Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-30
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.

record by the Clerk OF the County Court,
yesterday. lg Ct
LAST night the Mayor signed the CON
tracts for city castings, garbage gathering
aud scales.
Tux examination was held yesterday
at the Zion German Lutheran Church,
II Was very satisfactory.
TiGuext session OF the Washington
Conference oilhe African NJ. T.. Church
will be held In this city.
JEFF. DAVIS says he has purchased u
uew set vi backing utensils, and IN ready
ior the sPriug Opening,
SAN MCGILI, ayoung man ol South
Wheeling, aud well known. died ycs
tcrday at noon ct typhoidpncumouia.
TllERE is large amount OF S,ckucs'
in the Eighth ward. Measles and the
typhoid fever seem To be the most prcNa.
lent diseases.
Tux resignation ot A. g. Hall, Captain
ol the Thompson Grays, oi rarkersbup,,
was reviewed at the Capitol yesterday,
AMI accepted.
TuE "Blg Pour" boat clubgayc very
htgc ball at Washington Hall last night.
Birch furnished the music aud Roll the
supper. both ut which were good,
TAYLOR 4 Barr have removed their
office from Chapline street To No, T.
Twelfth street. whore they have two
large handsome rooms, u big Improve
mcut ON their old ones.
ALoNEo WuEAr, OF South Wheeling.
who has been with Bowu & Good Tor
some time. left ON the ST Lawrence,
Saturday evening. Tor Kansas City.
where lac proposes entering business.
nIK bryant Literary Society will give
their annual performance la the North
Street VI. T.. Church, on the evening of
April eth The invitations arr out aud
the programme IN worry interesting one.
TuERE is rumor current that a prom
iucut young man Of South Wheeling has
skipped, taking with him large SUN ui
money. The facts are not sufficiently
authenticated to justify us in publish
ing them,
lS addition Ia the additional train b.
be- placed on the T., G. 4 st. l.. We are
informed that thorc will also be a train
each way ON the road every SUNDAY
morning This will be a great convent
enCc tn the travelling public.
TuE American Union Telegraph Com.
pany were engaged in putting up poles
on Sixteenth street yesterday, an order
10 make connections with the Washing,
ton 4 Pittsburgh lines. This company
also propose putting poles up along
Main aud Twelfth street.
rng funeral at James Carson took
place yesterday from hiS late residence
on jacob street, South Wheeling. Mt.
Carson Was young man about twenty
ono years old, and a general hyurltC.
Ills death occurred Saturday night.
The remains were tutcrrvd IN VT Wood.
MARY lIgNtN SwOrc cut warrant he
iurc Squire MjN Yesterday, changing
ratrtck lIculy with assault aud battery
and breach of the peace. The dispenser
OF Justice In the Eighth ward after hear
INK the merits Of the case placed Fat UNI
der bonds Of so to keep the peace lor
six months.
TuE horse attached To the mail wagon
became frightened nj the u, Il q. depot
last evening while the : 80 train Vas
backing out. aud started To- run, distrlh
utiug the mail bag, aud two small boys
lu very prOmiscuous manner. TIL"
animal WAS stopped, however, before any
damage was done.
SEVERAL of our young folks have takou
new departure, aud will give sand
wlch party" at the residence oi Miss
Cora Zane. on the Island, neat Friday
night Those who have attended Siy
there a. more fun ut a sandwich party
than can easily be imagined.
TuE ball To be- given at koCh's Halt,
ucXt Friday night, by the mCmbcrs ot
the Eghth ward hose company proml-
scs Ia be a grand affair. The object ui
the ball h good ouC AMI We recon
mund tu the citizens of that ward that
thoy encourage the men by attending
NIcwigs full orchestra will render the
music. and the entire hose company,
composed ul Frank pcnham. Paul llcl.
Ter, VIM Russell. T u Rose. James Att
we'll aud x V. Arklc. from the Commit.
tee IL Arrangements AMI Order.
IEsrEWuAY AFTERNOON one dozen oi
the young hly students ol Mount lie
Chautal paid visit o. Hobbs, Brocku-
uicr x Co.. \ glass house, To b. initiated
iu the mysteries oi making aud cugrnv-
lug glass Eight of these LADIES' are
mcmhrrs at the chemistry class aui
consequently took u deep interest IN
what the, saw Manager Russell dld
the honOrs OF the occasion and lully cN.
plaiucl everything. The visitors were
conducted through the mixing, blowing,
cutting. etching. sanding uul packing
departments.
Ma. EREp NNAs. Of Quaker City. Ohio,
wax on the train coming east on the u.
& q rual. sun lay night. whirh Nas lie.
laycd su hong 10y au accident about three
miles east ui GAINESVILLE The engine
ut u Weight train, Just ahead OI che pas
scugrr train. struck acuW, aud the en-.
gin1. tcudrr aud forward truck ol the
lrout'car passed over safely. The next
truck Jumped the track, however, uud
SIX box lrclghl cars. loaded with bacon,
we're demolished, the meat being scat.
tered about iu a manner that would
have delighted the ADMINISTRATION IA.