Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-15
A MINUTE WITH THE NEWS.

AN Island wedding is booked Tor Snn-
day night.
Taos. HEYNAN has sold out his inter-
est in the dairy business.
A LARGE temperance meeting was
held at Otis Hall last night.
AMONG the amusements for tomorrow
evening Council might be classed.
THE hub works at Armstrong, COen
< Co.'S. mill are running full time. Bus
mess is good.
The ice dealers smile one day and the
next they say, "Well you know the
weather is changeable.
OwING to the condition Of part OF
McCollCch street, travel over the PENN
sula is not so heavy as formerly.
A WALKING match is now being ar
ranged by some OF the young men OF
our city, to take place at an early day.
A SURPRISE party is booked for the
South side next Thursday evening. T..
T. Cockavne's band Will be in attend
ancC.
TnE Children's Mission Band, Of the
First Presbyterian Church, will hold a
social after the lecture on Wednesday
night.
OK Saturday. we inadvertently stated
that the Belmont would erect a new
blast furnace. 1t should have been a
new hot blast.
The folksliving out Mccullough street
thought Gen. Grant, headed by torch
light procession was coming into the
city when they saw the burning car
coming.
W. III. HALLER, auctiOneer, sold, at
the front door OF the court house, Satur-
dav morning, a lot on South York street,
Island, for S37l cash. Edward Larkin
was the purchaser.
TUE Vestry of st. Matthew's Church
has passed an order that when the
church is used for evening weddings
none but those having invitations will
be admitted. Bear this in mind and it
may save your feelings.
Ox Saturday morning, q woman living
ON Thirty-thrd street, between Chap
line and the river, attempted TO light
the Ere by the use of kerosene. The car
pet, two trunks and some minor articles
were all that were burnt.
TT is rumorcd that 4 great piece OF
luck has befallcn 4 son Of MIR. Otto, in
the Eighth ward Sometime ago, he
and three companions went to Lead
Vile, end the story is that he struck a
claim for which he has refused $4,000.
PRoF. 10. KIRK, OF the steamer Diurn-
al, says she left Parkersburg last Friday
morning on time, and beat her own
shadow into Marietta over half an hour;
and it required the services OF two men
on the hurricane roof to hold Capt. Asa
Booths hair on.
4 WHEELING street car burned to
death last night because the driver lost
his wits and drove on at u terrible rate
instead of overturning the whole bust
ness in the creek. The stockholders
should order an investigation.-Ste,tbe
rWe Gazette.
OK Monday young man named John
SnOdgrass had his right hand badly cut.
1t was feared that amputatiOn would be
necessary, and he went to Wheeling Tor
surgical aid. Ii was found only neces-
sary to dress the wound, and it is now
healing favorably.- Wetsel Democrat.
The Neirs- Letter is mistaken in its
statement that the ordinance now pend.
Ing i'm Council was framed to prevent
what il STYLES "loOseness." An existing
ordinance already does that. The ordi-
nance was framed for the purpose of
paying Immediately, men who did tenn
pOrarv work, so as not compel them to
wait month for three days pay.
Rev. f. T. HOOVER, of Leechburg, Pa,
occupied the pulpit OF the English
Lutheran church yesterday morning
and evening. The subject OF the morn
Ing discourse was "The Resurrection, y
and that OF the evening, "Gift OF God
eternal life" Rev. Hoover is very
clear and iorcible speaker, and his well
prepared sermons show him to be
a gentleman of scholarly habits and good
theology. The reverend gentleman
addressed the large Sunday School in
the afternoon. Notwithstanding the in
clement weather, the Sunday School
rooms were crowded. Mr.. Theodore
Roller assisted the organist in the lead
ing the singing with his silver cOrnet,
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