Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-27
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.

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PHx various committees Of the County
Commissioners meet next week.
THE employees Of the Riverside and
Belmont mills will be paid to-day.
THE small boy now takes great in
terest in the National game OF base bali.
Two deeds Of trust we're admitted TO
record in the County Clerks office yes
terday.
THE Supreme Court meets this morn
ing, and il is likely the telegraph eases
will come up.
A GREAT many Wheeling lawyers
will 20 to Wellsburg to-day to attend
Circuit Court.
THE property Of G.. Y. Lucas Is being
removed 20 the vacant room next to
Turner & Dillon's.
TUE Boari OF Equalization and APP
peals Of the County Commissioners
meets again this morninA
MRs l.. q. RoBISsOS aud others will
address the meeting at Parker Hall to-
morrow afternoon at 81 Pm.
THE water in the cellar Of the new
REGISTER building was yesterday pump
cal ouI by tHe United engine.
LANCE wagon at the postoihce cor
ner had the misfortune to break an axle
and wheel yesterday morning.
" the weather is favorable to-morrow
there will be spring opening on the
streets Of new styles ia feminine APP
parel.
Ar q meeting Of the congregation OF
he Third Presbyterian Church held
Wednesday the old board OF trustees
vas reelected.
THE weatherwise will be on the look
| out tomorrow. II Il rains, you know,
there will be wet weather for the iol'
lOxing seven Sundays.
wusoS BLACK and George Dorsey will
see who can run one hundred yards tht
fastest this afternoon ut the Top Mill
After the race is decided one will hand
the other $40,
OFYiCER ARCuER, OF Bellaire, an eX'
fireman. who was in the city THURSDAY
night, did excellent service ut the fires
in the Fifth ward. lie came up ON the
Eighth ward hose.
FRASE WEBSTER, or better known as
"NObby," formerly an engineer on the
"Pewiky," gave up his position yestcr.
day. aud assumed charge ut the llubc'
man livery stable, which he has Pur'
/ chased.
ANuNG the pianos in the Lucas store.
/ room, during the lire, was one belong
| ing to A. Wilson Kelly and enc To &.
". Foil The former was a total loss
and the latter was considerably injured,
Both were insured.
| JANIS SuTTOS was yesterday released
By Squire Miller from custody, VIM
McManaway going on his bond OF 81
eco Sutton was arrested Tor completely
/ in the lIuult robbery some days since
/ aud was committed ia default OF bail
VIZ were informed yesterday by one
| ui the committee appointed To conduct
/ the examinations ia the German lie.
| partments Oi our public schools, that
| the committee was very well satisfied
and that the scholars was very proficient
and showed much progress.
Tue pupils u the grammar room o
the Second and Third ward schools eay,
an agreeable entertainment, under the
charge Of the principal, Miss Salllc j.
MehOlin, Yesterday afternoon. larg'
number OF visitors were present, VII,
we're very much pleased with the school
TuE revival services at the Chaplint
Street NJ. r. Church still continues un
der the charge oi Mrs. |. %. Rublns'u
aud the interest il still uuabated Al
seem Ia bc freely aliyctO the importanc,
Of the situation aud to appreciate the
Tact that great and glorious work l'
being done.
Mg g. A. BErrER yesterday received
some more fine specimens OF iron OF,
from HE iather,in.law, Mr.. Rudolph
Ran, Oi IIarper's Ferry, who has lately
| discovered one Ji the Richest VEINS ~
that section OF the country on his iarm
The ore has been analyEed, and con
tains irom % to 80 per cent, ct pur
iron.
LAsr night an attempt was made t.
tire the residence OF j. 4. III. Parsons
ON Twelfth street some clothing
stuffed in a window to keep out the
wind, had been saturated With ull an,
fired. ID was discovered aud easily ca
tinguished Kin Gray VAS under Sus
piciOn of the police, but at this wr,liu
there has been no arrests.
TuE Boyd Literary Society, OF tn,
sixth ward, gave n very cnJuy
able entertainment IA the niamma
room oi the school house 1T that ward
last evening. The programme, although
rather long, was listened 10 with uu
abatcd attention during the cutir
time. This soCicty il composed at somD
first class material and promis,s grca
things.
| TuE committee OF citizens haJiug n
charge the matter Of opening a luuni
mems coflce-housc, oT SOFIA. hc4iqu1r
tiers. vill meet on Monday evening a
| 7Io'clock .toprcparc a plan Of operations
As central point, the meeting has beet
called at Fourth Street Church, when
the room ON the right ot the hall, oi
the first floor, has been proiiercd them
| COMMENTING ON the challenge pub
lished by Kennedy aud addressed 4
Louis Felsing. the Pittsburgh Lsddc
saws: As for our part, aud irum wha
the writer knows Of Felsing, 1t rs no
likely that Kennciy's def, in the shap,
il is in, will 10 accepted. Should III,
Maine Oarsmau agree % run al Wheel
Ing we believe hc could bc accOmmo
dated. ii not by Felsing, then by Wcis
gerber.
TuE scholars III the Grammar room
and the two rooms ia Division A, OF tn
L - II s..l...l L.gtfss BaaasHtl tnRI
examinations, united In giving a yer.
entertaining literary performance yes
,eT,lay afternoon Ia the grammar ruom
The programme passed Oh very smoothly
under the direction OF Prof Anderson
Who expressed himself as satisfied Will
the pupils and the way In which they
had passed examination.
As remarked Yesterday, the T., W. 4
Nv. railroad is in thriving condition
AI the meeting Cl the stockholders u
this CITY On THURSDAY, the annual repor
ri the directors Tor the year 1872, va
I read. showing groSs earnings S1t ,5s'e ~
expenses. St4,2JO0i, net earnings. SS.
! SIS57; out Of which was paid. lnteres
ON bonds, $4,000. and rent OF equip
ment. 3 .OOS g., leaving a surplus lot th'
YEAR OF SESSION.
THIs Is the fearful and wonderful way
the correspondent Of the Pittsburgh
CJnmrcidi Ga,oii, sent THURSDAY night
tircs in this city 90 his paper "Th'
new REGlSrKK building caught IRE 10
night and VAS damaged 20 the extent o.
$3.50 II j. insured iur 5000 in IN,
: Queen. oi Liverpool Lucas stock Of
! pianos. IN the building. VAS destroyed
/ insurance SiOnO ia Peabody and Liver
pol: loss Si.Ol Two small buildings
ADJOINING were destroyed; less 5000,
uninsured.'
RE.p the silk advertisement o! l.
Rlnm 4 Bro. At the heal OF local
nERSONAI. POINTS.