Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-20
A MINUTE WITH THE NEWS.

CHRISTMAS cards are IN great de-
mand this year. ..
SEVERAL slsighs were out east Of our
city yesterday morning. "rr
THK school children are smiling as
the holidays approach.
JAKE GRUBB has a music box that
PLAYS Pinxiore. Fact, by Jove.
Bur one case was in the cooler at mid
night, last night, and that a plain drunk.
Tvs police court was q dead failure
Yesterday. Not a single case had been
run in.
WoRKMEN are engaged in repairing the
gas pipes on Market street, above
Eighth.
The run Of hay to our market, yes
terday, was heavy. IL is sellingat $1,000
@l9.00 per ton.
An old gentleman got severe fall on
the pavement near the Court House,
yesterday morning.
The repairs TO the scales at the corner
of Seventh and Market streets have not
yet been completed.
VIZ learn that Mr.. John Nolan is
about 70 become proprietor OF the La
troSe House at MOundsville.
A LITTLE child OF Charlie Deiters,
clerk Of the Board Of Commissioners, is
lying quite III with diDhtheria-
Tbs Supreme Court of Appeals viii
meet at 9 O'Clock this morning. Ii will
probably finish up its business here and
adjourn.
The examination of Al Rose, for
larceny, will not come of to-day on nc
count of the death Of Justice CALDWELL
son Willie.
"CmD," the college correspondent OF
the Lindsey Echo, suggests that Council
repair the crossing at the head OF Tween
tieth street. The suggestion is a good
one.
THE new residence built by William
Emblem, on Market street, above
Ninth. is about completed, and is quite
an improvement to that part OF the
city.
Or all the dark, gloomy and disagree
able days that were sent to disPirit
mankind, yesterday was the worst.
And yet the fair sex was plentiful on
the sloppy streets.
TIE new superintendent Of the public
schools OF this city is making an effort 10
have the scholars pronounce past pawst,
according % the rules OF culcha practiced
in BOsting. Wonder how they pronounce
past in the wilds OF West Virginia
Sls,sbSnril's Gazettr.
The "a. 2. q" held its annual cleo
ton Of officers last night. They are
now: Frank p. Mcneil, president;
Hal Black, secretary; John %. Pendle-
ton, vice president, and John K. Dun
lap. treasurer This is one Of the Oldest
and most successful clubs in the city.
MICHAEL FmAN, formerly Of the Bel
mont mill, in this city, now an emplOye
al Brown, Bailey X Co.'s mill, in Pitts
burgh, will enter the contest at the Col
iseum in that city, in the coming six
DAYS gO-as-you-p please match. The race
will take place during holiday week,
and the friends OF Mr.. Eilan predict q
good show for him. IL j. said that on q
recent occasion he ran ten miles in an
hour and six minutes.
THEY heard that earthquake al
Moundsyille, too. The Reporter says
Early on Monday morning a peculiar
sound, as Of an explosion, was heard by
a number OF persons in this place and
vicinity, and OcCasiOned considerable
alarm, some thinking il was the rum
bling noise of an earthquake. We no.
tice from our exchanges that the same
noise was heard in different parts, in
this section, for many miles.
The rehearsals for the anniversary
cantata OF the English Lutheran Sunday
School are going forward with the usual
vim and care with which earnest and
enthusiastic children take hold of such
things. The santata is really a beauti
iul production, pure and eleyating in all
its teachings. W. Howard Doane, O
Cincinnati, its author, has National
reputation IA composer OF Sunday
School music, and. in the music and dia
logue Of santa Clans has touched &
chord in the hearts of young and old
Already the whole neighborhoOd OF the
English Lutheran Church IesOunds witt
the songs and chOruses which the chill
dren are nightly rehearsing.