The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-22
CITY CHIPS.

The remains OF Mrs. SWartZ-"eTe III
tered at the peninsula cemetery yester-
day afternoon.
EMMERsoN's Minstreps with the big
four" are booked for Washington Hall
on Saturday, June LIST.
THERE are to be twenty special police
on the Fair Grounds to keep order on
the day of the sham battle.
THE glsziers wore very cheerful coun-
teuances yesterday. "lt's an Ill WIND
that blows nobody any good"
THE steamer Telegram has been en-
gagged TO take IN excursion party to
Cresaps Grove on next Saturday.
ONE OF the workmen at Mendel'5 box
factory met with the accident of having
q finger shaved of last Monday.
TIE boys were somewhat uneasy last
night, as 1t YVES rumored that raid by
the police force was in Anticipation.
THE Waverley's will meet tonight to
decide who is to prepare the supper for
them at their "bIow out" next Wednes
day night.
CAPT. JOHN LANE, passenger agent OF
the B. & o. railroad, Will conduct small
colony OF thlrty-eight people to Kansas
next week.
THE new brlgate Of street cleaners
were out at work for the first time yes
terday, cleaning swsy the effects of Mon
days storm.
TIE Lutheran Sunday School will ex-
curt over the p, w & KY. K. r. to
Mahan's Grove, on June 9th. The grove
is just beyond Wellsburg.
ADvICEs from Green county, Pennsyl-
vsnia, inform US that the hail and wind
storm Of Monday evening did no dam
age to the growing crops.
JosRPH f. CHRIsTY, of the Pittsburgh
Mozart Band, will be in attendance with
one of our string bands on the FAIR
Grounds on the 30th instant.
HEREAFTER the 4:47 o'clock P. NJ.
train, over the p, e. Il St. l.. railroad,
will haul sleeper to Cincinnati every
evening except Saturday.
VIM. BAILEY yesterday granted John
Bruce permission TO extend the wall on
the south side of certain property on
Market street, near Thirteenth street.
COMPLAINT is made against the parties
working at grading on Fourteenth street
for removing the board walk and causing
the citizens to plod through the mud to
their homes.
THE route of procession published in
the REGISTER yesterday morning, seems
to be satisfactory to our military boys, RS
it is not very long, and will enable them
to get over 1t soon.
The attention of the proper authori-
ties is called to bad place near the Az
lantic engine house. The rut is so deep
that damages to the engine may result
when least expected.
One of the most respected citizens OF
of the Eighth ward vouches for the
statement that one at least of the hail.
stones, which tell on Monday evening,
weighed eight ounces.
TRAIN No. 10 over the b. IL o. rail-
road slipped an eccentric" wheel just
this side of Cumberland yesterday,
and arrived in this city last night about
three-quarters of an hour late.
Mr.. j. B. HUGHEs, the weIl.known
real estate agent, informs us that in the
houses under his care SIS lights were
broken by the recent hail, 249 south OF
the creek and SO north OF that stream.
KRAMER's band, both brass snd orchcs-
ira, will play a. the commencement OF
Bethany college on June 10Th and 10Th.
Also at the State University, Morgan
town, June 18th, Doth, 9th and 18th.
The work of frescoing the new armory
at the Second ward market house is pro-
crossing finely and when completed 1t
will be rs fine job of the kind as is in
the city. The boys are anxious to have
it completed by the Both.
WE are particularly requested TO say
that game of base bail was played yesier-
day afternoon between the Leader nine
and picked nine from the La Belle
club, in which the score stood Al for the
former and 80 for the latter.
NEXT Saturday evening between four
and five o'clock, there will be sklti race,
beginning at Sweeney's foundry to the
suspension bridge, for keg OF beer. The
rowers are Sam Pemberton and Thomas
Helms, n. Kuhn and &. Greer.
YESTERDAY Officer Dsfbaugh of the
First ward, was preser ted with a very
handsome cocoa" mace, by his friends Of
that ward. "Kee" is quite tsvorlte
with the First warders, and now feels
that he is the third hsndsomest man on
the force.
TO-DAY is the 22nd Of May. 1878, and
that pile Of old bricks on Tenth, between
Main and Market streets, which Council
ordered moved at meeting held on the
l4th instant, is still left TO the view OF
those who pass that way. Saturday is
the last day OF grace.
TO-DAY, Ed. Larkin will present Off
Ger Scott Liston, OF the Seventh ward,
with very fine cane for his proficiency
as guardian Of the peace. The presen-
tation will be solemn procedure, and II
possible we will be on hand TO hear SCOTS
reply of acceptance.
For the benefit OF the alumni, OF
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachu
sets. VINO reside in this State, we will
State that centennial celebration will
take place al that institution on We'd
nesday and Thursday, the fifth and sixth
of next month. The exercises will begin
on the 5lh at o'clock P NJ. and conclude
with public dinner Thursday evening.
In North Wheeling rev minstrel
has been formed by the fol-
lowing talent: Isaac Nichols, clog;
Buck Marshall, comedian; Coon Peters,
the living wonder rs sketch artist; VIM.
Smith, ballad and vocal man; Lewelen
and Nichols, song and dance men; John
Foster, artistic comedian and middle
man; f. Rail, North of Ireland comedian;
Chambers and Smith, scrobats. The
above talent will take the road shortly,
with f. g. Hernick as advance agent.
Wegee will be the first stand.
A Warning To Boys.
About six o'clock yesterday afternoon
little four year old boy, son Of Mr..
Luther Dungsn, residing in Ritchietown,
- 49, ,,,;sFor,ura Z, brasr his forearm