Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-08
CITY CHIPS.
Facts and Rancies Gathered I'm and
About the village.

About the village.
COUNCIL tonight r
CoRoSKR ScHyIrzE, If you please.
A GOOD rainy spell seems to have STRUCK
Us, sure.
The Scioto arguments will scarcely b
concluded, to day.
THE Brooke county campmeeting viii
come with the new moon.
The Jail is still minus q telephone. Well
some day it will have one.
ONE deed of trust was admitted to record
by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
The Committee on Lights was called las
night, but no quorum appeared.
TWELFTH street about o'clock this morn
ing was trying to rival the creek.
The fitting shop at Bells foundry wa
running yesterday on special work.
A DAHeERoUs counterfeit one dollar bill
is being circulated in this community.
TIE Stars, of North Wheeling, were de.
Feated by the Nationals by score or IA to
4, yesterday.
SURVEYORS BEACH is busily engaged in re,
moving from his Office what Oscar Wilde
would call the bloom of time"
A WARRANT was issued by Squire Philips,
last evening, for Ben Polan, charged with
disorderly conduct on complaint OF Ben
Jackson.
ALERT PRICE and Toby Vance were COM
mitted to jail by Squire Philip, yesterday,
pending their hearing to-day on charge OF
grand larceny.
MICHAEL Cam was brought before Squire
Philips, yesterday, on charge OF lunacy,
but was discharged from custody as per-
fectly sane man.
The Kryder- Beltz fishing club leaves for
Willow Springs tomorrow for two week 8
fishing spree. Plenty of wet" provisions
will be taken along.
MAMIE JOHNSON. colored, was fined $50
end costs at the Police Court, yesterday
morning, and in default Of payment was
remanded to Jail for 80 days.
YESTERDAY DR.. Reeves sent away two
gallons of city water to be analysed by DR..
Smart, at Washington. This is the first OF
the regular weekly instalments.
ANOTHER colored girl, Jessie Stills. re-
ceiyed a fine Of $50 and costs before His
Honor, yesterday morning, and will linger
in durance vile for the next 80 days.
The Nationals and Police Gazette mines
played q match game of ball at the old
Fair Grounds, which scored another defeat
for the latter club by a score OF to 4.
SUIT. RIDDLE expects to cut the cross
connection, as the new 10inch main to-
day to make connections for extra fire
plugs, which are greatly needed in the
North End.
ABOUT O'Clock this morning, a heavy
rain storm burst on the city and for a half
hour the water fell in solid mass, delug-
ing the streets and converting the cutters
into roaring brooks.
The case of the State VS.. Cooney Combs
for assault and battery, preferred by Jennie
Black, which has been set for trial several
times, was continued by Squire Philips
until this afternoon.
THE Hope hose house boys had their new
fOur.wheeled reel out, yesterday, and it
will be taken back to the shop, to-day, to
have tool box placed on it. This reel is
quite an ornament to the department.
ALBERT PRICE and Toby Vance were
before Squire Philips, yesterday, on
charge of grand larceny. Both cases were
continued until this afternoon, TO allow
the defendants time to make defence.
The par ty who fell or jumped from the
steamer Diurnal, at the wharf on Sunday
last, was the berthmaker on the boat
named Michael Roland and not deck
hand as was reported in yesterdays issue.
The Committee on Fire Department met
last night. Present, Wolvington, Halter
Dunnirg, Robinson and Crisswell. Nothing
but the recommendation for the payment
of the regular monthly bills was transacted.
THE suit for damages brought before
Squire Philips by Denis Gardner VS.. David
Keller for injuries received during an as
sault by the defendant a short time ago,
was tried by jury yesterday, who return
ed verdict of damages to the extent of one
cent and costs.
The twenty-mile foot race, which has
been the town talk for some time, was to
have come off yesterday afternoon on the
new fair grounds, as per arrangement last
Saturday, but the heavy rains compelled
them to postpone the race until next
Monday afternoon, when il certainly will
come of, weather permitting.
The Police Committee met last night af-
ter auditing the regular bills. The follow
ing resolution, signed by Dunning, was
adopted:
ResoIred, That the sergeant is hereby en-
powered to appoint an additional police for
the east end of the Third ward.
The proposed lookup station at the Uni
ted engine house was then taken up and
after a lengthy argument Mr. Smith was
AL pointed 3 committee of one to investigate
the grounds, etc, and report to the COM
mittee. A resolution by Mr.. Dunning was
then adopted, that the judges stand in the
police court be removed to the south side
of the room. and that all necessary repairs