Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-22
LOCAL LACONICS.
Various Brief Matters in and ABOUT tn,

City.
PROF. DWIGHT is having some exten.
sive repairs made to his drug store.
The B. & o. pay car arrived yesterday
and the employees are flush and happy.
Tue banks will be closed to-day in Or
der to celebrate Washington's birthday.
II Washington were living he would
be one hundred and fifty years old to-
day.
SPECIAL meeting OF Council this even
ing for the purpose of swearing in the
new officers
NATURE seems TO have determined
upon regular change in the banks OF
Wheeling creek.
GEo. Hhss, the East Wheeling butch
err, received slight injury yesterday by
falling out Of his wagon.
ANOTHER large audience at the rink
last night, witnessed the evolutions OF
number OF skillful "gyrators."
THERE will be religious services OF the
Salvation Army at Hope Hall, Eleventh
street tonight 1880 o'clock sharp.
LOOK here, you lane crowd which
usually attends Courcil-you need not
90 tonight, the meeting will not be par
ticulsrly interesting.
TIE Great Council OF West Virginia
Improved Order OF Red Men will meet
on Wednesday morning at 9o'clcck at
the wigwam Of Logan Tribe No. j, at
CraDgies Block.
A BELLAIRE man named Isaac Freeze
was in the city yesterday on a fruitless
search for two young men who failed to
return horse and buggy procured on
Sunday morning.
A YOUNG Lad named James Gillespie,
who lives in East Wheeling, had one OF
his fingers cut off while working at one
of the riveting machines in the Hinge
Factory yesterday.
JUSrrCE PHILIPS is preps ing to launch
out in new splendor, shortly. He has
rented an Office on Twelfth street, next
| TO the Mcclure House and will fit 10 up
in truly regal gorgeousness.
The Committee on Police tried to or
ganize a meeting last evening, but a
quorum failed to put in an appearance.
The business to have been before it
was in relation to the new belts and
naces for the police force.
The case OF the prize fight between
Frank Coyle and Martin Friery came
up before the police court, Yesterday.
liz was shown that Coyle was the aggres-
sor and he was fined $40 and costs and
the case against Friery was dismissed.
The Board of City Assessors will begin
the work of the revaluation OF real estate
tomorrow. The Board OF Equalization
and Appeal will have jolly time OF it,
this year, and don't let the language
escape your memory.
Mrs. SrRoBKL, living on Wood street,
between Thirty.tiith and Thirly-sixth
slipped in the yard Of her residence and
falling to the ground was knocked sense.
less. She soon recovered, though ply
sici,n was summoned.
GEORGE ST. MYERS was arraigned be-
fore Justice Philips, yesterday, charged
by Frederick Fredericks with threaten
ing 10 wound, main, dishgure and kill
him. Officer Lauchlin brought George
into the presence, but the case was set
for hearing this evening at go O'Clock.
JACOB REED is charged by Frederick
Frederirks, mentioned in another place,
\ with threatening to do him injury, and
was arrested by Constable Lauchlin to
answer to the charge. Justice Philips
will pass upon the case this evening at
7:30. The parties are miners and live in
North Wheeling.
Letters remaining in the postoflice
unclaimed February 81, 1881: Miss
Maria Grouse, Mrs. W. o. Dellycard, A.
T. Hampshu, Miss NJ. MartiH, John
Morn, Frank Nardine, Miss Lulp
Nichols, Mrs. L. W. Sherwood, Mrs.
Spridgs, Prof. w. II. Shahan, Mrs. Mag
gle Vogler.
The Council Committee on Markets
met, last evening, and organized. Only
four were present, Messrs. Wingerter,
Smith, Fritz and Dunning DR.. Wing
erter was chosen chairman and the
monthly routine business was transact
ed. Mr.. Edwards made his settlement,
prior to turning over his affairs 10 his
successor, Robert Robinson.
julius BALRNBERG was Yesterday be-
fore Justice Philips, charged with SELL
ing jewelry without license. Jacob
kemple was appointed special consta-
BILE in the case and had arrested the de-
PENDANT. A fine OF $40 was imposed by
the Justice, the fine being afterwards
RENTED on condition that Julius i'm
mediately take out license. The last
seen of him he was arranging for the
same with Sheriff Brown.
Ar the Opera House tomorrow
"wednesday evening, Miss Edith
O'Gorman gives her great lecture on
Life in q Convent" for the only time
in Wheeling. There is The greatest Gu.
riosity existing in the minds of our peo-
pie to hear this Young lady, and she
will be sure to have q crowded house.
Her audiences are about equally d.
vided, being hall Protestant and hall
Catholic. Tickets are selling quite rap
idly.