Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-09
NUrsHnLL NOTES.

IsS warm. 10 a'at
Par day at the Central glass works TO-
day. ,sscF ~ -
Tus mercury il commencing to climb
up again.
THE briyh, sky seems to indicate the
rainy spell Is over
CorSciI committees are getting up
their reports for next Tuesday night.
TuK heating department is the only
one working at the Riverside at present
A HANDSOME picture OF handsome
General Hancock ornaments the Audi
tors office.
SEyEsAL bets were Yesterday made
that West Virginia would give Han
cock 10000 majority.
TuE Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grsdes did nothing hut routine work
las, night at their meeting.
Tagss is some talk of the laBeile mill
starting Ia work next Monday. The
boilers will likely 20 on, In all events.
SsysRAL families from this place have
already established themselves IN cot
ta,es IN the Mounisyille camp ground.
TuEEx will be a meeting OF some
special committees at the city building
Tonight, among others the Telephone
CcmmltIee.
Tux Central Democratic Club Will
probably meet in its new headquarters,
the Academy OF Music, on next
Wednesday night.
DrRINa the two weeks that stock ~
being taken at the South Wheeling
ylags house, nearly all the employees are
oil On fishing excursions.
L,sr evening q small musical party
was very agreeably entertained 10y. Mr.
Oscar Seeley and vile, at their residence
on south Penn street, Island.
A LITTLE boy oi John Mckee's, 81
Eighteenth street, Tell from window
about fifteen feet from the ground yes
terday, but strange to say escaped I'M
injured.
A RIooN ascension was one OF the
features OF the Eighth ward celebration
Monday lIhseiiBg htS'GTRccr. That :
Que Of way oi spelling balloon. - Nit
hHrWr Herald,
"purCuY' WESr Yesterday waived ex-
animation in the case III which ne IL
charged with the robbery at Miss Long ;,
q 4 Nav 18th, and was committed to jalI
default Of bond.
TINS Committee on Waite Works at
their NEE .ing last night udnsacted the
regular routine vi business. and IN aidl-
tinn PASSED "A resolution lnstrucUng SUI
perintendent Riddle u investigate and
ascertain the COS, ot stand pipe Oh the
hill near the reservoir.
NOTHING was said at In, meeting o
the Executive Committee, western ay, IN
relation To- delegates To the state ion'
yrntlnn. There il some CURIOSITY 10
know what will be done about the action
oi the County Convention in regard to
the Congressional delegation.
There will be some more long range
rifle shooting at Hornbrook' = Park this
afternoon. Several oi our ameteureS
will 20 out aud indulge IN a trial shot.
4 team from the Wheeling Rifle Club
viii also shoot at 500. 90 aud l,ONyards.
Every one Ia invited to 20 out 10 the
Park and take look at the sport
SOME OF our young society gentlemen
are arranging for y little private eNcur-
sion next Friday, that from indications
will be one OF the jolliest that ever lett
the city. The arrangement Is to leave
on the Mallie Ragan and come back on
the piurnal. Mayors orchestra has
been secured for the occasion AMI dane
INK will be a prominent feature. Ahout
twenty ladies, and Of course an equal
number OF gentlemen, have already sig
nifrd their intention OF going.
THs matter oi the ponds in the + Shth
ward. came up before the (omulttee
ON Health last night, anu both sides had
heeu summoned IL testify, The resi-
dents in that vicinity ali complained
loudly of the unhealthiness and
stencil Of these ponds The owners
said they had never found IT.,
hut were ready to do anything reason.
able the committee might demand OF
them. They had merely appealed from
the former order OF the committee at
lowing them to either ill ~ or drain,
because thew wished the committee u
fully understand matters. Ii was finally
Ieridfd Ia recommend the putting down
at "A L. inch crock sewer To- drain the
place oil into the main sewer. other
business of a routine character was also
acted upon by this committee.
WuAr TT OF a place is Steubcnv lie,
auvrowr \ long time ago terrible
eve. sore in the shape oi a sinking mar
ket house, opposite the handsome court
house of that city, was torn down.
What 10 do with the barren waste OF
land was then the question. some
wanted mar iticcut city building and
market house erected. Such things
take shekels, though, and some hest
tated. At last a public minded citizen
donated handsome fountain to the
ci,y provided trees would be planted
and n little park made OF the square.
Then Council took the matter up and
chinned away on it, ami finally decided
To- leave the matter To- a vote ot the peo-
ple. whether they would accept the
fountain or build a market house. This
aroused the p. IN, T., who is a member
of the Council, aud last Tuesday night,
after & preliminary whirl. he withdrew
his proposition, and now Steubenvile
papers express their opinion VI men,