Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-04
LOCAL LACONICo.
Various Brief Matters In and About the
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ALICE OATES at the Opera House this
evening in lies Bavards."
TIE work OF tearing down the old
Fifth ward school house is rapidly pro-
crossing.
A BAND OF gypsies are encamped out
the National road. They have some
fine horses.
II ia said that three weddings will
take place this week in the First waru'
Can any other ward do as well?
THE F,na mill yesterday shipped
large amount OF its product on the
steamer Andes for Southern points.
ONE marriage license was issued by
Clerk Hook Yesterday. He. thinks the
average will be one day this month.
BENZ. THOMPSON, a cooper employed
in the LeBelle shop, had his left hand
badly mangled in scircular saw yester-
day.
The Harmonic Maennerchor Singing
Society has decided to change its CONCERT
a, the Opera House, from the l2.h TO
the 10Th inst.
LAWRENCE HELLER desires a correc'
ton OF the statement that Charles Swee'
new was arrested ar his saloon, which,
he saws, is not fact. SO BE- II.
A VERY pleasant but quiet little we'd
ding took place last Sunday evening at
the residence Of Rev. Rumpf Of the
Eighth ward. Mr.. John MeZ!er and
Miss I.ouisa Rider were united.
THE only business transacted in the
Circuit Court was in Part before Judge
Boyd, when the case of W. NJ. Wish vs.
j. A. 0ldhum, interpleader, to try the
right OF property was agreed.
The Paxton fountain on Capito
square has been made gorgeous by the
application OF q green coat OF paint and
gold trimmings. The figures are also IN
gold. The affair is quite dazzling when
the sun shines on it. D..
A DIAGRAM was carefully drawn on
carefully drawn on the southeast cor
ner of the Capitol Square pavement,
and large pile of stone was brought to
the place yesterday. Can it be possible
that the Soldiers Monument is at last
going upI
GEo. STERN Yesterday afternoon found
two little girls, the oldest about years
old, wandering about Twenty-fourth
street. He took them home, and late
last night it was learned that they were
the children of Pat Butler OF East
Wheeling.
AN admiring and thankful throng
stood in front OF the Mcclure House yes
terday and watched the long needed re-
pairs being made. The loose cobbles
were gathered up and placed smoothly
and firmly in their place. Let the name
ofthe Street Commissioner be blessed.
YESTERDAY morning about IL o'clock
a young son of Dillon Mccormick
noticed body floating in the water near
the loot OF ThiIty.first street and pro-
curing a boat, brought the body to the
shore and it was found to be that OF
Willie Reilly, the young lad who was
drowned last week. He was taken to
his parents.
An accident occurred in East Wheel
ing Sunday night that has not as yet APP
peared in print. AS Martin Linden a
milkman OF Fulton Was coming along
McCOllOch street near the Central Glass
Works where the road is very marrow
and very bad, the vehicle tipped over
and fell to the railroad track below, de-
molishing the wagon and contents badly
and bruising Linden somewhat. The
horses broke loose and were not hurt.
ABOUT noon, yesterday, August
Muegge, a well known German who
lived on Eof street, just above Twenty
second, died OF an apoplectic stroke.
He was in his usual state OF health, and
had gone into the stable, when he was
attacked and died almost instantly. Mr..
Muegge was sixty-nine years old, hav-
ing been born in 1872. He came here
in 1855, and for many years was very
successful huckster. He was father-in-
law OF Charles T.. Bingell. Esq.
THE alleged highway robbers,
Flicker and Sweeney, CHARGED
with beating up the old Ger
ms n named John Rider, last Thursday
evening, were taken before Squire Cald-
we'll yesterday, and the evidence on the
part OF the State heard. The rest was
postponed by mutual consent until to.
day in order to allow the prisoners a
chance to offer testimony. Rider him
self was on hand although rather bruis-
Ell and stiff.
THERE is big rivalry going on be-
tween two Twelfth street Justices as to
which shall have the finest office. First
Philips fitted his up handsomely and
put carpet in. Wheeler followed and
made big improvements, also putting
down a carpet. Philips had a new front
put in and big sign at the windows
Wheeler painted his edifice on the out
side, put in a window that two less panes
Of glass than Philips, and hung out q
neat gilt sign. Yesterday Philips was
busily engaged painting his chairs a
dizzy red. When this thing is going to
end no one knows