The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-03
REP0RTORIAL PENCILISGs.

REP0RTOIIAL PENC!LISGs.
The holidays passed remarkably quiet
No deeds admitted to record yesterday.
BILL collectors were quite numerous
yesterday. |
TWENTY marriage licenses were Issued !
last month.
The health OF the city is. at present.
very good.
THE streets were unusually quiet last
evening.
YESTERDAY the real work of the new
year begun.
The county paid for jury fees last
year S9,l77.55.
TIE North Wheeling reading room
has been closed.
TIE small boy got to shoot his fire
crackers, Tuesday.
Rev. j. d. MoFFAT will lecture 1T Par.
kers' Hail this evening.
The Second ward market WAS rather
poor yesterday morning.
Two marriage licenses issued by the
County Recorder yesterday.
ONE hundred aud sixty-eight arrests
made by the police last month.
Mr.. ROBERT MARSHALL and others
will talk in Outs hall tonight.
THE Police Court Clerk recorded an.
other whitewash yesterday morning.
ALL the schools, both public and
private, resumed their laoors yesterday.
SECURE your doors, as there seems to
be al organized gang OF thieves IN the
city.
The Council Committee on Real Is
tate meets a. the City Hall tomorrow
evening.
THE Island Episcopal Sunday Schoo!
mad its regular ANNUAL treat Tuesday
evening.
The holidays have passed aid all
mankind has settled down to the old
thing again.
A KUMoR is sfoat that the dlugg St
who sold Mrs. BrseDank arsenic will be
prosecuted.
The coal operatives have given In, and
the miners have gore 10 work At Inc IL
Crease Of wages demanded.
FogTY-sEvES deeds In fee and forty
three deeds OF trust were admitted 10
record during December.
The Wheeling and Belmont Bridge
Company have declared semi anLual
DIVIDEND OF per cent
The rlhemen OF the city are invited TO
visit We.lsburg next Saturday, to par
ticipate In u shooting match.
NEIL y ELLINGHAM presented each Oh
their employees Win barrel OF -four, a. L
New Years gift, last Tuesday.
TUE pupils OF Mrs. Annie NJ. Shieb
will give musical soiree al W. ii.
Snieb's music store this evening.
The officers ard clerks al the Capitol
remen bered their mail carrier very
handsomely on New Years day.
Two uniortunates were locked up last
night Tor beILg drunk. Tney will appear
before the Terrible this morning.
A "PoUNp PARTY" WAS INDUCED in at
the Wesley Chapel, South Side, last
night, and hsL dsome sum realized.
some of the undertskers have Jailed
to report several burials made during
the pas. month. The penalty is heavy
one.
WEIGH q HUGHES Ministries appear
at the Opera House TO morrow and Sat-
urdsy evenings. They are old tavorites
here.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM was presented with
q handsome gold headed cane by the
Parkers' hall temperance people on New
Years day.
A SCENIC exhibition OF q tour arouLd
the world, will be given al the Baptist
Church this evening, for the benefit OF
that church.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment OF Pocket book lost, IN another
column, containing large sum OF
money. valuable papers, &c.
NEW Years day numbe. OF the tony"
lads assembled at the Capitol to watch
two Of their plumber run loot race for
the egg.nog. The small man won.
Mr.. William TAFT is putting the Bel
mont blast furnace IN order. When com
pleted it will have fourteen foot bosh,
two feet less than the old furnace.
IT is reported that the Riverside and
Belmont mills will close down this week |
tor vacation Of few weeks, during |
which time necessary repairs Will lie
made.
The father OF Mr.. Joseph Green, OF
the Standard saloon, who Is visiting bis
son in this city, was serenaded, carly |
yesterday morning, by T. I. Cockayne's
string band.
A NUMBER of the prominent merchant
tailors have signlfed their Willingness by
signing Il petition to close their places OF
business at o'clock P. NJ, DUNG the
winter season.
To MORROW evening the Washington
Lodge. y u. A. NJ, will give LnelI an
nual ball At koch's Hall, South Side,
johnnie Blrch's band Will furnish music
for The occasion.
a NEW patent fire escape vas expert
mented with by Chlef Marshal WInder, |
at the Capital, Tuesday. Quite num-
Der witnessed the trial, among whom |
were the Governor and Mayor.
OUR 10 dormant was mistaken in saying |
tina, Miss Ida Woods would receive |
\ ~ Years callers al u residence on the |
Island. She WAS At her pleasant country |
home al day, and had no thought OF re-
ceiying in the city.
TIE Temperance Union of Parker's |
Hall have signIfed their Willingness TO
get up IN entertainment At the Opers
House tor the benefit OF the Children's |
Home, provided the managers OF that in-