Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-18
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.
COUNCIL tonight.

The mill boys can soon fish to their
hearts content.
THE comique was place OF darkness
and quiet last night.
PAYDAY at the Hinge Factory and
Gas Works yesterday.
ExcuRsIosIsrs don't forget that the
Andes leaves at 8 Pm.
Two deeds Of trust were recorded In
the County Clerks office yesterday.
TELEPHONE Is being put up from this
city TO Belleview Hotel, two miles east
of the city.
THE sun warmed up to the summer
standard yesterday, and the heat and
dust were almost intolerable.
The lumber is on the spot for the re-
pairs to the Zane street bridge, leading
10 Manchester, and work will soon be
commenced.
JOHN MERRICH was before Squire
Phillips yesterday morning, charged
with breach OF the peace. The case
was continued one week.
The Street Railway Company yester-
day put an additional car on the Bridge
d ,rt line, making il much more con-
,enient for Island people.
The Executive Committee ON State
and county Sunday School work com
pleted the programme Tor the Ciarks-
burg Convention, yesterday,
THE cruel telegraph war is over. The
Municipal Court settled both cases,
Yesterday, Diminishing them at the cost
o. the Baltimore and Ohio company.
SENSIBLE people, with plenty OF time
and money, are preparing to seek the
mountains and sea shore, and escape
the heat, This does not apply to edi-
tors.
The Board OF Directors o. the Child.
ren's Home will meet at the Office OF
Henry X. List, Esq, on Main street,
this afternoon at 3O'clock, to arrange
for the annual election.
THE Marshall county Sabbath school
Convention will meet tomorrow at Fort
Ridge NJ. L. Church, the sessions to
continue two days. Several Wheeling
ministers are on the programme.
JAMES SMITH was Yesterday bound in
the sum OF 500 to keep the peace Ion SIX
months. Ii seems that James contend
eel with loud aud angry words to the
disturbance OF the peace hence the bond
Ar Moundsvile, last evening, social
was given at the Latrobe House by
number OF young persons, which was
highly enjoyed Cockayne swung the
bow and j. Henrietta furnished the
supper.
LETTERS remain in the postOilice un-
claimed May 18th: Geo. W. Collins, W.
W. johnson, Il Jandy, Messrs. A. La
lore Il Son, Benjamin Paul. o.. {. Pey-
ton, VIM Il. Wells, Miss Jennie Wilson,
f.. +. Wray.
TnE first picnic of the season was
that of the Germanla Singing Society
down the river on the Telegram tn
Cresap's Grove. An immense time
was had by all who attendei-about |
two hundred persons being present.
SEVERAL weeks ago Mr.. Carl Hamilton |
was run away with out near hls brick |
ward, and being thrown from the cart |
hurt his foot and knee very severely.
lie was out Yesterday for the first time |
To the pleasure OF his friends, although |
he is still Obliged to use crutches.
"PgErrY warm to-day" "iiet your |
life it is" "CoOl this morning though"
YES, but that don't help it now III |
it would only rain" "llope it will.
"Amen." $50 be it. This is II iair |
sample of Yesterdays conversational
Efforts.
4 SPECIAL meeting of Council will be
held tonight, called by Messrs. Logan, |
Schamhra and l.arkin. all OF the Second !
ward Unfinished business will he the |
order of the evening, with the street |
cleaning ordinance coming IN as
speciality.
TuE attention OF the proper authorities
is called To the fact that the law Is being |
seriously infringed ny persons SEEMING |
in The creek near the tunnel. IL Is at !
this time that the fish are spawning and |
great harm tn the fish interest is being |
done.
THE west hound train on the Ii. 4 O., |
due here AT ll:lO T.. NJ, Was three hours |
and a half late, last evening, and did not |
arrive until 2:30 this morning. The de- |
tention was caused by wrecked /
freight train, somewhere on the Second |
division.
TnE New Andes leaves this afternoon
at ; O'Clock Tor Cincinnati with an eX- |
cursiun party of rather large proper
tons Tor the MAY Musical Festival. |
NIewig's orchestra accompanies the |
party, and everyone anticipates "a pleas
ant time.
GEo. MCGINIs was his name, and he |
assaulted George Washington Jennings, |
or that diminutive colored gentleman |
known as Punk" Harvey. Punk"
swure out warrant before squire |
Phillips, and the case is set Tor o o'clock |
this morning.
SOMETHING was wrong with the boilers |
Of the engine at the Nail City Brewery |
Yesterday, and masons were engaged IN |
removing the bricks so that the boiler |
makers might get at the boiler to see |
what was the reason steam could not he |
raised Everything is expected to he |
running smoothly hy this morning.
In was stated in these columns, yes
terday morning, that woman giving |
the name ut Mrs. Jane StrOhel had been |
arrested for shop-liiting on Saturday !
night and bound over by Squire Miller |
until Yesterday afternoon, The case
came up at O'Clock and was dismissed |
at the cost oi the defendant, whose name
is, however, Mrs. Ellen Hunter.
SEVERAL OF our citizens, and especially |
our boating men, are taking an active |
interest in the great boat race between
Hanlan and Courtney this week. Among /
the prominent men who have already |
left are "Fattie" Weisgerher, Wheehng's |
champion Oarsmsn, and Charlie Miller, /
of the Brown Club. Some people would /
like tn see "Fattie' tackle some of the |
men who will be there.
MADAME RUAoR was very busy YES 1
terlay telling o! wedding to come off
at the Sixteenth Street English Luther
an Church tonight, and regrettiug that
only those favored with tickets OF al.
mission will De privileged to look upon
the scene OF two made one. The high /
contracting parties are said TO beayoung
Lutheran minister OF the Keystone /
State and one of the efficient lady work
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