Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-02
LITTLE LOCAL LOTS.
Brief Jottings OF News In and Abont
the CITY.

tneCaty.
THE Municipal court meets to day.
FRANK FRAYsE in 'Mardo," tonight.
THK County Commissioners on Finance
met last night
The Iiverymen we're engaged in overhaul
ing their sleighs yesterday.
TIE work Of laying the Crook sewers in
the south end Is at last completed.
Two deeds Of trust were admitted to re-
cord at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
w. g. CoBuN, Recorder of Monongalia
county, died ON Saturday and was buried
on Sunday.
MINNIE, a six-year old daughter of A. D.
Work. of LsBelle street, died yesterday OF
scarlet fever.
REy. FATHER D. B. CULL's lecture at
Puwhatan has been changed from Noyem-
Der 9th to the 10th.
Mr.. Gro HEwEY has been offered four
thousand dollars for his property on Alley
four but declinedit. F..
REAL ESTATE Agent RALLER sold the old
Wheat property, on Chapline street, yester-
day, at private sale for 5000.
TIE workmen were busily engaged
msking some needed repairs TO the base
ment Of the Sixth ward school house.
A HoRsE belonging to Michael Bell fell
down while at work in the Eighth ward,
Yesterday, and was considered dangerously
i'll at a late hour.
YESTERDAY afternoon the rite of circum-
sion was performed on Col. James Speyer,
Jr, Rabbi Hoffman, of Cleveland, perform
ing the CEREMONY.
A NUMBER of citizens in North Wheeling
were around hunting for coal house doors
and garden gates yesterday morning. Some
of them said hallow cen.
Mr.. BAYHA. one of the oldest German
citizens OF Fulton, is lying very low at his
home with asthma. His son Lewis is
cashier of the German Bank.
SQUIRE SCHULTZ awoke, yesterday morn
ing, to find his sign ornamented with
hanging dummy. This was probably
tribute to the 'Sduirc's duties as coroner.
SOME girls made a lot Of tatfy last Tues
day evening and put il outside to cool, but
when they came to look for it it was gone,
dishes and all. The little dickey birds had
carried it off, Bad birds.
The current number of the Ceat,ry Maya
-iHe is up TO the usual high standard OF
literature. This is the first of the second
year under the present name. Procure a
copy at Stanton & Dayenport's.
An individual addresses 20 the editor OF
Anon" but fails to attach his or her real
name which is necessary in all cases before
any correspondence sent 10 US is consid-
cred.
The Hook and Ladder truck was de-
tanned yesterday morning by snap break
ing. which caused the truck To run into the
corner OF the room. Bnt even after this
delay they made very good time in answer
to the alarm OF tire.
The members of the Miller Happy
TLonght Club are completing arrangements
for holding one OF the largest balls of the
season at Turner Hall. Over 500 invitations
will be Issued for il. 7. 7. CUckayne'S or
chestra will furnish music.
The Municipal Court met yesterday, and
the case Of f. J. House and others W. c 9TH.
arine Morgins and others. A decree enter
ed for sale of the real estate in this cause,
aud Court then adjourned to meet this
morning at 8 o'clock.
Col. Coon PETERS entertained a number
of bis friends last evening, at grand
oyster supper at his residence on the
corner of Seventh and Market. The Col
has been very successful in all OF his bets
on the election, and is remembering his
friends accordingly.
FRANK GoRDoN (colored) complained to
Capt. Bennett and Constable Wilcox last
night that while in a house of i'll fame in
East Wheeling he was robbed of o fine
gold ring and 500 in money. At this
writing Bennett and Wilcox had not re-
covered the property.
YESTERDAY afternoon painful operation
was performed on Fritz Miller, a thirteen
year old boy who resides at Il Fifteenth
street On Tuesday night, while out the
National road, he received blow in the
Al ~ ah 90. fhn
orgsn IN two. Yesterday afternoon several
city physicians removed the useless eye, to
save the other one.
LAST night the Bryant Literary Society
gave benefit performance in their hall in
the First ward. The exercises were purely
voluntary. and were thoroughly enjoyable.
The old church has been SOli and the
Bryanrs are compelled to change their OUR
tiers and will probably meet down street
This society is now five years old. and has
in its time done much good work.
A CTErAIN party living in North Wheel
ing has cow that has always been a good
one for giving milk, but for the last three
or four weeks the owner says the cow has
been hewiIched, as the milk will all turn 10
ClabbEr or water in five minutes after taken
from the cow. The neighborS have all quit
using the mix, and no one is able to &C
count for such strange freak, but the
owner says the witches have done itall.
The following transfers were admitted to
record at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday: 4
deed made the 3lSt day Of October. 1882 by
Vim. Porter and wife TO Margaret j. COen,
in consideration of $500, for One-fourth of
an acre of land situated in Pleasant VALLEY.
A deed made the3 LIST day Of October, 1882,
by William Porter and wife TO Alonzo Por-
ter, in consideration of $780, for one-eighth
~ an arra IF land sifuata in Pleasant VAL
ley.
YESTERDAY morning about o'clock. an
alarm of fire was turned in from box II,
corner of Market and Tenth streets. ocCa'
son, d by the grocery store Of 4. +. Hanson
being Oh tre. The department responde
promptly and quickly extinguished the
danes Upon investigation it was diScOv-
cred that the fire caught in the shelving
near the front door No Canse cDuld be "a
signed for its catching. Owing u the quick
| and Efficient work of the Hope hose house
boys, the damages were very slight.
SISeE the publication in the REGISTER of
| October 81 Of some Of tue scandals which
are sgiIstlng the city. the tongue of gossip
| hes kPRr husily waggirg. In every case
| the allusiOns went straight home, bnt not
| only that, at least a dozen other cases were
stirrs d up. The cowhiding story, for i'm
| stance, stirred up the Island community
and as caused a certain gentleman and
! lady n, UGH annoyance. For their benefit
The tatement is made that the cowhidiny
referred to occurred in another part OF the
| city.
AT an esrly hour this morning Mr.. Harry
EinsIein, u travelling salesman for cigar
house in Philadelphia, lett his satchel of
samples in the Italian saloon on Market
street, and when he looked for it found il
had disappeared Capt. Bennett was i'm
mediatsly nOuied and in a short time
compelled a man TO show where the goods
we're. These were hid under theP.. W. & Ny.
damn, unr