The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-27
SMALL TALK.
Condensed Notes of Current Gossip
In and About Town.

It's gone-Christmas we mean.
Four additions to the workhouse force
yesterday.
TIE Elm Grove street cars did a lively
business Christmas.
Two marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk yesterday.
MAKE preparations to swear of. New
Years day will soon be here.
SHERIFF TINaLE Toasted the prisoners
at the county Jail Christmas day.
GEN. HALEY's brigade were dong
good work on Sixteenth street yesterday.
ONE deed in fee and one release deed
were recorded at the CountyiClerk's office
yesterday.
Is TOBY VANCE deaG2 1t must be, or
| the Standard local would not have writ
ten his obituary. =
CHICKEN-FIGHTING was INDUCED In
at the Drover's Home, South Wheellngy
Christmas day. T
The colored brass band was out play
ing Christmas evening, and has greatly
improved.
MARKET street assumed its metropoil-
tan on Christmas day, everybody vas on
the street.
SHALLCRoss 81 WALTERS hotel will
be completed in time for occupancy IN
the spring. -
CHRISTMAS day this year was not the
equal of last so lar rs drunken people
were concerned.
THE case of Joha G. Miller against
the Workingmen's Building Association
has been dismissed.
DESPITE the efforts of the police, the
small boy got away with all his smuni-
ton in the back alley.
THE loving mother who invented
a drum for her hopetul-thinks she will
know better next time.
Mrs. CHRISTINA BATCH, who fell
through coal vault on alley Eighteen
some days ago, died last evening. y
THE foot race which took place on the
Island Christmas between Hackelburg
and Horn for So, WAS won by the latter.
A BEAUTIFUL silver ice pitcher was
presented to the b. of T. Society, Tues
| day, by j. L. Scott, as Christmas GIT.
THERE was target practice on the hill
| lust back OF Reymann's brewery, by a
number of Manchester shootlsts on Tues
day.
The students at the Female Seminary
did not forget their letter carrier on
Christmas day. They gave him hand
some present.
A FINE shawl was stolen from the
ladies dressing room on the occsion OF
the Goff Light Guards ball at Turner
Hall, Christmas night.
GA YAHRLING, who is agent in
this city for the "Little Giant" chemical
fire. engine, is meeting with fine success
in the sales OF the machine.
WE regret to near that the jewelry
firm of Messrs. Oxtoby & Dutlield con-
template moving TO the thriving city OF
Erie, Pa, the coming spring.
THERE is miserable mud-hole on
Eoff street, at the intersection OF Four
teenth street. Cannot something be done
to rid the community of this eye-sore?
THERE will be q "disramic" exhibition,
ut the Third Presbyterian Church to-
night and tomorrow night. The pro.
ceeds are for the benefit of the church
A GREAT many folks were disappointed
about their Christmas turkey, dealers in
the fowl running out Christmas eve,
Small turkeys were commanding $500
apiece.
The last week and the first two days
of this week have been q harvest to the
Citizens line of street railway. They
ran two cars exrta all day Christmas on
The main line.
EVERY family in Fulton, that place
beng mainly settled by Germans, had
Christmas tree for the little folks. The
old folks had not quite got over their
celebration yesterday.
PORK packing heresbouts has been
very extensive this season. Up to date
over forty.thr hundred head of hogs
have been packed at Mr.. John Bayhs's
pork house in Fulton.
THE Children's Home was made the
recipient of large amount OF good
things, donated by the Gof Guards yes
terday. The gift consisted OF ham, sugar,
bread, tongues and many other estables.
AN East Wheeling wife became en-
ragged on her liege lord last Sunday
evening, sEd threw large butcher
knife at him, which took effect in his leg
shout five inches above his knee The
cash is about four inches in length.
MANAGER HAMILTON will JON the
MEL Bryant Ministries at Pittsburgh,
| Saturday, and take the troupe on the
road for weeks trip, opening in Indian
apols on New Years eve, thence to
Bloomington, Springfield, Lafayette and
Terre Hsute.
Two young men engaged in set-too
| Tuesday afternoon on Market street. be-
| low this office, one OF whose name was
Jimmie Gallaher and the other William
| Gsnding. Both of the combatants were
arrested by Officer St. Meyers before any
damage was done to either and they
spent the balance Of the day in the
lookup.
THIS office is indebted to Mr.. Z. II.
beautiful Christmas present. II you had
hunted tor week, Mr., s., you could not
| have suited us better 1t was hand
some boquet OF the IOvllest of flowers, ar
ranged with exquisite taste. May you
live mary year, and as often as gIori-
Gus Christmas rolls round, do so again
and again.
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