Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-14
CITY UHIPS.
Facts ana Fanefes Gathered In and
Ahout the Village.

lLeO Dy COnSlueTdOle ulSOrueEs
SUMNER appears to have taken a new
turn in life, yesterday was warm.
SEVERAL additional gas posts have beef
erected on Virginia street, Seventh ward.
The boys in the Sixth ward were in theil
element yesterday afternoon, killing rats
NoRK on the new Episcopal churcl
building on the Island, is progressing rap
idly.
RESIDENTS on the lower part Of the IslanC
complain that the garbage mau neglecG
them.
VIZ are informed that Mr.. Henry Faas
leader of the band. has rendered his resig
| nation.
THEB.& D. Railroad ran trains out t
the Park, yesterday, and did 4 rushing
business.
THE white people outnumbered the col
| ored brothers ten to one at HornbrookS
Park, yesterday.
G. LAFAYETTE, OF the steamer Courier, is
considered one OF the finest pastry cooks on
the upper Ohio.
TIE work Of building the new brick ad,
dition to the county Jail will be pushed
very rapidly this week.
HARVEY CoNBs, of this city, who is con-
fined to his bed at Moundsyille with ty-
pnOlu IeNer, Is improving.
Work on the Court house repairs had to
! be suspended last week, as the large slabs
for the landing had not arrived.
The new horse at the hook and ladder
house in place of the sick horse, George, Is
yalueless, so the foreman stated
WHEELING LC DGE No. 0, /. o. D. F., Satur-
day evening, elected Uriah Shepp secretary
in place Of A. McClaskey resigned.
The reception to be given at Gravel Hill,
Bellaire, EeXt week will be an enjoyable al
fair. A birthday surprise is booked.
FROM the present outlook the number OF
new buildings to be erected over at Martins
Ferry will exceed all OF former years.
QUrrE a number Of young men under the
influence of liquor were to be seen on the
streets yesterday afternoon and evening.
JoHN KE4PLE. formerly OF this city, will
entertain his numerous friends at his resi-
dence at Aoundsyille, Oh next Saturday
evening.
Col. JAMES KELSEY, of Martins Ferry,
has one of the finest libraries 10 be found
in Belmont county. A visit to James IS
well spent.
The new addition placed by Mrs. Cham
bers 10 her residence on the east side OF
Market street, above Sixth, is great i'm
proycment.
ONE Of the much talked Of new street
cars made its appearance yesterday. 1t Is
q very neat and easy riding Car. \ few
more if you please.
The Elm Grove cars could not accommo-
date the travel in from the Park last night,
as some Of the teams, that we're hired esPe-
cial for that day, gave out.
QUITE a crowd of Pittsburghers, having
tx,,h ihoH TOO fraalu 4 left fhA
city last evening, having arrived at the T.,
W. & Ky. depot about an hour after the
train had left.
The surprise party to be given by a num-
Der of young ladies to one OF their friends
in the second ward during the week. will
be large affair. Over forty couples will be
in attendance, and T. I. Cockayne will fur
nish the music.
Coon KURNER, the well-known musician
and the finest trombone player in the city,
received his numerous friends from Pitts
burgh Yesterday in manner which re-
Elected great judgment on those who are in
terested in felIow-man.
JUpGING from appearance yesterday, beer
was flowing rather freely in some locality.
Could Somebody's back door have been
open? ItStrikes Us that this Side'door and
baCk-alley whisky trade on Sunday should
At SuHpttSNCNs iNNA aAN ANh-'Sh N"'A
mix well.
THE folks living along the different
streets where improvements are being
made wish to know why the red lights are
not placed on the Instructions. Is the
wharf in the corporation? II so, why is so
much lumber and other material allowed
to lay there so long?
YESTERDAY test was had rs to the dis
lance telephone could be used to adyantage.
\ connection was made at the Western
Union Office with an instrument in IaneS-
Vile, Ohio a distance Of eighty-four miles,
and the conversation could be heard very
distinctly by both parties.
PREsIDEST WIN. GREIyE, OF the Beethoven
Singing Society, of this city, assisted by Col.
Dave kurner, gave their numerous friends
from Pittsburg a grand reception yeSter-
day. The society was invited to attend
reception at Pittsburg. A vote of thanks
was rendered to Mr.. Greiye and Mr.. Kurner
| for COurtesieS extended.
Tux members of Col. John Gibson's
| fishing club, who are stationed down at
| Powhatan, claim that they have caught
| more fish than any other club, The Colonel
/ and his captain, George Williams, put out
/ a trotline, which they did not look at for
| three days, and when examined il was
found they had forgotten to pat hooks on
| it,
| O'HNNIUN and Layberger were to have
| rowed a boat race at Pittsburgh, on Satur
day, but when the signal was given Layber
ger did not appear and O'Hanton went over
the course alone and took the money. Lay
berger says the water was too rough, but il
is believed the affair was cooked" The
Pittsburgh Leader denounCes the race in no
measured terms.
/ The repairing. OF the broken sewer in
front OF LOTUS 4 Rciley's livery stable was
finished, Saturday night, and the work OF
! filling in commenced, but for some cause
there was not enough earth to fill the hole.
This morning several cart loads will be
hauled and the pavement laid. Dr. Baird
does not hold in high favor any person or
persons who would lay sewer at that
depth.
LAST evening about 10 o'clock word was
received at this Office that there was fire
at the south west portion of the Island.
After a vain search for the flames it was
discovered that small frame house situate
on the side Of the hill and in the northern
end of West Wheeling, had been burned
about half past nine o'clock. Damages
very slight, a. the building was q very
small affair.
The city Swarmed with excurSionists yes,
terday. The Lilac Society came down over
| coo strong, by a special train from Fits
burg and the Diurnal brought up large
excursion from points below. The conduct
Of the visitors was excellent. The summer
resorts in the neigborhood were all visited
and the remainder OF the day spent in
promenading about the city. Both eNcur-
SiOnS returned about Q O'Clock, last evening.
An designation house which is situated
in Alley c, was pulled last evening by ofti-
GERS Junkins and Dunlap. The only occu.
pants that were found therein we're two
young men, the madame and one young
married woman. OF course they would not
divulge their names, and the married wo-
man claimed her husband was travelling
man for Pittsburg house and was away
from the city. They put up the ducats as
security, and OF course none OF them will
appear at Court in the morning.
Jrsr at dark. Saturday evening. as an Is
land car was crossing the suspension bridge
several halfgrown boys, who were loiter-
ing about, jumped on the rear platform for
the purpose of stealing q ride. One Of them
mounted the dashboard, intending to sit
there. holding on to the brake. Before be
secured hold, the driver struck his horses