Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-04
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Oss marriage license was issued yes
terday by Recorder Hook.
WHEELING creek 10 retiring after its
grand upward boom OF last week.
THE school commencement near
Roney's Point was ofthe most enjoyable
description.
THE ~steubenyille Democracy yester-
day instructed its delegates for Thur
man for President.
One deed Of trust and one deed OF re-
lease were recorded yesterday IN the OF
flee OF the County Clerk.
TVS dance by the Germania Society,
will be on the 18th and not the Srd oil
May, as has been stated.
A LARGE number Of Wheelingitesha have
expressed their intention oil attending
the Cincinnati May festival.
A Roy named John King, OF East
Wheeling, cutthe end of his finger nearly
of yesterday playing with a knite.
Bon KLINE, who has charge OF the
weigh scales in Manchester anu the
Fourth ward is erecting new weigh
houses.
TaREI for a quarter and a hall OF one
| for a stomach ache, Is what h huckster
did not say OF his cucumbers. But he
might.
The cooper shops OF Wilson, Dunievy
& Co, which have been idle during the
closing OF the mills, started up again yes
tsrday.
Ir was Pracht's and not Hess confec'
tionery where the attempt was made 70
tan the till. The would-be thief had
duplicate key TO the door.
The weather was decidedly summary
Yesterday, as though May were trying
Tor redemption after a bad beginning.
Now bring on your straw hats.
Two Market street clothiers have had
quite a time over the vineyard fence on
Wheeling Hill, as an advertising board.
The right to use il cost over 500.
IRoS men in this city are complaining
somew hat of their contracts with ore
men and are inclined 10 back up. IL Is
likely, however, that a compromise will
be effected.
In is said a certain attorney spoke ior
five hours on a civil case before justice
Miller, yesterday. The Colonel has mol
decided when he will put IN tor repairs
10 his nervous system.
Letters remaining in the postofice
unclaimed May 4: X. j. Coyle, Francis
Dean. John X. Fetter, w. III. Norton,
Rebecca Palladium and t. 5. Rogers.
Tue Fourteenth street paper is mis-
taken in saying a great many people
thought the Methodist excursion would
leave Yesterday. Ii said 50, but the lew
people who saw the statement did not
believe il.
THIs evening, at the skating rink, a
prize will be offered 10 the most accom-
plished lady and gentleman skaters
skating together. A very pleasant party
OF young folks occupied the hoor last
night and had a grand time.
LOUIS WooDxANsEE, Of the Grant
House was before Squire Miller, yester'
day, charged with assault and battery
by a party named Walker. The trouble
originated in connection with a a
bill. WOodmansee was bound over to
the County Court in the sun OF $500.
TgE nail factory and nail rolls Of the
Jefferson Iron Works started up to-day.
The other departments will follow in
due time. The new battery OF boilers
are in use for the first time. One FUR
mace stack is stopped up and forty coke
owe ovens are of,-SteubenriH Herald.
TuE Sir Knights Of Cyrene Command.
cry are engaged in drilling for the grand
conclave OF knight Templars, in Chlca-
10, during August. Owing TO the fact
that such a number Of Knights will be
present, a new line Of tactics has been
ordered, in order TO condense the line OF
march.
OUR advertising columns contain an
announcement OF the dissolution oil the
business connection heretofore existing
between Messrs. Simon Horkheimer x
Co, OF this city, and Messrs, Baer, HOrk-
heimer Il Co, of GAINESVILLE. Mr.. Henry
Horkheimer, of the latter firm, will now
become a citizen OF Wheeling and be an
active pember OF the firm here.
OFFICER SHORT found a woman res
pectably dressed and carrying a child in
her arms on Market street last evening.
The woman was crying and said thatthe
hotels had refused 10 furnish her lodg-
ing. The officer escorted her 10 the sta
ton where Gen. Wallace placed his pri-
yate apartment at her disposal for the
night.
TuERg was a little music at the meet
ing. last night, OF the stockholders of the
Young Mems Association. The names
at first proposed for directors were all
those Of gentlemen past their boyhOod,
at least, and a certain young man OBJ
jected. lie went over the list and
pointed out several names whose owners
had, no said, no sympathy with youth.
They were promptly shelyed in the cleo
ton.
HESRY X. LIST, Esq, yesterday, made
the tender of a handsome present 30 the
Trustees OF the Fourth Street Nj. T..
Church, in the shape of well located
city lot for a new parsonage. The lot Is
on Chapline street adjoining the resi-
dence Of A. NJ. Adams, and is valued at
from three thousand 10 ~thirty-iye hun
dred dollars. The official boards OF the
church, at a meeting last night, accept
ell the gift, and the old parsonage will
o he sold, and the proceeds applied
Ia the erection OF a new building on the
lot SO donated.
WHEN the sleepy Night reporters not report.
ing Not reporting,
when no burning building occupies his tine
'Pios hs ume,
lie loves to hear the "poney' beer a guRlmg-