Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-17
CITY CHIPS.
Facts and FaneSes Gathered In and
Aboat the village.

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ONE deed Of trust was admitted to record
yesterday at the Clerks office.
OFFICER DUNLAP arrested Mrs. T. Dorgan
for disorderly conduct, yesterday.
SWEENEY & Sons shipped forty nail ma
chimes to the Mingo mill yesterday.
The appointments of the teachers of the
Fifth ward school will be made tonight.
Mr.. SrEINBEcKEs will wear the uniform
during officer Combs absence to Cincinnati.
The ordinance relating TO corner loaing
is being rigidly enforced throughout the
city. -...
LIEUT.. SYLyIs has a tight grip on thslines
how. He insPects the entire town every
day.
A PRIVATE picnic. Of a very enjoyable ma
ture. was given at Hornbrook Park, yester-
day.
The branch and steam pipes were re-
paired on the Scioto yesterday BY Sweeney
& Son.
The workmen are repairing Chapline
street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
The Hook and Ladder House is being
whitewashed. All the houses north of the
creek are finished.
The laying of the pavement in front Of
LOTUS & Reilly's livery stable was COM
pleted last evening.
HENRY BRIGGS little child, which was
killed yesterday, was named after our late
President, Garfield.
TIE suspension bridge will soon have its
new white dress on, which will be capped
off with a red boarder.
YESTERDAY morning was one of the larg-
IL, haAf THE Sttp, nnr-
ing the middle of the week.
The repairing of the pavement at the
corner of Twenty-fourth and Chapline
streets was started yesterday.
BUSINESS at the 'Squires' offices has fallen
off Now is a good time to take their
much talked-of summer trips.
Ii was mistake Mr.. Vennor made in
surprising August would be entirely damp
and cool. An egre6iOus error, surely.
TIE northern circuit OF the fire alarm
was again out of order yesterday. Chief
Eccles was kept moving TO nix 1t before
dark.
The stores and mill at the village Of Elm
Grove are doing thriving business. The
stoppage Of the mills does not affect their
trade.
The atmosphere was heavily charged
with electricity during last nights rain
and the various telephone bells kept up
continuous clatter.
The wished. for rain came at last, appear.
ing about ten o'clock last night The dust
is nicely laid, and the heated air has been
materially cooled of.
IT looked like rain, yesterday morning,
but by noon the sun was blazing down as
warm as ever. Such weather makes men
too lazy to make news.
Mr.. BENSON McMECHEN, OF Benwood, the
popular granger of that district, was around
tie last few days shaking hands with his
numerous friends. It's lO-pOund boy!
A LADY from the Buckeye State yester-
day lisdained to use the steps OF the street
car in getting off in front of the McLu-c
House, but gracefully jumped over the
back of the platform.
MILLER's express wagon and an Island
street car collided at the east approach to
the back river bridge. yesterday. The car
had several windows Knocked out, and the
wagon had wheel broken.
Miss NINA MASON celebrated her eight
zenith birthday at her residence on Main
street, South Side, about twenty-five
couples being present and a nice eveaing
vas spent dancing to the music OF Mayess'
band.
JOSEPH SIPPLE, a coal miner, who is sub.
ieCt to fits, was attacked by one yesterday,
and during his struggles had his face and
neck badly laceraied. DR.. Garrison was
called in and dressed the wounds very
quickly and neatly.
The new horse at the Yigilant engine
house in the place OF Archie" the engine
horse, who is very i'll, is doing very we'll.
He answers all the alarms promptly, but
has not vet learned the mode Of getting UNI
der the harness rapidly.
THE funeral Of the late James Dalzell,
took place, yesterday morning, very large
coneOurse Of friends paying their last re-
speCts. the services were conducted by
Kew. J. ID. MofTat and the interment took
place at Greenwood cemetery.
Mr.. MCLArGuLiS had fine pair of pants
and a cameo ring stolen out OF the Combs
boat house, at MOundSville, a few days ago.
He has no love for TIE population OF that
village, and calls them plenty OF pet names
to make up for his financial loss.
BUILDERS and contractors will remember
that they subject themselves to fine by
piling building material on the street with
out a permit from the Board Of Public
Works. Sitting lime, which is "a terrible
nuisance, is positively forbidden.
THE following transfer was admitted to
record at Clerk Hooks office yesterday: A
deed made the 10Th day of August, 1892,
by W. H. Caldwell to Edwin L. Zane, in
consideration of 81, 500 for all his interest
i'm ard to the estate of his father, VIM.
Caldwell, deceased.
The great-expected and much-talked-of
Catholic picnic will be held at the Fair
Ground to-day. There will be racing OF all
kinds and various amusements to interest
all who may attend. No doubt a memora-
bic and pleasant day will be spent if the
weather is favorable.
THE repairs at the United engine house
are about completed. The front doors IN
stead of being broken, are now solid doors
similar to those in use at tn e Atlantic, and
so arranged that the driver in getting on
his engine, can open them. This engine
room is far superior to any in the city for
convenience and room.
The North Enders seem to be very much
| in earnest in carrying on their temperance
work. Last Tuesday night they held a
most spirited meeting in Bryant Hall. sew
! enty.ive persons being present. Brother
] K. Davidson and others addressed the
meeting Five persons signed the pledge.
| To morrow night the society, by invitation
| will hold meeting at the Eighteenth
Street Mission, and all are invited to be
present.
A FIvE-DAYS' convention under the man.
agement of the Railroad Branch OF the
Women'S Christian Temperance Union will
| he held at Mountain Lake Park from Aug.
24th TO the 10Th inclusive. Miss Jennie
| Smith will have charge of the meeting.
| Special rates for six days for railroad men
| and families from Wheeling to Mountain
Lake and return for 81 so. General eXcur-
sion on the 9th from Grafton, Cumber-
land and all points between.
Moss CLENNoNs, of Majorsville an
nounces that he will present to the public
the mystery of that great battle which is
to be fought with all nations under heaven,
which you will find recorded in Ezekiel,
80 and 50 chapters. / am going to prove
that it is q going to be fought in the United
States, the land that always laid waste, so
| was the L. S. before Christopher Columbus
| discovered America. George Washington
redeemed the L. s. by the sword. The U.
| s. is without fertilization
whItehili-wilson,
A very pleasant and quiet wedding took