Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-19

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Beam Of EdQcstioa tonight.
LfAv1rrs hinstrels 70 night.
0ss marriage license YVES issued yester-
day.
YssrkxpAr was pay day at .xhe Belmont
Mil, for the coal diggers snd blast furnace
men.
Tnz Etns mill made another heavy ship
ment Of iron 30 the Southern market, yes
terday. !. - !.
The largest hay market of the season
was on yesterday. The prices ranged from
$40 10 SIS.
A CARD party will be given this evening
at the residence Of Miss Kate Jones, on the
Island.
Mr.. Vim. Hotter, the boiler cleaner at
the b. & 0. shops, leaves Monday next for
Garrett Station.
OK next Friday week the 'Island Crowd
will give its regular dance at the residence
of Mr.. Frank Zock.
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary
adjourned at 9:35 o'clock, last evening, to
meet at 1880 this evening.
THERE is to be a dance tonight at Mrs.
Fink's, on South Penn street, Island.
Mayer will furnish the music.
The fresh instalment of 1.-The beautiful
which came last evening, is welcome pro-
yided il does not turn to slush to-day.
ENGINE No. 407 jumped the track in the
| B. & o. yard yesterday while making a
| running switch. No damage was sustained.
FIRE alarm box 90 will be pulled at 8
| O'Clock, this morning, for the purpose OF
testing it. Do not jump out OF your boots
when you hear il.
HEALTH OFFICER EDWARDS reports the
| pest house in good condition, clean, neat
and comfortable. He had it put in thor
\ ough order some time ago.
| THERE was a surprise party at Miss Mag
| gle RCth's, on Eoff street Tuesday night. A
/ very pleasant time was had. The dancing
was kept up till very late hour.
THERE was a slight fire at the B. & o..
| shops yesterday, but the building was so
\ rotten and wet that the fire went out with
| out any assistance from the employees.
MIKE LrFT's child, little girl, who fell
| into a tub OF hot water and was badly scald-
| ed, on Saturday, died yesterday morning
carly from lockjaw caused by the scalding.
The Belmont nail factory is experiment.
| ing in Self.feeding machines. One was put
I in yesterday, and il its work is satisfactory
more will follow. This viii probably wind
| up the feeders strike.
MISS THALLNAN and Miss L. Gosney gave
a most pleasant reception to their numer-
Gus friends, ct the residence of Miss Nc
| Grill. on Main street, last evening.
| COckayne furnished the music. About
thirty-fiye couple were present
THERE was quite lively mill over the
| creek, Tuesday night, between jim Clarity
and one Hillard, about switch key, in
TO a.l ah a
| face. The Il. & y. company discharged Jim
Clarity on account Of the fight. Both men
were employees.
The WayneSburg correspondent OF the
| Washington Reporter says: Our city
| will be quite a railroad center before
| long. A road from Wheeling via this place
| to Harrisburg is the latest. Hurry up,
men," This is q railroad scheme OF which
we had not heard.
S. BAER K Sons team, driven by one
| Welsh, was sent to BenwoOd yesterday af-
tenOCn with load of groceries. The road
was so muddy that the team gave out be
fore il got there, and Welsh had to hire
another team TO pull the wagon on 10 Ben
wood. His was so completely played out
that he couldsnOt drive il back, and had to
stable the horses there. How is that for
muddy roads?
q dividend OF ten per cent, out of the earn
ingS Of the past six months, having also =
large surpluS.-SietbsasiLi GG=s'te. Some
Of these days when Bridgeport, Ktnayille
and Martins Ferry are all linked to this
town the Etna iron mill will be Of Be-
lairc but at present il is five miles north
of the city-Bsiiairr HVispeai'm That
would indeed be linked sweetness long
drawn out.
TIE Mutual Union Telegraph Company
yesterday completed their lines TO this
city from the East, and now have direct
connection with Pittsburgh. Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia and New York,
with offices in all principal cities. They
claim To- be the only company having direct
wire to New York. Philadelphia and Wash
ingtcn, d. c.. available for business in the
city. They have located their Office tenn
porariiy in the rear OF J. W. Amicks shoe
store until their permanent quarters are in
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