Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-28
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

Four cases were in the lookup at mid
night last night
The County Court sits on Monday,
the lst Of September.
ONE marriage license was issued yes
terday. One deed Of trust was admitted
TO record.
PICTURES OF Joe Jefferson, as rip,
after his 20 years Sleep" adorn shop
windows.
THE condition of Alley G, North End,
is such as 10 warrant call from the
Street Commissioner.
The Justices report civil business as
being very good and much more lucra-
tive aud certain than criminal cases.
THERE is bad looking hole in Market
street opposite the City Bank, which
should receive the proper attention.
ABOUT fifty-five tattered warhags OF
West Virginia Regiments will wave
over the reunion at Steubenville to-day.
THE shingling of the Second ward
market has begun, and it is lair to pre-
sumo that Chairman Larkln Is happy.
SOME Steubenvillians wanted Cock
ayne for Friday, but having other en-
gagements, Tommy couldn't make room
for his uncle.
AGAIN the Capitol clock refused to
show its face after night. That is more
mOdesty than is shown by the average
Wheeling girl.
So,,,, G,a ,,oar,,t, vvara ON aybibitiOn
at the office OF the Clerk OF the County
Court, yesterday, grown on the farm oil
one OF the employees.
1T is enough to fill the ordinary man
with wonder, to 20 into a tin shop and
see the numberless cans that are made.
Where do they all go?
The train over the b. & D. from the
West, due here about Z O'Clock in the
evening, was detained four hours at
BenwOod, yesterday night.
THERE is talk of building two addi-
tional sheet mills to the Whitaker Iron
Works, making six in all. The present
four are worked to their utmost 10 fill
orders.
The County Committees OF the Com
missioners meet as follows: Finance
this evening; Court House and Jail and
Poor House and Farm tomorrow, and
Roads and Bridges on Saturday.
The Board of Commissioners will have
a try on Monday. which will be the last
meeting held in their room until alter a
thorough renovation. 1t is always the
last of the building to receive attention.
\ CARTOON, in this weeks Puck, on
lotteries reminds us of Barnum's say
ing: 81 will pay a heavy reward Tor
the production of the man who actually
drew the capital prize in a lottery.
Some REGISTER typos once invested IN
a lottery, but now -.
"BoYs, beware of love-" is the advice
given by Hancock county paper. All,
what tale OF blighted affections that
warning indicates on the part OF the
author. He has been there; he has
been Tilted and knows full well the
pangs OF unrequited love, and would
protect innocent youth.
PAT BAILEY desires us TO say that the
TateHig.ncer OF yesterday morning takes
great pains 10 do him great injustice
by stating in two different places that
he was before Squire Wait for assault
ing his wife. He desires us to say that
those statements are false, as he never
had q hearing before the Justice on such
charge.
CRY SURVEYOR Peterson and his as
sistant, Billy Wheat, are busily engaged
having the street lines along the route
of the r., W. * Ky. extension. Gester-
dav afternoon Engineer Boiling called in
Mr.. Peterson and together they laid the
lines Of old Webster, now Twentieth,
and Water streets. This is the point
which was the scene of the late distur-
Dances.
meeting of the Directors of the
Home Building Association, last night,
Chas. II. Berry was elected President,
II. j. Smvth Vice President, Chas. Nj.
Conner Secretary, W. G.. Wilkinson
Treasurer and Ii. b. Ferguson Solicitor.
The time for starting and paying dues
was fixed for October LIST. Parties de-
string to take stock can do so on applica-
ton TO the officers.
THERE was blood and thunder in the
North End, recently. 4 worthy couple
have an only child, blooming flower OF
twenty years growth. They guarded
her sedulously and thought she never
had lover. But they were mistaken
and found it out recently. The damsel
went 10 the country to rustiCate, and
after week absence, her lover received
n tilial cpistle which began-"My dear
parent" these latter received one which
bloomcd out thus sweetly-"My own
darling George" The old gentleman
began on a promiscuous use ola big ID,
and made things brisk on board the
Lively Sally.
THERE remains very little of the wreck
Of the Iron Valley to tell the tale of the
recentdisaster. The engines were taken
10 Wheeling last Iweek, to be put into a
new boat Capt. Price is building, and
the old hull was given to parties here
for kindling wood, etc. In years 10
come, however, when the observing
visitor TO Cumberland may inquire into
the history OF piece of black walnut
picked from the mantle or center table
of the average Cumberland home, he
will be told it is a piece OF the pilot
wheel Of the steamer from Valley, and
obtain at the same time and from the
same source, an interesting description
OF the terrible explosion, which occur
red here August 6, 1879. A number of
citizens have fashioned wooded bibles
and other little keepSakes, out of differ
ent parts of the bOat.-HdRcoct hide