Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-24
FACT ANDFANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment.

minor Clty news Ah0 FertAhent A"n
and Comment.
COUNCIL tonight. .....
The new wheels were put on the Vigilant
engine yesterday.
The Board of Directors of the State Fair
Association meet to-day.
The committee on lights were called last
night, but no quorum appeared
ONE deed of trust was admitted to record
at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
JoHy RENHoYP will build fine hotel aud
dance hall at Benwood this spring.
OFFICER MoRRIs ran stranger in yester-
day for being drunk on Eighteenth street
The Druid Society will eIcurt to Steu-
benyille next month by rail. A hne time
is expected.
JoHS KLEyIs. of the Sixth ward, has rent
ed the Tidal Wave saloon and will open IL
up this week.
Do not forget the Japanese tea party at
the First Baptist Church, this evening. 60
and have q good time.
Do not forget the Japanese tea party at
the First Baptist Church, this evening. 20
and have q good time.
The case of young Rine, who ran over
child on Market street some time ago, will
be tried in the Circuit Court today.
The election of city weighers comes of
at council tonight, and the chances are
very slim for the liquor licenses being act
ed upon.
SUPERINTENDENT Butcher is back from
Barbour county, whittier he went to pre-
sent banners 10 meritOrious schools OF the
various districts.
The chairman of the Committee on Real
Estate last evening ordered Clerk Gallagan
to purchase the reporters tables as per reso-
luton of Council.
A LODGE of Knights and Ladies of Honor
will be instituted in this city next Thurs
day night, by Freeman Wright, Of st. Lou
is, Grand Secretary.
MEssRs. STANTON & DAVENPORT have just
received their installment of the Ceatury
for May, II is a most excellent number,
containing host Of good things.
THIS evening in the lecture room Of the
First Baptist Church, the japanese Tea
Party will be given. Some OF the best tai
ent in the city will participate and good
time will be had.
The following conveyance was admitted
10 record at Clerk Hooks office, yesterday:
A deed made the 9th day of April, 1888, by
Mary A Post and husband, of West Alex
snder, Pa, ~ Samuel b. Chambers, in con-
sideration of 5000 for subdivision 2 OF
the Shepherd estate.
NEXT Friday evening a new candidate
for public favor will be launched in the
wide field OF journalism. Its name IL sut-
fcientIy original: The H0Ot of The OrLs"
Miss Anna VI. Baush, OF Piedmont, w, Va,
is editOr-in-chief. Be sure and go and
witness its first appearance.
THE committee on contracts met last
night for the purpose of opening bids for
furnishing the city with coal for the en-
suing year. Several bids were presented
and the contract awarded to kasley "
Brooks at their bid of six and one-half
cents per bushel for mixed coal.
JAKE SoLEs, nightwatchman, called at
this office last night. and swOre by that
dreadful lake, which he had never seen,
but by which all the gods swear their most
solemn oaths, that the story of his making
wrong proposals TO the colored woman is as
false as Hades. He threatened to make it
warm for somebody who started the tale.
SEVERAL months ago the members OF the
St AlphOnsus Church decided, as yester-
day was Father Bumgartners sd birthday,
they would present him with line gold
watch in honor of the manner in which
he has taught their children. Last even
ing they repaired TO his SanCtum, and IN
few well chosed words presented him with
AAC gnu NoNNA oAAN SS'SASA NNASA '-NN@
able presents.
BEILAGRE men are talking of Bellaire
beat to run between this place and Wheel
ing. They do not seem satisfied with the
present facilities OF getting 10 and from
Wheeling after night. The new boat when
built, will be a clipper, and will return
from Wheeling at 10 and II o'clock in the
evening thus giving our people chance
to come home from the operator other
places. BeilGire Independent!
The Committee on Petitions and Re.
mOnstrances met last evening. The only
petition before the body was Mr.. thinner
mans, asking rebate on the unexplred
time of his coffee house license. As gen.
eral thing rebates are not granted by COuu'
Gil or committee, but Council granted Mr..
Behler, a coffee house license at the stand
occupied by Zimmerman, and as that gen
tleRan Csuid not also keep saloon at the
same place, his license was annulled. In
der the above consideration the committee
decided to grant him rebate.
The Secretary of State to-day issued
certificate of Incorporation TO the West
Virginia and Colorado Mining Company.
for the purpose of carrying a general
mining and smelling business "a the States
of West Virginia and COLORADO. The capt.
taIstock is $1,000 with tie privilege OF
increasing to SGO 900. The hares are So
each and are held by George LOOmis, J. VI.
Jackson, Jr, Lena Ais, w. l. Cole, y. J.
McCOnaughy all II Parkersburg, West
Virginia, and J. II. Meare, of GunnisOn,
Colorado, sixteen shares each.
WHERE does the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company intend to build the
HemplieId Short Line? That is the cOnun-
| drum which agirates our up creek friends.
The fact that Col. Boyd purchased in fee
simple the right of way and had the deed
recorded, seems to have been taken as evi.
dence absolute, that the company would
build it as surveyed from Washington via
Bentleysville TO Greenfield; but the fact
tina, this purchase is only from point at
Coal Centre to George DEEMS at Bentleys-
willie, and no further, leads TO the guess
that the old line will be followed as far as
Clokey, where it will join the present
Pittsburgh Southern, and thence into
Washington. That's the last best guess
Non. RepUb.
PresbS terry Meeting.