Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-19
LOCAL LAOONICs.
Various Brief Matters In and About the
City.

=
City.
HAyERIY's Msstodons distributed
at the Mcclure aud 81 James
Hotels.
TIVE committee on Health il ordered
to meet at tie City Building, this even
ing, at C'c'ock.
COUNCIL will meet in special session
on Tuesday night, for the purpose oil ap-
proving the bonds Of officers elect.
The wellsburg military company has
received its new uniforms aud VIII make
their first appearance on the I'D
Washington's Birthday.
JOHN Shelby was yesterday appoint
ed administrator of the estate OF Adam
Kalbfeisch. deceased. Bond $3.50, with
Henry Hanke as surety.
ROBSON and Crane at the Saturday
matinee next week will play "Our
Bachelors" and in the evening Sharps
and Flats" will be given.
ASSESSORS RALPH ARKLE. Fred Z
Wingerter, and Robert Cowan, and City
Solic. tor Alfred Caldwell, have hied their
espective oaths OF office.
You girls who did not get valentines,
nav comfort yourselves, for the beet
bows have decided that the practice
should not be encouraged.
YESTERDAY was altogether dull, damp
and dresry. Ii was not a spring rair,
but one oil those dispiriting, dropping,
dismal downfalls, which characterize
November.
A CERTIFICATE of incorporation was
Yesterday granted by Secretary OF State
Brady, to the Cedar Grove Mills" a
milling CORPORATION at Cedar Grove, IA
nawha county.
WM. DOWNING, the pal OF the st.
Cairsville slayer, George Wier, Is back
home again. lie was in the city during
the early part OF the weeS and this was
as far as he came.
YESTERDAY afternoon, two boys en-
tered Bucky's hat store. on Main street,
South Side, and ran of with a couple OF
hats Mrs. Bucky gave chase and COM
PEELED the thieves 10 drop one hat, but
they got of with the other.
THEIRS will no doubt be quite breeze
in the Council, on Tuesday next, when
the matter Of the Committee on Ordin-
ances comes up. City Solicitor Cald-
well gives no opinion, as he says it is a
parliamentary, not legal, question, with
good arguments for both sides.
ALI persons interested in the propos-
ed inaugural ball are requested to meet
mt the Office OF the Secretary OF State at
the Capitol this evening at $50 O'Clock.
The gentlemen in charge, headed by DIR.
Hardesty, have raised a guarantee fund
of $500, and the ball will not fail on ac'
count OF capital.
The Wheeling Press Club met at
Martins restaurant, last night, and ell
fected q temporary organization. va
riety OF business was transacted, includ-
ing the adoption OF resolution tender
ing the thanks of the Club TO Mr..
Thornton for the iavors and courtesies
received at his hands.
The Pan Handle Ns,rs. published at
Wellsburg, has this to say OF recent
concert gwen in that place: The COLI
cert given in the Presbyterian Church
last Thursday night, was in every way q
success. Madame Sachse, as q probes
sioual singer, did herself justice. Prof.
Boyer is certainly fine accompanies"
YESTERDAY morning, shortly before
noon, Mrs. Osborne Gray, the colored
woman who was burned by kerosene
explosion on February D, died OF her in
lures. During the time which has
elapsed since her misfortune, she has
suffered excruciating pain, and death,
when it came, brought welcome relief.
THERE was some .ively work on the
Diurnal yesterday morning. Just b.
fore the steamer landed, young steer
on board became wild and unruly and
Jumped overheard. 1t was, however, a
good swimmer and striking out landed
in Stonetown. Two of the crew pur-
sued in a skif' and drove i. back over
the bridge.
LAST evening officer Williams arres'-
ell two BOYS, giving their names Us Gil
lespie and Bills, and placed them in Il Q
lookup. They are charged with steal
ing money from tine box at st Joseph's
Academy, and are arrested on their own
confession. Ii seems they made two
visits to the box and were successful
both times. They grew reckless, ard
their Boosting was what led to their ar
rest. They are hardened boys and well
known to the police.