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

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gret to lose so competent a mech
and good citizen, We are glad 10 nof0
favorable proposition. 1t isAa 't
Tribute to the accomplishments oAe
gentleman. EA
A young child Of Matthias Keitof
the Second Ward, was buried yer
day.
We are asked to insert the follolg
Item: The REGISTERS report Of then-
accessibility" OF the Western Jpn
telegraph Office on the night OF che l.
dent does an injustice to operator r.
don, who is really one Of the most A.
BILE and obliging observation-disclosures
the road. 1t is not a night offce,et
Mr. Gordon was never known to res
to go to the office, at any hour oi.s
night, to send message for any 10
who requested it. We question a
more obliging and faithful agent 4
operator can be found in ''ten Stat"
A second grand benefit ball vile
given Capt. Lilly, at Turner Hall, n
the 9th inst.
The Friday night leap year partyn
I1pp's building, Union street, was
OF the grandest and most enjoyse
parties OF the season. The fair laCs
set up refreshments, 'busses tom
buses, OF course), and put their me
friends way back in the shade as fars
gallantry and the art of entertaining 9
concerned. A half dozen of the GENT
men attendants visited us 10 tell us III
how enjoyable the affair was, but no.
OF them could get further than to sta
that "she took me by the arm"-aI
then they broke down entirely. Th,
say 1t was lust too nice for anything,
and that words fall about sixtet
leagues too short to do the occasion ia
tlce. Below We append the names
those in attendance: Thomas Wilso
ii. l.. Beck, Cash Marsh, George RicI
ardsOn. p, 5. Dyer, ID. Jackson, Charlt
strahl, James Keller, III. Bluhm, Mos
SOnneborn, John Keyser, David Mill
gan, Randolph Piper, James G. Tai
man, Mat Albridee, Frank Reinhart
Ross Mayors, WIN. Dougherty, Wilbu
smith, G.. c. Butler, A. Littleton, Scot
LlttletOn, Neff Battelle, Mrs. Roscoe
Mrs. Wm. Butterworth and husband
Mrs. Ieigler, Mrs. VIM. Kelly ami
husband, Mrs. ID. Theobald and hus
band. Misses Clyda Ma.er, Adda Girl
nm, Adda Gray, Cora Roscoe, CarriI
Wise, Hester Abel, Ella Abel, Add
Jones, Bell littleton, LenOra Archibald
Amanda Shively, Lulu Piper, Julii
Hess, Minnie Hess, LYDIA Heathering
ton, Ella Roscoe. Committee of An
Tangements-Alisses Minnie Hess, NJ
Merriman, Lulu Roscoe, Mary Elliott.
We are informed that Wheeling gen.
tleman will shortly open Turkish bath
rooms in our city. Bellaire needs q
good bath room, and it will be well pat
roniZed.
The ball given by the Bellaire City
Orchestra, Friday night, in Zilch's Hall,
was very tiattering success to the new
musicians. Success To the City
Orchestra.
Mrs. X. j. Gurrard returned Saturday
rom a two weeks visit to relations in
Pittsburgh.
The boys OF the Soldiers Monumental
Association viii meet in the Mayors
sf6ss- sbir ngapigg 10 transact import
stit walk in beli&l is understood that
Negotiations are Un assveals % ~
tobacco warehouses. This building VIII
afford a magnificent track, and Miss
Won Blumen will receive hearty re
,eptlon.
Old Mrs. Leisure, mother OF II. Il.
.eisure, of your city, whose lie has
been dispaired OF for lev days, is much
better and will probably recover.
Many ladies desire TO respectfully call
the attention of the proper authorities
TO the practice INDUCED in by many OF
the young men OF this city OF standing
in sroupes on the street corners and
making audible and embarrassing re-
marks as ladies pass by.
Ell. Skakin is home again. Every
body knows I'd. He gees of to seek
his fortune about once year, but al
wavs lands back in Bellaire to tell hif
travels. lie has visited most OF the
large cities Of the land, and talks al
learnedly OF his travels as Bayard lay
lor. This time, however, he has only
been to Caldwell, the home 0f the I'M
mortal Private Dalzell. He is small snd
black, and irrepressible as ever.
Mr.. John sullivan, whose vile anc
child are visiting in Baltimore, wa
called there on Saturday by the severe
illness OF his child.
Eight persons were received into h'
membership Of the Christian Church a
the close of public service on sund
morning. There will be preaching q
this church on Monday evening
Col. Thomas Morris conducted lal
services at the Episcopal Chapel, OF
EOble street, Sunday morning.
The Street Car Company has com
pleted an arrangement with Arthu
McClaine by which he takes charge o
the property ON March LIST. lie keep
the property in order, replaces an.
horses that die, pays interest on bonds
which are 20 be refunded at per cent.
and paws five per cent. on capital stock
Ali he makes over this will be his pay
Thomas Wethersld lost sixty dollar
between the postoffice and hls store ol
Belmont street on Saturday afternoon
A little boy Was seen to plcS II up an
run with il, but at this writing it ma
not been recovered.
A.B. Battelle, whose accident at IN
Whitaker mills two weeks ago va
mentioned in this column, was out Sa
urday for the first time. tie is lar tTOt
ready for active duty, however.
John Wagner, sOn-in-law OF Jane
clifton, had narrow escape from q s.
rious accident on Saturday. While er
,asei at work in a sewer trench O
Overs lot, in sheets addition, H.
ground cavei in. He saw II moving
time to jump aside; otherwise he mu
have been buried to the depth Of Sc
eral feet.
Fatal Fight Between RobberG
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