Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
THE HISTORY OF ADAY.

liz hiud w otSA UNIV.
CHARITY CONCERT tonight.
The river is on another high, with
promise OF getting higher.
CHICKEN thieves are pursuing their
nefarious calling in different sections OF
the city.
The street brigade were at work
building mud mounds on Market street,
yesterday.
THERE will be a car run on the Elm
Grove road after the Charity Concert
this evening.
One deed of trust and two of release
were recorded at the office of the County
Clerk yesterday.
TIE holidays are approaching, and
our business men are making prepare
tons accordingly.
STREET car conductor Vim. Rafferty,,
oi the citizens line, Is confined to his
home with sickness.
Miss Belle Morris, Of this city, who
has been visiting friends at Cleveland
Tor several months past, has returned
hsIne.
Tur Zane Street NJ. l.. Church social,
which was held in the lecture rooms OF
that ediiice, hast night, WAS largely at-
tended.
THERE will be given, at the Nail City
boat house ON Friday evening next, u
grand masque ball, by the members OF
the club.
YESTERDAY Charles Behler went hunt
ing and succeeded in tagging II fine lot
oi rabbits, which he proposes giving as
"hausenieifer."
OrR friend, Billy Heuser, gave a
splendid lunch at the Old Exchange
Yesterday, such as none except Billy
knows how TO prepare.
YESTERDAY Mr.. List, OF Lists pork
house, Fulton, received one OF the finest
lots III hogs that have been brought to
this city during the season.
JOSIE KRAMER COOS to Steubenville on
the 10Th to play for private party
He will play for party OF like nature
at the same place on Christmas eve.
InE turn table at the upper end OF
the Citizens Street Railway has been
removed by Superintendent Lotus,
down to II point near Jonathan S ravine.
Ware in receipt OF the initiatory num-
Der III the Index, small twelve column
paper edited by Rev. W. T.. Rippey,
south Side. The subscription is, good
will and favor
LAST evening very pleasant social
Vas INDUCED in AT the residence OF Mr.
st. Clair, No. S3l Market street. About
thirty couples danced to the music oi
Cockayne's tiddles.
The many friends OF Mrs. Nancy
Chambers, Of West Alexander, Pa,
will be panied to learn OF her death,
which occurred at the residence OF her
husband Tuesday last.
THE students of the Female College
will give an entertainment at College
hall two weeks from tomorrow. The
proceeds will he contributed toward the
benefit OF the College library.
Tne proprietor OF Benson's Ferry,
James Benson, is filling up the mud
hole at the head OF the landing on this
side of the river. The work is being
done at the proprictor's expense.
ExGINEER MuuIEMAN, OF the steamer
Ragon, has erected Jig" saw in the
engine room Of the boat. lie Is conf
dent that he can make anything from II
match box to small steamboat.
TUE Auditor OF States force oi clerks,
are busy in making out the Auditor = re-
port, which Is to BIZ submitted to the
Legislature ut its next session. All
hands work night and day.
THERE is some talk oi bringing Cen
cral Joseph ii. Geiger, Of Columbus, to
this city and have him deliver his lee
turc on Swapping Turtles, Natural and
Human; or, Fools and Their Follies."
TuoMAs PRYoR, who has been appoint
cd constable for Ohio county, yester-
day assumed the duties oil his office.
The appointment is Il good one, and all
business entrusted to him will receive
prompt attention.
YESTERDAY IA team OF horses attached
to a countryman' y wagon, took fright at
a drove Of hogs on Main street, near
Eleventh street and ran oil, bringing up
against the lamp post at the corner OF
Main and Eleventh streets. With the
exception oil slight breakage in har-
ness. no serious damage resulted.
SQUIRE SCHULTZ is bothered by a
talking machine, who intiicts upon him
rs many misplaceds word as did old Mr..
Ballou in "Roughing It," This man
came into the office the other evening
and told Kaiser Wilhelm that there was
no such word as "yim,' and that his
employers felt such a Compatibility" in
him that he was going to get up die
tionary.
TuE "Pyke" railroad authorities yes
tcrlay notified the proprietor of the
odd Reliable" wharf boat, to disconnect
rope extending from the boat
tn the trrstle work al the road
at the head of the wharf. This
will ncrcssitate the owner III the wharf
boat to sink post on the wharf in
order to tie up his boat during high