Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-29
CITY CHIPS.
Facts and Faneies Gathered In and
About the Village.

About the Village.
The Municipal Court will meet this
morning at $50 o'clock.
OFFICER NORRIS arrested two women for
disorderly conduct yesterday.
THE new foreman at the United engine
house is very affable gentleman.
TIE blackberry crop down the river is the
heaviest known for number OF years.
ONE deed of trust was all the business Cor
record at Clerk Hooks office, Yesterday.
LAST night one of the old ruined walls of
the City Flour Mills fell with aigreat crash.
EPH. WELLS, of Wells Bottom, made q
heavy shipment of grain to this city on the
Diurnal.
A MAN named Nolte vas yeste rday arrest
ed by Officer Dunlap for lettering in the
market house.
CHIEF EccLEs completed the breaks in
the IRE alarm circuit yesterday, after avery
hard days work. .......
TIE Hob Nail fishing club entertained
a number of their numerous friends at q
turtle soup dinner last Wednesday.
The street cars were able to run through
yesterday, as the digging of the trench for
the l0-inch main was completed past their
switch.
Mr. AUGUST HARDESsrEIN and his brother
Herman, are at present guest of Hob Nail
Fishing Club and report glorious good
time.
Mr.. HENRY ULRIcH, of Bellaire, who for
sometime past has been guest of the Hob
Nail Fishing Club, has returned to his
home.
The eleventh anniversary picnic of ST..
Alphonsus Society will be held at the fair
ground on August 8 instead OF the 4th, as
was reported.
The work of laying the new floor in the
United engine house will be commenced
next week. The contractor was measuring
the room yesterday.
JIMMY TRAVIS, who is down the river on
q fishing expedition, was in the city on a
flying trip yesterday and returned to their
camp On the Telegram.
We are unable to say for other points,
but for down along the river the crowd that
will visit this city on the day OF Fore
paugh's show will be immense.
A GREAT number Of the boys who are
fishing down the river, have their wives
with them, and they are putting up black
berries, the crop Of which is enormous.
JFYr MARTIN has fine gold ladies' ring
that was found on the steamer Scioto after
her sinking, and also . valuable gold
locket. He can be found by writing to this
office.
OFFICER BARUN. last'night, arrested Lizzie
Hall and a man named Merton, on the cor
ner Of Market street and Alley 20. on a
charge of prostitution. Residents OF that
neig6orhood will be pleased to learn this.
The laying of the floor on the suspension
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Lawson has pushed this work very rapidly
public travel on the bridge, which is very
commendable.
TIN MARTIN, one of our oldest steam
boat men, and who owns farm down in
Mineral county, reports as fine a crop as
can be found, Of hay, wheat, oats, corn, or
anything in the crop line. And so confers
the report from all.
OLIVER T. BLACKBURN, who is known as
the man who built the large stack for the
rolling mill that stood where the b. & o.
depot now stands, and is at present heavy
stakeholder in the Bellaire mill, returned
home on Tuesday, but will go to camp
next week.
Punch SPEIDEL and his crew are having a
good time down the river. They have a
band with them and they play from morn
until eve. The instruments consist of
bass and tenor drum. All passing steam
erS receive a serenade, and the boys get
whistle in return.
A VERY pleasant party was given by
Misses Maggie, Marion and Katie Sweeney
at the residence of the former, on Twenty
fourth street, last evening, Birch's band
the music. The dresses of the
ladies were especially elegant, and the
evening was very enjoyable.
YESTERDAY afternoon about o'clock,
while Mrs. Booth, living on the Island, was
entering her buggy, the horse became
frightened and ran OH, upsetting the buggy
md precipitating Mrs. Booth to the ground.
she escaped uninjured, except
/ slight bruiSe on the back OF her head.
T. T. CoCKAYNE, who has been down the
liver visiting his numerous friends for the
asst two weeks, paid us flying visit yes
erday. He left on the steamer Telegram,
IS he has an engagement to play for the
Travis Fishing Club, which will visit all
he other clubs that are campcd on the
liver.
The steamer Diurral will bring one OF
he largest excursion parties to our city on
next Tuesday evening that was ever
brought to the landing. T. I. Cockayne's
will accompany them up and
lown. Should the river not rise higher
han at present the excursion will not
ONE Off
The following committees of the County
will meet Monday and
tuesday. On monday Poor House and
"a rm at 10 o'clock, and Court House and
all at . o'clock. On Tuesday, Roads and
Bridges at 10 o'clock, and the finance at =
o'clock instead of o'clock in the evening
IS heretofore.
YESTERDAY afternoon a crowd of young
,oys kindled fire near stable in Alley
+, between Wood and Jacob street, which
gnited the old structure, and they lit out.
An old lady happened to De near and dis
covered the fire, and very quickly eXtin-
yuished the flames, without ithaying done
any material damage.
PEDo. CRIsswELL, formerly the efficient
of Bellaire and at present serving
on the force, is now visiting the Hob Nail
fishing club, and will remain for few days
with the boys. His friends are legion.
Pedo. by the way, is considered among
those who are able to judge, one of the best
fishermen that swings the line.
FROM present arrangements the grand
picnic and foot race to take place on next
will eclipse any on the tapis Mr..
Filan Of Pittsburgh, and Mr.. Deiters of
W neennS, Will run INenly mile lou race
for purse of 5000. Dancing day and even
ing. T. Il. COckayne will swing the bow.
Two thousand people from PittSburg will
be in attendance.
INSPECTORS YoUSG and Wilson have lot
Of Inspecting to do. next week, couse.
quently there will be no Scioto matter. On
Monday week the argument will commence.
There was great indignation, yesterday, at
q dispatch which appeared in the PittSburg
Dispatch, announcing the Inspectors had
already made up their minds as to the re-
in the case.
AT meeting of the Junior Tent of Rech-
abites, yesterday evening, the following
officers were elected: Chief Ruler, VIM.
Chapman; Deputy Ruler, w. Stanley;
Secretary, c. Mayer; Financial
Secretary, H. Conley; Treasurer, w. Nc.
Cleary; Shepherd, c. Peters; Past Chief
Ruler, G. Kernor; Inside Guard, ]. Haines
Outside Guard, J, w. Browning.
YESTERDAY a match was made between