The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-21
SMALL TALK.
CONDEMNED Notes OF Current eoss'P
r. Io and About Town.

SMALL TALK.
CONDEMNED Notes OF Current Gossip
'r. Io asd About Town.
WHIT Monday.
TIE city was alive with s1cursioniss
yesterday. - E''sTg5 ... 49,.
TEE greatest width of walking skirts is
two and half yards. a..
THE bridge on Eotf street over Csld-
wells run, is open for travel
THE new city directory will be Out
sbou. the 10Th Of next month.
TIE marriage of prominent Wheel
ing newspaper man isNon the tspis.
The opening of Neuhausen's GUNNER
garden, Saturday, was we'll attended.
THE light shower last evening cooled
of the atmosphere to great extent.
TaE SUB Rosas are arranging Tor q
picnic at Meminger's grove on June
l4th. --- - %
TIE Immaculate Conception festival
was continued Saturday, With much sue.
cess.
THE Municipal Judgesbip election
approached, and the contest 'Waxsth
warm.
ROAST lamb and peas are now ph
down on the bill OF fare, as one OF the
deIicscles Of the season.
Mr.. WASH. BAGGs and Rev. Prickett,
addressed the Temperance meeting 81
outs Hall, on Saturday night.
JORDAN BANK was committed to jail
by Squire Phillips, on Saturday, IN de-
fault of 500 bail, for disorderly conduct.
MRS. PHILLIP WINTERS, residing In
North Wheeling, is said 70 be lying very
low ire IN the effects OF the bite OF q RADIO
dog. .....,
Mr.. john PATTERSON, Of Belmont
county, O., purchased the celebrated
pacing horse Sleepy George, for $2'2Oo
cash.
The Sixth ward public school will
shortly give u festival for the Pur
pose of raising money enough to buy an
organ.
On Saturday the mercury at the
Opera House drug store showed " deg.
At noon. yesterday 81 at noon, and 70
at o'clock.
THE final 500 for the coming Barrett
Clstor race was put up in the hands oil
Chris. Seibke Saturday night. This
lnoxs like business.
RosE EYTNcE is announced at the
Opera House for the 29tn INST, IN "Mlss
Mutton" She is supported by the Lewis
Morrison Combination.
ONE of N. Kuhn's ice wagons broke
down about seven o'clock Saturday
evening, at the corner OF Twenty
seventh and Chapline streets.
The Chesapeake, with the Parkers-
burg excursion, arrived st about ten
o'clock, and the Express, with the
Pittsburgh excursion, at one o'clock.
ABALL will be given at Zimmerman's
Hall, 1Etnaville, this evening, for the
socia! enjoyment of the denizens OF that
place. Fred Viewig's orchestra will be
on hand.
JOHN MACK was arraigned before
Squire Wheeler on Saturday, charged
with stealing y silk handkerchief from
Rudolph Bubach. The case was COM
promised before trial was had.
A PETITION is in circulation to secure
the release OF Hagar Tomlinson, of Mar
nf sfpallnD q
watch at the Grant House, in this city,
aud sentenced to the penitentiary.
TIE Germanis Singing Society give
their annual picnic II. The Fair Grounds
to-day. A pleasant time is anticipated,
provided the weather Is far. Ii other
wise, we understand it will be post
pOned.
A wILL-KNOwN newspaper proprietor
of this city went down the Is. q y. road
last week, and stopping at Benwood for
breakfast, rendered rs payment for the
same IS cents. The hotei man looked q
moment; returned him 25 cents, and re-
marked, ave charge drovers but 30 cts"
A LIGHTNING rod agent is swindling
the people OF Belmont county out OF
their good money. One of his exploits
was to tolge u note upon Mr.. Thorn
berry which note the swindler sold to
Mr. j. Potts, of York township
Steu5eaviUe Gazette.
The present week will be good one for
base ball. Tomorrow the Live Oaks are
booked, and on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday the Memphis Reds will be
here. The Standards will have their
full nine in each game, and exciting con-
tests are promised.
In speaking of the excursion yester-
day on the Express, the Steubenville
Herald says: "a malignant rumor pre-.
walls that some Steubenville young men
propose to board her, and go down to
Wheeling to see how the Sunday laws
are there" From the actions OF the
Steubenv vile youths it occurs to Us that
they are unfit subjects Ia be away from
home, unless under the charge OF their
respective msmas.
A VERY amusing incidents occurred on
one OF the Elm Grove cars yesterday.
The lead horse in one of the cars while
going up a grade got obstreperous, and
praned around until the cars moved back
wards. The driver getting excited, yell.
ed out to a small boy: "Chalk that
wheelw The boy very promptly repli-
Ell. Il haven't got any chalk" and the
inmates OF the Car joined in one huge
outlaw at the drivers expense.