Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-03
LITTLE LOCAL LOTS.
Brief Jottings Of News I'm and About
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OFFICER CoNBs is again on duly.
The streets very quiet last night.
ONLY one more week till the election.
The Washington, Pa, fair begins to-day.
TEE Immortal J. n" went west yester-
day afternoon. .-srl.-.
The Thirty-hfth street sewer is being
laid very rapidly. -.
The boilers at the top mill will 90 to
work this morning.
THE Tariff Commission meets at the Nc.
Lure House on the 18th.
The steam tow boat j. s. Neil will be
sold at U. s. Marshaps sale to-day.
HENRY THOMPSON is a candidate for JUS
tice Of the Peace in Washington district.
THE Washington, Pa, school children
will visit the Pittsburgh Exposition to-day.
The saloon keepers in the South End get
up very early since the mills have started.
TIE last will and testament Of Christian
Becker, deceased, was yesterday admitted to
probate,
The roof is being placed on the new
wagon house at Schmulbach Brewing Com
pany's brewery.
Mr.. McCULLoUGH, of Short creek, is tax
ing out over ten thousand feet of lumber
for buildings on his farm.
In Judge Jacobs court yesterday Alice
Leverage was acquitted on the charge Of
stealing from Jennie Gray.
Mr.. JOSEPH BELL, Of the Arlington stove
works, has presented the German NJ. L.
Church with very handsome stove.
Nh. c. SRIBERr, tie ice king of this sec
ton, will commence the erection OF his
new ice-house on the Island this week.
The Auditors clerks are very busy clos
ing up the years business, with reference
TO the biennial report to the Legislature.
Mr. MARTIN GARNER, one of the young
machinistS Of this city, is meeting with IN
bounded success in his new undertaking.
JOHN ZESER, Of Switzerland, Lud Modsr,
GA. Chuastek, George With, of Germany,
were naturalized by Judge Jacobs yester-
day.
The men at the Eighth ward hose house
want to know whether the city pays the
men who watch their actions day and
night.
The street Improvements are still in pro-
gress. II they are kept up for about two
months this city will be able to talk about
decent thoroughfares.
The arguments in the case of Armstrong
vs. L. s. Delapsain and Others in Judge
Boyd's court, was continued yesterday and
will likely be concluded today.
SOME twenty persons from this.scity and
eighteen or twenty from Elm Grove went
to Washington, Pa, yesterday and thence
TO the McGugin oil we'll near Burgettstown.
A LARGE boat load of tan bark was re-
ceived by Hoffman & Co. from down the
river, yesterday, and quite number of
hnStlyy apuaOa1 unloading the
same.
Mr.. WALKER MCLAUGHLIN and number
of his friends have Just completed one OF
the finest club-rooms that can be found in
North Wheeling. 1t is fitted up with all
modern Improvements.
BRIcELAND and KnOke took spin on the
river yesterday in their respective shells
and are now in first-class order and ready
TO meet Weisgerber and Meaghan, as soon
as they are ready to row them.
The meetings at the Disciples church
are very interesting and successful. Nine
additions to the membership Of the church
is the result thus far. The attendance is
very large. They will be continued until
further notice.
A MEETING Of the Lincoln Club was held
last night for the purpose OF discussing the
prospects DR.. Logan harangued the faith
ful at some length and urged them to stay.
Some chromos of General Golf were dis
tributed as souvenirs.
Mr.. HAM WOoDs, who has filled the posi-
ton of collector on the steamer Climax. at
Martins Ferry, for some time past has re-
signed and gone to work at his trade in the
rolling mill. He will be greatly missed
by the travelling public.
T. NJ. PAXTON, of Locust Hill, Washing
ton, Pa, took three first and two second
premiums on wool at the Wheeling State
Fair. He also carried Off the gold medal.
He has sold his buck, BOSS Too" to Toll
tol Funk for $125; and a one year old buck
to ID. J. Hays for $50.
A LARGE quantity OF number one syrup
was shipped To Chicago Saturday from the
sugar refinery and to-day a lot will be
shipped to Memphis. Business i'll this line
has again taken q brighter look, and from
what could be learned the chances are for a
big advance in prices.
GENERAL Corr and Mr.. Good met yester-
day and had a pleasant little interchange
OF ideas for a few moments. Presently Mr..
Good said General, | intend to vote for
the Republican candidate for Congress this
wear" ''Oh, you do. Well, I'll just kill
your vote. for intend to vote for the Dem
oCratic candidate"
SOME OF the most uneartnly ana DlOOl-
Curdling Wells that ever came from human
throat came from the alley back Of the
City Building last night at - o'clock, and
the police found that Toby Vance, crazed
with LIQUOR, had laid down there with a
first class case of the tremens. He was re-
moved to the lookup.
THE Sunday School Union Association
will meet at the United Presbyterian
church this evening. Addresses will be
delivered by Revs Weidman and milford,
and Mr. w. A List on Practical Notes
from Sunday School Assemblies. There
will also be discussion on the subject:
What Should be the Length and Nature of
the Weekly Lesson Review" All Sunday
school workers are cordially invited to at
tend.
The following was received from West
Alexander gentleman yesterday: The
game of base ball played here on the 30th
should have read: The Coons Of Coon
Island instead of Virginia Nine TAe
Jumbos OF this place admit they were de-
feated by the ruling of the umpire. Moore,
who belongs TO an opposition club-the
'Smartys'-of this place, was not presentst
the game, but upon looking over the score
sheet handed US, we found they had been
playing four men out instead OF three. We
have been informed by one of the Jumbo
players that it took six men to be put out
IN one inning according to the ruling OF
the umpire. IL now requires the third
game to be played on neutral ground, and
the place selected is at the burning oil
well. The Jumbos' will have scorer with
them, who knows bow to do the business