Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-22

CoUNcL tonight =
YESTERDAY was lovely day.
No more commencements this week.
THE Oratoria 10 the Messiah tonight.
The Capitol was unusually quiet, all day,
yesterday.
The Supreme Court was not in session
yesterday.
Nor a single marriage license has been
issued this week.
Mr.. KLEvEs reports big time down al
the Riverside Fishing Club.
ONCE more the honors of the public
schools are carried of by ladies.
TIE river is feeling the effects of the re
cent rains and is booming upward.
Col JOHN WErsoN, of the South Side, is
considered the champion fisherman Of the
city.
THE Zane Street N. f. Sunday School
picnicked yesterday, at Mahaus, on the p
". tx.
THOMAS EDWARDS, of the South Side has
returned 70 his fishing club, near New
Martinsyille.
Topaz the North Street and Thomson
NJ. Z. Sunday Schools will picnic at Mahas's
grove. The weather promises we'll.
ACTION will shortly be taken looking to
the calling Of a convention of the Demo
Gratis of this Congressional district
Our at Seibert's, certain persons indulge
in the mild exercise of swinging, their
physicians having recommended il.
JUSTICE ARxLE will shortly remove hi.
judicial headquarters 10 the second story OF
the south end OF the Second ward market
L.. L. -
Friend Wells, in Wetzel county, has gone
to visit friends in Marietta and Parkersburg.
KENPLE said, on Tuesday night, that he
was going to St. Clairsville, and he actually
did go, and he told the Pollock-Brown story,
too.
The First Branch of Council will hold q
special session tonight. For the cove OF
mercy let there be q full and prompt at
tendance.
LOCAL Union Mo. FIG. w. U. will
picnic on the new Fair Grounds on Satur'
day, with Mayors music. An excursion
from Steubenyille will be on hand.
FRIEND WELLS, who resides a short dis
lance from New Martinsville, reports his
crops rs being unusually good, and expects
a heavy yield of all kinds Of grain.
MIKE DAVIS is at present getting out
some fine lumber up Fishing creek, above
New Martinsyille, and is shipping it to
parties in this city and other points.
The farmers down the river say that the
parties who come there to purchase cattle
tell them that beef is down to the lowest
ebb; but they don't tell that in the city.
VIM HILDSBRAND, of the South Side, has
an old fiint-lock pistol of I'VE olden time,
which he will have on exhibition at our
Eas- so 10 ha airh tv
years Of age.
S. W. DAVIS and George Balm made hun
dred yard foot race, yesterday, for 500 q
side, of which $50 have been already depos.
tied. The race will come off at the driving
track on July l.
COMPLAINTS are coming into this office
with great frequency concerning the block
aiding of the sidewalk Of Market street above
Twelfth, by market wagons. The police
should attend to this.
CHARLES LAnDLE, CAPTAIN of the Ale Bit.
ter Fishing Club, is making extensive pre-
partitions TO visit Cold Springs up Wheel
ing creek, and will be gone some time.
COckayne'S music will go with them.
EPH Wills, who resides opposite Sun.
fish, will remove with his family TO Texas,
next month, and will make that place his
future home. He will handle some of the
celebrated Cockayne sheep OF MOundsville.
A VERY peculiar flower. presented to the
REGISTER office by Gibson Lamb, ESQ.,, attrac-
ted great attention all day yesterday. 1t is
after the style of lily, of gigantic size, and
Of blood red color. II was grown at Mr..
Lambs Island residence.
YESTERDAY a certain lawyer contracted
with an organ grinder for fifty cents worth
of music. During the performance, the
lawyer began teasing the Italian, who
cracked him over the knuckles with his
cane, severely bruising the hand.
The case of the Peoples Bank VS.. John
]. Jones, administrator of the estate OF
John Handlan deceased, was on trial all
day yesterday, in the Municipal Court.
The testimony was concluded and the
arguments of W. p. Hubbard and Theyer
Melvin heard.
THE REGISTER has once more to thank the
LaBelle Glass Company for one of those
beautiful Paragon" ink stands, presented
to a member of its local staff Beside being
complete in every detail, the Paragon" is
as handsome a piece of desk furniture as
could be wished for.
Two DEEDS of conveyance were admitted
TO record yesterday. They were as follows:
WA. Higgins to c W. Grimm, deed of March
18th, 1882, for north halls of the
east half of the west half of
lot l22, f. W. for $3.50 Annie NJ. James,
of Randolph county, Arkansas. to George
Robinson, of Ohio county, w. Va, deed OF
June It'll, 1882, for the north quarter OF lot
81, on Market street, tor 81, 100.
The Board of Public Works met and or
ganized, yesterday, by electing DR.. George
Baird president and b. A. Galligan clerk,
but decided not to 60 into operation under
the rules, until an office was secured and
the requisite blanks printed. DR.. Baird
will make first class officer, from his long
experience as Councilman and his general
familiarity with the matters pertaining to
the duties Of the Eoard. Mr.. Galligan has
had abundant opportunity to become
thoroughly acquainted with city affairs and
will satisfactorily perform the duties of
secretary. The Office of the board will
probably be in the building opposite the
Exchange bank.
SOMETIME ago, the REGISTER contained an
article setting forth the fact that DIR. Charles
Smart, of the National Board OF Health,
would soon make q series of analyses of our
water and defining the interest and i'm
portance of 10, in connection With the de.
lection OF the causes of disease. Yesterday
DR.. Reeves received letter, informing him
that Dr. Smart would arrive in
the city on Friday. On the evening
Of that day, ats o'clock, he will meet our
city physicians at the Mcclure House par
lor, for conference in relation to malsrial
diseases, and the character of water supply.
This is a matter of the greatest interest and
Importance, and no city physician should
be absent. The invitation is extended to
every member of the medical profession,
whether he be connected with any organ
iZation or not.