Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11
LOCAL LAcoHIcs.
Various Brief Matters IN and Aboat tbs



City.
YouR sleigh can now be put away.
MUNICIPAL Court was in session yes
terlay, but transacted no business.
Mas CHASFRAU in the Mysteries OF
Paris" at the Opera House this even
ing.
The B. 4 o. depot bridge was centre
OF attraction for quite a crowd yester
day.
THERE will probably be 10 further
business in the Circuit Court until the
regular term. :,
TIE railroad war will not be renewed
in the House to-day, and the members
breathe more easily.
The House had larger number oil
LADY, callers Yesterday afternoon, than at
any time previous during the session.
The number OF allies at the State
House, Yesterday afternoon, was IN
usually large. Fine weather, you know.
UNITY Lod:e 10, Daughters of Rsbec-
ca |. o. o. F.. will give a select social at
Beethoven Hall, Monday evening, the
2lst inst.
THE Constitutional amendment that
the temperance people have been pray
ing for, is the special order for TO day IN
the Senate.
HUSDREDs 70 onr citizens visited the
summit Of Wheeling Hill YESTERDAY, to
view the damage the ice had done IN
Fulton Valley.
DE-. LANES T.. REEVES entertained
handsomely a number OF his Legislative
friends last evening at his residence on
Chapline street.
CHRISTOPHER SHIPMAN, an old man
aged about IL years, residing near Gin
ton, had his hip dislocated IN Wallace's
coal bank yesterday.
TOMORROW the Legislative Committee
on Penitentiary, accompanied by many
OF the members, will excurt to Mounds.
vile to see the institution.
The W. ii. Caldwell farm on Short
Greek was sold yesterday TO Charles
Paupa by Auctione9r Hervey for 81 $50.
The parcel OF land contains ITO acres.
jim NORRIS was the sole occupant Of
the lookup last night. He was found
about midnight by Officers Fugate and
Junkins near Pollock mill dead druHk.
A LARGE crowd OF ladies and gentle
men was in attendance at the rink, last
evening and enjoyed themselves inn
mensely. \ game OF polo is now spoken
of for the rink.
DELEGATE MCNEIL yesterday intro
duced a resolution in the House looking
to the expediture OF $40, 900 on the Cap
ital Building. 1t needs II bad enough,
every one knows.
SuPr. SWEENEY OF the National road
east OF tine city, had large force of men
at work on the pike at an early hour
yesterday morning, 81, airing it OF the ice
and other rubbish.
Tue warm spring like weather OF yes
terisy afternoon dried the pavements
up and brought out the fair sex in large
numbers. 1t was quite refreshing to see
the ladies' out again.
The bill to pay the damages awarded
bv the Circuit Court in the Calling Gun
case, came up on it, first in reading the
| House Yesterday. 10 was reported
| without recommendation from the COM
mittee, and was ordered to second
reading.
We neglected to mention, yesterday,
| that by an arrangement recently effect
/ Ell, MessTs. Walton Il Sweeney will
handle all of the products OF the queens
ware factory OF Brunt, Boor, Martin &
Co, ct East Liverpool, shipping directly
| from the works.
SENATORS McGresor, McGrew, Brown,
Barbee, Dawson, Smith and Roberts
| have issued a call for all the temperance
members OF the Legislature who are in
favor OF the constitutional amendments
to meet in the Senate chamber this
evening at $50.
The surprise masquerade held at the
tine residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. f..
Hanes in North Wheeling, last evening,
/ was pronounced one of the nobbiest
affairs OF the season. Over twenty
couple were present, and with Cock
ayne's music, joyous time and dance
was had.
The scholars OF room No. s OF the
First ward school will give free enter
tainment at "Bryant's Hail." North
Wheeling, this evening. Those feeling
| interested in the school should attend,
as the scholars have made great prepa-
Tations and no doubt q good perform
ance will be given.
The fourth anniversary OF the Chi
dren's Mission tand will be held in the
lecture room of the First Presbyterian
church on Friday evening, February Il ,
at 7:30 O'Clock. The programme is IN
interesting one. At the close OF the ex-
ercis's there will be refreshments flr
sale in the class rooms.
HERMAN GROVE No. 6, a new lodge loi
ID uids, was instituted in this city, last
evening, and the officers installed. The
Bellaire lodge came up and assisted in
| the ceremonies. After the installation
a ball was giveiftn Beethoven Hall that
was a splendid affair. The new Grove
starts off with splendid auspices and
we wish it all success.
0UR friends across the river, both in
the suburbs of Martins Ferry and
Bridgeport, have local entertainments
this evening. In Bridgeport, "The
Babes in the Wood" at Heinlein's Hall,
by local talent, promises to be very
funny, at the same time entertaining.
The beautiful cantata OF Queen E.
ther' will be given both this and to-
morrow evenings by Martins Ferry
musical people, in Commercial Hall.
Several Wheeling people are going over.