The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-28
CITY CHIPS.

No MARRIAGE licenses issued yester-
day.
ONE deed of trust admitted to record
yesterday.
CHICKENS on the Island are dying
with the cholera.
BEcK's block is being treated to q
new coat of paint.
The reservoir fence is reported as DC
ing in dilapidsted condition.
CHAPLINE street was repaved at the
intersection Of Fourteenth yesterday.
THE Government docket will be called
in the United States District Court to-
day.
BRIDGEPORT is possessed of a poet who
bids fair to outrival the "sweet singer oil
Michigan"
THE free schools of the city will not
hold q session on next Thursday, nor wilt
the banks be open.
IT is thought that several pieces OF the
University cannon will arrive to-day IN
care of Cadet SeamOn.
WE are informed that the net profits
from the A. A. l. S. and T. w. picnic on
Saturday last will reach $500.
IT is said that Gregory Warner and
Frank Kline will run foot race at the
Fair Grounds for $50, on June 10th.
SHALLcRoss ana Erbb will take the
orphans out on an excursion to-day IN
the 'buss "Hullifen" and several hacks
The Wheeling Butchers Association
shipped, last Saturday, per steamer, one
hundred barrels of tsllow for Clncln-
| natl.
FLYING squirrel was caught in Capt
| Robert Cowans store in South Wheeling
Yesterday. This is very unusual CIR
| CumstSnCe.
ACTING MAYOR w. Q. HANDLAN hs;
proclaimed desire to have a suspension
of business after II o'clock Thursday, 81
i. is Decoration Day.
YOUNG Deiters of the Schmulbach
guards. has been transferred to the M. Il
Cps, and Mr.. Young taken from the NJ
l.. G's., and appointed hospital Stewart
PAT CURLY and Gaorge Keller, Of
West Wheeling, will row Tommy Nc
RENDERS and Tommy Healey, Of Centre
Wheeling, skiti race for $50, on Sa!ur
day next.
TIE argument in the Christmsn-Hoti-
man case was concluded yesterday even
ing. The jury will be Instructed thli
morning and the case given to then
for verdict.
Mrs. MARGARET PHILLIPS, OF thl
city. recently sued and recovered SYST
from the steamer Mary Miller, at Cincin
natl. for damages done to the complaint
ants furniture.
SIEBKE killed his large turtle yester
dav. and will serve it IN the best OF soup
to his friends, beginning st 9 O'Clock anC
continue to j. NJ, and this evening iron
s o'clock to II.
THE new white and black coat tina
Messrs. Oslebsy " Sons have just giver
the Main street front of their grocery
house makes it the most handsome anC
imposing building on the street.
A SUBSCRIPTION paper is being gotter
M by Allen Davis, of the Pleasant Val
lev toll gate, for the benefit OF lmej
Thompson, who recently met with
heavy loss by the storm and lightning,
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR and others wht
desire additional copies OF the Ritual anc
Order of Exercises OF the Masonic cele
bra:ion on Ascension day can find then
for sale at the REGISTER Counting Room
The question now Is, will Street Com
missioner Whyte move that pile OF bricks
on Tenth street, Council said, ut its las
meeting, that the old eye sore should b'
removed alter ten days notice on thi
owners.
THIS afternoon at o'clock wedding
will take place at ST. Alphonsus' Cstho
lie Church. The high contracting partle;
are John Ricus and Miss Lena Zarnlts
The ceremony will be performed by Rev
Father Collins.
The Maltese cross on the eastern slope
Of the lawn IN front of Harry Lists resi-
| dence, Island, not only looks quite sym
metrical and handsome from Il view CT
Water street, but very conspicuous. ih'
green sward and tsDbark are pleasan
contrast.
Epson is getting up telephone tina
will run by clock work, and to 1t will b
attached an auriculur appendage whlct
will receive and register sounds. Int
suspectng pster familias will be able Il
harness one Of these machines under th'
sofa ard make it repeat the sweet word
whispered in the ear Of his daughter b!
| her beau.
The singing telephone has become al
the rage, and almost any evening ont
can hear. by visiting the Western Unior
office, the "Sweet Bye and Bye" flashed
over the wires. Last night several o
our citizens visited the office, and hearl
parties in Pittsburgh and Oil City e1
change operate discord with partle
gathered at several different points.
Personalities,