Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-21
LOCAL LACoNICs.
Various Brief Matters In and About the
City

Alt ONt Va
Carr. TAFT, Of the P. W. & Ky. road,
rejoices in a fine specimen OF the 81.
Bernard breed OF dog.
CARDS were issued on Saturday Tor
the reception at the Wheeling Female
College on next Friday night.
THE nex gill gas furnance at the Cen
tral glass works will probably be tin-
ished this week. 1t viii be 10 feet high.
The Golf Guards will be mustered out
OF service on Thursday next. A prehmi-
nary meeting will be held tomorrow
night.
Tux committee of arrangements OF the
Inaugural Ball, is called to meet at the
McLure House parlors tonight at 7:SO
o'clock.
Ar the police court, yesterday morn
ing, p. II. Moore, was sent to Jail Tor
5 DAYS, for drunkenness, in default oil
- and costs.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights OF
Honor OF tins State meets at Fairmont
on March 10Th. An interesting session
is expected.
A cKRrlFIcATs OF incorporation was
issued on Saturday by Secretary OF State
Brady, to the Buckhannon Bank, OF
Buckhannon, Upshur county.
SATURDAY night about s o'clock the
iron broke out under the floor OF the
cast house at the Riverside and caused
a suspension of about twelve hours.
OFFICERS KENNEDY and Junkins on
Saturday night found man lying in a
mixed condition in the alley back oil
the Academy of Music. Between drinks
and cold he was half dead md was thaw-
ed out at the lookup.
TUE Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent As
ISOLATION will give a grand masquerade
ball at Franzheim's Hall on March 10
Mrs. d. Gutman, Mrs. Henry Speyer
and Mrs. NJ. Emsheimer compose the
committee OF arrangements.
The wife OF a certain Market street
saloonist had five or six well. known per
sons arrested, on Saturday, for winning
money from her husband at the enticlng
game known as draw poker. They dis
gorged and the case was compromised
ENrERpRIsx Lodge No. % ]. o. u. T.
will celebrate its fourteenth anniversary
on Tuesday evening, by a public meet
ing at its hall in Peterson's block. Revs
Hite, Thomson and Clancy, Senator
McGregor, Counsellor Cracrait and
others are expected TO deliver at
dresses.
In The Geographic dispatches sent
away from this city OF the death OF Mrs
Alex. Lau:hlin either the writer or ope-
rators made a mistake, and il appears
in several leading journals that Mr..
Alex. Laughlin, one OF the prominent
iron men residing at Wheeling is dead
causing quite furry among iron men,
ABOUT hall-past twelve Saturday
morning an alarm was sounded from
box 81, corner Thirty third and Eoil
streets. 1t was little blaze caused by
g little boy OF DR.. j. Il. Reeds lighting
a match and carelessly throwing it into a
bundle Of rags in the second story. 1t
was easily extinguished with a bucket OF
water.
TaE third match for the gold badge
was shot by the Wheeling Rifle Club on
SATURDAY., at Strobel's range. 1t was
won by Babcock by the following score:
Babcock, l04; Cox, 80; Stewart, 0S;
Jaeger, 9S; Shirk, Oh; Reagan, 81. 1t is
thought the match with the team OF
Springfield, Mass, will come off next
Saturday,
The confirmation ceremonies ut the
Hebrew Synagogue on Saturday morn
ing were attended by quite number
outside OF the regular members, and
proved quite interesting. Rabbi NJ.
SeSsler performed the rite and Messrs.
William Gutman, David Ramp and
Benny Gundling received it. Appro-
pirate music was furnished by Mrs. A.
Nj. Sheib, Miss Emsheimer and Miss
Horkheimer.
A BLOODY iracas took place about I
O'Clock Saturday night at Lawrence
Heller's saloon, opposite the po5totlice,
participated in by Frank Coyle and
Martin Friery. 1t seems they had an
old trouble, which was renewed and re-
suited in Coyle's face being badly
pounded up. They were both arrested
by Officers Murrin and Fugate, and the
case will be heard this morning. Both
are known as quiet and inoflensiye when
duly sober.
The r. & o. engineering corps started
at their work Saturday morning. They
started on Twenty. second street near
the Market House, and ran a line up
over the hill coming to the creek about
$50 yards west of the Zane street bridge.
Ii was merely a preliminary line, no
notes OF any importance being made.
Three more of the engineers will be
here to-day. They are all genial set
OF gentlemen. They are established at
the Stamm.
FRANK BEALEs and William Gillespy,
the youthful rascels mentioned on Sat
urday as having been arrested for steal
ing from the collection box at st. JOS
eph's Academy, were arraigned before
Justice Caldwell on Saturday morning
and held in default OF 500 bond. In
the testimony it was developed that Jas.
Fry had had finger in the same pie
and he was arrested and similarly treat.
ed. Poodle" Price was an important
witness and was required to give $50
bond for his appearance before court, TO
testify.
WHILE going to the fire, Saturday, the
Nigilant apparatus was almost complete
ly wrecked. 1t is too old for any town
of any pretensions and going over the
rough streets of this city plays sad havoc
with it every time. An axle was sprung
and a spring cracked on the engine and
on the reel one OF the wheel tires was
broken in three places. The engine is
at present at Kulfs shops. The reel is
over thirty-fye years old and ready to
break down any time. There is room
for considerable improvement at the
Vigilant house. Let the committee look
at il.
MAYOR EGERTER, in proclamation
calls on sill good citizens to observe the
birthday OF the "Father OF his coun-
try" which occurs tomorrow. He also
asks the state officials TO decorate the
State House and orders the city Off
cials to hang the banners on the outer
walls OF the City Buildings. This is the
right spirit and the wishes of our worthy
Mayor will, it is hoped, be carried out.
The banks will all be closed and it is
probable that the Legislature will shut
down the bill mill for day in order to
do honor to the illustrious Virginian's