Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-21
FACr AID FANCY.



A LARGE wagon, loaded with grain, broke
down last night on the car track in front Of
this osice.
THE large engine ct the La Belle mill
broke down last evening, causing the mill
to close down.
4 The work Of raising the west side Of
Market street near The creek oridge ID pro-
crossing quite rapidly.
YESTERDAY evening. Ernest Hoffman
sWore out peace warrant before squire
Schultze for Israel Hcsrer.
TIE Knights of Labor give grand pic
nicat the frir ground to morrow. Mayors
hand will be in attendance.
TIE Street Car Company bad q force OF
men st work yesterday maeadamiZing the
streets inside Of their tracks.
YESTERDAY 1000 was psid out by the
State Fair Association In premiums. To-
day the diplomas and gold medals will be
issued.
The case Of the State VS.. Henry Harris,
on the charge OF using abusive language TO
Mrs. johnson. will be tried before Squire
Petsrmsn TO day.
TIE cases Of the State vs.. Martin Blossom
and August Miller, on charge Of disturb
ing the peace, we're tried before Squire
Phillips yesterday, and the men were tined
81 and costs each.
YESTERDAY evening Theodore Miller, aged
about fifteen years, fell of the P, W. & Ky.
trestle1ork, and broke his left arm be-
tween the wrist and elbow. DR.. Pipes re-
duced the fracture.
The Germania Singing Society gave their
first ball OF the season 1t their hail last
night Like all similar ones given by this
society, il was decided success. Mayors
orchestra furnished the music.
The lady members Of the st. john
church rendered Mrs.. Mary Newman q sur
rrise party Of GoetZ's hall, last night, in
honor o. il being her forty second birth.
day. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all.
YESTERDAY the large heavy silk fsg, to
be presented to the Pioneer Society next
Monday. at Arion Hall, was received from
II. o. Oesterle, of Philadelphia. 1t GER
tainly is one Of the finest flags ever brought
to this city,
ANOTHER curious correspondent wants TO
know If black is q color. No, 1t is not.
Black Is the absence of all color, and white
is the presence Of all colo 5. Black Is the
absence OF cO'Or Just as darkness Is the alb
stnce Of light
A FIGHT between bull dog and New
fCundiaud attracted q great crowd last
night 10 the corner Of Twelfth and Market
streets. The bull took death grip on the
others throat and could be released only
with difficulty.
A warrant was sworn ont before Squire
Peterson by Henry Harris, for Thunss
Johnson. lcOlOredJ on the charge OF allow
ing gaming in bis house on EOf, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. The case Will
10 Krsa aff AT ,
FRANK o BRIES escaped from the Work
house Wednesday noon. Officer Radlord
Of the Islald, was duly notified OF his e.
cape but did not catch " Brien, who seeing
the officer on the back bridge, fOrded the
river Just south Of the bridge. The officer
fired Ieveral shots at the fugitive, but none
Of them too eGecl aud the man escaped.
The prize sewing machine offered by the
Domestic s. VI. 60. at the West Virginia
State Fair, fell to Mrs. Carrie Wurster, No.
q Indiana street, Island. The manager de-
livered her the siXty-fiye dollar "Domes-
tic" Saturday night as they advertised
Talley again for the Domestic Once
No. 20, Twelfth street.
The Water Board is having trouble about
getting machinery 10 sink the cribs With.
Thy s,Bt for a new pump and attach.
mems aud the firm sent the pump, butdid
has been done this week. The attach
rreuts will probably be here to-day, and
the Board will push the work along as
rspidly as possible.
ABoUT half-past 1 clock yesterday morn
iEg Mrs. Jack Kenny, hearing the cry Of
tire. got out Of bed and discovered the front
of her residence, No. TOl Market street, on
FIRE. Fortunately the ire was discovered
in time 10 be put out before any damage
had been done. Looking for the cause of
the fire it was found that the front step
and door had been thoroughly saturated
with coal oil.
TIE following have been summoned as a
special Jury TO serve in the case, on Mon
lay, Of the City W. q. z. Black ct al ;
Robert McCOnn, ). c. Patterson, A Z
Carter, T. Hams, NJ. Porter, J. Marshall
over agel, Henry Elmar ]. A Curtis, Geo.
HuN. ". T. Crumm, J. 6. Buckhorn, A f.
SINS Joseph North, w. T. Carr, Jacob
White, l.. b. Morgan, K. Welshaus, George
MARSHAL George Miller, W Criss, K.
Nu-kitt, o. King, K T.. Glass, J. c. Hedges,
Il ". Kelly, SOhn Cox, Sr., SIN Porter, j.
Robinson and J. n. Hunsteberry.
AS THE /: Is train on the 2, ". Il Ky.
pulled out OF the depot yesterday after
noon, the baggage who, just at the
last moment, had checked a y4lise through
20 Pittsburgh, and being unah,e 10 "et ii
into the baggage car. thrust u through the
wind Of the rear coach. A negro pas
sem er beh nd, with whom a reporter was
sitting, received rh- yslse and slowed ii
away at his feet, first tear ng of the dupli-
cate check and throwing it out the win
dow. The news man reported the occur
renee 10 the conductor, but whether or not
the property was recovered he was unable
o learn
KATE MoORE, a 9-yearold daughter Of
II Omas Moore, Of West Wheeling, met
with quite a serious accident last Sunday
afternoon. The little girl, along with sew.
eTPl companions, was swinging, but by
some mishap was thrown out Of The swing
and fell violently TO the ground. She wa
picked up and carried 10 her home. An
exam inAtion was made and il WAS found
that both arms were broken and her hip
bruised badly. The little one suffered the
| most eIcruciating pains, the more because
il VAS not known at hrst that she was SO
badly hurt, and the broken members were
not attended by medical skill until next
day.
THE Secretary Of State yesterday morning
l iSSued a Certificate Of INCORPORATION to the
Webs,sr Raj road Company. This corpor
stiUn desires 10 build road from a point
/ within five miles OF Clark Sburg on the
Northwestern Virginia railroad. to pOinr
AZ ar near White sulphur Springs, in the
county e Green brier, w. Va. The princi
p OF Ce shall be at Weston, Lewis county
W. va. Tire capital stock is 81 OO0,O 900, d.
V ed into shares Of 800 each. The stock
b ders are J. NJ. Bennett, Lewis Bennett
4 Weston, one share each; II l. Pence, J
V. Clswsou, New York, and w. c. MohaIir
Newark, o., one shsre each.
| getting all the tools, ropes, etc, out Of th,
cotton Of the we'll yesterday evening. and
proceeded this morning to do some neces
ssry casing preparatory to another start
The well is now down a distance Of $50 feet
md il no more bad luck overtakes them il
will be pushed down as rapidly as poss Bile
OF course, there are no indications ss yet,
but the well will be put down 1900 or
1000 feet in the hope OF striking gas. The
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