Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-26
LOCALITIES,
Dininufiys Happenings Picked Up By
Register Reporters.

hOAhAbSs
sEeuIN commencement at the Opera
House this evening.
Tx Fire Department boys received their
new summer hats, Saturday.
Robustness of importance was transacted
in the Municipal Court, Saturday.
Two large driving wheels and bed plates
were cast at the Centre foundry, last week.
Ex-MAYoR SWEENEY lost q valuable COW
yesterday, which is supposed to have been
poisoned.
The hinge factory, which has been under
going repairs this last week, will start up
on Wednesday.
TEE County COMMISSIONER Committees
on Poor House and Farm and Court House
and Jail meet to-day.
SWEENEY & Son will commence putting
the machinery, &C, in MendePs new furni-
ture factory, to-day.
The Seguin Institute will hold their con-
cert and commencement, ut the Opera
House. this evening.
REpMAN & Co. will ship four nail ma
chimes TO the jefferson Iron Works, at
Steubenville, this week.
SATURDAY night q fight took place on
Twenty first street between three or four
unknown men. No arrests.
FRANK WALTERS will open his summer
garden for the season with grand concert
by the full opera House Orchestra.
The mud in the creek, yesterday, caused
the fish to rise to the surface, where they
were caught in scores by boys and men IN
boats.
SAM BRUBAKER is suffering from badly
lacerated hand, resulting from being caught
beneath falling window, as already men,
toned.
MARSHALL MCCoNNAGHY, OF Bridgeport,
arrested man, who had stolen horse at
GAINESVILLE, yesterday, near Martins Ferry.
He was taken to GAINESVILLE,
SEVERAL large delegations have left the
CITY in the last few days to join the Forest
and Stream Club, which is encamped few
miles up Big Wheeling Greek.
The Baptist Sunday School picnic will be
held at Mahan's Grove, Wednesday. Tick
els NAV be had of the committee, or at j..
w. Amiek's shoe store, on Main street.
IT really begins to look aslthough Wheel
| ing is 10 have the electric light Messrs.
SSeeny & Son have indicated their inten-
| ton of introducingit in their foundry A
| twenty five burner machine will be put IN
at first.
The glassblowers' picnic on the Fair
Grounds Saturday was quite success.
The attendance was very large, embracing
several delegations from points along the
river. Good order was special feature OF
the day.
A GRAND musical concert at CARROTS
Hall, Steubenyille, will be given by the
0ratorio Society of this city next Friday
evening The steamer st. Lawrence has
been chartered to take an excursion party
from this city.
A PURSE of S33 was raised among the en-
ployes of Sweeney's foundry, last week, for
William Oiker, the apprentice who had
his foot mashed a short time ago at the
works. The young man is getting along
as we'll as could be expected.
SWEENEY & Son shipped the last of the
three large bed plates for the Whitaker
Iron Works, Saturday. The foundry has
very large contract for work for the mills
on hand, which has to be finished as quick
" as possible, and neceSsitates working ex-
ira hours.
The foot race between Samuel W. Davis
and George BOhn, for $50 side, has been
raised to 500, and will positively come Oft
Saturday, July lst, between 5 and 8 P. NJ,
on the old Fair Grounds, distance 100 yards.
Davis is a Welchman. 80 years old, and will
run at 40 pounds. Bohn Is German, "a
years old, and will run at lS5 pounds.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the 0ratorio Society
is called for Monday night, at 8 O'Clock, in
Prof. ThOmpsUn's rooms, to complete ar
engagements for their grand excursion to
Steubenville next Friday on the elegant
passenger steamer St. Lawrence. The
ladies and gentlemen of the chorus will get
their tickets, and fine time is assured.
A YOUNG boy had very narrow escape
from drowning in the creek, yesterday al
ternoOn. He was in q Hat bottom skill,
catching fish, when he fell into the creek.
Fortunately parties hearing his cries for
help had skif near and rescued him.
This should be a warning TO parents to not
allow their children ~ be in skiffs without
some person to take care of them.
ABOUT half-past four o'clock Saturday
afternoon, Willie Bogard, a ten-year.Old
son of Levi Bogard, went swimming in the
river above the ice breakers at the foot of
Fourth street, and WAS carried out into the
deep water and drowned before assistance
could reach him. After short search his
body was recovered about two hundred
yards below where he sank.
On Saturday evening a gentleman fell
over a fire plug on Main street, just above
alley Four, badly scratching his hands.
This plug stands in the middle of the side
walk and person is liable to fall over it ut
any time and badly injure himself. Spme
of these fine days the city will have dam
age suit on account of this self same plug,
which has long been a nuisance.
Ar the meeting of the La Belle lodge No.
3, n. o. U. W., saturday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected; r VI. W.,
Silas Hathaway; NJ. W., JAS. b. Mixs; Fore
nan, J. h. Stewart; Overseer Francis
Flood; Recorder. b. w. Roberts; Financeer,
". n. Bender; Receiver Henry TruNel:
Trustee, Vim. Tasting. These officers will
he installed at the meeting next Saturday
right.
SATURDAY night a man went into the
iIuit store of the Italian Just above the
poStoffce, and wanted to pay twenty cents
tor twenty-five cents worth Of nuts. A dis
puie arose and the Italian put him out but
not being contented with putting him OuE
ne proceeded to Pnmmel him, when Officer
Fugate put in an appearance and arrested
the son of Italy, who gave bond for his
appearance before His Honor this morn
ing.
THE following was clipped from the first
issue of the Grand Rapid JournHl, OF La.
INQUIRE county, Dakota: Col. Wilson and
Major Deyine of Wheeling, W. Va, left
here last week tn take trip to Fort Totten
and view the land. These gentlemen have
large property interests near our city, aud
are highly pleased with our valley. They
are making extensive improvements on
their lands here, and will soon develop into
full fledged grangers."
On Saturday morning, near the Benwood
landing, the body of Christian Liebrandt
who disappeared mysteriOusly several days
ago, was found floating in the river. 1t
was conveyed to his residence in this city,
and in the afternoon at 4 O'Clock the fun
eral took place in charge of the Knights Of
Pythias and the order of Druids. The pre-
sumption is that while suffering from de.
spOndency be committed suicide. He was
joyial and industrious German and had
many friends who sadly lament his sad
death.
On Thursday morning last serious acct
dent happened on the south side. Corona
Glass, aged four mouths, daughter OF Cas-
per Glass. q miner residing on Main street,
opposite the Belmont blast furnace, was
sitting at the breakfast table in charge of
her little sister, when by some means a cup
Of boiling hot coffee was upset, and the
contents poured over the breast, stomach
and limbs of the infant. DR.. Edwards was
summoned immediately and did every