Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-24
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SOME very fine Egangeline paper was
Put on the walls yesterday.
CoxSr c. was family observable in
the northwest sky last evening.
LAST nights meeting Of Council MAS
very Jolly and afforded lots OF fun
The fence surrounding the Eod cem-
etery in the Fifth ward needs repairing.
The Council last night sat down on the
Seventh ward hose house for the time
being.
HENRY PRELER mashed one OF his
fingers very badly with hammer, yes
terday forenoon.
WM. MooSY and r. s. Duvall. two
blind boys, will give concert in bry'
ants Hall on Friday evening.
WoRraIXeroN holden had his hand
mashed and one of his shoulders badly
hurt at the Riverside mill yesterday.
Ma. WV. HANEs, a heater at the Top
mill. had his foot badly mashed yester'
dav u orning by heavy piece oil iron
allipg on it.
TIE Reformed Episcopal Church
Sabbath school win picnic at Sycamor
Gro;e on Friday next. A good time ID
expected.
EDDIE CLAroR, in company with bis
trainer Billy Humes, has gone to Brad
docks 10 90 into training Tor his race
With Boil on the 3lst-
OFFICER JUSKISs, yesterday. arrested
Pat Scslly ON complaint OF Carrie Coie
man. for assault and battery. The case
will be up this morning.
CLAres and Boil will row their race
over the Braddocks course on the
3Ist inst. TIE p. G. i st. l.. Railroad
will run an excursion at low rates.
THE residents OF Fifteenth street are
COMPLAINING loudly about the non-ap
pearance OF the garbage contractor IN
that ueighborhood. Hunt him up.
SUPERINTENDENT RIDDLE has laid the
water pipe ordered by Council to TIT
Peninsula cemetery and the committed
will decide in the future where the
hydrant shall be.
YESTERDAY Squire Caldwell issued
warrant for the arrest Of Jake Watson
ON the complaint of Chss. Jack. This Il
the case of assault and battery referred Il
exclusively in this paper yesterday.
RUMoR has it that a Center Wheelin,
woman tried to commit suicide by taking
paregoric Monday evening, and some o
her friends who had forgotten what tn
nature OF the "pizen" il, were considera
bly, alarmed.
The Vigilant engine continued 1t
! good work yesterday in pumping on
| e cellars in the vicinity OF the sumo Q
| afternoon fire. For two days the Nlgi
liant crew has done first class work AM
the thanks OF the citizens are due them
The boys OF the Eighth ward had
first class novelty yesterday in the SLAP,
of a 'big Injun" (H) tobacco advertise
mept. Unlike most such signs the Eel
low moved and so did the boys, espe
cially the very small boy-out OF bis
way.
| A WARRANT was sworn out before
Squire Launsry yesterday for the arres
OF Kate Ermanns on complaint OF Al.
Hslpin, who claims that Kate hit him
with brick. There was some promis
cuous shooting about Hates place q lew
evenings since.
Tag Municipal Court met yesterd'y
a the usual hour, Judge JetieIs on the
Uench, and allowed eli order OF refer
ence 10 be taken in the case OF Patrick
Kennedy VS.. Theodore 4. Darraugh Ct
al in chsucery The court adjourned
until Friday at 10 AN.
An alarm was sounded from box II
Yesterday about noon. The hre proved
to be in the roof OF the house OF the
Hook and Ladder Company No. ], and
bad caught from the ilue OF an adJoin'
ing building. The damage amounted to
q slight injary ~ tie rooi.
Ar present the supply OF gas being
manufactured al The gas works, exceeds
that used. All the smaller tanks are
iull, and are kept for such time as
they shall be needed. The supply Tor
present use is pumped TO and used from
the big telescope holder.
YESTERDAY afternoon, shortly after
dinner, Henry MeIkle, letter carrier tor
the Third district, who had just returned
from his midday meal, was engaged at
the Postoffice in casing his mail, when
he dropped down in an unconscious
state. He was conveyed to his rooms and
medical aid summoned. The supposi-
ton is that it was case OF sunstroke.
Mr.. Merkle was very sick last evening.
ABOUT eleven o'clock yesterday a
slight fire occurred at O. w. Seabright's.
A plumber had been doing some work
on Mr.. Seabright's new building and
had dropped quantity Of hot lead on
some carpet piled in the yard near the
stable. Some one CHANGED TO 60
through and discovered the carpet in
a blaze and thus prevented the fire get
ting into the stable. A very little delay
might have resulted in disastrous fire.
No alarm was sent in.
A PRELIMINARY hearing, was given
Harry Price and Tommy OBrien two
of the alleged fire bugs, at the jail yes
terday afternoon before Squire Cald.
well. Judge Houston appeared for the
BOYS and Prosecuting Attorney Jordan
for the State. Price was held to await
the decision Of law point and O'Brien
was discharged nothing being proven.
The boys were very sharp and their
stories fitted each other nicely. They
should have been locked In separate
cells when placed in Jail instead Of being