Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
THE HISTORY OF DAY.


taxes for 1878.
Twelve commitments to the work
house, Yesterday morning.
The ladies of the Female College VIII
keep open house on New Years day.
CIRCUIT Court, Judge Melvin, will
meet at the Court House at ten O'Clock
this morning.
YESTERDAY James z. lverson, ma
tive of Germany, was granted his hrst
papers by the County Clerk.
The Board of County Commissioners
will meet Monday morning, and the
City Council Monday night
THERE will be matinee at the Opera
House this evening, beginning at
O'Clock. Admission so and % cents.
RoBERr PoaUE, teacher at the Fulton
school, was presented with gold pen
on Christmas by some OF his friends.
The United engine will be- out OF ser
vice about three weeks. The new tiues
for the engine will be here "Wednesday.
QUITE a large number oil young folks
were entertained at the home OF Mrs.
Russell, near stamm's four-Nile House
last night.
WHILE out hunting last Tuesday,
Robert Mccullough, who resides in East
Wheeling, had one OF his feet injured
by being frozen.
TIE City Democratic Committee,
composed OF one member from each
ward, will hold a meeting this evening
at the city building.
Two deeds OF trust, two deeds oil re-
lease and one marriage license were all
United to record at the office OF the
County Clerk yesterday.
TmE delivery wagon of Spiedel 4 Co.,
came To grief by breaking an axle at the
intersection of Jacob and Thirty sixth
streets, Thursday evening.
The net proceeds oi the festival given
at the Wesley NJ. F.. Church, aggregates
Sl53.22, while that Of the Zane street VI.
+. Church sociable foots up Sto.
THERE have been one hundred and
twenty eight police cases made out thus
lar for the month ol December, with
three DAYS more Ia hear from.
THE Louis Weis gerber property, con-
sisting OF the brewery, dwelling house
and personal effects, will hc offered ior
sale, in front Of the Court House, to-day.
WHEN Josie Kramer blew his whistle
for the railroad gallop at the Opera
House last night, the audience thought
| the steam boilers oi the house had
blown up.
| The store room No. l2;i0 Market street
| is offered for rent by MIR. TrusChel. The
stock of goods contained therein will be
| sold to any one who desires To carry Oh
the business.
OX Christmas day, f.. q. Cracrai
| 0penrd his heart, or rather his purse
and presented Jailor Daily with very
fine hat, al ior which Mr.. Daily Wa
| quite thankful.
\ HORSE attached To- II cart, both I"
which are owned by man nance
Quinton, slipped and fell while turning
| the corner oi Market and Twelfth
streets yesterday morning.
! OwING to the death al il patient ut Ill,
| ASYLUM Ut Weston, room has been mad,
| for another patient and on Monday next
| sheriff Jingle will send Charley kocl
To tho Asylum for treatment.
The lamps on Mccullough street have
not been lighted for three night, and the
| inhabitants al that thuroughIarr are ma
turally making complaints in regard It
the performance "l duty
Ir is hardly nrrcsSar, inr lis To- say
| that there was good sicighing ycstcr'
day. Every one who could buy, beg or
borrow 4 orig" was out taking advan
tagc Of the sleighing opportunity.
Quite number oi ladies OF the city
are making preparations To keep open
house on New Years day. From what
We can learn, this custom will be more
generally observed this year than eNeI
before.
TuE contest Tor the gold watch al the
\. NJ. f.. Church. night before last, was
decided in favor Of John Stanley, who
had collected $50 to. Stanleys oppo'
nents, Henry Williams, so 60; Joshua
alias Peanut, Scott, ST.
THERE has been no appointment fol
the vacancy caused 10y the resignation
Of Selby Jones ut the Is. 4 o. freight OF
flee, and We are reliably informed that
there will be no appointment to fill the
vacancy for some time yet.
THIEVES attempted to enter the resi-
dences Of Mrs. IIarrah and MIR. Jacot
Kemp, Christmas Eve, at Bridgeport
but we're scared away in both instance:
without having gained an entrance I,
either house Who the wuuld-he bur
glars are, remains 10 be ascertained.
Col. Bowen announces that the
"Children's Jubilee" will take place UI
Monday night, 1T Mozart Hall. lie
will have about thirty little children
from five to fifteen years al aye on the
programme, some of which he asserts
| are truly astonishing i'll their rendl'
tons of reading, recitations and song
| The admission is IL cent? Tor adults and
| 10 cents ior children. \ large attendance
is expected.
Tnr Lutheran Sunday School on Six,
teenth street, announce III our advertls'
Ing column their sixteenth anniversary
fnr New Years night Al Washington
! Hall. These entertainments have been
/ the pride of Christmas week L" very
many ui our people during the past sin
teen wears, and We are told the one OF
Wednesday night next is not To he one
! whit behind It's predecessors. The pas
! tor OF the church being partially re-
! stored 10 health, is expected 10 receive
/ some oi the scripture emhlems and
otherwise take part III the exercises.