Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.
HEAVY blackberry crop.
Co.. hoat rise coming.

HEAVY blackberry crop.
Coal boat rise coming.
WAR in Africa last Saturday evening"
in the north end. .........
THE Board Of Education will hold It's
regular meeting on Thursday oil tins
week.
YESTERDAY was one OF the dullest oil
the dull, police matters being especially
quiet. ,
TIE poor Waverly Literary Society
it is completely ignored in the new d.
rectOrv
THERE is no telling until o'clock to-
day. whether or not Council will meet
tonight.
The police were amused yesterday
over the arrest OF the "Sherlh's private
detective"
SOMEWHAT fewer than fifteen seren-
aiding parties made the afro the Eighth
ward vocal on Saturday night.
MRs. MCDONALD, of the First ward, is
having considerable improvements done
To her property OH Main street.
ONE of the largest picnics OF the sea
son was held east OF our city Saturday
Inv a number of our German friends.
SOME of the boys in cleaning the basin
last Saturday got very wet, but alter
they received their pay got 'cetter still.
LARKIN SAYS the Street Cleaning Or,
dinance was run through while he was
out OF the city, and with an object, too
If any Of our readers desire to see
fine flower garden, let them call on tn
Island, at the residence OF Mrs. Reese
Thomas.
The late heavy storm has damaged the
corn throughout our county to grea'
extent. In some parts 1t is blown ha
to the earth.
THE rear entrance to the city build
ing is to be closed up. Some of the
Councilmen are not proof against tempta
ton, you know.
Ir is said the present charge agains
Jack Condry is more to hold him thar
ANYTHING else while evidence is worked
up against him on another case.
CHRIS. SrEDHE will give his concert to
night in a sky parlor elevated above The
dust. heat and tumult OF the city. Th'
Wheeling City Band will be there.
A CLERK in Rice's millinery store wa
quite severely bitten by dog on Satur
day evening, The canine Is the prop
erty of one OF the Franzheim boys.
The picnic license cases came up be
fore Jnstice Miller on Saturday anC
were compromised by the defendant
paving the costs and taking out licenses
TIE evening train from Washington
Pa. was detained near Taylorstown OF
Saturday by broken axle on the en-
CINE. Another was sent out to brin:
il in.
An interesting ceremony was per
formed at the Disciples Church las
evening, a candidate for baptism havin!
been immersed by Rev. W. b. Thomp
son, the pastor.
SOMETHING less than two tons OF dir
and rubbish were cleaned from the re
servoir on Saturday, and from the ap
pearance OF the water at present it look
as il about ten tons more were held II
| solution.
IT seems to be the impression OIL
number of our citizens that a ston
wall twelve or fourteen feet high SHOULD
be built at the east side of our reservOi
10 prevent the dust from falling in iron
the hillside.
THE beautiful spot known as the lock
up, has been said to have OCCASIONAL,
passed a night without inhabitants
Not so; person, lately so unfortunat,
as to spend six hours in there says h
felt seventy-fve full grown bed bug
feeling for him at once.
A TEMPERANCE meeting was held a
Parker Hall, South Side, yesterday al
ternoon. Speeches were made by Nh
William Hastings, Mr.. j. NJ. Dowler
Mrs. Holiday and Mr.. Valentine Geasy
Gospel temperance meetings are hel,
at this hall every Sunday afternoon at
o'clock Everybody is invited to attend
DURING the storm Friday evening u
at New Cumberland, the telephone der
ricks were both blown over, smashing
them to kindling wood. No damage
save the derricks, breaking of the wir
and demolishing the porch of hous
close by, was sustained. The storm wa
also severe over in Ohio, and at Wash
ingtOn, Pa, much damage was done
Trees, signs, hay stacks and awning
were demolished.