Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-25
LOCAL LAOONICu.
Various Brief Matters In and About ths
City.

week.
The rumor of last week about a South
Side expoliceman doing wrong, was
false, malicious and uniounded.
Tux pike was dotted all over with
fancy turnouts Saturday aud Yesterday
afternoons. 1t is in very lair condi.
ton.
The board of assessors have finished
their valuation OF all property north OF
Wheeling creek, except that on the Is.
land.
TIE Vigilant engine company made
quite handsome thing out OF their ball
given last week, and will fix things up
this week.
The Committee on Health is called to
meet at the City Building this evening.
There will also be a meeting oil tile
Committee on Elections.
Two marriage licenses, one deed OF
trust and one unimportant conveyance
comprised the transactions at the Coun-
ty Clerks office Saturday.
TIE streets were very lively, and the
wealth, beauty and fashion OF the city
was seen on the Boulevards Saturday
afternoon from 3 TO 6 O'Clock.
ABOUT four hundred persons gathered
in Pleasant Valley Saturday evening TO
witness big cock fight between Maj
tins Ferry and Wheeling birds.
Now that the weather permits the
sidewalks and cutters all over the city
should be thoroughly washed and
cleaned and thus placed in a healthy
condition.
KEMPLg says he thinks the fiend
who rang the curtain bell while he was
lecturing at the Opera House is the
same who stole Charlie Ross and A. L.
Stewards remains.
The only Opera House attractions
booked go lar for the month OF May are
those Of the Boston Ideal Opera Compa-
nv, in OlIvette, on the Sd, and Lawrence
Barrett. on the 9th.
CARRIE COLEMAN, whose name Is
found in several places on the police
record, was pulled in Saturday night by
Officer Dunlap, VINO found her roaming
about North Wheeling with several
BOYS.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee met Saturday evening and decided
to hold the primaries for the election OF
a Municipal Court Judge on Saturday,
Nav eth. The voters will be directed TO
east their votes direct for the candidate
himself.
BLACK PRINCE Lodge No. 10, Knights
OF Py,hias, has received the swords, he'll
nets, straps, etc, lately ordered. The
new organization has been called "C1ur
de Lion Division" The order will
make very SNOWY appearance when 1t
turns out.
The telephone exchange has been
moved into large aud commodious quar-.
tiers in the third story OF the Peoples
Bank building, and the number OF sub
.scribers is go. A new board is expect
Ell to arrive to-day and soon fifty more
subscribers will be added.
KRAMER's full orchestra has been en-
gagged by Captain List to make the round
trip on the st. Lawrence during the May
Festival at Cincinnati. The boat Will
leave here on Saturday the l4th prox.
Snch splendid music on so good boat
will doubtless cause big cabin list.
CHEF EccLEs has partially decided to
purchase a team OF large horses from
Jacob Watson. The animals are dun
colored, weigh about 300 pounds and
are aged six and seven years. IL they
are purchased they may be put in the
United house, and the team there trans
ferred to the Atlantic.
The committee in charge OF the ball
given Friday evening at Washington
Hall by the Wheeling Lodge OF the
Amalgamated Association, awarded Jo-
seph Purcell an association pin for sell
ing the most tickets and X. Greeninger
the pin that was contested for between
several young men. The lodge realized
over $500 on the entertainment.
The Soldiers monument is completed
and now that the Chapline and Four
teenth street location is ruled out, the
Trustees have decided to place ii on
Capital Square, out just where is not
decided. They would like to have it in
position by Decoration Day, but that will
probably be impossible. When erected
the cost will have been about $4,000.
BEFORE Judge Melvin, on Saturday,
the demurrerst to the indictments against
John Y. Carney and John II. Zevely
were argued and submitted. Jacob for
Carney, Good and Woods for Zevely and
Jordan for the State in each case. Be
fore Judge Boyd there was an argument
upon the amended declaration in the
case of the City vs.. George Q. Black.
Erskiue and Hubbard for City. Russell
and Caldwell for Black.
THIS evening at the Fourth Street
NJ. f. Church, Bishop Warren will lee
ture on the Forces OF Sunbeam"
The reverend gentleman is known to
many Of our readers, having spoken at
Chautanqua, and by all is said to be
one of the most fluent, instructive and
pleasing speakers on the platform. The
subject on which he lecturers is one
that he is well versed in, and a large
and crowded house will greet him.
The Board OF Directors Of the State
Fair Association embarked in carriages
at the Court House, Saturday afternoon,
and drove over to the Island, where
they viewed the Schmulbach, Jingle
and Zane properties, also the Fair
Grounds. All of the places were con-
sidered available but the considering OF
the bids was postponed until this even
ing when the Board will hold a meeting.
Ii may be that the matter OF location
will be left to the stockholders.
ABoUr 10 o'clock Saturday morning
as train No. . on the b. 4 o. was CON-
ing in, just below the South Wheeling
Glass Works and near the cooper shop
there came near beirg serious accident.
A little girl about six years old came
down steep board walk and
was unable 10 stop but run into the
moving train. Sine was struck bv
projecting step and thrown some dis
lance landing in mud puddle. The
train was stopped, it was learned the
girl was not badly injured ana she
was taken to her friends. The name
was not learned.
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