Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-22
A ErIeT Resume ola Days Happenings
I'm and About Town.

NIONERNbE JACh>CN HIS dDOut COliplekeu
/ his message.
The Legislature meets two weeks from
! next Monday.
THERE was a double wedding at Squire
StayCs yesterday.
4 TosrorFICE has been established at
/ SChCCk, BraXtOn county.
MICHAEL king was arrested yesterday in
! the Eighth ward for drunkenness. rr
Ay effort will be Rade to establish post
of the G. A. X. in this city in few days.
CH,s. PIERRE had his arm severely burn
ed at the Whitaker iron-wOrkS, yesterday.
YESTERDAY was the shortest day of 1881,
being only nine hours and fifteen minutes
in length.
ABOUT half of the S11. 900 assessment for
the Ohio Valley Railroad has been raised at
Darlington.
The annual ball OF the Belmont Fishing
Club will be held at Beethoven Hall to-mor-
row evening.
STREET car No. (, Of the Citizens Line,
broke down yesterday and delayed the
other cars considerably.
The State fair directors have not yet
heard from the National TrOtting AssOcia-
ton in regard to a day for spring races
here.
MrCH complaint is made about the street
lamps ON the corner OF Twenty-siIth and
Main, and Twenty-fOurth and Main, never
being lighted.
The T. & o. is making an active effort to
construct a line of telegraph from Wash
ingtun, Pa. to Pittsburgh via the Pitts
burgh Southern road.
The store room at the Capitol is in mag
niiiCcnt condition, the State supplies all
being stored in a manner superior to that
Of any administration.
THD tow.boat pauntless had barge of
coal to get aground on the bar at the foot OF
Fifth street, yesterday afternoon and had
not gotten it off late last night
THE remains of Mrs. Thomas Humes, a
former resident of West Alexander, Pa,
will pass through this city to-day to that
place for intermcnt. Mrs. HumeS died in
Ohio.
Miss GIMME COEN, of the Seventh ward,
sustained very painful injuries day before
yesterday by fall in the yard surrounding
the house of her father. Her face was badly
cut and one or two teeth broken.
THOMAS CLARK, an engineer on the b.
o.. fell between the parts OF his engine
yesterday and hurt his shoulder badly,
nCCeSSitating his retirement for season.
through the depot into the creek some
weeks ago with his engine.
LAST Monday night VIM Waddle, a ma
chinist who lived in this city and worked
tor the C.. T. V. & W. II. r. Co. at Laraina,
was killed by yard engine which ran him
down as he was passing through the yards.
His remains were brought to his home in
this city yesterday for interment.
A LABoRER at the Belmont mill, named
Patrick Haley. drew two weeks pay on
Saturday evening and, putting the money
in his coat pocket, hung up the coat and
went on with his work. When he was done,
and put on his coat, he found that the mo
ney was gone, some thief having watched
him and robbed him Of his hard-earned
wages.
Cart. CHARLES SCHMIDT last year pur-
chased and shipped from Washington, Pa,
%. 900 bushels of barley. This year he
bought from a larger number of persons
only 1900 bushels, showing a failure of
about one-half in the crop a. compared
with last year. in this neighborhOOd. Near
" oil of these purchases were consumed by
the Rymann Brewing Company OF this city.
THE B. & o. Railroad Company has erect
ed box at the car shops in this place, and
W. T. Barnard, Secretary of the b. ( ..
Railroad Employees Relief Association, has
issued q circular stating that any printed
matter placed in this box will be judiciously
distributed 10 grateful sufferers who are
members OF the Association at present, suf-
fering from bodily ailments, and who are
not in position where they can procure
reading matter.
The morning Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian church anticipates Christ
mas this year by one day. They hold
their celebration on Saturday morning at
1880 o'clock. The lecture room has been
beautifully trimed with evergreenS. The
large infant department IS TO shine with
Respondent tree.
Presents are to b. mutually exchanged.
but their value is judiciously limited to a
small sum of money. Also plenty of sing
ing, and q general gathering of parents
and friends. Visitors will be welcomed.
CHRISTMAS and New Years coming on Sab
bath day, the Mondays succeeding will be
observed as holidays. Persons having pa
per maturing OH those days will please ar
range it on the Saturdays previous, Is the
following banks viii be closed on Monday
December 26th and Monday, January 3rd
Peoples Bank, by George w. Eckhart, Jr.,
cashier; Bank of Wheeling. by G. Lamb.
cashier; City Bank, by K Crangle, presi-
dent; German Bank by l.. J. Baylia. cashier;
A1L4A Va tAAS NAiAV ~ SCpoOut
cashier; Commercial Bank, by s. =. Hill
dreth, cashier: National Bank of West Vir-
GINA by John Wagner, cashier; Exchange
Bank OF Wheeling. by John J. Jones, cash
Ter.
The popular ladies restaurant at No. 1927
Market street. The old. original and only
first-ClasS restaurant for ladies in Wheel
ing. Ladies living in the suburbs and
country who are shopping in the city and
buying their stock Of Christmas presents
should take their dinners at Martins res
taurant and oyster house. There is a pri-
vste entrance for ladies, and parlors exclu-
siyely for their use. The merit and popu-
lsrity of the place is attested to by the large
number of ladies who are constantly pass
ing in and out. At this popular restaurant
meals are gotten up in al styles and at all
prices TO suit thu taste and pocket Of the
visitor. Do not fail to call and take meal
the next time you are in the cito. Remem-
Der the place, No. lot Market street. Mar
tin Thornton proprietor