The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-27
CITY CHIPS.


Booths impersouatlons, is talked OF.
THE pay car of the Baltimore aud Ohio
railroad passed through the city yester-
day.
THE school at Ssrdis closed last night
with large exhibition and entertain
ment.
THERE 10 to be church social at the
First Presbyterian Church next Friday
evening.
MUCH interest seem to be taken In the
proposed wheeling match at Frank Wal
tiers to morrow.
OLD PROPS ia puzzled to know how TO
solve the mystery Of "winter lingering in
the lap of spring"
WE learn that some of our merchant
tsilors are thinking Of reducing the
wages of the sewing girls.
THREE deeds in fee, two release deeds,
and one deed OF trust were recorded at
the County Clerks office yesterday.
The little daughter of Mrs. Griffith
who has been suffering for some weeks
with typhoid fever, is able to be out.
THE Miller Glee Club, OF the South
Side, will indulge in "blow.out at
their headquarters to-morrow-night.
The bulls and bears were at it on
Water street Monday night. The bears
were whipped and left the field to the
bulls.
The Maunerchor Singing Society Is
preparing for grand ball to be given on
Easter Monday at Neuhausen's Assem-
bly, Hall.
p, w. & KY, engine jumped the
track at the depot in this city yesterday
morning. 1t was replaced shortly after
the accident.
DON'T forget toe wheelbsrrow match
for deer at Frank Walters two mile
house, tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. NJ. There
will be lots of fun.
Two very large steers were brought to
the city Yesterday from West Alexander.
I hey belonged to Mr.. Winters, and
weighed over 1000.
OUR city is getting quite metropolitan
is her aspect, ss she now has man
dressed in winter costume selling hot
wstiles on the streets.
YESTERDAY the Governor issued q
commission of Second Lieutenantcy to
Z. Hunter, of the National Guards, of
Burning Springs, Morgan county.
TuE Gunter and Cunningham prop
erty, on McColloch street, which was to
have been sold yesterday BY Auctioneer
Hsller, was postponed until April 9th.
The store rooms under the Washing
ton hall are being occupied by business
men. There is but one room vacant and
it is to be occupied shortly we under
stand.
EXAMINATIONS were concluded in the
Eighth, and commenced in the Fifth
and Sixth wards public schools yester-
day. The results SO far are very salts
factory.
Two cases of abusive language, in
which women were plaintiff aud defend
ant, were before Squire Wait yesterday.
Bound over In $50 TO keep tie peace for
six months.
WE understand that George Baker
will occupy the stand at Lewis Orth's,
Just beyond Fulton, on the lst OF April
The stand WAS formerly kept by the late
Henry Daub.
BILLY MEYERS, who recently left for
California, is now at Oakland, that State.
He reports that the train on which he
travelled was showed in for twelve days
in the far West.
The cooper shops in North Wheeling
will resume work on Thursday morning.
Several men were at work yesterday
shaving hoops, so as to be IN readiness at
The time of starting.
Tan young man Cady, who attempted
to violate the person of seven year old
grand child OF Doc. Andrews, of Mats
morss, last Wednesday, has not been ar
rested since his escape.
THERE has been q new real estate and
collecting agency started in the city.
The firm will occupy the room now used
BY the A. and z. Telegraph Company,
which will be removed to the b. Il o.
telegraph Office at the depot.
THERE is a rumor afloat that there is
to be an Irish military company organ
lied IN this city in the near future.
Their uniforms, it is reported Will be
green, trimmed with black. This will
be novel, but snowy uniform.
A PARTY who went to Texas some
time since has returned, aud says he
would advise people who intend going
there to not do so unless they have suf-
fcient capital to 60 into whatever bus-
ness they may select, if not then they
may expect to rough 1t.
CoUNCILMEN Thomas Blair returned
from Wetzel county or No. 10 last night,
and brought with him twig from the
apple tree on which John Wallace was
hanged Sunday morning. He also
brought a piece of the rope with which
the murderer was hanged.
The Cincinnati May festival is being
talked of among our citizens, and from
present appearances it seems that quite
number will attend. We understand
that the officers of the steamer Andes
have arranged to be in Cincinnati two
days and nights, thereby giving their
passengers the advantage OF the last
night Of the performance.
RECENTLY a gentleman was reasoning
with whisky drinker, and told him of
topper who died short time since from
internal combustion. .'How did it hap
pen7" asked the driuker. I'm trying 10
blow out candle the flame caught his
breath and he burned up" was the re-
ply. "Well, now" said the drinker,
"upon my oath, | pledge myself never
to blow candle out as long as l liye."
MRssRs. /. BLUM y Bro, who are
among our most enterpri.ing and solid
business men, have just received one of
the largest and finest stocks of goods that
have ever been brought to this or any
other city. Their prices for spring
goods are wonderfully cheap, which will
allow all, even the most poverty-strick-
en-, 10 purchase handsome dress pat.
tern. Give them call before purchas.
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