The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
..PvaivAAAL EAaCILINas.
STRUCK OIL tonight.

STRUCK OIL tonight. @
No marriage licenses issued yesterday,
The sun rose at 6:57 and sets st $3.50.
F1yR additions to the workhouse force
yesterday morning.
TIE extrs police kept things quiet at
the Opera House last night.
TIE track OF the P. w. & KY. railroad
is land as far as the Water Works.
ONE deed in fee admitted 10 record
yesterday at the County Clerks office.
KRAMRR's orchestra will furnish mu.
sic at Mt. De Chantsl Monday even ing.
GREAT preparations are being made
for the grand charity concert on the Z4tn
instant. s 70 O.
OPERATIONS were begun on the trestle
work at the head of the wharf yesterday
morning.
AT midnight FIVE cases had been
locked up for the Police Court Judge
this morning.
LAST evening the Episcopal Mite
Society met at the residence of Mrs. Zsne
Pleasant Valley.
! 5TnE painters began operations on the
Market street front oil the new Washing
ton hall yesterday.
The Ohio County Medical Society
met at the Office OF DR.. Ward, Twelfth
street, last evening. 81
A BALL will be given at Koch's Hal
tonight. No one will be admitted with.
ont q complimentary ticket.
TIE moon became full at 1927 o'clock
last evening. We know several other
fellows who were full long before that
bonr.
A GOOD market is promised al the
Second ward market house this morning,
and at the Fifth ward market this even.
ing.
OFFICER ROBERTSON found Ed. Baker
drunk on the street last night, and took
him to the lookup for n hearing this
morning.
TIE members OF st. Johns German
Protestant Church will give fair and
festival in the basement of their church
next mouth.
TODAY is the one hundred and
seventh anniversary OF the death of Gen.
ersl Mercer, who was killed in the ReVo.
lutionsry war.
The Mozart Social gave masquer-
ade ball at their hall on Market street
last night. Mayors orchestra made
music for the occasion.
The young man who purchased "a
diary and begun TO record the events oil
his life, as the days of '7S passed around,
has given up in despair. Exit diary.
NIGHTwATCHMAN REILLY arrested
Martin Friary, this morning, for drunk
enness and abusive language. The case
will be heard at Police Court at 8 o'clock
THE special term of the Brooke county
Circuit Court has adjourned until the
first Monday in February, at which time
the famous railroad subscription cases
will come up.
The Mount Oliver Literary Society
left for Fairyiew, yesterday, where they
gave vocal and literary entertain ment
for the benefit of the Presbyterian
church Of that place, last night.
Ii has been suggested by number Of
our steamboatnen that u trsmway be
built from the new depo. down to the
river, so that boats having freight TO re-
ship can handle it more expeditiously.
CONTRACTOR MAeHIN, of the p. w. &
Ky. railroad, has telegraphcd Tor his con-
siructor of bridges and trestles, OIL the
main line, to come TO this city and put
up the trestle work at the end OF the
wharf.
On Thursday evening there was 8
rabbit lunch spread at John Foose's
saloon for his customers. The evening g
was made more pleasant by the presence
of Caphard's excellent orchestra, which
dlsCoursed sweet music.
OFFICER DEFIBAUaH found John
Bracelsnd sleeping the sleep OF the
inebriate, at the Second ward market
house yesterday morning and took him
to the lookup. John will tell the
Terrible" this morning why he fell
asleep on the street.
THs South Side citizens are beginning
to complain about blasting lime stone on
Chspliae hill for the use OF the Belmont
blast furnace. 1t is said there is danger
OF the rocks falling on citizens who pass
tina: way.
EVENING before last as Two ladies were
going along Eof, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets, two ruttians insuited
them, and upon arriving home one OF the
ladies tainted several times from the
effects Of the fright.
THE Gum Boot Man" is getting to
be quite the talk in South Wheeling,
and on some of the walls are chslked the
words: Look out for Gum Boots "
"The Gum Boot Man will gobble you
upi" etc. The matter should be looked
into and the party arrested.
AT recent meeting of the Board of
Directors of the NATIONAL Co-operative
Mining, Manufacturing and Colonization
Society OF Pittsburgh Mr.. j. 5. Hillmsn
was appointed committee of one TO
come TO this citv and procure charter
for the Hawks Nest Association. Gradu-
ally our little State and her wealth are
becoming known TO the capitalists who
are seeking TO invest their money. There
is a future for our people that is rs bright
"a tho moan dow snD