Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-25
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

Tm Antiques hoped Last night
Tn arst snow fell On October slst,
last year.
OSE deed Of trust was admitted TO
record, yesterday.
A RUNAWAY on Main street, last night,
did no particular damage.
THKsE are twenty-seven inmates in
the County Jail, at present
The City Clerks Office has been chris
tened the Chamber OF "reminiscences.
THE work on Seventeenth street pro-
crosses nicely, and promises TO be COM
pleted In two weeks.
The north point of the Island will
soon reach Martins Ferry, If the river
continues 10 drop.
OuR candy makers are pushing their
work and getting heavy stock ahead
for the coming holidays.
TIE first snow of the season fell, yes
terday, and II was a very sad-eyed snow
and looked out OF place.
The committee appointed by Council
TO inquire about the Telephone Com
pany's proposed course has never had a
meeting.
An individual in our city drank a
glass OF milk, yesterday, and remarked
that it was the first pure milk he had
drank since the low water years ago. lie
was declared insane.
A SOCIAL will be given by the ladies
OF the Zane Street NJ. +. Church on
Tuesday evening, October 18th. This is
the first regular monthly social OF this
Church for this season.
TIE contract for furnishing broken
stone for Sixteenth and Jacob streets,
was last night awarded by the Street
Committee to George Ankle, at Sl.3S
and Sl.35 per perch, respectively.
OK Wednesday night John Cooper
frightened away man who was aP,
parently endeavoring to enter small
building next TO WeitzePs grocery, cor
ner of Market and Twenty-fourth.
The Hildreth Main street property,
occupied by Bloch BUOs., Simpson &
Reid and G.. II. Berry, Is being hand
somely remodeled. An additional story
and a modern front will work wonders
in the appearance there.
KEN GRAY, the cOlored boy who was
indicted for stealing from Felber's
store, opposite the Cathedral, was adj
United TO bail yesterday. George Nc
Mechen, also colOred, gave security in
the SUN of $500, for his appearance.
McGrSLEY & MCCORMICK have offered
their miners 80 cents per wagon, an in,
crease OF 33t per cent. from the old
price. The suppOsitiOn is that the Offer
will be accepted, and that these works
will be in full operation on Monday.
The residence of Mr.. s. Wallace, on
Sixteenth street, contained one OF the
most enjoyable parties of the season
last evening, where some twenty-five
couple met and enjoyed themselves to
the music of T. T. COckaynes orchestra
YESTERDAY morning as u funeral was
going to Mt. Wood T. T. Cockayne dis
covered the board fence which surrounds
the residence of Joseph Marshall to be
on fire. The fire originated by some
hot ashes being thrown against the
fence, and was soon extinguished.
A MAN named Hardeman, living in
the Sixth ward, was hurt by train on
the b. & o. railroad, near Fairmont, on
Thursday. He was found on the track,
vest .rday morning, and brought to the
city in the evening Ii is supposed he
was sitting on the bumper OF freight
car and either slipped or was Jared of.
NEXT Thursday the ladies OF the
Fourth Street Social Union will hold
their entertainment. Beside the usual
supper and varied programme, the new
Pastor of the church will have an intOr'
nal reception and afford all an Opportu'
nifty TO make his acquaintance. An un-
usually pleasant time is anticipated.
YESTERDAY afternoon fonr Wheeling
travelling men came in on the train to-
gether and practical joke was played
on one of them. He had in his posses
sion an order book containing the result
of his trip-sOme =, 1000 worth of orders.
This was removed from his pocket, sec
reted and he was told he had LETT 1t at
the last station. 1t required treats in
Vulnerable to restore it. They call this
trick Hayesing.
The following, taken from an old
British manuscript, is Of interest this
year: "If Christmas day on Thursday
be, a windy winter you shall see;
windy weather in each week and hard
tempests, strong and thick; the summer
follows good and dry and corn and
beasts shall multiply; that year is good
for land to till; kings and princes shall
die by skill; ii child born that day
shall be, it shall happen right well for
thee: OF deeds he shall be good and stable,
wise O. speech and reasonable; whose
that day goes thieving about, he shall
be punished without doubt; and il sick
ness that day betide, it shall quickly
from thee glide"