Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-27
LITTLE EocAL Lers.
Brief lettings sf news In sad About
the CITY,.


THE streets were very quiet last evening.
TIE Committee on Lights viii meet to-
night
TzE Committee on Finance did not meet
yesterday.
lssHr dre.s ball SET for tonight has been
declared on.
NoAHREsrs were In the lookup at late
hour last nighS.
TEE hay market was very heavy yestsr-
day; prices rs usual. r- =
Way little business was done in the
squires Offices yesterday.
TIE Auditors clerk was busy sending out
the land books, yesterday.
No STEEL rails have as yet been laid BY
ttDe street railway company.
WHAris the matter with Preston county,
that she does not send her returnsf
Nh GEO. ZoEcxLRS, OF. Fulton, Is having
considerable Improvements made to his
property.
TRE candy nsen throughout the city
complain Of the dullness Of business in
their line.
THE force of workmen ENGAGED in repay
ing Main street are progressing very rapidly
| with their work.
TIE Committee on Poor House, of tire
Board of Commissioners, visited the In
Urinary, yesterday.
GEO W. ROBINSON will cell pools on the
Weisgerbe--Bricel1nd bot race al Enters
saloon tonight at Z o'c'ock.
The Twenty-fifth street sewer will be fin-
ished to-day and the Twenty.third street
sewer was completed yesterday.
The cases Against George Robinson and
Shriver were contnued yesterday, and viii
be heard at police court this morning.
The bear and its two cubs were around on
the streets, yesterday. The bear was
ashamed Of its company, but the cubs stuck
to it.
THE final deposit will be put mp on the
boat rece at s o'clock tonight, at Enters
saloon. Sheriff Brown is fnal stake hol-
de-.
JUDGE THOMPSON, who resides east OF the
city, is making Improvements 10 his prop
erty, which adds much to its appear
ance.
TIE steamer Little Anra will make a
trip to Wellsburg, on Saturday afternoon,
to accommodate parties wishing to attend
the boat race.
Me-. WALTER MARSHALL is taking out
some fine stone 10 be used for Tagging from
his quarry east OF the city. He employs q
number o. men.
Rev. A. r. CHAPMAN, presiding elder of
the Steubenville districts, will preach in
the First NJ. E, church, Bridgeport, this
evening, at Z o'clock.
TIE Young LADIES' Cooking Club, Of
Wellsburg, will give its first supper of the
season, tonight, AZ the residence of Miss
Matte Paxton.
THIS warm weather is bringing out
second crop o. fruit blossoms. We have
received q fire specin en- of apple blossom
from the farm OF DR.. John w. Yokum, OF
Beverly.
The new ice house of Kuhn & Len
hardt, on the Island, is about completed,
and is substantial job. 1t will hold an
immense quantity OF the frozen fluid.
BETTING on the Weisgerber- Bricellnd
boat race was about even last night There
was one or two bets made at $50 to S45 in
favor of WsisSerber, but the majority OF
bets were even.
THE games on next Monday and Tuesday
between TIE Standard and Buckeyes will be
OF unusual interest. The Standard has g
very fine team and Jack Glasscock will
show US some specimens OF prize playing at
short stop.
Col. Con- PETERS and Samuel Lenhardt,
who have been up in Pennsylvania for
some time hunting, have returned and re-
port a good time and plenty of game. They
will have big dinner of bear meat next
Sunday. All are invited to partake.
The Opera House contained nearly its
full capacity, last evening, as is usual with
first class variety shows. The Levitt
Pastor combination contains quite an array
of talent, and gave a performance that
proved quite interesting and entertaining.
The shrieks and roars Of laughter testified
to the general enjoyment
A NUMBER of the young ladies of East
Wheeling gave fine reception last evening
at the residence of NJ. p. Cornell, and a
more pleasant time could not have been ex-
pected. The ladies had provided feast o.
good things, which was highly enjoyed at
~ o'clock. T. T. Cockayne furnished the
music. Dancing continued until a late
hour.
Miss Eva MILLER was yesterday awarded
the scholarship in the Nashville Normal
School. Superintendent Butcher, Super
intendent Erich and Prof Anderson were
the examiners and found the standing as fol-
lows: Miss Eva Miller, general average,
81 7-l2; Miss Jessie Wizard, general aver
age, rs ZIP; Miss Celeste Falloure, general
average 751I.
The following conveyances were admit
ted to record at Clerk Hooks office yester-
day: A deed msde the 18th day of October,
1852, by Michael Reilly to Henry Serig, in
consideration of $3.50, for a portion of lot
No. g. situate on west side OF Main street,
North Wheeling. A deed made the Goth
day of 0ctobet 1882, by VIM. @. Beans and
wife to Arnold S. Radford, in consideration
of 800, for lot No. 1855 in D. A. Zane's addl
ton to the city of Wheeling.
A REPORT was in circulation the forepart
Of the week that the boSS race, on account
o: some misunderstanding, would noS come
OF here. Through the efforts OF Mr.. Fred
Husemen, of Wheelin", who was IN town
on Monday, matters were arranged amicl-
bly,, and the race will take place tomorrow
Saturday on what is known as the lower
course, below the creek. 1t is TO be reSres-
ted that they did not see fit to row over the
upper course, above the creek, as IL would
be more convenient for spectators.-Pdn-
handle NelrS.
WEDNESDAY, afternoon Mrs. Kuor had a
very narrow escape from being severely
burnt. She was cooking apple bitter in
the yard of her residence, AZ The corner of
TWEEN ty- fifth and Market street. and her
dress caught fire. Mr.. Joseph Shredder
fortunately was near, and rushed to her
assistance. After about ten minutes hard
work the flames was extinguished, but not
ms and face. Had she not of had flannel
underclothss on she certainly would have
been burnt TO Q crisp.
Prominent among the attractions Of the
Stanley ,Havlin American Anglican allied
shows, and to be here on Monday, is Ma
yina Renner, Tyrolienpe singer from the
Ring Theatre, Vienna. This lady possesses
the most phenomenal voice ever heard in
America, and sings in five different Ian
guaSes. Selections from German Tyrolese
Parting from the Mountains" I'm the
Mountains there is no SIM" "He Looks
!. Down Into the Valley" French.-"Ma.
rbI4s FWickerlip," Roberto Toique
Jeisro. Itsiiap .-Serenade from Dan
1tf. sNobef Sis00r." ''Huguenot,"
tEfhtal En4lisk - The Dance" 'Wait
( lli t1e cionds il1if By" Mountain
1Issss Bstty knd Fay will no doubt fill
Che Opera House next "Wednesday night
TAaf they are fSt fetrr&rading is shown by