The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-06
CITY CHIPS.
IENTEN season.

LENTEN season.
YESTERDAY was one of natures lowell
est.
ONE addition the workhouse force
yesterday.
ONE marriage licerse admitted to re-
cord yesterday.
The Supreme Court will convene at
the capitol to-day.
FIVE arrivals were registered at the
lookup at II O'Clock last night.
THE grand jury has adjourned. Many
are happy, while few are not.
ONLY one case saved the reputation Of
the Police Court yesterday morning.
SULLIvAN's Hibernisn was welcomed
by full house at Westwood's Hall last
night.
The Liederkranz Singing Society had
an enjoyable season at Notes Hall last
night.
Yesterday at noon the men employed
at the hinge factory quit work and came
out on a strike.
The Il. n. Merit Literary society vii
hold their anniversary on the 29th inst
at WeStwood's Hall.
A FEW side walks and street crossings
would not be Objectionable to the IN
habitants Ct Manchester.
THREE deeds in fee aud three deeds o.
trust were admitted TO record by the
County Clerk yesterday.
THE NJ. L. G.'s and &. G.'s will par
ade the principal streets next Saturday
if Old Probs. will allow it.
HERvEY, BRITT & Go. recently sold
twenty shares of the Bellsire mill stock
at $47.50 per share, par value $50.
The Second Presbyterian church So
cial will meet at the residence Of Mrs
Caroline Norton tomorrow evening.
SEvEHTY-FIvE thousand postal card:
arrived at the Wheeling postoffice last
night. They welg0ed five hundred and
forty pounds.
THERE is a proposition on foot to con-
vert the Cushing paper mill property, re-
Gently purchased by Phillip Meter, into
furniture factory.
A BRASS band was organized in the
Eighth ward last night. Mr.. Chris
VIewig was chosen leader. The band
comprises twelve pieces.
ONE of the NJ. d. fraternity has made
all the necessary arrangements to take
unto himself partner this evening. II
will be homeopathic dose.
The Chester ID. Knox country resi-.
dence was offered a. public sale yester-
day, as there were only $4,000 bid on it.
the sale WAS adjourned until some future
time.
YESTERDAY evening Harvey Comb:
was arrested for disorderly conduct and
FOR jumping on train of cars while in
motion. His case will be heard ~ police
court this morning.
THOMAS HEYMAN, the popular candy
maker at Feeney's candy factory, hs;
rented a part OF the residence OF Mr.
Bloch, at the corner Of Main and Ninth
streets, to which he will remove next
month.
Mr.. HENRY X. LIST, who has been
east TO dispose OF his great mass OF wool
has returned home He reports no life
in the market, and therefore did not sell
He has in the neighbor hood of 3OOCO(
pounds OF tine wool in store.
THE Elm Grove Street Car Company
has taken oil one car thereby reducing
the present number OF trips in order L
recuperate the stock for spring use
There has also been change made il
the time table by this company.
The Social Club masque ball st kock'
Hall last night was a very agreeable
affair and fully met with the expectation
OF the managers. The music was By
Birchs band. The supper was very fine
Dancing lasted until the small hours o
this morning
CAPT. Ed. +. MILLER, OF the Schmul
bach Zouaves, has resigned his position
in that company, as he intends shortly
10 permanently remove from the city
| lie was a very competent officer and hi
retirement will be deeply felt by hi
brother soldiers Lieut.. Rose will be II
?cmmspd until the vacancy is filled.
THE case of Severing who refused t
answer questions put to him by tn
grand jury last Monday, on the ground
that he would incrimlnste himself b,
answering, was dismissed by judy
| Boyd who delivered an oral opinion t
the jury, in which he sustained the re
iussl OF Mr. Severing 10 answer the quca
tions asked him.
LAST Monday wagon loaded will
coal, backed on the board walk on th'
National rosd above Seventh street
thereby breaking several planks, which
WAS the csuse ot several persons getting
heavy falls during tho night. Severs
persons have complained to us in regarc
to the careless way in which coal csIt
are run on the plank walks.