Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10
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poTPoURI OF INTERESTING NEWS
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Don Juan-NarroW Eseape-CenEres-
sional Dark Horses Highly Fash
fonabIe weddIng seon 20 Take Place.
Spccial % The Saosday Register
SrEuBESvILLE, mber9.-Miiiy French
is a bad woman who resides in this city.
She is mistress of an establishment
which is situated on South Fifth street
Like all other "Madames," Milly has a
fancy man. It's this fancy mans business
70 take good care Of his mistress person
and personal property, and in return Tor
his services he is fed from her pocket-oook
and allowed to bask in her smiles. Last
Sunday night Milly's Don Juan
took too much of the ardent, ana
became boisterous and quarrelsome. de
went TO the mansion, called for Milly ana
proceeded to black her eye, mash the tuTn-
iture and break up housekeeping generaily.
Miss French stood things as long as hef
good nature would allow, and hnaliy De-
Coming enraged at the rude manner IN
which her adored was treating her, drew
revolver. and taking deliberate aim, hred
one shot at him. He threw up his props,
and exclaimed, ''She has done it for me-
and dropped. On examination 1t was
fopnd thai the ball-a 80 calibre-struck
LARGE buckle on one Of his suspenders
and glanced of, thus completely
spoiline first class tragedy. The young
man. however, came to his sober senses
Immediately when he discovered his mlrac-
ulous ESCAPE from doAth, and hasn't been
Sew in the neighborhood Of the fair
learned lesson.
The Cadiz Sentinel comes out this week
with the names of w. p. Hays, Esq, I. b.
Coulter, Esq, John NJ. Cook, Esq, James
+, Daton. ESQ, and w. A. Walden, Esq,
all of this city, as probable candidates for
the vacancy in Congress caused by DR.. Up.
degraff's death. Most any of these gentle
men, no doubt, has the ability, il so in
clined, to fill the lamented Updegraff's shoes
but two Of them in particular, we havnt
the least doubt, but what would make as
good representatives as the Seventeenth
Ohio has been in the habit OF sending, viz:
Col. Coulter and Mr.. Hays, and if the Sen
tiners article was intended as joke, as is
probably the case, it has as least used some
very good material as its target. But
what is the matter with Mr.. ]. Dunbar as
a candidate? If Dunbar were to be nomi-
mated and elected, if he would do as good
work for his constituency in Congress as
he has done for the people Of Steubenville
in the city Council for the past year
in rushing through the work OF
erecting splendid city building and opsra
house, which, when completed, will be a
useful ornament to our city-he would
make model Representative.
On next Tuesday, the 18th inst, fash
ionable wedding in high life is to take
place in the Second Presbyterian Church
in this city. The contracting parties are
Miss Belle Bunting. of Steubenville, and
Mr.. Charles A. Shaffer, of Lancaster, Ohio
Miss Bunting is daughter of Rev. Bunting,
of Texas, and granddaughter OF Mr.. VIM.
L. Sharpe, of this city, and is very popu.
lar society young lady. The groom is OF
one of the first families of Lancaster. The
ceremony will be performed by Rev. DR..
McLain, assisted by DR.. Reid, Of the Semi
nary, and will take place at P. NJ. re-
ception will be held at the residence OF the
brides grandfather from $50 until 10
o'clock, and at IL the newly married couple
will leave on an extended wedding tour.
Dr. w. d. McGreggor, well known and
popular physician of this city, was joined
in holy wedlock on Thursday TO Miss Car
RE Knecht, an accomplished young lady
Of Iowa. The ceremony was performed in
this city, where the bride was visiting.
The Doctors numerous friends in this
part OF the State will join with US in
wishing him and his fair bride long,
successful and happy voyage down the
stream Of life.