Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-09
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ALL the mills 10 the city were more or
less Inconvenience yesterday by the
snort supply. oi water.
The dead walls about the city are be-
ine treated 10 a coat of handsome paper,
advertising the Tony Denier troupe.
The boilers at the Top mill made TOUR
heats on the night turn last night. a
good days work for this kind OF weather.
Tx Council Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades met al the City
Building in regular monthly session
last night.
The representatives from this city TO
the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge at
Berkeley Springs returned home yester-
day morning.
TIE regular monthly meeting OF the
Teachers Institute will not be hela tbs
afternoon. The next meeting Will De
held to-day week.
VIZ were in error yesterday in stating
that Officer Morris had arrested POO
dle' Price and the O'Brien boy. IL was
Officer Williams who snatched them.
TIE case OF Albert Price, charged with
the theft OF a quantity OF rope from the
Grant House, was yesterday postponed
by Squire Philips for the space Oh one
week.
In the United S ates District Court
Yesterday, the case of William Philips,
indicted for felony, was, on his own mo.
ton, continued until the next term OF
court.
A NEW battery OF boilers has been
paced in position at the Crescent iron
works. The boiler house is now IN pro-
cess OF construction and will shortly be
completed.
MANAGER WOLFF is pushing the cree
ton OF the new telephone poles with a
great deal of energy. Twenty-tourth
street has already been reached, and the
work goes bravely on.
The hind wheels Of the Vigilant en-
CINE got out of whack, yesterday, and
had to be taken to Kulrs shop for re-
pairs. An old set was substituted until
the work is completed.
SUIT BUTCHER will, this morning, re-
move mis- quarters from the New Nc
Lure house 10 the corner OF Byron anu
Thirteenth streets in the residence Tor
merly occupied by /. 6. Dillon.
JOHNNY RITZ. a helper at the Top mill,
wants to row anybody in the North EHd,
except Louis Felsing, a boat race, any
distance and for any amount. They say
up in that n ok OF the woods that he 10 a
good one"
MRS. MARY HILL was before Squire
Murrin Yesterday evening, upon acharse
OF usisg abusive language toward Mrs.
Ellen NcGee. The Justice heard the
cise and dismissed the case at the cost
OF the complainant.
A ONE year old child Of Robert Ham
ilton, who resides on Market below
Tweuty-third street, got hold OF some
rat poison in the pantry last evening
and swallowed il. Physicians were sum-
moned bu. the chances for its recovery
are doubtful.
SHERIFF BRowS was out last evening
purchasing stone jars for the purpose OF
furnishing the prisoners confined IN the
county jail with ice water. The water
as it comes from the hydrant is very un'
healthy, and the physician at the bas-
tile ordered the change.
LAST evening the representatives OF
the principals in the working boat race
of Saturday next met in North Wheel
ing and arranged the preliminaries. Mr.
Josh Neshline was chosen referee and
Mr.. Thomas Costello final stakeholder.
The contest will take place between five
and six o'clock in the evening.
An enterprising individual in the per-
son OF Joseph Salisbury, has put a new
ferry in operation at the foot OF Four
teenth street for the purpose Of convey
ing persons from the city to the New
Fair Grounds. Residents OF Stonetown
are also greatly beRetitted by it, as it
saves them q great amount OF walking.
Mrs. SHERRATT, mother Of the Broth
ers Sherratt, compositors at this office,
died Yesterday evening at the Hospital,
Of q disease somewhat resembling white
swelling. Mrs. Sherratt had long been
an invalid. and her death was moi unex-
pected. During her residence in this
country she had, by her amiable man
ner, won the hearts of host OF our citi-
zens, and they will be panied to learn
Of her deaths RequnscGt IN pace.
The small boys about the city still
persist in hanging on the street cars.
Our attention was called to this matter
on Twenty-fourth street, yesterday,
where four or five boys, ranging from
six to ten years Of age, were seen firmly
clinging to the back end Of a car. The
accidents which have been caused by
this reckless-foolishness should be a lee
son to the young Arabs, though they
will never learn except by experience.
DURING our tonr about the Eighth
ward yesterday We were accosted by
some of the members of the Schultze
boat club in reference to knoke's de-
post OF 500 at this Office. They were
rather indignant that knoke should
challenge Murphy, he having beat
EN- him twice heretofore, and they
saw thai when Murphy wishes to row
knoke he will inform him by challeng-
ing him. They say, however, that il
knoke challenges any person in their
club with the exception OF Babbitt he
will be very apt to get u race.
The colored Odd Fellows who went to
Pittsburgh day before yesterday, re-
turned last evening, and expressed
themselves highly pleased with the
treatment received at the hands OF the
Smoky City brothers. During the con-
claye a contest was had for two hand
some banners. The drilling of the ER-
eampments was superb, % we are in
formed, and the Cleveland division
walked off with the spoils. In the even
ing a splendid banquet was spread in
Lafayette Hall, to which all dill justice
with great zest. About one hundred
and twenty-five went up from this city.
Law and Order.
Tho RHcrsrrR yesterday axclnsiysly