewer, lately
ordered to be built on Ohio street, Island.
The children who attend the public
SCHOOLS do not like the idea OF having
school on next Monday, as it is Christ
mas Eve.
AN entertainment is to be given at
Weslwood's nal, Eighth ward, Friday
evening by Mitchell, Lewis and the
Leath brothers.
JAMES ROBINSON, the Water street
saloon man, contemplates putting up four
brick houses on Virginia street., Island,
at an early day.
GREAT pr psrsIions are being made
for the sacr concert to be given At the
Thom pson a. +. Church, on the Island,
Christmas night.
The scholars of the Second Presby-
terrain Sunday School will be given q
pleasant surprise by their teachers to-
morrow evening.
The thermometer showed 81 degrees
yesterday. On the corresponding day of
last year it indicated 20 degrees,a differ
ence of 81 degrees.
DR.. ABR. ROBERTSON will give q
free lecture on "Water, its functions and
uses at the First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow evening.
WORK on the line of the p. w. 81 KY.
r. r., in this city, which has been sus
pended for some weeks past, was resumed
yesterday morning.
The South Wheeling glass house will
close on Saturday for repairs, and will re-
main closed until al necessary repairs
shall have been made.
TIE City Surveyor was engaged yes
terdsy in surveying Fourteenth street
above Wood, in order to give that street
a more uniform grade.
PAINTERS began operations on the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and kentucky
railroad depot at the loot of Fourteenth
street yesterday morning.
THE impecunious young man who has
had some one 10 "ike him just little
bit during the past year Is now seeking
after nice Christmas present for her.
The orphans, from the hospital, march
ed down to the festival rooms on Main
street Yesterday. They were in full
uniform and presented tiae appearance.
An entertainment will be given at the
Wesley Chapel, Eighth ward, on Christ
mas Eve. The children of the Sunday
school Will take part in the entertain
ment.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades will visit the held of Fourteenth
street to-day TO examine and determine
upon the grade OF the upper part of the
street.
The Pittsburgh Leader wants cru.
SADIE against the waiter girls, and thinks
the man that takes the lead will be i'm.
There are only 337 in that
wicked city.
a LONG ranged riff, to be used by off
GERS, mas been received NJ the Capitol
from Washington. 1t WAS made by the
Springfield Rifle Company, and WAS sent
here as n sample.
THE currency question will be dis
cussed by the Waverly Literary Society
tonight The contestants are well pre-
pared on the subject, and no doubt there
will be holly contested fight before
they conclude to pass 1t.
THERE is talk of number of the
Maynard rifle Team challenging a num-
Der of the Light Guards to rifle contest
I'll hand, At 200 yards distance. The
Maynard boys were out practicing las.
evening ut loo yards distant,
The following otncers were elected
night before last at the meeting Of the
Masonic Lodge: w. NJ, Geo. Griffin; s. |
W., North " esI; j. w. Geo. Pitner; S.
D., VIM. Howels; j. D., Robert Howell. |
Secretary, NJ. F. Green; Treasurer, Hen |
y Crawford; filler, VIM. Stesdman.
We admire the Illustrations on the |
lovers OF So,Ie OF the latest dime nov |
,ls. On the first page of one called 1.-THE |
iipsy'S Dream is wood cut represent
ne knight in full suit OF srmor of |
he twelfth century. With HIS left arm
ne clasps girl dressed precisely like a
French ballet girl, while his right hand |
holds revolver At the head of some one |
who appears to be about half mile !
away. The general impression ia thst,
revolvers and ballet girls are |
'tten Intimately connected, knights in
plate armor bad not much knowledge of
sithor.
A Petition Presented