The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-04
CITY CHIPS.

COUNTY COURT will convene this
Two additions to the workhouse Sat-
urdsy morning.
REGULAR monthly meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners this morning.
Four deeds of trust admitted to record
at the office of County Clerk Woods Sat-
urday.
The trotter Joe Morgan" was pur =:
chased last Friday by Charley Berger OF
this city.
MEssRs. HOBBS, TAYLOR u Co., ma
chinists, moved into their new office on
Saturday.
CRoSAKER's milk wagon came to
oriet about six o'clock Saturday morn
ing, caused by the motive power run
ming away and bursting up wagon cans
and all.
TIE Episcopal Mite Society meets at
the residence of y. Lamb, ESQ., to-mor.
row evening. This will be the closing OF
the Mite Society season.
The friends of Mr.. John Gebhardt
will be interested to learn that he Will
remove to No. 1926 Chspline street, April
lst, where, at the proper season, he Will
open q summer garden.
A STONE quarry has been opened by
Robert Marshall on his farm just above
the Top Mill, and has quite number OF
workmen engaged in getting out stone
for the blast furnace at Mingo.
THE property at Fulton, owned by
Mrs. hess, has been rented by George
Baker, q saloon keeper on Market street,
who will remove his family to the new
place in the spring and open saloon.
OFFICER BAUM arrested Chas. Evans
Yesterday morning for causing tumult
tending to the disturbance OF the peace
and lust quiet Of the city. The case will
be heard at Police Court this morning.
The newly elected directors OF the
Central Building Association recently
met and elected the following officers;
w. q. Handlsn, President; John +. Mill
ler Secretary; Oscar Sandroch Treasurer
and George z. Linch, Solicitor.
The match game of French carom
which was to have been played at Sew
erings billiard room, Saturday evening,
between Billy Wheat, of this city, and
T. T. Sullivan, of Bellsire, did not take
place. The forfeit of $40 was pocketed
by Severing.
SINCE tne opening of the p, w. q
XIV. road q number OF our citizens use II
As q promenade to visit the water works.
Among this number there is said to be
many who have never, until recently,
found out how the water is carried from
the works up to the basin.
PLArFULLY did some one toss several
boulders at Jim Higgins, the driver OF
Shallcross' Mail wagon, on Water street
early Saturday morning, Jim did not
like the sport, and responded, SO report
SAYS, by firing eff his revolver. Sufhce
it 10 say, no blood was found.
BILL-PosTER Davis has not made his
bed on roses this time, as Zera bitterly
denounced him from the Washington
hall stage as q swindler, who had obtain
ed money from him under false pre-
lenses. Numerous parties have been in,
curing for the bill poster as ne has not
been seen for several days.
RECENTLY certain saloon keeper who
Jerks beer in the neighborhood Of the
Postofice, over.slept himself, and was
late to work. Not taking time to eat a
breakfast, he placed four soft boiled eggs
in his overcost pocket and departed for
his place of business. When once there
he forgot the eggs and sat down on the
coat, unconscious OF what he was doing
He now mourns the loss of a ane over
coat.
Mr.. LUXE FITZPATRICK, OF Benwood
died Yesterday of nsilers' consumption,
aged 46 years. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is well
known in our city. Before his removal
to Benwood he worked in the Top mill
Until he was taken sick, nearly year
ago, ne was manager of the Benwood
nail mill, a position he honorably and
ably filed. He WAS generally liked and
esteemed by all who knew him, and they
were many. His wife and two little ones
have the heartfelt sympathy OF bis many
friends.