Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-16
NUTsHELL NOTEa
PAYDAY at the gas works.

0udy.
Tar Board o: education meets on next
Thursday.
WERE you at the Moundsville cam 4.
meeting yesterday.
KRAMER has been engaged to play for
the GAINESVILLE Fair.
RIroRr has II that several Wheeling
DO, are locked up in Moundsville.
OFFICER LEE pulled in Frank O'Brien,
Saturday night, for insulting lady.
THa Maennerchor Singing Society
have picnic up the Pewiky road next
week.
FRANK WALTERS will give q grand
concert at his two mile house on Thurs
day next.
ALaRGE number OF knight Templars
with their ladies', and those not OF the
order, have left this city for Chicago.
ONLY three more weeks OF vacation
and then the "whining school boy Will
be seen on his way to our public schools.
THE improvements on the st. James
Hotel. under the management oil FRO
prietO ScrLnge. aare progressing ialidiy.
STREET car No l2 broke an axle near
the Thirty.eighth street switch, Satur-
dly evening, which delayed things for
while.
The new hose lately purchased by the
city will be tested by the fire depart
men at the Capital this morning about
10 o'clock.
GEORGE ScHADE was having little
circus on Fourteenth street, Saturday
evening, when the minions OF the law
captured him.
The balance, or what was left OF the
Tu n Bezirk at Pittsburgh, returned
h ,me last night. There was about one
Gar load OF them.
AyE'm Grove car broke down nesr
tn. Fulton paper mill, yesterday. IL
Mas hauled to one side and abandoned
or the time being.
Tax bows OF the Eighth ward raised a
pole last week and on Saturday bought
4 flag. They intend to have meeting
sJme,ime this week.
A FREIGHT train on the Pewlky ran
off the track near the Centripetal works,
Yesterday afternoon about 2 O'Clock,
No damage was done.
AuCTIoNEER HALLER s)ld two tracts oil
land on Glenn's Kun and house and
lot in CAROLS addition from the Count
House steps, on Saturday
The Gamewell fire alarm company is
1 model for promises fulfilled. We
were to have had our alarm in June
and now August is half played out.
CAPT. YANcY took in the campmeet'
ING. and therefore did not hold forth
Saturday evening. He will address his
importers next saturday, however.
TnE Greenbackers OF North Wheel
ing received their pole on Saturday
afternoon, and intend raising it this at.
ternoon on the vacant lot opposite the
Hospital.
The passenger train on the Pewiky
d Ie here at 7:l1 Saturday evening, did
u i arrive until after one o'clock yestsr.
day morning. The delay was occasioned
hy a collision OH the main line.
TIE boys who were arrested for gamb
linz out in the tunnel, were each fined
SO ard costs, Saturday morning, but OF
account Of the good character they had
heretofore had, the fines were RENTED
TngouGm a typographical error We
stated, Saturday morning, that the Nj.
=. Sabbath School would eXcurt to
Mahan's Grove next Thursday. |,
9 onld have been the L. z. Sabbath
School.
Tus BOYS arrested Tor gambling at the
tunnel were before Judge Cranmer on
SATURDAY.. The otiense merited an un'
usually heavy penalty and they were
accordingly compelled TO listen to a lee
ture on the evils OF gambling.
The North End boat club did not give
their prizes for dancing on Saturday
evening on account OF the platform not
being in good condition after the rain
rhey intend giving them next Saturday
at their picnic in Wilbert's garden.
Ar the head OF the local column will
be noticed an advertisement Of Smythe'
excursion soon to leave this place. IL
W IL be a delightful trip for those who
desire to spend a week away from the
city. ami ut very small expense.
IT is good sign to Sc. that the police
are beginning to arrest Il 20 individuals
who make it business 10 iisult ladies
on the streets. Ike Litton was hauled in
by Officer Miller Saturday night for
this oifense. Cases could be found
every day from the Mcclure House to
the P0stotiice corner.
Tue rain OF Saturday night made
things very nice along the route OF the
jacob street Improvements. in the
Eighth ward. BY the way, the inhabl'
tants OF that section OF the city are
bowling over the slOwness OF the work.
How is it, Mr.. Contractor?
THE Sixth Ward Democratic club met
Saturday night and adopted a constitu-
ton and bylaws for their government.
Patrick Gavin was elected captain OF the
marching club. and VIM. TruaN lieuten'
ant. This club is in a splendid cond.-
ton. and is now ready for active WORK.
ABoUr two o'clock yesterday ter
noon Officer Miller pulled in a drunk
from the b. & o. depot who gave b &
tame rs George Wilson. At 10 clock
this same officer found terrible case
OF dead drunk in the alley running by
the Harrington rancho. Both parties
had been in Moundsville, 80 the said.
The Hancock aud English club OF the
Seventh ward, have decided TO erect a
wiswam OH the vacant lot on Zane
street, Just above North Broadway. 1t
will be large pavilion, and the work is
expected to be finished so that ded-
ication meeting can be had there next
Friday night, which will be a rousing
affair.
A DISPATCH was received by Messrs.
Laughhn Bros. Il Co. Saturday after
noon from Chicago. saying that /. 5.
Cole had been found dead in his bed
at the Calf House on Friday. Mr.. Cole
was welt known in this city, where
he had many friends. He travelled Tor
ths Benwood works and later for the
Laughlin nail works.
4 CORRESPONDENT from Mingo Flats
Randolph county, writes the Sund1y
LenGsr that an oil well out there was