Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-23
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.

THREE deeds Of trust were admitted
20 record in the County Conrt on Dat
urday.
Tx Starlight Social gave their usual
weekly dance at Koch's Hall on satur-
day evening.
YESTERDAY was q bright and beautiful
day, and brought out the church soerS
and the mud.
TaR contributions 70 the Irish heilei
Fund upto this time, il is thought, VIII
reach nearly 5000.
TnE various banks OF the city will OBJ
serve to-day as Washington's birthday
and viii remain closed.
Ir is reported that a prominent steam
boat firm have contracted with waiter
Marshall, ESQ.,, TO furnish them oVo
bushels OF coal daily.
SOME excitement vas caused IN the
Eeighth ward, late Friday night, Dy u
defective hue in the house occupied by
John Myers being discovered on hre'
1t was easily extinguished.
TIE funeral Of Lyman Cox, Esqy O !
the Eighth ward, Wa largely attended
YESTERDAY afternoon ut 2 o'clock. lie
was well and iavOrably known through,
out the city. The remains were inferred
in the Peninsula cemetery.
The B. * o. Railroad Company Is
about 10 put up telegraph wires INTO
| the room under the New Mcclure occu-
pied by John Baltic. This will be very
convenient h our business men.
YESTERDAY Was q. Washington's
birthday, but the fear OF the sunday
law and the mighty 'Squlres, probably
deferred the small boy from giving way
to patriotic sentiment.
Tue Republican Ohio County Execu.
tive Committee met on Saturday, anu
selected Saturday, May LIST, as the day
for holding q convention to nominate
delegates to the State Convention.
Wheeling has been for some time
past engaged in a revival OF religion,
several walking matches and a constant
watch Tor ire-bugs. The comprehend
sive difTuscness of some people is post
lively startling.-SstbeHviHe Herald.
NORTH Wheeling is enthusiastic over
some things and North Wheeling has a
pride in the appearance OF that end OF
the city. On Saturday night the board
walk on Sixth street was laid and there
was talk OF a jollificatiOn meeting and
torchlight procession.
TnE social and dance OF the BEN.
Franklin and Washington Councils L.
q. \. Nj. at WestwoOd's Hall, ON Satur-
day night, was a highly successful at
lair. The hall was very neatly deco
rated with devices appropriate to the
occasion and every n was well cared
ior by the committees having the affair
IN charge.
THERE cane near being a fire in the
Eighth ward on Saturday morning about
four o'clock. A lump of coal fell out OF
a CRATE in Mr.. James Garrigan's house,
corner of Thirty-sixth and Eutl streets,
and burned a hole in the floor. The
smoke caused by the burning wood
awkcued Mr.. a., who speedily quenched
the flame.
Tue new fifteen blocks puzzle has at
length reached this city and the mania
has begun. 1t is truly amusing To see
how men will come To look aud stay to
work it out. There were seven groups
in the Mcclure House office, last night,
all husily porting over those exasperat-
luz little blocks that would not come
right. Everybody had a system, but
cyrrybody's system played itself cut III
a lrw trials.
4 LElTEg has been received from Mrs.
+. C.. Bassett, President OF the Ladies
Aid Society, Of Jackson square, Balti-
more, Md, Church, asking the friends
ia this city of the Rev. L. Il. Carpenter,
deceased, Ia aid them ia making some
provision for his family, who are left in
embarrassed circumstances. MIR. Car
pcutcr made many warm friends here
during his p~Ostorate at the Fourth
Street NJ. T.. Church, who will be glad to
respond To this appeal. Contributions
may he left at the office OF ID. {. LAST,
Jr., corner Fourteenth and Main streets.
About 10 o'clock Saturday night, a
row occurred at the street car stables,
that MAS participated in by John Burke,
one Of the strikers, and Mathew DAILY,
lat one time candidate Tor Council and
llluk HloAlloth W bObN1i hheN NV ""
known as the hog ordinance" il elect.
cd, but hc was not elGctcd), and a party
named Gardiner, who are known -
"bldck sheep" The men met and after
some words, Burke planted his list in
GARDENERS face, white Daily left the
scene Of action. Word was sen In the
police, but the field was clear and the
bloody val over when the mlnIons uf
the law arrived.
A VERY pleasant little impromptu
concert WAS that gotten up 10y MI. John
+. Mcndrl, and which came oil SatUr-
day evening at the Disciples Church,
About forty oi our musical people were
present, and every one was pleased.
Mrs. FL. and Fred. Norton gave several
selections, and were heartily enCOred.
These two ladies will form valuable adj
ditionS to Whecling'S musical circle, a.
both are gifted with fine voices. Mr..
W. ii. Lott, VI Columbus, a tenor, who
is quite Il iayoritc here, and Mr.. Joseph
Hall also gave two three selections, The
accumpaniaments were nicely played by
pr.T W,b,r uul Mira Sam RilpplpV