Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-29
OUT OF TOWN.
WelIsbuFG.

CHI. Brscken returned home from the
Eust Wednesday.
A good Joke was perpetrated on one Of
our merchants recently. While Ia New
York purchasing goods, he was down at
the river waiting to be taken over TO BROOK
Ign, and an acquaintance of his, q whole
sale grocery man of Wheeling, approached
called the Wheeling merchant by name,
but he failed to recognize the Wheeling
merchant and thought he was "bunco
man who was trying ito take him TO-
Notwithstanding, the Wheeling merchant
introduced himself and prevailed on our
merchant to 60 up town "aud have some
thing" He positively declined to have
anything TO do with him. The wheeling
merchant seeing he was badly frightened
and fearing be would call the police, left
him to pursue his journey, while he re-
turned home and told the Joke.
Mr.. lobe Lewis, an old and well known
gentleman, died at his residence, about
three miles from town, on Monday night
at s o'clock, in his nth year. He hsd been
i'll for some time and his death was not I'M
expected. The funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon and was attended by
an extremely large number Of friends and
relatives.
Mr.. Valentine Bopp, of Whet ing, and
Miss Louisa bonner, of this place, were
married in the Catholic Church by Father
Huber on Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Conrad
Miller and Miss Lena Esterday were the
attendants. The happy couple remained
in town with friends a few days and then
took their departure for Wheeling, where
they will make their future home.
DIR. H. l.. Snoderass, well known physi'
clan of Buffalo, was the guest Of DR.. John
Walkinshaw during the week:
m
,nonday by being struck with some heavy
lumber which fell from pile he was work
ing by in Scott & Lawson lumb yard.
Mr.. s. II, Atkinson and wife returned
home on Monday from highly enjoyable
trip East.
Will Applegate returned home Monday
evening from an extended trip East, where
he had been purchasing his spring goods.
Mr.. Edgar Shinn, OF Russellyille, Ark,
who was formerly a Bethany student, Was
IN town during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs VI. A. MOSer, of New Con-
cord. o brother-in.la law and sister of Miss
Mary Thompson, the popular and acc0mmo-
. dating saleslady at Brscken Il McClerys,
have taken up their residence here.
On Saturday evening the sergeant was
called into one OF the saloons to take very
remarkable man into custody, who, we
bite piece out of beer glass, aud chew
it up into fine pieces aud split out.
He commenced in Fritz" Springburns
saloon, and after he had taken q bite out of
two glasses, Fritz" said: ''mein Got, amt
you satisfied NIT der beer NIT out eating
der glass His reply was Ito give him,
cracker, then" Fritz pointed TO a bowl
that contained few crackers, and the glass
eater picked them up and then bit piece
out Of the bowl. After repeating this at
two other saloons he entered Jno. Lewis's
establishment, who's wife was attending bar
at the time. The glass eater ordered beer,
and after draining the glass OF its contents
he deliberately put it between his teeth
and bit piece out. After repeating this the
the second time and being refused
more beer he was ordered out, but before
he left he picked up large bowl that was
u.td to hold crackers, and bit of a mouth
full and chewed it up fine, on taking his
de- arturo lin company with apoliceman)
he turned to Mrs Lewis and said: IF catch
your husband on the streets | will eat him
up he was released from Jail on Sunday,
NJ apparently was not injured in the
least from eating the glass, excepting his
gums were considerably swollen.
Miss Anna Helstern, daughter of Jno.
Helstern, died Friday morning at one
o'clock Of consumption, aged IL years.
Funeral to-day Sunday at 2P.M.
Mr.. Adam Letzkus died in Brilliant
Thursday morning, and was brought to
this place and buried in Brooke cemetery on
Friday morning.
Blankinsop Bros & Co, are making ex-
tensive improvements on their foundry.
I'd. Fistowski, popular travelling man
from Pittsburgh, is in the city.