The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-29
SMALL TALk.



No MARRIAGE license issued yesterday.
No session Of the Supreme Court to.
day.
To DAY is the LAST day of school in the
public schools. So
SQUIRE SCHULTZ is making q general
clean up in his office.
THF East Wheeling Democratic flag
pole was cut down yesterday noon.
TIE Presbyterian church of the
Eighth ward is undergoing internal re.
pairs.
The Nail City brewery is getting in q
lot of new kegs to accommodate their in
creasing custom.
THE South Wheeling glass house fur
naces will shut down to-day for two
weeks vacation.
The mayor proposes to rigidly enforce
the ordinance prohibiting the firing
of Chinese crackers, on the Fourth OF
July.
BELLS foundry will make its last heat
to-day, and then shut down until after
the Fourth, and change their jobs for the
fall trade.
The occupation of the South Siders is
seeking the shaded side of the street,
wherein they may dream away the long
hot summer days
HENRY RoTHoFF, bsrkeeper at d.
Bieberson's saloon, is matched against
Charley Driehorst, express driver, tor
$500 side on q foot race.
The sale OF the Hempfeld railroad did
not take place yesterday. Marshal Hall
again postponed it until Friday, August
3rd.-Pittsburgh Commercial.
slTHE reception room of the Shultz
boat club housei is being newly fitted up,
and will he furnished with set OF fine
furniture next week.
THE forge department of the La Belle
mill, in all probability, will shut down
next week. The factory and the heaters
will go ahead until the stock is worked
up.
A GENTLEMAN from New Msrtinsville,
Yesterday informed US that Hsyburn, the
alleged detsulting travelling salesman,
only lost 81 with he New Martinsville
gamblers.
AMANDA HARRINGTON had Dick For
syth arrested and taken before Squire
Wheeler, yesterday, for abusive language.
DICK was fined the usual amount by
the Squire.
A VERY fine fsg is to be presented to
the Schultz boat clab on the Fourth O.
July at their picnic in Tolmsn's orchard.
A platform 81 feet square has been
erected for dancing.
The boys IN the lower part of the
Eighth ward are indulging in tame pig
con shooting. james Herly is captain OF
the shooters and Lewis Stubenraugh is
director in general of the same.
The Catholic societies of this city will
unite and give picnic on the 4th OF
July, in the orchard between Neu-
hausen's garden and the Catholic ceme-
terry. Trains will run hourly during the
| day.
| The Commencement exercises OF
Bethany, Washington and Mt. De
Chsntel Colleges, together with the cur
rent rews Of the week will be found in
the Weekly REGISTER, now ready for
mailing.
A HORSE attached to wagon belong
ing to a Water street fancy grocer, ran
away at the head Of Fifteenth street yes
terday. Pickles, chowchow and canned
goods were scattered in all directions
about the street No serious damage.
A LITTLE two year old child was
found astray on the streets yesterday az
ternoon, and taken to the residence OF
Mrs. Norton, on Fourteenth street. At
q late hour last evening its parents had
not been found, and its identity had not
been established.
THE petition being circulated fsvoring
a scheme 10 grade and pave Market
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, at
the expense OF the property owners, is
meeting with favor, but one or two refus
ing to sign it, The improvement will
cost each property owner from $40 to SIS
YESTERDAY morning two hogs jumped
overheard from the steamer Telegram
into the river. One Of the hogs was
hauled out of the river, dumped in a
skifi and returned to the boat. The other
one however, succeeded in reaching the
Island, al the deck hands OF the boat
were busily engaged for several hours in
ettecting its recapture.
THIS evening at Convent hall the
Whelan Literary Society will rehearse
their coming entertainment for the last
time before the production on Monday
night, before its sisters OF the church and
children. Miss Jamison, Mrs. Whit.
taker, Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan and daugh-
ter, and Prof. Burg will assist in the en-
tertsinment.
PATENTS issued to citizens Of West
Virginia for the week ending July H.,
1877, and furnished for the REGISTER
from the office of j. McC. Perkins i Co.,
counsellors at law in patent cases, and
solicitors for patents, designs, &C.. Wash.
ington, ID. e.: S F. Maxwell, Clifton.
machine for crozlng, chsmtering and
equalizing slaves; Nv. Ii. Il I. Dulancy,
Peterstown, butter carrier; j. F. Budke,
Wheeling, construction OF barrels, casks,
l.