Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-09
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.
Jo,xPH Cook tonight.

JO1kEn SSNA sO-AsNHf
BooMl Three marriage Licenses were
issued yesterday by Recorder Hook.
Tx Committee on Water Works tried
to get a quorum, last night, but igno'
minously failed.
The y. X. X. will give grand ball al
McLane's Hall tonight, Mayors band
furnishing the music.
The constables Of Squire Mix are on
the lookout Tor some parties that are
wanted to answer charges oil disturb
ance, etc.
Tx Merchants and Manufacturers
Insurance Company has promptly PAID
the loss on John McGannon's stable
which burned recently.
NKxr Friday evening the Leasure boat
club will give ball At Westwood' s hal
for the benefit of August hnoke, an
oarsman OF some note.
JAMES ANDERSON, one oil Thomas
Jones drivers, was severely kicked III
the side by horse, in North Wheeling
yesterday afternoon.
Market street, from the Market house
down, is being repaired by the street
commissioner. The cobble stones thai
have sunk are being raised.
TuE Comique people went to Bellairt
last evening on the Pres Ellison to per
form there. Manager Furlong promises
a show next week that will eclipse any
thing he has had heretofore.
TnE p'lice have ierreted out the diff
Guilty OF "Wednesday night between
Shailcross and the drivers IN the rear OF
the Oprea House, and the case VIII
come up for a hearing Saturday.
The Committee on Water Works were
unable 10 meet last evening, there being
no quorum present. The members
present, however, audited the superln,
tendent's bill for the past month, anu
found them correct.
PATRICK CAPPENGER was before Squire
Wait Yesterday, charged with abusive
language aud disorderly conduct 10y
Anna Cappenger. The Justice heard
tho case in all itsdetails, and then placed
the accused under bonds OF 500 to keel
the peace for one year.
4 CITIZEN Of Wheeling, one Henry
Dice, has Just fallen heir to 5000 marks
IN Germany.
Lies game is very full OF chance,
There's naughty aud there's nice,
But Heury'S falling heir 10 this
Is "a good throw OF the Dice,
st, .beRriNC Herald
Is the committee OF last night, Health
Officer Edwards stated that during the
first eight days Of April, twenty-eIgh'
deaths had occurred; eight OF these were
from typhoid fever and ten from
measles. lie further stated that we AT,
now in the midst OF a measles epidemic
that is resulting very fatally, and toe
much care cannot be exercised.
THE Maenuerchor Singing Society
gave grand ball at the Academy o
Music, last night, that was LARGELY at
tended. The Committee Ot Arrange
ments, consisting OF j. Laupp, W
Schimpi, ]. IIoruer, III. EZ and VIM
| Kirbach, did all IN their power TO MAKE
things agreeable, aud succeeded admir-
ably. kramer iull orchestra FURNISHED
the music.
Tnr excursion to the Methodist Gcn
eral Conference, at Cincinnati IN May
on the Courier, is becoming a fixed tact
Already nearly thrce.fourthS OF tn,
state rooms are taken, and new name
are being entered daily. In one ia,
| this week ten names were received
| More than one half thus iar are from III
| terror towns in our own State, ono au'
Pennsylvania.
PRoF. PENDLEToS, State Superlnien
| dent OF Public Schools, yesterday hand
ed MS programme OF the exercises q
| the South Eastern Ohio Teachers AsSo
citation. to be held at Palkcrsburg, Apri
| 23d and 9th. The object OF the meet
| ing is To discuss the various matters tia
come UP M teachers Lille and Tor mu
ual Improvement \ cordial invita-
ton is extended To all ONO count.
teachers and others to attend.
Nix. CuAs. CARR and family, ct Nortl
Wheeling, have been very much wor
ried aud troubled ever since last Tues
| day night over the disappearance q
their son Frank. They have scarche,
i'm every place where there was the lcas
possibility OF finding him, but net will
success until last night, When he wa
found at friends house ON Bogg iiIil
up Edgington Lane, some six mile
away. The young fellow had mercl!
walked out Tor visit, that's all.
Fox the past two days Squire Wn
has had very interesting case hcior,
him. One OF the female residents o
Centre Wheeling has been suing the
other for bill OF two dollars, and tn,
entire ncighborhood was summoned az
witnesses. Yesterday afternoon they
all began to sass back, and the Squire
and Constable Cooper were on the very
verge of insanity, the Clamur was st
| great. The case was at last compro'
missed, aud the peace has once NOR,
spread her wings, as 1t were.
THE fair of the st. Alphonsus Churcl
has been in progress three days, anC
with the most gratifying results, Yes
tcrday aud last evening the tollowln.
were declared To be the winners OF yarl
Gus prizes Mrs. Emily Pekary, an easy
chair: Miss Ida Noglcr, Il gold breast
pin: Miss Annie Miller, two tircsld,
stools. Tonight the contest will clos,
between Emma Stritf and Annie laegel
for fine parlor clock, and between
Mollle Winncsdoeier and Lizzie Stcgcl
for marble top table, Good music Is
always on hand, ani a very pleasant
time may he enjoyed by any one.