Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-03
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.


OFFICER DAVIS yesterday arrested Dan
Richie, i'm East Wheeling, Tor hghtlhg
with his wife.
THE Severing case seems worse than
N first. Suit will be instituted against
him at Denver.
IT was 9:l5 O'Clock last evening before
Council got down to work alter the
minutes were read.
KDfBERLY made an eloquent Grafton
in Council on the scourge stricken dis
trict OF East Wheeling.
SQUIRE WHEELER had a case OF breach
of peace before him yesterday, the soil
tary news contribution from the ioun-
tain heads.
The Beta Theta ri fraternity held a
Convention at Cincinnati, yesterday.
Many prominent citizens OF this city are
members.
THE Bryant Literary Society will re-
sumo their usual weekly exercises IN the
basement OF the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, on next Monday evening.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, a son OF Joe's was
married last Thursday to Miss Eugene
Paul, at HOhokus, y. j. The bridal
party are with "trip Van Wrinkle
SQUIRE SCHULrzE says he is 'the big
gest coward in the world in case OF fire,
and he wants a thorough fire department
If takes every cent OF surplus funds III
the eity's treasury.
DIR. BUCHANAN, the distinguished
scientist of New York, is expected to de-
liver a lecture i'm this city next Satur,
day evening. The hall in which he VIII
speak will be announced hereafter.
A GENTLEMAN called on us yesterday
evening TO give us the ''pints" OF the
Stone quarry difficulty. Another gem
tleman who was present remarked that
il would be filter TO give the quartz. For
an instant We were stunned.
ALEX. WALLACE, Jr., was released ON
bail Yesterday, and was Immediately ar
rested and taken to the work house to
serve an unexpired sentence. He Is
under bond To answer charge OF lal-
ceny Of watch from May King.
LOUIE SEIDLER and Frank Moran
rowed a skiff race from the bridge to
the Nail City boat house and return iol
$40. The latter won in 80 minutes
though the boys put up a job on Louie
by giving him the heaviest yawl on the
river.
YESTERDAY afternoon the employees at
Schenck and Zoeckler's pork packing
establishment i'm Fulton, notified the
proprietors that they had concluded to
strike for higher wages. They were
promptly paid off and summary dis
missed.
APEoPos of our Romance in Real
Life" published last week, the Pitts
buryh COamercidi-Gd-sts OF yesterday
saws: ut is said that the sympathetic
suffering wife OF MontroSellicn is Ada
Clifford, who was one OF the walklsts at
the Coliseum.
TIE citizens Of South Wheeling great
IL regret the resignation of Il. y. Me-
Entce. the mail carrier Tor that end ol
town. Barney was a faithful and dill
cent servant of Uncle sam, and ms
friends i'm the Eighth ward are n plenti-
ful as "leaves in the vale Of Nallam-
brOSa."
THE social to be given by the Circle
Of Honor comes oil this evening IN
Peterson's Hall, ON Main street. Free
admission to all. There will be short
speeches by the members of the order
and GOOD music. Refreshments will be
furnished in the adjoining hall. Come
one, come all.
LUDIcRors explanation OF Monday S
solar phenomenon came to our ears
last evening. A lady from Sixteenth
street went into a dry goods store and
TREMENDOUSLY told how two pictures nj
her home had, without apparent cause,
turned their faces to the wall. "Why,
said a clerk, 81 have just found the true
cause of those rings: BIrnum's agent Is
ON top of the Mcclure House making
'em with a magic lantern" The lady
accepted the explanation and was quiet
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