Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-16
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TEE drouth has materially affected the
potato crop.
The city street roller still "inhsbits''
the Eighth ward.
A DEUCE on a small scale would be
acceptable just now.
Tow KEESE and Lawrence Barrettare
in Pittsburgh this week.
The evening train on the Pewiky wal
a little behind time last night
QUIrE q number Of our citizens took
iItle Well burg fair yesterday.
The Street Commissioner has placed
a new crossing across Market street In
front of this Office.
TAG r~eorganized Golf Guards will en-
terrain their friends at Turner Hall, to.
night. Mayer will play.
CsAs CRAWFORD yesterday transfer
red to Elizabeth Page a n third inter.
est in the Locust Grove" farm for
$2.700.
The Jury in the case OF The State VS..
Henry Smith, indicted for burglary,
found him guilty Of petit larceny. and
lett the question Of punishment TO Judge
Melvin.
PRoF. F. j. KRAMER and bis band ar
rived home yesterday from White Sui
phur Springs, W. Va. Jos's arrival ID
| as welcome 10 our citizens as the long
expected rain would be.
The residence of Chas. Cook between
| Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets,
! ON Main, was burglarized q few nights
ago, and q large quantity OF clothing
and other household articles taken.
some beautiful specimens Of penman-
shin are on exhibition al Nichols art
| store, on Market street. They are the
work of Mr.. Elmer Frasher, son OF Prof.
| +. VI. Frasher, OF the Business College.
A arrangement has been
made by which South Penn street Will
be opened up to the new Fair Grounds
At once, and work will be begun to-day.
The question Of condemnation VIII DE
considered hereafter.
A ~HAIR.PULLISG match occurred yes
terday in the Eighth ward between two
females named Rider. Squire Nc.
Greatly issued the necessary papers and
had the conbatants brought before him
last night, and after hearing the EVIL
dence in the case fined each OF the par
ties SIS and costs.
MANY prominent citizens OF Beliaire
and MoundsYiile have forwarded Col.
Dan. Kice invitations to deliver his lee.
ture III each OF their towns. The
rI- ILL -n~lNNhPntlu arpanf ami
due notice OF the time and other partl-
culars will be given.
The Nail City Bicycle Club, composed
of Robert Hazlett, T. A. Hoge, W. +.
Hoge, Jacob W. Grubb, Frank Stamm,
J. II. Kirk, Charlie OFT and Will Weity.
have been invited by the Dayton Bicy-
Gle Club 10 he present at Dayton. Ohio,
September 10Th, at the meeting OF the
Ohio wheelmen.
ANxIE Nixon, who keeps a house OF
ill-shape, was before L. S. Commission
err Hannibal Forbes Yesterday. charged
on cath OF Deputy Marshall Kennedy
with selling liquor without having FIRST
obtained the special license, but on ac-
count OF the absence oil material wit
nesses, her case went over until next
week.
From a gentleman who has just re-
turned from Maryland we learn that
there is a terrible water famine at Frost
burg. Water is being hauled from the
South Branch OF the Potomac by way OF
Piedmont 10 Erostburg and retsiled at
81 30 per barrel. He also states that the
grain, irult and Pasturage are in a terri
he condition and unless rain soon
comes the whole crop OF corn will be an
entire failure.
ANOTHER case OF domestic infelicity
found zen in a street fight at the col
ner OF Fourteenth and Market streets
last night. For some time past q domes.
tic named Anna Price has been meeting
a married man named George Hollis
claw on the stre,ts, and the two have
becone quite intimate. Last night
Mrs. Holtsclaw laid in ambush for the
gentle Anna, and the moment she
laid her eyes upon her proceeded to
administer a sound thrashing. The
Price woman was terribly ~disordered,
her clothes being torn almost from her
person, and her heal gear rent into a
thousand pieces. Mrs. Holtsclaw III
taken in charge 10y the police and taken
to the central station, but was afterwards
released, she having several small chill
dren at home and no person TO take
care Of them. The case will be heard
this morning.