The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-06
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ment.
VENUS will be the morning star until
December 9th.
THERE were three marrisse licenses
granted Saturday.
SIX CENTS and plenty Of change ls the
nuisance of our street car system.
A CHANGE in the b. & o. Railroad
time table will take place to-day.
DRESS GOODS marked down from 10
cents to 81! cents. g. T. Brues y Go.
OUR West Alexander friends want the
"melish" to pitch their tents near their
burg.
THE gentle showers of yesterday
spoiled the fun of those who drove out
the pike.
THE st. James has received anew coat
of paint, which adds greatly to It's sp'
pearsnce.
TOMORROW Major w. w. Miller and
Adiutant Franzheim will muster in the
IrOndale Rifles
WHERE will our "melish" spend few
DAYS this SUMMER This seems to
agtste people.
LOUIS SCHwILB opens the First Ma
tionsl saloon at No. 1912 Main street,
this morning.
The Supreme Court will adjourn to-
morrow, it is thought, after long and
laborious term.
ONE deed IN fee, one of trust aud one
release deed were recorded by the Coun-
ty Clerk, Saturday.
THE Board Of Commissioners will be
in session to-day, and City Council to-
morrow evening.
THE bald-head fraternity can now
have a chance. Rentz and her female
Ministries are coming.
The fire alarm from the Capitol bell
last night WAS rung correct. WeltzeIl
knows how to do it.
A POCKET book containing a handsome
sum o. money was foCnd by one OF our
young attorneys last Saturday.
OYSTERS have been scratched of the
top OF the bills Of fare, and strawberry
short-c AXE inserted al the bottom.
ONE buggy had wheel smashed out
the PIKE Yesterday. A buggy going in
an opposite direction did the work.
OWING to some misunderstanding the
adjourned Anti Convict Labor meeting
did not take place on Saturday night.
WIN. KENNEY, of the First ward, has
disposed of his property on Seventh
street to party living out IN Fulton.
THE select dance of the Wes.wood
Socisls on Saturday night, was well at
tended. Vleweg furnished the music.
GETTING it down to a fine point, Sum
mer begins June 81, at 5:24 o'clock P. NJ
Already we have had q small slice OF 1t.
Mr.. B. A. MCESTEE, the letter carrier
of the Eighth ward, is the owner Of one
of the handsomest flower gardens in the
city.
THE Crescent Boat Club gave a select
social at Notes Hall, last Saturday even
ing. Cockayne's orchestra was in attend
snCe.
THE work OF laying the new water
pipe from the water works, at the Top
Mill, to the blast furnace, is about COM
pleted.
THAT meeting OF the stockholders eff
the Wheeling Gymnasium, which was to
have come of Saturday evening, was an
other failure.
SEVERAL clips OF new wool were pur-
Chased by the Messrs. HOTkheimer last
week. Washed brought 3Ocents and I'M
washed 20 cents.
THE dollar of our daddIes is now with
in the reach OF every one-we mean
every one who has greenbsck dollar to
give in exchange.
THERE will be a transit of Mercury
over the suns disc to-day. Ingress, 1852
o'clock A. NJ middle, l:39 o'clock P. NJ;
egress, 5:27 o'clock P. NJ.
OUR genial friend, Morris Horkheimer,
will take the road to-day and be absent
from the city for several weeks. Wonder
which way he will start?
The directors of Turner Hall donated
SO for the benefit OF Henry Plate on
last Friday evening, for which the COM
mittee extend their hearty thanks.
JOHN A. Torrance, lately admitted to
the bar in this city, has been trying his
hand taking Associated Press reports for
the morning press. He is No. l oper.
tor:
SATURDAY, A. Reymsn purchased two
very fine horses Of the Norman breed
for $500. They are five year Odds and
are to be used in Reyman's large beer
wagon.
MR. BAKER, who lives on Market street
above Seventh, has completed fine sum-
mer house, at his residence, which adds
considerably to the appearance OF the
premises.
WHILE some boys were playing bsse
ball on Saturday afternoon, on the Island,
one of them was struck between the eyes
with the ball with such force Us to knock
him down.
BULL MCDUNNoN aud A. McNicboIs,
of H!nsville, are to run 100 yard foot
race on the Fair Grounds, on the 18th
INST, for 5000. William Holmes and
Yank Hill are to be judges.
The 3Oth instant will DO memorable
to the Wheelingites for four reasons this
wear, viz: Ascension day, MssoDs cele-
brating st. Johns day, conservation OF
Bishop Peterkin, and the sham battle
The next thing we know, handsome
Charles, OF the Leader, will claim that
his paper WAS the prime agitstor Of the
Paris Exposition. He has already told
the Joke so often that he is getting him
self in readiness to believe il.
INFORMATION has been received in
this city that on Saturday evening, while
attempting toGump from q, moving tram
at Portland, Ohio, a son Of Mr.. Gillespie,
merchant at gthat place, fell and was
severely but not dangerously hurt.
ABOUT l6O persons excurted from Par
kersburg to this city on the steamer
Courier yesterday. The excursion ar.
rived at 10 o'clock a. NJ. and returned
about 8 o'clock P. NJ. On the way up
Saturday night dancing prevailed.
TIE canon fred off by the towbost
Nellie Speer, as she passed up Saturday