The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-04
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| COLLEGE commencement days are fest
approaching.
COUNTY Court convened yesterday
morning in regular session.
THE gambling cases will be heard by
Judge Melvin next Thursday.
A LETTER addressed to G. W. Bsggs,
city, is held at the postotiice for postage
The cases against Condray and Long
are set for next Monday, in Judge Mel
wins Court.
YESTERDAY was blue Monday in the
office CT the county clerk, not even mar
risge issued.
NEXT Wednesday week, is the day
set for the Wheeling Female College
commencement.
Iris coming. The thermometer in
Dictated 81 degrees in the shade at Z
o'clock yesterday.
The big burly organ grinder is among
US again, grinding out his highflrlutin
strains of music.
THE commencement exercises at Mt
De Chsntal will take place on the 9th
instant this year.
The strawberry festival last week at
the Zare Street NJ. E. Church netted
the treasury sixty dollars.
TIE Yves. Alexander Cornet band is
to give free concert in the Elm Grove
town hall next Thursday.
The House of Correction is a certainty.
Yesterday the sum of $1,000 was appro-
priated toward the building.
ONE of the street cars collided with a
cow in Rtchietown last night. There
was no damage done to either.
THERE will be temperance meeting
at Parker's Hall tonight, at which Rev.
Snodgrass will deliver an address.
THERE will be q strawberry festival at
West Alexander tomorrow evening, for
the benefit OF the Presbyterian Church,
of that place.
MARK TWAIN on geese, is coed, but
the Junior local of the Standard on a
"Coouette's Fate" is better. Tilted
Johnnie is the best Of all.
Two picked mines Of colored "gem-
men" played game OF base ball on the
Island ground just below the suspension
bridge, yesterday afternoon.
WE are informed that Ed Christmsn
has purchased the auction house, No.
lO48 Market square, which has formerly
been carried on by w. Ii. Halter u Co.
OK account of the breaking o! q spur
wheel, the boiling department of the La
Belle nail works WAS not IN operation
Yesterday. 1t Will, however, resume this
morning.
PROPERTY owners in South Wheeling
are busily engaged in oVerhaullng their
broken and otherwise faulty pavemeuts.
Ths example could be followed with
profit in other sections of the city.
SUNDAY, while Yank Hiel and friend
were driving out the pike, their horse
took fright at some object and ran of,
which resulted IN throwing the oCcu-
pants out and breaking the buggy.
ONE of the Bridgeport cars nesrly inn
molated dog at the Second ward mar
ket house, yesterday. l. would be q
glaring shame if one OF the CANNES with
which this city is infested should be
killed.
JAMES NORRIS, who was recently ar
rested st Bridgeport on charge OF
making counterfeit money and taken to
Cincinnati for tIial, was on the streets
Yesterday, having come to tie city on
the Andes as 8 deck hand.
THE remains OF Sergeant Campbell
were escorted to Wsynesburg yesterday
morning by Privstes Crosse, Ssade ana
Marion, of the Goti Guards, and Engel,
Clifton and Hersey, Of the Mathews
Light Guards, commanded by Adjutaat
Charles Franzheim.
AUCTIoNEER HERYEY has dissolved
his connection with the firm Of Hervey
Il Freese, and will go back to his first
love, viz: Dealing IN real estate stocks
and attending to renting and collections,
therefor he will shortly locate and start
out IN the business full pledged.
THIS evenIrg the Wheeling Sabbath
School Tescccgs Association will meet
at 8 o'clock in the Baptist Church. A.
II. Beach is the esssyiSt and will deal
with Music OF our Sunday Schcop' rs q
subject. Rev. Barnitz will open the DIS
cussion upon the proper use of Black
boards" after which general exchange
of oDiniOn will be induced in.