Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-16
CITY CHIPS.
Facts and Fanetes Gathered In and
About the village.

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About the Village.
ANOTHER game to-day.
YESTERDAY was red hot
THERE has not been an alarm Of fire this
month.
The Municipal Court meets Monday after
noon at o'clock,
The attractions at the new Fair Grounds
will draw a large crowd tomorrow.
TIE city is unusually quiet, at present
Happening" and 'eyents" are few and
far between.
"A SUBSCRIBER" wishes to know il dele
gates to a convention can send proxies
We think not.
LAST months calendar only shows three
alarms Of fire. The weather must be too
hot, at present.
The first tie on the P. W. & K. extension
was laid Yesterday. Capt. Armstrong has
already brought up Loo ties and will bring
1000 more to-day.
Tbs repairs toa water main at the corner
of Chapline and Twenty-second streets,
Yesterday, was the cause Of the water being
shut off for several hours.
The Catholic picnic, at the fair ground,
tomorrow, is attracting attention. The
races have already been given and will no
OOuOt prove Quilo luteIeSIhS'
A CASE of trespass was called for trial
before Squire Brown, of Elm Grove, yester-
day, but as the papers had not been drawn
uD correctly, the case was dismissed.
LAST NIGHT Billy Mayors was elected to
succeed Henry Vaas as leader of the Wheel
ing City Band. Billy is one OF the fayorite
Wilhemj's Of this city and deserves the
popularity.
SrSrvpn.x brakeman named PiCkens.
was badly lacerated on the Washington
and Waynesburg narrow guage. He teil
off a car at Hackney station and had both
legs taken OIL.
THE new catalogue of the Wheeling Fe-
male College was issued from this ONCE
Yesterday. 1t presents a neat, even elegant
appearance. Copies Of the annual may be
obtained at the College.
The only case tried by Squire Caldwell
yesterday was State vs. Fred Skeid, charged
with disturbing the peace. He was COM
PEELED to give bond in the sum OF $50 to
keep the peace for six months.
The first STRAW vote" Of the season came
in Yesterday Among miscellaneous col
lection of farmers, at threshing IN Mar
shall county, fourteen out OF eighteen
votes were cast for J. II. Coed for Congress.
EARLY yesterday morning Mr.. Philips
cIOD, vi OOsWSSA
Water and Market streets, was entered by
burglars and large quantity of tools were
stolen. This looks as though the boys are
getting ready for 3 big haul.
"a PORTLAND lady eats one-quarter Of
pound Of cloves per day" Portland is in
Maine 1t is eminently proper that Neal
Dow should take cogniZance OF this matter
and after estimating how much imbibation
a Quarter of pound OF cloves will cover,
revise his opinion as to whether prohibi-
ton does prohibit.-Pihs. Telegraph.
The following case was tried by Squire
Philips yesterday evening; State vs..
Mathew McEntee, on the charge OF assault
ing and beating man on the P. w. Ny.
railroad track yesterday. The defendant
was fined $40 and costs, and on his raising
Cain about paving the same, he was fined
an additional sum OF SO and costs and COM
mitted to Jail for five days for contempt.
OFFICER BEILyILLE made his first arrest
Yesterday morning about 5 o'clock. The
prisoner was cOllared on the charge OF dis
orderly conduct, and was fined 81 and costs
by His Honor, yesterday morning. Also
the following cases were disposed OF by
Judge LETTERS at the same time: One for
exposure OF person on the street, 81 and
costs. and one for being drunk on the street
and resisting an officer $50 and costs.
The repairing OF the Police Court room
is about completed. The judges sergeants
and reporters stands have been removed to
the south side of the room, and door way
cut from that side of the room into the
cells so that the prisoner will not be allow
ed near the spectators, and railing has
been built across the room so that the
crowds will all be in the north part OF the
court room, and will not be allowed to
crowd attorneys, &c, as heretofore.
An article appeared in yesterdays REG
lister which did injustice to J. Napoleon
Little and demands correction, which is
willingly made. 1t stated that on Monday
he had been committed for examination
for lupacy, when such was not the case.
The injustice was entirely unintentional
on our part, and the publication was the
result OF a misunderstanding. Little has
been pronounced to have a sound mind in
a sound body and is conducting his confec-
tionery aS usual.