Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
WITH THE NEWS.

COUNCIL tonight.
The justices had another good rest
yesterday.
WHIST parties are fashionable for
evenings now.
The sky bore, last night, every APP
pearance OF snow.
Tue Andes arrived from Cincinnati
at 10 o'clock last night.
The new Henry X. List building, on
Main street, is almost completed.
THE week has started out badly on
marriage licenses. None were issued
yesterday.
"THE dignity of this department must
and shall be maintained. Motto Of Fire
Department.
A MEAN rain began falling about one
O'Clock this morning, making out doors
anything but pleasant.
4 SPECIAL meeting OF Council, for to-
night, is among the possibilities IN the
course OF human events.
Gov. MATHEWS, Senator Davis and
other dignitaries will review the keyser
military company, on Friday.
The crossing at the foot of Seventh
street, on Main, North End, is in a bad
condition and should be attended to.
A SICK horse, rolling in the dust in
the agonies of too much corn, furnished
amusement for the Central Hotel, last
night.
CoCKAYNE received call for his band
to go to WellSburg tomorrow evening,
but had to decline on account OF engage
ments here.
WHAT was a probability only, when
an article above was written, Is now an
assured fact. There will be a meeting
of Council tonight.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades met at the city building last
night. All quiet on the Mediterranean
and the coasts OF Syria.
A MEETING OF the Board of Directors
of the Moundsvlle Machine Shops and
Agricultural Works, held last week,
found the works TO be in tlOurishing
condition.
G.. SEIBERT, the ice king OF Pleasant
Valley, has everything in readiness tn
begin the filling OF his mammoth Ice
houses "a soon as the ice is OF sufficient
thickness to handle.
A MEETING OF the Kanawha Valley
Baptist Ministers Institute will convene
at kanawha Falls on the 25th instant,
continuing its session until the 10Th OF
December.
JAMES KENNEY, who had the misfor-
tune to sprain his right hand so badly
by falling down stairs at his father : res
idenCe, several days since, is still unable
To work at his business of nail feeding
A VERY interesting temperance meet
ing was held, last night, at the Nj. r.
Church, West End, Bridgeport. Rev.
Smith and Thos J. Cartwright were the
speakers. Eleven signers to the pledge
were obtained.
The Capitol clock has been beaming
ever since Friday night. The automatic
apparatus is again in order, and the face
lights up as OF yore. the light does not
appear as usual, however, looking as il
the face was not clean.
The bows who have set their hopes on
skating on the creek, are doomed to
disappointment \ beautiful coat OF
ice was spread, yesterday morning, but
flat boat was pulled through and
spoiled it. Put away your skates and
get ont your sled.
SrEuBENvILLE is excited over bold
robbery, on Saturday night. Thieves
entered the store OF ID. McConvllle *
Sons, and got off with $1,000 worth OF
laces, gloves. &c, and left no clue be-
hind them. They entered by skylight
and did a thorough Job.
The "Wilson Literary Society has
been formed at Miss Jennie Wilson's
school. Miss Emily SurgisOn is Presl-
dent and Librarian, Miss Julia List
Vice President, and Miss Emma Stamm
Secretary. The society will meet and
perfect its organization on Friday.
CHRIS. SIEBKE has perpetrated a Joke.
lie caused a silver quarter TO he tightly
screwed TO the floor and it amuses his
customers TO watch the sly dives made
for it. and the assumed nOnchalance
when it fails to come. An impecunious
reporter for q Republican daily went I'm,
last night, and made a grasp at the
wealth, but his bright bay mustache
dropped noticedbly when lac failed TO
bring it up.
Ir seems worse than useless to ham
mer at the boys about playing around
and hanging upon the street cars. 1t
is done every day and in all quarters
and the danger seems only To give zest
to the performance. A boy came to
grief yesterday afternoon, on Market
street. near the Postohice, and will
probably lay Off for time. lie and a
companion were chasing each other in
front of a street car, when he was knock
eel down and bruised. He managed to
get out Of the way but was badly scared.