Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-13

phone poles is progressing rapidly.
Thirty-6rst street has been reached.
FIRES along the railroads coming into
this city are reported in many sections.
The principal losses are from fences, &c.
BoTH court rooms of the Court House
have been completed and are now being
occupied by Judges Boyd and Melvin.
GEORGE ELLIS, who belongs to a
Twenty first street house, was arrested
for drunkenness by Officer Brady last
night.
The newly refined furnace at Hobbs
glass house was lighted yesterdays for the
first time. Glass will be made in 1t IN
a few days.
A GENTLEMAN stopping at the Stamm
House was thrown from a buggy last
night, out the pike, and had his head
badly cut.
ATEAM OF horses beloning to William
Porter, Of Pleasant Valley, ran OIL ut
the B. & o. depot last night, demolIsh'
ing the wagon.
Nix. WM. WOLF has been engaged for
some time past in blowing out the old
logs at the loot of the Island near his
ferry landing.
"YANK" SULLIVAN, OF the Eighth
Ward Hose House, has had his NOUS
tache trimmed and put in repair Tor the
winter season.
JAMES FLYNN, for several years night
Waterman at the Jail, has been appoint
ed janitor at the Court House, vice
Peters, resigned.
SOME yery fine stone is being taken
from the quarry near the county line,
and the workmen have all they can do
to supply the demand.
The case OF Faidis, charged with
shooting a man named Thomas Beall,
will come up before Squire Wheeler at
8 O'Clock this morning.
The Flaccus brothers, east OF this city,
have canned upwards Of thirteen thou
sand cans OF tomatoes this season and
expect to furnish some $4,000.
The bald headed members Of the
Second Branch were hard TO keep in
their seats last night on account OF the
open windows Of the 10 Comique.
The VigiIant engine was packed and
otherwise put in repair yesterday, after
which it was tested and fully came up
10 the expectations Of the fire officials.
DR. CURRY, manager OF the Peabody
Fund, writes a very complimentary
letter to Superintendent Butcher, in re-
lation to his recent institutes in this
State.
VIZ. BABBrrr, OF the Schultze Boat
Club, sent his boat home from Wash
ington, d. c., on Saturday. His friends
think that he and Dory Dram went on
TO Toronto.
WoRKMgN are busily engaged in
breaking stone ON Jacob street, below
Forty-fourth. There is much travel by
that thoroughfare, and a good street is
very desirable.
The mission at the Church OF the I'm
macculate Conception, beginning next
Sunday, will last about eight days. Flo
quent men from all parts Of the diocese
will be present.
A COAL wagon belonging to Kasley &
Brooks broke a wheel at the corner oil
Jacob and Thirty-sixth streets yesterday
and scattered the black diamonds all
over the street.
MARY Howard, OF Mineral county,
and Jennie Mead, OF Morton county,
were Yesterday appointed to scholar
ships in Storer College, Harper's Ferry,
by superintendent Butcher.
&SWoRK was commenced yesterday on
1LA Iona hrilr,o nnar thn toll raNn az
featherwood. One side OF the bridge
has been settling for some time past.
The Board ordered its repair.
TIE cool weather of the pas. two DAYS
greatly improved the facilities OF the
iron men for working All the mills
went on full last night and. at last &C
counts were pounding away in fine style.
JOSEPH PkTrr was married to Miss
Elizabeth Boiling, at the office Of Atior.
ney Curtis, last night, by Rev. g. P.
Mssden. The wedding, of course, was
the result OF mot wisely but too much
~ lyerd.
OFFICER WILLIAMS yesterday arrested
a man named f. L. Costello, from Phila-
delphia, in the Sixth ward, for peddling
without a license. He vas lodged be-
hind the bars and will answer this
morning.
The private party at Seibert's, out the
National pike, last night, was q grand
success. About fifty couples went out
on the Elm Grove cars. Mayer played,
and every n seemed to enjoy the
occasion hugely.
JACK PATERSON, a boiler at the Up
per Riverside Mill, whose health has
been failing for some time back, left for
Moundsville yesterday afternoon, in
hopes that the change OF air might
somewhat improve him.
A DRIVES at the Benwood coal bank,
whose name our reporter was unable to
learn, was badly crushed between the
cars in the bank yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to his home, medical aid
summoned, and the case pronounced
very critical.
SQUIRE Caldwell issued three war
rants yesterday for James Norman, who
is charged with selling liquor without
license. Another warrant was issued
for Norman charging him with threat
enIng TO kill NJ. l. Peytor. All the par
ties live up Woods run.
0S next Saturday evening, Evening
Star Lodge, OF Benwood, will 20 to Fair
mont to institute a n. W lodge OF the or
der OF knights of Pythias. The Ben
wood lodge will turn out in full force,
and many OF the brethren OF the lodges
in this civ will accompany them.
TM. Hicks yesterday complained be-
fore Squire Wait that Mrs. Mary Gavin
bad used loud and abusive language
toward HIM. The Squire Il usd a war
rant and heard the case last night, which
resulted in the defendant being fined
and bound over to keep the peace for
one year.
WHILE testing the United engine last
evening, Pat Gavin, one Of the nozzle