The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-23
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No transfers admitted to record by the
County Clerk yesterday.
SQUIRE CALDWELL moved back into
his old quarters Yesterday.
THE thermometer indicated So degrees
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
THE Arlington Stove Works shut down
yesterday on account Of refining the
cupelo.
WORK on the fire alarm in the Eighth
ward Is at last in a forward state OF com
pletion.
Iris rumored that the glass houses Of
this city will take two months vacation
this summer.
The Washington (Ps) Presbytery
will meet at the First Presbyterian
Church this evening.
OWING to the intense heat at the La
Belle, yesterday, the boilers were able 10
make but three heats.
THE Harmonic Singing Society post
poned their concert and bsll last night,
until next Monday evening.
A NEW building association will short
" be started by number stockholders
Of the Nail City building association.
THE Office OF Reymsnn's brewery Is
being reftted, and when finished Will be
by far the finest office OF the kind IN the
city.
THE bows who went out the pike, last
Sunday, were very much disappointed in
getting nothing stronger than cold water
to Stake their thirst.
THE second sheet mill has been put in
working order at the Whitaker Iron
Works and will be run on full time on
and after tomorrow.
The auction firm Of Hervey, Britt "
Co, was dissolved, yesterday, f. A. Britt
retiring. The new firm will be known
as Hervey & Freeze.
ONE of our most prominent telegraph
operstors nas concluded to take unto HIM
self better half This is his first Ben
der if she is a Goodfellow.
YESTERDAY the remains of Joseph Z.
Reeves, who died Saturday, were follow
ed to their last resting place by large
concourse of sorrowing friends.
Mr.. JOHN PRAcaT and Miss Annie
Weisgerber, sister of our gentlemanly
friend Henry Weisgerber, will be united
IN matrimohy tomorrow night.
The complimentary benefit by the
friends of Rev. A. Schleicber, will take
place at Convent Hall on nett Saturday
night. A rare treat may be expected.
SIMPSON, the livery stable man, had
some elegant turnouts on exhibition yes
terdsy. His facilities for furnishing
eQuipages for funerals are unsurpassed.
Mr.. GEBHART, the well known South
Wheeling saloon keeper, received q num-
Der of fine turtles yesterday, which ne
proposes to dish up tomorrow, IN the
form Of soup.
A CERTIFICATE issued by the Secretary
of State incorporating the " heellnS
Lamp and Lantern Company was admit
ted to record at the office of the County
Clerk yesterday.
VIEwIG's orchestra will discourse
sweet music for those wlo are fond OF
tripping the light fantastic toe at West
woods Hall, on Thursday night after the
conclusion Of the concert.
A NUMBER of German ladies and gen.
tlemen enjoyed first class dance at
kOch's Hall last night. Prot. Birch fur
nished the music and Charley Koch the
supper. The party dispersed at late
hour.
AN amateur minstrel troupe, composed
of thirteen members, has been organized
on the South Side. Charles Taylor Is
said to be mansger. When the boys ex-
pect to take the road, we have not been
informed.
OUT of the four cars that stood in front
ofthe Orera House last night, not one
went to North Wheeling, thereby caus-
ing those who attended the performance
to walk through the rain. Bad arrange
ment, this.
TIE ladies sewing circle Of the Disci-
Piles Church will meet ut the residence
Mr.. a. l.. Wells, No. IS Sixteenth
street, on Thursday afternoon. The
church sociable will be held at the same
place at night
The fire wardens finished inspecting
the buildings of East Wheeling yester-
day. and will 90 on the Island today
and finish inspecting that part OF the
city, after which they will have finished
the First district.
THERE is much complaint made by
the citizens of Esst Wheeling in regard
to the stencil arising from the soap
factory IN that part of the city. Some
arrangement should be made by which
the stencil could be deodorized.
MARTIN, the Capital Restaurant man,
has secured a Legthodytes tateGns or
horned frog, for pet. 1t was sent from
Mexico to Mr.. Reilly, OF this city, who
let Martin have it for pet. The little
fellow is as tull Of horns as q porcupine
is Ofquills.
WE were Informed last evening that
several men went upon the Benwood
ferry boat yesterday morning and at
tempted to run it TO suit themselves, and
when demonstrated with by the ferry
man, they showed fight. One of the
buffers" was severely bruised by the
terrymsn.
The funeral of tho late Mr. Joseph
G. Reeves took place from the residence
of els father, Dr. j. f. Reeves, Centre
Wheeling, yesterday afternoon and was
very largely attended. The exercises
were conducted by Revs. Snodgrass, OF
the Chaphne street NJ. E. church, and
Moffat, of the Second Presbyterian
church. The remains were inferred IN
Greenwood cemetery.
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