Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-09
FIVE MINUTES WITH THE
NEWS.

YESTERDAY was more pleasant.
Hon. ELLIS S. HYER, of Braxton coun-
", is in the city.
THE NJ. L G's. will probably enter
for the Grub Cup.
S. L. BRIcE has recovered from slight
attack OF typhoid fever.
ASSESSING the Second district was
completed on Wednesday.
OUR merchants report a good river
trade between here and Marietta.
BILLY HEUsER and Gus. Mathews set
'em up to the NJ. L. G's., last night.
EIGHTH ward people are clamOring for
the completion OF their new hose house.
PAT WEIR had force Of men working
on the Fourteenth street cut, yesterday.
The Fulton fire engine has arrived
and they can squirt to their hearts con-
tent.
THE Beethoven Singing Society will
90 to Cresap's Grove on Sunday on the
Hudson.
A YOUNG lady of this city was thrown
from pony yesterday while riding on
the Peninsula.
CHARLIE Bliss, cleared OF the charge
of highway robbery, has gone to Bellalre
to engage in business.
EIGHT young men and three kegs OF
beer will 90 up the creek on a fishing
excursion tomorrow.
TO-DAY is payday at the La Belle
mill, and tomorrow will be at the South
Wheeling glass works.
THE genial DR.. ID. B. Ward has re-
moved to POughkeepsie, n. y, where
he will practice medicine.
LOUIE SCHwALB has on exhibition at
Dechert's one of the finest water cooling
arrangement ever in the city.
Two deeds of trust were yesterday adj
mitted to record by County Clerk Hook.
No marriage licenses granted.
THE steamer Courier had good trip
up Yesterday. She brought over sixty
passengers and a large amount OF
freight.
GET your staterooms for the Cincin-
natl excursion when the st. Lawrence
comes up, to-day, or else tomorrow
morning.
Council Committees on Health, Water
Works and Streets, Alleys and Grades
met at the city building last night. Re-
ireshments as usual.
THE James Mel an who figured before
the Police Court the other morning, Is
not the man of the same name employed
at the Star Foundry.
OFFICER DAVIS has returned a COM
pliment paid him, by presenting Con
stable st. Meyers with handsome club.
p. 5. It's not stuffed.
SQUIRE SCHULTZ was happy yesterday
he had case. But the prosecuting
witness did not appear, and the case
was dismissed at his cost.
THE fair grounds look every evening
like a slice taken out of Rotten Row.
All the fancy stock is to be seen there
between five and seven.
TIE drug stores are being renovated.
DIR. Brice's will look like new pin, and
YOU could take your dinner off Charles
Moenkcmoeller's new floor.
SEVERAL Of the officers of the "melish'
are taking lessons in the sword exercise.
A PruSSian soldier is initiating them III
the mystery Of carte and ticrce.
THE Waverly Literary Society did not
meet last Wednesday night, though, by
the-wav, it has not met for several
Wednesday nights. Is iSt todt.
A LARGE number Of our people went
ont Yesterday afternoon to attend the
obsequies of Mrs. Aaron Kelley. The
interment was at Greenwood.
AT last reports last night, Daniel
Brost, who attempted to dissolve him
self on Wednesday night, is still inhab-
iting his flesh, and is sorry for it.
john SMITH will be before the Police
Court this morning for being drunk,
and TO save trouble hereafter, we will
say now that this is not you, but some
other Smith.
The following named gentlemen have
been elected to serve as trustees OF the
Third Presbyterian church for the en-
suing year: J. f. Stewart, f. Steele, j.
Decker, l.. Schaier, III. Kunkel, Jas. b.
Mix, and j. Fulton.
WE noticed 4 Young lady last evening
row a skIff, of which she was the sole
occupant, from the wharf across to the
Island. 1t would be a matter for re-
ioicing If more of the gentler sex prac-
ticed this beneficial exercise OCCASION
ally.