The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-31
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eMALL TALK.
Condemned Notes Of Current Gossip
In and About Town.


In and About Town.
MERCURY 88 degrees.
WHEELING didn't decorate.
TH1s city is the head Of navigation.
No MARRIAar licenses issued yeater-
day.
TIE stone wall near the foot OF Fulton
hill, on the pike, has been rebuilt.
MousDsv1LLx has 700 names on the
Murphy roll of honor.
THERE were at least halt dozen or
gan grinders in the city yesterday.
THE Seventh ward school gives festi-
val tonight, for the purchase OF an organ.
A TEMPERANCE meeting was held IN
the Ritchietown NJ. E. Church last
night.
SEVERAL flags were unfurled to the
breeze, yesterday, it being decoration
day.
THERE were no transactions in real es-
tate recorded yesterday in the office OF
the county clerk.
The Sixth ward public school will
give q festival in their ball this evening
and tomorrow. t..
OFFICER BAUM, of the Eighth ward,
was out Tor the first time, yesterday,
since he broke his leg.
THIS Off ,e is indebted to Thos. Horn
brock, Esq, for beautiful boquet. The
| Colonel has our thanks.
FIVE hundred baskets of strawberries
we're received Dy Market street firm,
yesterday, from Baltimore.
A NUMBER of the members OF the
| Mathews Light Guards left their meas
ures, yesterday. for uniforms.
A HORSE belonging to the firm OF
of Oglebay il Son, was serlously injured
by a fall on the levee yesterday.
IT is expected that the Elm Grove
town hall will be completed and ready
for the holding of balls, the present week.
Gov. MATHEWS yesterday appointed
j. w. Talbot notary public la Bar
bour county, with residence at Phillip
THIRTY applications have been made
for the vacancy occasioned by the death
of VIM. Martin, in the Auditors ofhce.
SUPPOSE q colored baby should get the
first prize, and it is not unlikely, as
plenty of ways will vote for the pick
aninnies.
THE washington Hall ruins" which
we're, are assuming greater proportions
daily, and q handsome edifce will soon
adorn the old eye.sore.
THE pupils of the Cathedral schoo Is
held picnics yesterday, at Thompson q
grove and Stamm's hotel. All seemed
10 enjoy themselves hugely.
A FINAL meeting will be held at the
Second Branch Council Chamber to-
night in the interest of the 7. V. q w.
R.R All our business men should be
present.
THE steamer Market Boy broke a
wrist and lost one of her pitmans at
Cresap's grove, yesterday. She came to
the levee with one engine working, and
Is now laid up for repairs.
THE Seventeenth street Iron bridge
has been condemned as VI safe. A notice,
signed by the Mayor, has been tackled up
| to the effect that it is dangerous tor more
than one team to cross the same at one
| time
THE representatives of Morris and
Schsrfl will meet at Besumont's, on Sat-
urdsy, 20 put up the final deposit of the
S., 900 a side, select referee and decide
on a course The race comes of on Sat-
urdsy week.-Pitts. Con.-Gaz.
The funeral of the late Tneo. Schultz,
brother of Squire Schultz, which took
place from his late residence on Market
street, yesterday, was largely attended,
there being torty.fve vehicles in the fu.
neral procession.
THE gay ard festive potato bug has
made its appearance, and the prospects
are favorable tor frst-class bug plague,
and large demands are being made for
Paris Green, which commodity has adj
vanced 70 cents per pound the past few
days.
The North street church people re.
hearsed their performance last night,
which will be produced at the church to-
night, and good entertainment is prom
ised. The proceeds will be devoted to
the purchase OF library for the Sunday
school.
The Ii. n. Mertz Literary Society will
give an entertainment in Arbenz's hail,
tonight The performance will consist
of recitations, vocal aud instrumental
music, and will wind up with the
comedy entitled "Tbe Yankee Peddler."
Viewig's band will furnish the music
AT meeting of the congregation of
the United Presbyterian church, held in
the basement of the church last night, it
was res )lvod to grant their pastor, DR..
Mcclure, leave of absence OF two
moaths, or more, if necessary, to attend
the Pan Presbyterian Council, which
meets at Edinburgh, Scotland, in July
next.
The New Andes.