Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-08
FIVE MINUTES WITH THE
NEWS.

YESTERDAY was a good day for over
coats.
ST.. Alphonsus School will give ar ex-
hibition on May 18th, at the schoo! hall.
A GOOD audience was present at the
temperance exercises at Parker Hall last
night.
BETHANY sent down a delegation of
students to hear the great Brooklyn
divine.
Mr.. WM. GIBSON has three of his
children confined to their beds with
scarlet fever.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record yesterday by the Clerk OF the
County Court.
AUGUST HEMBURGER, the blonde OF
Roney's Point, was visiting Col. Jake
Nunge yesterday.
HENRY WARD BEECHFR's signature
looks like "Henry Weirit Boielier,"
sure mark of genius.
WATCHMAN TERRELL is in a fair way
to get his artificial limbs. st. Clairsville
came down with q contribution.
THE VIM. Roberts before the Police
Court the other morning, was not the
Associated Press messenger OF the same
name.
RITcHIETowN hasn't much news, but
it has a fshmOnger with voice that
can discount any circus calliOpe ever
heard.
NEXT Tuesday afternoon the children
of the st. AlphOnsus school will give a
grand exhibition at st. AlphOnsus Hall,
this city.
MAYOR SWEENEY has appointed John
Mack a night Waterman. His patrol
will be on Main and Market, from Sew
enth to Tenth streets.
THE election at the NJ. L. G's., comes
off tonight. ElectiOneering is very
brisk and it is probable that good at
tendance will be on hand.
THE yard of the city building is I'M
de-going ametamorphosis, and will soon
come out a handsome garden. The
north half is ready for seed.
THE Citizens Railway Company ex-
poets to put on its extra cars on Satur-
day. Under the new arrangement cars
will pass every seven minutes.
A MAN in this vicinity swore last night
by the great horn spoon, the next vii
lain that wrote an advertisement on his
pavement should die the death.
Miss ELLA Downs was surprised on
Tuesday night by a number OF her
friends. She was equal TO the occasion,
and all spent pleasant evening.
IF Fulton don't soon get her saloons
in blast, she will present picture OF
loneliness only equalled by "Sweet
Auburn! loveliest village OF the plain. 4"
SoUrH Wheeling ladies' are preparing
for the coming era. They know more Of
politics than the men, and millinery
stores are worse than barber shops for
discussions.
THAT Fulton saloon sign which reads
on one side, "First Chance" and on
the other, Last Chance" should be
changed and made to say: Ratified,
Chances all Gone.
W. w. FRASER, of GAINESVILLE, has
collected some mOneyto add to the fund
being raised to buy a pair of limbs for
to Squire j. w. SChultze.
LAST night was rather cool for front
gate exercises, but the average North
Wheeling girl was not to be withheld by
any such Slight thing as that. "Such a
constitution has my Mary Ann"
O. 5. FOWLER, the phrenOlogist, and
Henry Ward Beecher, the sage Of
Brooklyn, left the city yesterday in OPP
pOsite directions, one to fix up mems
heads and the other their cOnsciences.
CAPT. JIM NEELIs, the Jolly doorkeeper
OF the Iast HOuse OF Delegates has writ
ten letter to friend in this city, in
which he sends his warmCst regards TO
the "press reporters OF the Legislature. ~
OFFICER DAVIS isn't proud, though he
might be over the present he has re-
ceiyed from citizens of the.Third ward,
They have given him a complete outfit,
including a hat, tassels, two clubs, a du-
pick call and belt.
A NUMBER of fishermen of this city
are talking of making up party for the
Elk river in Webster county, a spot Inn
mortalized by the wheeling Walking
Club" II the club is organized it will
start about the middle OF June.
A PROMINENT young attorney has
started a new style that bids fair to rev.
olutionizc things in that line. 1t con-
sistS i'm wearing blue sock on one foot
and a pink one on the other. The ct
feet is unique and must be seen to be
appreciated.