Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-29
pors AND DAsaEs.
poinss During Day Dissed Up for the
Daar Public


TEE boalevsrds ~srs crowded Sstpr.
Gay night.
SUPREME Court closed at Charlestown
on the eth.
I. TUE only attraction about the wharf
is watermelons.
Tbs amusement season opens 10 this
city tomorrow night.
COUNTRY fairs are about TO BE turned
loose upon the public.
TIE Turnyerein excursion next
Thursday will be success.
DIPHrHERrA is still raging in Bellaire
and at other points near that city.
CHARLIE CoSNER purchased the par
ker Barracks" Saturday, giving. $500
therefor.
EDWARD FARLEY Charles Mackey and
Vim. Gray are in the lookup, charged
with drunkenness.
JOSH WOODS was arrested last night
by Officer Fugate for creating disturb
snee on Eleventh street.
THEglsss factories, except the window
glass shops, are all in operation, and the
latter will be within ten days.
An unsuccessful attempt was made TO
| burylarizs the rrsidsnce OF w. II. Frank,
at the head OF Twelfth street, Saturday
\ night.
Tgx hearing Of John Johns, charged
with stealing from Wheat & Nsylor, VIII
will take place before q SURE aWheeler
| to-day.
CoPIEs of the premium liSt are being
mailed to points all over the State by
Secretary Hook, OF the State Fair Asso-
citation.
! A SLIGHT fire in the basement OF the
| Drug Store on Tenth and Main streets,
brought ont the Department Saturday
morning.
An infant con OF I. G. Dillon, Esq
died Saturday morning. The afflicted
parents have the sympathy OF large
circle OF friends.
THE sale OF seats for "Evangeline" was
very large Saturday morning. The at
tendance tomorrow night will be ex-
ceptionally large.
LARGE crowds received the bulletins
concerning the President Saturday night
at the Lincoln Club rooms, as they were
sent in by Manager Tracy.
"SHorLD the city pay the 81 900 re-
ward offered some time ago for the APP
prehension of incendiaries ?" is the
| question asked US at every turn.
A PROMINENT Main street merchant
SAYS he will be one of number to cir
cLlate ye ition OF call for MassIMeei-
ing TO take action in regard to the Il. d
0. extension.
Tux proximity OF diphtheria, in its
most dangerous form, TO this city should
prove an incentive to our authorities TO
c'ean up the alleys and streets, ia order
TO prevent its obtaining ioothold here.
The following changes will take place
in police assignments to-day. Junkins
will 90 from the Fourth TO the Second,
Fugate iron the Second to the Third,
and Morris from the Thirl 10 the
Fourth ward.
Tux stencil arising from the gutter
at Thirty-sixth and McCullOch street t,
cannot TAIL to be productive Of sickness
and death. The Street Commissioner
and Health Officer can not remedy the
! cause 100 soon.
BRIcELASD received a new paper shell
Saturday from Waters 4 Son, Troy, \.
y. Y. Ii is over thirty feet ong, and
is beauty. He will use it in the TC-
ronto regatta and will leave tomorrow
for that place.
LAST Saturday night freight car on
| the B & o. was LIMITED by sparks from
the engine, and before anything could
he done the car anu contents, consisting
o. merchandise, lwere stroed. The
ire occurred at Texas, Marion county.
A RAFFLE for the benz OF Mr.. John
Out, who was so badly injured at Wells
brrg some weeks ago, by being, burned
At the Riverside Glass Works, resulted
! in securing FOR him handsome sum OF
money. The prize was a watch, and
was won by Charles Hsrbrock.
The rooms in the revised" Court
House will be known az numbers one
and two. Room one will be occupied
by Judge Boyed until January list, after
which Judge Melvin will occupy it for a
year, and alterations will occur after
that.
4 REGIsTER reporter, while in Bel
laire Saturday, noted that. like on some
OF the streets in this city, there was an
unusual quanty OF filth and other die
! ease breeding causes there. Lime was
scattered about profusely, but there is
necessity for more care down there in
this direction.
TIE Wheeling Baptist Association
will meet in the First Baptist Church,
Of this city, on Wednesday, the Slst
inst. The first session will open at 10
o'clock A. ". The meetings are ex-
pected to continue for three days, ami
are looked forward to with much inter
| est.
CART. Z. II. BooTH, President OF the
/ Wheeling and Parkersburg Transports
ton Company, has purchased the steam.
! boat Little Boone TO run in that trade
during low water. The Little Boone is
rather an odd looking craft, bu. she only
draws nine inches OF water and Is
lightning for speed.
CHRIS HIrDRrcH, a prominent Ger.
man and salOOnist OF the Fifth ward,
died at his residence on Main street
yesterday afternoon from typhoid fever
He was well known and highly respect
ed. He belonged to the Odd Fellows,
Knights OF Pythias, United Order OF
Workmen, and several other organiza-
tons, which will attend his obSeQuies
this afternoon.
IL consequence OF the low stage OF
water, which eompels q suspension OF
navigation on the Ohio, Mr.. SICKRLs
has concluded T. first 20 over the Low er
end OF the route Of the W. p. ( G.
Road, hoping thereby to avoid con-
tinuous horseback ride from Parkers-
burg to Wheeling, as by the time he