Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-15
CITY CHIPS.
Facts and Faneies Gathered LIN and
AhOut the Village.

yesterday.
TIE Hope hose house is being newly
| whitewashed.
TIE suspension bridge is receiving coat
of white paint
The Board of Education will meet on
Thursday night
Business took a slight boom at Clerk
Hooks Office yesterday.
The teachers of Centre school will be ap-
pointed on Thursday night.
SOME of the conductors on the main line
Of the street cars were of yesterday.
THREE deeds of trust were admitted to
record at the County Clerks Office yesterday.
The large spike machine for the Mingo
mill was cast at Sweeney's foundry yester-
day. ..-.
TIE drama 'sIei on PGrle Franeaiss" will
be given on Thursday evening at Leather
wood.
WATER reuts are now due, and renters
can save ten per cent by paying them
promptly.
Sherry H. W. RAIDER, Of Webster coun-
ty, yesterday brought up prisoner to the
penitentiary.
The machinery for the transfer boat was
being removed from Sweeney's foundry to
the boat yesterday.
The parties who bought the new boat
house on the South Side will dock the boat
and have it caulked
SEVENTH street, graded by the city, is al
most in as bad condition at present as it
was before it was graded.
Our streets never have been in a cleaner
condition than they are at present. Let
the good work continue.
THERE was no little complaining last
night of the pile of rocks on Fifth street.
unmarked by red light.
Cor. JAMES MALoNEY has the Work House
force grading and paving Alley 4, and he
is doing good job for the city.
Ok Friday night, the State Board of Pub
lie Works was entertained at Charleston,
by Congressman John f. Kenna-
MR. J. McADAMs has a contract for fur
nishing from 10000 to $4,000 glasses for the
Ewing & Bill Lantern Company.
JAMES KENNEY, a brother OF John Ken
new. is at present boarding out with Au-
gust Heinberger, of Roney's Point.
To-Day the goods of Vim. Shick. the
saloon keeper, on Market street, will be
sold at public sale to liquidate debt.
EVERYBODY admires the new reel at the
Hope hose house, on account OF its light
ness and neat appearance on the street.
JOHN NOLAN, formerly proprietor OF the
hotel at Moundsyille, is at present engaged
in the coal business over ut Bridgeport.
THE dances which were announced for
Assembly Hall, al MoundsYille, on Friday
ar d Saturday, are postponed indefinitely.
BILLS Founry, which has been idle for
some time past, will resume work on next
Tuesday, and have plenty OF orders on
hand.
SEVERAL warrants were issued by the
'Squires. yesterday, on criminal charges,
but they would not give the names for fear
Of publication.
CAPTAIN Orro, of the Golf Guards, was
feeling i'm good spirits yesterday, 1t Is
boy, and the Captain will have a new MEM
Der for his company.
The filling up of the hole caused by the
repairing Of the sewer near Market street
bridge was completed yesterday, and the
pavement will be laid to-day.
ONE of the old.time drivers of the street
car company says the timberS of the track
are about played out and the StringerS
must necessarily be soon replaced.
A GENTLEMAN who came from the Second
district yesterday, says negotiations are
row pending, which will relieve the COM
plication by withdrawing ID. B. Lucas.
EDWARD NJ. ATKINSON was appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of Betsey ID. Atkinson,
deceased before Clerk Hook yesterday.
Bond 81, 200, with l. +. Jones as security.
WN. PLATE, one of the oldest mail car
riers in the department, who has been on
visit up in Pennsylvania for some time, re-
turned home yesterday much pleased with
his trip.
The Vigilant engine house received coat
of whitewash, after which the boys turned
in and scrubbed the entire building, all OF
which, of course, improved the appearance
of the house.
WHERE are the scientists that have been
predicting and at the same time cannot
tell where or what causes foul air in any
of the mines, or the reason of the outburst
OF gas from a salt we'll?
OSE OF the engine horses, "Archie," OF
the Yigilant, is very sick, and will be I'M
able for duty for a few days. The hook and
ladder horse George was sent to the cOuu.
try yesterday to rCcuperate.
TOMMY SPEARS, of the South Side,is study
ing a great lecture and will shortly deliver
il at the different towns down along the
Ohio He entertained a number Of his
friends a short time since out back Of New
Martinsyille.
People living on Chapline street, on the
South Side, are very much pleased that the
street railway is to come along there.
made y race track.
The Committee on Streets Alleys,
and Grades, met yesterday, at the City
Building and transacted a lot OF business,
important but not Of public interest. IL
win meet again to-day to consider the claim
of +. w. Becker for matchmaking upper
Market street.
AT meeting of the members of the Col
Gibson Fishing Club resolution was passed
ordering Capt. George Williams to he
court martisled and To be drummed into
camp for setting out n trOtliue for three
days without having any hooks on it.
The Committee on Library Of the Board
Of Education met yesterday, and decided
| Ia rebind such books as the librarian may
| deem best and throw away the remainder.
| Ii was also decided to purchase the leading
| periodicals of the country and the full line
| of Seaside Library.
THE following conveyance was admitted
/ to record ut The County Clerks office yes
| terday: A deed made the 10Th day of July,
| 1852, by Edmund Hobbs, jr., and wife OF
! st Louis, and others 10 J. \. II. Parsons.
| in consideration of $3.50, for the north hall
| of lot No. II. situated on the east side OF
| s. York street. Wheeling ISlanl.
We omitted to mention in yesterdays
issue that Mr. John Browns residence on
| Chapline street was also burglarizcd early
| Sunday morning, and all the eatableS that
could be gathered up by the thieves was
carried Off Mr.. Brown was searching the
entire Fifth ward over Sunday looking up
| provisions to run his family until Monday.
LAST evening, Squire Philips committed
J.. Napoleon Little to Jail for examination,
| on the charge of lunacy. "Po' is we'll
known for his kind and good-natured ways,
| and his misfortune will be regretted by his
many friends in this city. He attempted
| TO reform himself a short time ago. but the
county asylum didn't work 4 perfect cure
for his long established habit.
Two weeks ago Lizzie Rice left Simon
Klines, where she was employed, and took
| away fifteen yards OF fine gros grain silk
The loss was not discovered until yester-
day, when Kline notified Captain Bennett
The latter found the girl at Moundsville,
where be went and forced her to disgorge
She will not be prosecuted.
QUITE an excitement was created at the
North. End yesterday afternoon caused by
horse belonging t. the glass works and used