Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-23
LOCALITIES.



Register Reporters. !
sTHREx marriage licenses were issued
yesterday.
On Tuesday, the 2sd Of May, 1871, Paris
was burned =
FIFTEEN eases were tried at the Police
Court yesterday morning.
OFFICER Junkins arrested a drunken man
near the market house yesterday.
OyvrcxR Listen arrested aman and woman
on the Fair grounds, yesterday, for prosti-
tuition.
o Of the moulders from the Airing
ton stove works are about 70 so elsewhere
to work.
The North End folks want Seventh
street placed in passable condition for coal
teams and other vehicles.
THERE is som e talk of a regular packet
boat being placed in the MoundsyAle trade,
as the train has been taken of.
SATURDAY night a fight took place at the
saloon, under Koch's hall in the Eighth
ward, which was a very bloody affair.
The st. Paul literary society nave pur.
chased a pool table for the benefit of mem
bers wishing the evening in their rooms.
THE new addition to the Etns rolling
mill is about completed, and they are run
ming full time, with plenty oforders ahead.
JOHN EccLEs, a car repairer at the street
car stables who has been sick with the meas
les for some time, was able to be out yes
terday.
PARRILL, the Twelfth street ferryman,
saws that on Saturday, he took over more
men to the races thar passed over the
bridge.
The fence and out buildings at the Eighth
ward hose house have received a new coat
Of whitewash, which gives the yard a clean
and tidy appearance.
A NUMBER of new houses are being built
on the Ohio side between Etnayille and
Bridgeport, but are rented before being
near completed, and more are needed.
FROM the present outlook Wheeling,
Benwood, Moundsyille, Bellaire, Bridge
port and Martins Ferry will send immense
delegations to the Beaver picnic on the sd
OF June.
SATURDAY night some unknown parties
tried TO enter the residence OF Frank Foil
tonstein, on Market street, Center Wheel
ing; Che was robbed a few days ago as al
ready reportedE
The ladies OF the Second Presbyterian
church are engaged in acknowledgement
to discharge the debt against their church,
and in furtherance of the scheme have de-
termined to give a supper from D TO III
o'clock next Thursday night.
WELL defined case OF smallpox has ap'
peared on the southern end OF the Island.
A child named Lettie May has Just re-
turned from Pittsburgh. where she had
been with her parents on a visit. Health
Officer Edwards has the case in charge.
TEE outlook at present is very blue for
ga1np, EaaBarQ and VrnrRrE men IN his
CITY. Several Of the former are talking OF
closing up their establishments the LIST OF
June and not open up until the difficulty
between the mill owners and the men IS
settled.
The Board of Commissioners will met
the 3lst inst TO settle up the financial al
fairs of the county for the fiscal year end
ing May 3lst, 1852. Bills and accounts,
however, should be filed with the Clerk be-
ore next Monday, so they may be audited
by the Committees which meet on Monday
and Thursday next.
LAST evening was the birth day of Capt
Hildebrand, of the Riverside Fishing CLUB,
and bis friends, to the number of twenty
five or thirty couples, secured C~Ockayne's
music and went TO his residence and gave
him a complete surprise, and a more pleas
ant party has not been held on the South
Side for many a day.
The residence Of Charles Cook, on Main
street, at the Riverside mill, was visited
by thieves early Saturday morning, and
while they were boring around the lock
on the back door, Mr.. Cook discovered
them, and in crossing the room for his re-
volver. he stumbled over a chair, and the
noise scared the men of, leaving their tools
scattered on the ground.
On Sunday night a very bold and daring
highway robbers was committed on Water
street, Centre Wheeling. As Vim. Kemp
was walking along the above named street,
he was attacked by three men, but resisted,
and was badly beaten by them before he
gave up. They went through him and
only got s. in money, and threatened to
throw him in the river if he ever told any
person about it.
Az alarm OF fire was turned in from Box
Il, corner Market and Tenth streets, last
night, OCCaSiOned by q large volume OF
smoke issuing from the chimney at Arm
strong. Coen & Co.'S planning mill. The
department responded promptly. The peo.
pie ON the street could not catch the box,
as the town clock and the alarm were stri6
ing at the same time, the former striking
10 o'clock. People should be more careful
about pulling boxes until they are certain
there was a fire. This thing Of taking ev-
erybCdy'S word for it, is entirely too thin,