Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-04
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The mercury is on the ascend.
News about the Capitol is scarce.
COUNCIL met FIVE times last month.
One deed of trust was recorded in the
Clerks Office yesterday.
THE new reel for the Vigilant house
win be completed about the 18th OF this
month.
OFFICER FUGArE yesterday shot mad
dog at the corner OF Eleventh and Chap.
line streets.
Now THAT the river is low the pro-
posed new gauge on the wharf should
be ordered by Council.
PRoF. LOUIS VAAs VAS Yesterday made
the happy father OF girl baby. Con-
gratulsIions are in order.
'SoUIRS FALBER viii, this evening,
celebrate his thirty-ninth birthday with
dinner party at Martins.
FOREsrALnNG OF the market was not
as noticeable yesterday morning as it
has been Tor several market days past.
From the lst OF January last to the lst
OF July, ]. G.. Hoffman 4 Son have pre-
pared and shipped 26.0C0 hides OF har-
ness leather.
JOHN CLINE, engineer at the La Belle
mill, had his right forefnger taken OH
in the machinery yesterday morning.
DR.. Pipes attended him.
TIE Parker's Barracks is to be torn
down and several small tenement
houses will be put up in its place. Work
will be commenced this month.
ALIxR SCHRADER yesterday swore out
a warrant for Pauline Falk, charging her
with breach OF the peace. In the even
ing she was fined 81 and costs by Squire
Felber.
SrPr. RIDDLE, in his report, SAYS the
WorthingtOn is working admirably, and
that, with few hours help from the
south pumps, pumpsa supply equal to
the two old ones.
THE Sunday School connected with
the Triadelphis Methodist Church ex-
curted to Washington yesterday on the
Hempfeld and spent very pleasant
day in Shirts grove.
TmE Revist " Committee OF the l.egis-
lature have sp.endei quarters i'll Presi,
dents Row at the White Sulphur, and
are having considerable fun over mill
tary bill gotten up by Col, Monroe.
An interesting feature OF the main ex-
hibtion building. at the coming State
Fair, will be the hinge stone aquarium,
in tine centre ni the building, which will
contain over 200 fish OF different species.
JAMES MATHEWS, formerly foreman at
SSseney's works died yesterday. lie
was we'll known and was favorite with
the workmen who will regret TO learn OF
his death. He had been sick for some
time.
SOME boys employed in the confec-
tionery store of Neuman, opposite
Luke's livery stable, were discovered
last evening trying to make OH with
some goods. They were stopped and
the matter hushed up.
THE parents Of Isaac MARBLE, the boy
who some time since fell into the fly
wheel OF the Benwood keg factory and
was horribly cut and mangled, have en-
tered suit for 5000 damages against
Wilson, Dunlevy & Co, the leasors OF
the factory.
TO THE Leatherwood toll house has been
m down and work on the new one
in be commenced Immediately. 1t is
to he finished by September 9th, and
the contractor will forfeit so per week
for all time after that date it remains
unfinished.
A FREAK Of nature in the shape OF an
ear OF corn shaped like a hand, was
brought into this office last evening by
Patrick Kennedy, Esq. 1t comes from
the farm of A. ID. iarden, Esq, Of
Glenn's Fun. 1t has five prongs or
fingers, and is generally, a curiously
formed vegetable.
AT the Wheeling Hospital yesterday
morning, DIR. Frissell assisted by DIR.
Wingerter, performed an operation on
girl named Mary Conley. Her
right limb was amputated in SUCCESS
ful manner. DIR. Hardesty also perform
ed an operation on the eyes of lady
patient OF the institution.
The only conveyance OF real estate
recorded yesterday was a deed made
August LIST, 1881, by Stephen Water
mouse anu wife anu hODcTL w IldLiclN
and wife to the Wheeling Grape Sugar
and Refining Company. OF lots No. .
and s. and part of lot No. 8, in square
No. Is, in the Eighth ward. Consider
alton, 81 200.
Mr.. G. X. BEHLER, President OF the
Society, in behalf Of the st. Alphonsus
Benevolent Society, Yesterday, present
ed the Sisters of st. Joseph, having
charge of the orphans, the sum OF fifty
dollars, the amount realized from the
lemonade stand at the picnic recently
held by the Society at the Fair Grounds.
Great credit is due the Society for their
kind remembrance of the orphan asy-
lam so ably conducted by the Sisters.
AT a recent meeting of the Board OF
OF Public Works Hon. Il. l..
Butcher was appointed Chairman OF the
committee, appointed to superintend
the copying and preservation OF the old
war records OF the Adjutant Generals
office. Capt. Sitgreaves was elected TO
do the copying, ami yesterday he and
Supt. Butcher were busy rumaging over
the papers and g2tting them into shape.
1t is big job, but will undoubtedly be
of large benefit.
The Committee on Water Works had
a very important meeting last evening.
After auditing the Superintendent re.
port the bid for water main pipe was
awarded Dennis Long < Co. OF Louis