Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-30

are in the city on business.
Tue several manufacturing establish
ments OF this city aud suburban towns
are engaged in taking stock.
Market will he held at the Second
ward market house commencing at
noon tomorrow, TUESDAY
We, one and all, should not forget
the letter carriers next Wednesday
Remember their task is a hard one.
WuuEon his rounds last Friday, John
Busk. a milk dealer, had his icct badiy
frozen. lie is now under medical treat
ment.
Tux county Board ri Commissioners
will meet this morning at 10 o'clock;
This will bethc last meeting oi tho "ld
board.
TuE case against eX-otlicer George
Baum was discharged 10y Judge Gram
ner, at the police court matinee last
Saturday.
Tue Miller glee club will hold meet
ing at their hall this evening To con
siier the propriety ol pariding on New
lear's day.
FIRE WARDEN M,NioN, I'll the Second
district, who has held the office only "A
short time, will hand in his resignation
to Council tonight.
VERY nearly every wagon that could
be gotten in the Eighth ward yesterday.
was employed in hauling ice tor the
Nail City Brewing Company.
Tue stockholders ui the Wheeling
and Elm Grove railroad company VIII
hold their meeting III the Court ii"usr
this evening instead "l the city hu'ld-
ing.
TirRr is movement IN loot among
the dry goods merchants I" close thr't
places al business nj u O'Clock every
evening during the year, except on holt
days.
SUPERINTENDENT thMINS, al the
Water Works. had fires built about the
| lire plugs ia various sections at the city
Yesterday, in order 10 thaw the frozen
water.
Iris said that ex Officer Baum will in
| stitutc suit against the city tor illegal
arrest and Imprisonment, growing out
nigh, week ago.
Tux Grecuhack Executive committee
ri this city would like To- know VIA"
called that meeting lur February I'd
We understand that II WIS not done III
their instigati"n.
lr is rumord that John Nolan, OF thu.
city, who has been CARRYING on the coal
business ut the mines just hci""
Muundsvilic has given up, will do So
soon, his least on the works.
RECENTLY MIR. Low, ul Claringtun,
had one Of his horses badly injured lay
ialliug over the bank al what il known
Us the Narrows, below Pipe creek. The
accident occurred last week.
JONI W. PIrroCH, al Pittsburgh, has
our thanks for an invitation L. attend
his twentieth annual dinner given To-
the ucwshoys and hootblacks AT the city
hall oi that city, January |, 1879.
MESsRs. lloHHS Il Bro, wh"
met with the loss Of their ma
chine shops 10y fire last Tuesday
night, will resume operations 1T an early
day in the old Hamilton foundry.
LAST Friday Herman Hess, while en-
gagged in cutting lee near Rcymann :
brewery, broke through twice III success
sion, one time getting under the lee, hut
fortunately lac found his way cat again.
TurRE will he II special meeting at
City Council tonight, and very IN
portant one. too. ~ the subject at the
MAYORS salary, Cow Ordinance, aud
other important subjects will hc acted
upon.
ruE thermometer registered zero II .
o'clock yesterday morning. The nj.
mosphcrc suddenly hcCamc warm, and
at 10 o'clock the thermometer had risen
about ~ degrees. Vt o'clock \. VI, the
mercury stood degrees above zcr".
TuE Wilson lyccum, compost
ton al rolorcd orators. will tackle
big thin. tonight. The qucs-
ton ior debate Is. R,>uir5d. That Pres
idcnt HAYES policy toward the South is
lar better than Was that al General
Grant.
\ rorNG man named GilliSpic, who
MAS driving coal cart past the upper
end OF the Filth wari market house
SATURDAY, WAS thrown from his seat
upon the ground. which resulted in the
horse trampiug on his breast and in
jurIng II.
NENr Thursday evening the following
officers oi Eureka Lodge No. Is, |. q.
q. f., will bc Installed, To- serve during
the ensuing six months: j. VI. Wood,
y. c.; Jacob Stcrnagcl. '. c., {. j.
HAYS, -, etary; VIM. Hall, Treasurer
aud Trustee.
There will be no amusement at the
Opera House until next Friday and
Saturday evenings, AT which time VI liss
with Miss Annie fiNicy Will appear.
Miss GOuiun, who was booked tuappCar
at the Opera House on New (ears even
inr, has cancelled her dates, owing To-
sickness.
The Wheeling delegation who except
To- leave here for Chicago next Thurs
day. thence 10 Mexico, are: q. {. Dew
CIV. pr. L. W. llaEicu. Charles Franz
IL i'm. Earl Oglehay and Vi. l.. OFT.
These gentlemen contemplate dining at
tito Palmer House, Chicago, SATURDAY
next. The party will then leave iur
New Orleans on the same day. At New
Orleans, the party will take steamer
ior Vera Cruz.
ON SATURDAY last Superintendent
Cummins, ii the water works, visited
the several fire plugs in the city aud
found all hat two in good working con
dition. These two frozen plugs are.
one at the market house and the other
On Elev, nh street. one an Main street