Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-05

A TRAMP, the first Of the season, was
gathered in by Officer Kennedy in the
lower end of the Eighth ward last night.
TIE new bridge over the Big creek at
Steenrod's is going up as rapidly as pos
sible. 1t will be ready for the next rise.
MR. 7. B. SMITH, engineer at Pollock's
mill, was cut on tine head Saturday, and
ba1ly injured, by a sash falling upon
him.
A BELT, OF fine workmanship. was
sent TO the Chief OF the Fire Depart
ment last week, by Fred Miller, OF New
York.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a
grand social at Moundsville this week,
at Nelan's Hotel. T. F. Cockayne will
play.
Carr. DENNIS, of the Committee on
Revision, says the work assigned his
committee will likely be completed this
week.
THE business houses which were
closed up during the hot weather after
six O'Clock P. NJ, have resumed GALES
after that hour.
WN. SPEIDEL, Adam Miller, George
Richardson and Thomas Parker, una
dorned DRINKS, will answer at police
court this morning.
A LAD whose nam We did not learn
fell in a dit near Fishers foundry last
night and groveled in the dust for some
time before relief came.
SOME trees were blown over on the fire
alarm wires yesterday afternoon, on Fotf
street neal Twenty-fourth, breaking
them in several places.
The Hold the Fort" infant school OF
the Presbyterian church at West Alex
ander, Pa, held a pleasant picnic at
Gaston's orchard last Saturday.
A FALL OF earth at the West Alexan-
der tunnel last Saturday delayed trains
for several hours and necessitated a
transfer OF freights and passengers.
PAT SCAILY was before Justice Felber
Saturday charged with assault and bat
terry by Clara Coleman, but
the evidence cleared Pat and Clara paid
the costs.
The Grand Lodge X. OF P. will meet
at Berkeley Springs tomorrow. The
REGISTER has already exclusively pub
lished the list of delegates and other
matters relative TO the session.
BURGLARs attempted to force an er-
trance to +. SchPnk ( Sons establish
ment on Market street early Saturday
morning, but Officer Fugate, who was
on duty in that locality frightened them
of.
WM. JONES was arrested by Officer
Morris yesterday for backing and blue
ing the dreamy gray eye OF Miss Lizzie
Brewster. Both are denizsns Of N OF
the most odoriferous alleys OF East
Wheeling.
JOSEPH LINDEN, the young man who
was burned by benzine, at the Central
Glass Works, last Friday, died from his
injuries early Saturday morning, at his
residence at the North end OF McCol-
loch street.
II any of our readers desire to see n
of the largest turnips in Belmont coun-
ty, they can do so by calling at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Isaac Carpenter, just be-
low West Wheeling. Mr.. g. will ex-
hibit it at our State Fair.
The work OF placing gravel on the APP
proach to the State Fair grounds is be-
ing vigorously prosecuted by the city
authorities, and the very enterprlsing
present City Council should order the
extension Of Penn street.
SQUIRE FELBER issued q warrant yes.
terday for Mrs. Efie Russell and her
son, who are charged by a negro, who
lives on the farm OF S. Laughlin, Esq,
with assault and battery. The fracas
grew out OF scrape ABOUT a dog.
The pic mic to be given at B%uchsnan's
grove, near Triadelphia, by the Fairview
Literary Society next Saturday, prom
ises to be a large gathering. T. L.
Cockayne, with Orchestra, will furnish
the music. Several from this city will
attend.
THERE will be a competitive examina-
ton at Clarksburg tomorrow for the
purpose of filling Il vacancy from this
Congressional district in the U. 5. Naval
Academy, which Hon. Ben Wilson has
at his disposal. The candidate must BE-
over II and under Is years OF aye.
Here is u chance for a bright Wheeling
boy.
A NEGRO, whose name We did not
learn, was taken through this city to
Flushing, D., last Saturday by an officer
from that place, to answer a charge OF
till tapping preferred by a saloon keep
er. The strangest part of the story is
that the negro has no fingers on either
hand. He was apprehended IN Washing
ton county, Pa.
AT the horse race on the Island Satur-
day afternoon between Oscar Seeley's
black Arabian, General Garfield, and
Harry Mendel's bay mare Mamie B.,
the former won by two lengths. Men
deps ma could have won easily but
she become unmanageable when near
the judges stand and thus lost the race.
The 'hy" was for $50 a side.
The low stage OF water in the Ohio
river cause q concentration of the i'm
purities that pass into that stream, and
the water that is distributed through
the reservoir is therefore more than
usually contaminated. For this reason
drinking water should be filtered or
boiled before it is used. People cannot
be too careful in this respect. The ex-
ercise OF proper precsution will cause
some inconvenience, OF course, but it is
always less costly to preserve health
than to regain it when once impaired.
The September meeting of the Wheel
ing Sabbath School Association an.
nounced for tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock, at the English Lutheran Sunday
school rooms, promises to be one of un.
usual interest. AA experienced teacher
in infant school work has been asked to
bring Il portion of her class and give enc
OF her interesting exercises. Prof. Soho.
teld has consented to lead the music, a
county convention in the near future
will be discussed, thoughts on the Chau-
tauqua Sabbath School Assembly ex-
pressed, &c, all Of which ought to insure
a very full attendance.
GEO. II. TAYLOR will omen another in