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

Yesterday for thirty cents per bushel.
THE troubles of the Gymnasium Asso-
citation seem to be more than mole hills.
WEST VIRGINIA contributed S2OO29
TO the Bible cause during the past month.
SHALLcRoss' large wagons were kept
exceedingly busy during the moving
season.
THE sale of seats for Burnett common
cos Wednesday morning at Adams q
Lucas.
AN ingenious toy pistol has been pat
ented by Louis Braun, Main street con-
| fectioner.
The Schultz Light Guards will have
their usual drill at their armory to.mor-
row night.
The Board of Equalization met yes
terdsy morning, and adjourned until 10
o'clock to day.
LAYBERGxR wants pull at Felsing.
All right, Layterger; FelsinS will &C.
commodate you.
THE Main street merchants are begin
ming TO swing their awnings to the gen.
tie April breezes.
JOSIE KRAMERs full orchestra has
been engaged to play at Julius Lohse's
concert this evening.
YESTERDAY was the eighty-fourth an
niverssry OF the establishment OF the
first United States mint.
A NEW residence is being erected on
Main street. between Seventh and
Eighth, for John Culbertson.
THE first game of base ball of the sea-
son was INDUCED IN on the Island, at the
west end OF the suspension bridge.
EXPRESS wagon No. 333 came to grief
yesterday evening on Main street by
having wheel smashed to pieces.
The drug store in North Wheeling
formerly occupied by Hugh Roberts, Is
now occupied by W. H. Williams.
THREE deeds of trust, five of release
| and two in fee were admitted TO record
at the County Clerks office yesterday.
TO-DAY, Charles Miller of North
Wheeling, will ship several large blow
pipes TO the Goblet Works at Bellsire.
A SMALL son of David Kurner fell
from the root of house in North
Wheeling recently, and fractured his
arm.
The Hinge factory which has been
closed for several days, on account of be-
ing out of stock, resumed work yesterday
afternoon.
WHEN the facts and arguments are
both against you, and you desire to crush
your opponent at one fell blow call him
"goslng.'
IT is belieYed that an eX-Convict to
tho Columbus penitentiary was the per-
son who committed the robbery at Bridge
port recently.
g. p. Brown, the popular jeweler, has
got fitted up in his new room in Wash
inzton Hall, and looks as neat and tidy
as new gold coin.
THE paper mill at Fulton was closed
Yesterday, to give the engineers an OPP
portunity OF cleaning the boilers. They
start up this morning.
AUCTIoNEER HALLER was busy selling
| of the pictures, clocks, etc, yesterday, ut
William Bros, store. The articles solo
brought very good prices.
THERE will be q temperance meeting
at the Fourth street Presbyterian church
this evening. The exercises will be con-
Quoted on u military plan.
THERE is some talk of u sham battle
among our military for the 3OLh Of next
! month. The committee was TO have met
last night to settle the matter.
The temperance apostle, Melvin
Richards, has moved his office from East
Wheeling to the room recently vacated
by the A. & p. Telegraph Company.
The Pan. Handle Railroad Company
has placed large and very fine three
hundred form ticket case in the office of
! John Baiie, under the Mcclure House.
LAST night about twelve trsmps sp-
piled ut police headquarters for admission
! to hotel de Wallace for q nights lodging.
The greater number of them were young
men.
DICK KEMP, the Sixteenth street bar
! Der, has moved to his new shop, No. ID
| Sixteenth street. He has fitted it up
very finely, aid now parts MS hair in the
middle.
The Camp Meeting Association will
meet ~ the Fourth Street Nj. h. Church
next week. il order to make arrange
mcuts for the camp meeting at Mounds
! vile next fall.
ONE of the Elm Grove cars was
thrown from the tract: at the corner of
! Chapiine and Sixteenth streets yesLer-
day, and with great difficulty was pre-
vented from being upset
SINCE the mud has been scraped oft
! Sixteenth street, it shows large holes and
ru.s that have been cut through the sur
tace to the clay underneath. Truly this
street, which is used very much in haul
/ ing heavily loaded wagons over it, is in q
very bad condition.
The small boy comes to the front in
North Wheeling, by placing small blocks
of wood on the Pittsburgh, Wheeling
and Kentucky railroad track, IN order to
see the wheels jump them. Several
parties have complained OF this to us, 1t
ought to be stopped.
YESTERDAY q seedY looking individu-
al applied to one of our theatrical mana
gers and asked for an engagement. The
theatrical manager took in the joke and
said to the seedy looking individual:
"Well, think you will suit me; what is
your name?' Shakespeare, sir, but no
relation to the play-writer of that name"
Sunday School Association.
The Wheeling Sabbath School Asso-
cistion met last evening at the First
Presbyterian Church.
The session was opened with singing
by the choir.
After the reading of portion of
Scripture by the President and prayer by
Rev. Rlppy, the lesson Of the Interna.
tional series tor April eth was resd.
The election of officers resultad in the