Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-24
A Brief Resume ola Days Happenings
In and About Town.

| HANG up your nose TINS evening.
One marriage license was issued yestcr
day.
There were few DRINKS on the stree
last night.
PINKEYE IS prevalent out in Washington
county, Pa.
WHEELING has a diamond robbery. More
metropolitan airs.
MRs. MICHAEL HALEY will be buried thi:
morning ut . O'Clock.
STEANBoArMEN report trade good, in
freight and passengers.
The Union bricklayers will banquet al
Martins restaurant this evening.
The Bcnson'S Ferry boat will run until
. o'clock this and tomorrow evening.
The cart wheel hats were Extensively
numerous at the Opera House last night.
4 DROVE of sixty turkeys was brought up
the river yesterday on the steamer Tele'
gram.
The choir OF the Second Presbyterian
Church are rehcar>inS special music for
/ Christmas.
THE number of visitors 20 this city was
! greater this year than ri any time Ill the
history Of the city.
YESTERDAY Rev. Mr.. Hte performed the
| marriage ceremony between Francis {.
| Hicks and Miss Laura McakS.
! An addition to the ware house at the
! Crescent mill is being built. The structure
! is 6JXIO feet, and is of brick.
/ The reorganized GOfl Light Guards will
/ give ball at Turner hall this evening, and
! US usual, grand time will be had.
| WHEELING CONHASDRY, No. |. h. T., will
I meet Monday evening, December 18th, at
| 30, for the election of officers.
IL /, Il. L.,
that q larger holiday business has been
! done this season than ever heretofore.
The committee on salaries of the State
Fair Association have recommended that Il
salary Of 81, 10 per annum be paid the Sec
rotary.
The Island NJ. +. Sabbath-school will hold
its Christmas service on Monday night in
the lecture-room of the church. All are
invited.
THE Belmont Fishing Club gave its an-
uual ball at Beethoven hall last night. and
the occasion was one OF enjoyment To all
present.
ONO LonGr No. !, A. +. and A. NJ will
meet on Monday evening (St. Johns day
December Goth. ut $50, for the installation
Of officers.
WorID it not be a good idea for the Citi-
zcnS Railroad line To make the walk from
the terminus of the line to the ferry at
~ ssssSTs.s ne, t,s.,,t, ,,s.-ssar
the morning paper in conformity to Il
timc-hOnOred custom. will issue paper rs
usual on Christmas.
Charles Sweeney was yesterday Jailed by
\ Justice Caldwell upon charge OF stealing
| railroad iron from the J. W. x NY. roht
| Mr.. J. W. Love is the prosecutor.
An attempt to burglarizc the residence OF
| the late j. r. RittenhouSc, one night re-
| Gently. proved Intellectual, the burglars be
| ing frightened away by the family.
THE Western Union Telegraph Company
| and the Il. IL .. Go. are engaged IN grand
Hrangle at Pittsburgh. The former wants
to keep the latter part OF Pittsburgh.
The Sunday School OF the Fourth Street
NJ F. Church will be given an entertain
ment on Monday evening. There Will be
singing and the usual pleasant exercises.
TUE members of the English Lutheran
Sunday school are in good spirits over the
| finely progressing practice for the SAINTS
| Claus Cantata to be given on New Years
eve.
The property on Zane street Island, be
| longing To Anna f. HodgenS. OF Portland
Ohio. was sold yesterday by Mr.. Bone, rea
estate agent, to Mr.. George Hook, for 81 ,65l
cash.
Tomorrow morning Rev. J. +. Mulfort
| will preach IN the First Baptist Church, a
1880. on lessons from the Old Year II
the evening at : o'clock, on The Angc
| Chorus"
The ball of the Knights OF PythiaS a
their hall on the corner of Twenty-sixti
and Chaplinc last night, was a decided
success. being largely attended and every
: enc having hal pleasant time.
II =
Blacksmith. in this State, has been shorten
, cd seven miles by cutting off Blacksvillc
PcntrcSS. Andy and Corning. MOoreyilh
is now the other terminal point.
ST. LrKT'S PARISH. Ireland will give 4,
) entertainment tomorrow saturday night
GOOd music, Christmas tree. &c, &C.. Their,
will be $50 presents given 10 the Sunday
: | School scholars by the ladies OF the church
; The ward executive committees of tn,
/, | temperance workers met at the Fourth
. | Street Church. last night. and made ar
: engagements for the mass meeting To be hel,
r in the same place on Tuesday evening next
; \ RICH Christmas treat is offered to III,
| public tomorrow afternoon ut Parker!
, | Hall The Association have taken tn,
! legitimate day for their feast, and have in
vited the Hon. +. G.. CraCratt 10 serve il ~
in his best style.
IT looks very much as though the Obi,
|, Valley railroad project had gone glmmcr
: ! ing. General Warner worked hard TO carry
, | it through. and no one IS to be blamed tOI
the lack OF success but the people them
! SelyeS.-B silairc Tribune.
Mrs. JOHN HENLINE. of South jacob
street. died suddenly yesterday morning a
, | her home. She was seated in her chair. ap
/; | parCntly in good health. and Immediately
sfterward dropped on the floor, dead. She
A.. =. a
Z 4 DELIGHTFUL entertainment was glTer
at the Disciples Church. last night. for tn,
benefit OF the Orphans Home. Quite ;
large number of small sacks were filled by
the members of the school. The churCl
was beautifully decorated with flowers anC
CyerCreenS. and handsomely trimmed
ship received the sacks.
A PUBLIC installation nj the officers q
Panola Lodge. No. l., !. o. q. F., will tax,
! place, at Odd Fellows Hall, on Friday even
ing. January 9th, 1889. The Right Worthy
Grand Master, D. J. X. Elfritz. will Off
Ciate. After the installation an entertain
ment will be given. consisting OF speeches
and music. The public is invited.
The officers of the Central Ohio Division
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the management of tn" Cleveland & Mariet
ia road have agreed upon plan for grand
Union passenger and freight depot, to bt
built at the intersection OF the tracks on
West Main street. The plans have been
forwarded to the officers at Baltimore fol-
approval. The building is to be OF brick,
and of neat modern style Of architecture.
Cambridge JsEersoRiGR.
The Sabbath School of the First Baptist
Church, corner Twelfth and Byron streets,
will celebrate its Christmas festival this
evening at ! 80. An interesting programme
has been arranged for the occasion. A YER
liable Old Santa Claus will appear in q YER
liable old chimney place and delight the
little folks with his merry face and gifts.
Admission will be free aud a cordial invita-
tiCn is extended to everybody.