The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-20
CITY CHIPS.

lHE UONs vi LILO OCNOubu WniN
have received arms from the State.
FARMERS say that they never saw such
fine prospects for wheat as at present.
AuCTIoNEER HERvEY began the sale
of the effects of Schultz's shoe store yes
terdsy.
LAST Monday evening, Joseph Dean
was elected sexton OF the Zsne street III.
Z. Church.
Ex.C1TY SERGEANT Ed. Davis has
been given tie position of blacksmith AZ
the Laugblin Mills.
GEORGE HILL, the Sixteenth street
grocer, Is making several repairs on MS
residence and store room.
THE pupils of the National Business
College have elected Z. Il. Wincher
notary public for that institution.
The Glass works at Martins Ferry
will start on next Monday, and will give
employment to quite number OF hanos'
THE residence n 10. 26l4 Chapline street,
South Side, is being treated to coat OF
paint, which adds considerably 10 It's
looks.
THE owner of the property No. 2olI
Chspline street, is having his house raised
about six or eight fee. and wall oulit
under it.
MANAGER A. l.. Westheral, OF the
Lsughlin Mills, is preparing to make
some extensive and important changes At
the mills.
A NEW front is being placed in the
building at No. 2l20 Main street, Centre
Wheeling, which makes decided i'm
provement.
THE North Street NJ. E. Church con.
gregation have in contemplation new
parsonage for their pastor. II will be
near the church edifce.
THERE is q counterfeit quarter of
dollar that is covered with silver foil,
being passed in the city. The foil gives
it the color of genuine money.
LAST evening "Chippy" Gibson acct
dentslly broke one Of the large paneS OF
glass in the show window OF Nicers PIC
ture store, under the Mcclure House.
Mr.. McGRAw, of Bridgeport, has
about completed for himself fine Iesi-
dence on Gravel Hill, near BelIaire, and
will remove his family into it in short
time.
THE regular annual literary contest
between the literary societies OF the Wash
ington and Jefferson Colleges at Wash
ington, Pa, will take place at the college
hall this evening.
MONDAY night thieves entered the
cellar OF the residence OF Charley Behler,
and stole half barrel of ssur kraut, sew.
eral bushels OF potatoes, a lot OF meat ana
numerous other things.
THE crossings in South Wheeling were
treated to what one OF the officers called
80 spring scrape," a few days since. They
are now as near nsvigable for boats as at
any time during the past three months.
The feast of St. Joseph, Patron Saint
OF St. James Cathedral congregation was
celebrated at the Cathedal yesterday
msrning by Rev. Father Sullivan, as
sisted by Fathers Reynolds and McElli-
got.
YESTERDAY g. A. Schstier u Co.,
agents OF the New York Life Insurance
Company, returned to the Auditor list
of premiums paid in by policy holders OF
this State this year, amounting to ~
00047.
The sum of $l7.75 was given to the
treasurer OF the Childrens Home recent
", it having been the amount realized at
the performance Of Margaret of Anlou,
together with several dollars donated by
some OF the performers IN the play.
MEssRs. HUBBARD IL Co., the saw mill
men, have the contract for furnishing the
raiters and other heavy timbers for the
new building beng erected by Mrs.
Mabs, opposite the Mcclure House. on
Market street, and are now busy getting
out their work.
THERE is an old man working in the
coal bank at the Top mill who is sixty
seven years of age, VINO says that no
never took drink of whisky, ale, beer,
or any kind OF intoxicating beverage. lie
does not chew tobacco, but occasionally
smokes.
The ladies of the Jewish congregation
gave grand charity ball in honor OF
Purim last night, ut Neuhausens. IL
was very largely attended and was sue
cess in every way. An excellent supper
WAS provided, and gotten away with in
fine style.
ABOUT 10 o'clock yesterday morning
two wear old daughter Of Mr.. Hibler,
who resides on Main, between Seventh
and Eighth streets, fell from chair and
seriously injured her head. The child
was thought TO be in very critical con-
dltion last evening.
G. STEINNETz, the paper box manufsc'
turer, whose card IS in the proper column,
is home institution, and his enterprise
and industry should be appreciated by
our business men not only because he
lives among us, but because he does good
work, and as chesply as anywhere IN the
country.
WE were informed that number OF
the boys of the Fifth ward school have
organized a military company composed
of forty members, to be known as the
Centre Wheeling Guards. who anticipate
being furnished with arms to-day. This
military move is destined to smother the
base ball fever OF the coming summer.
There still remains two other wards TO be
heard from.
THE Rev. d. l. X. Rine, who is per.
sonally known to many of our citizens as
an eloquent pulpit divine, q convicted
criminal and reformed dranksrd. is in
trouble again, this time near Montreal,
Canada, where he has been conducting a
movement of his own-intringing on
Murphy's copyright as it were. he has
been arrested on charge OF indecent as
ssult upon young woman.