Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-18

Minori City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment

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and Commen6
THE Hook and Ladder truck is being
painted by the hremen.
at a late hour last night,
The work OF repairing the nail mills is
being pushed along very rapidly.
A NEW crossing is being laid across Zane
street, at the Intersection OF North Front
street
Men are busily engaged in repairing the
sewer at the intersection OF Thirty-hitha and
Wood streets.
THKsE will be q dance at Chas. Ses-
brisht's Old Drovers' Home, tonight, to
which all are Invited.
A PAIR of lunatics went to the Jail yes
terday with papers Of commitment. from
Squires Caldwell and Peterman.
The work of repairing curbings and
crossings is being pushed with great yisor
by the Board Of Pablic Works.
F. N. CuRRESs, who formerly worked at
B~rentlinger's drug store, has accepted q
POSITION in p. Zimmer's drug store in
Bridgeport
The Peter Glars Fishing Club, of the
Garden Spot, left on the Abner ONeal
yesterday for the fishing grounds this side
Of Wellsburg.
JOSEPH CoNNoR, driver of car No. 10, oil
the Citizens Line, who has been visiting
friends hut the b. < o. Railroad, returned
to the city yesterday.
TIE John Riddle Fishing Club which is
camped at Grand staff, on Big Wheeling
Creek. are meeting with grand success,
both fishing and hunting.
LAST night the shaving pile on the creek
A.-h -, Ak Dnllayfo fanfnru 0an0hl
fire. The Atlantic reel was taken there
and soon scattered the flames.
The work of drilling at the gas we'll, at
the Central glass works, is progressing
very slowly. owing to the hardness OF the
stone that they are now working in.
The case of State VS.. Daniel Long, on
charge Of assault and battery, was tried be-
fore Squire Schultz yesterday morning,
and the defendant fined - and costs.
A A entertainment will be given at
the Arion Hall tomorrow night to the
ladies whose husbands are enjoying them
selves at Buffalo. A gay time is anticl'
pated.
YESTERDAY afternoon a carpenter at
work on Hibbert's new dwelling in the
East End had his left hand very badly cut
By a chissel slipping and striking thai
member.
A WAC aid yesterday: They are no
going 10 have the Hempheld bridge over
the creek n longer" Why not?' asked
a bystalder, Because its long enough
was the response.
YESTERDAY a REGISTER scribe was inform,
ed that the foot race between Rabig and
Carr, which took place at the old tslr
grounds Monday was not for u purse, the
men ran for fun only.
YESTERDAY a beautiful and grac .ful fawn
arrived from Piedmont and will go to
Wheeling park. Seven more OF the hand,
some creatures will come shortly, and will
form the nucleus of the geological garden
THREE sidings have been ordered placed
in on the Hempheld by Superintendent
King ss follows. One at Taylorstown,
! 3rU6 feet long; one at West Alexander,
1850 feet long, and one at Point Mills, 2,OJU
feet long.
TIE strike of telegraph operators. should
il occur to day, will not include Wheeling.
An operator said last night that neither
! the Western Union nor Il. Il y. be ELECTED,
Except that they could not operate with
points in the strike.
NICK LAYBUEGFR, of Pittsburgh, is very
anxious TO row Ed. Clayton. OF this city
either a one or two mile race, so report
SAYS. The gentleman can certainly be ac'
CommCdated il he means business and
wishes 10 row our Oarsman.
QUITE an exciting game of base ball wa
played at the MOundsyiile camp grounds
Monday afternoon, between a picked nine
of the camp ground boys and the Mounds
willie nine. The game was won by the form
er club, by q score OF 10 to D.
The case of the State VS.. John Mozingo,
on charge of disOrderly conduct, was tried
in the Jail yesterday morning before
Squire Petermsn. The defendant was
fined s. ard costs and in default OF bail
was renanded to a cell for ten days.
The REGISTER says the Knoke.Heil race
is oil because the Bellaire men wanted
everything and would not give anything in
return" This is Just what our boys say o.
the Wheeling men. II begins to look as
though one was afraid n the other
"darsent. '-hldcPeUdcHi.
The Municipal Court met at $50 yes.er-
day morning and after translcting the fol-
lowing business adjourned until $50 this
morning; Hood, BOnbright II Co. vs.. q e..
Roth. in aSsumpsit; Judgment for plainlitt,
Sl,O52 ~. Elliott Bros. < co. VS. q. q
Roth: judgment for $l,5jT 80. Webster
Wagon Co. vs.. Home Insurance Go OF
Columbus. Case continued till August p,
lS~}.
THE ~t0llowin. is the names of the mem
bers Of the new base bali nine. They are all
from the North End anu are called the
Second Nine Of the HeaIy clue. Captain,
John Thomas; Jacob Reed, John Lipple, Ell
ws-d Ebbert, l. McGill, Edward Costello,
G.. b. Murphy, Geo. kemple, Saagstoae.
This club will play the First Niue of the
| same club on the old fair grounds S,tur.
day.