Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-12
rAcrASpraxCY.
Minor CITY News and Pertinent ralA
and Comment.


day.
The Committee on Fire Department met
last night.
Two deeds Of trust were admitted to
record yesterday.
THE Committee on City Prison met last
night and transacted routine business.
The Committee on Police was called to
meet last night, but d quorum could mol
be obtained.
THOMAS HILL escaped from the cooler
yesterday morning by removing an iron
bar from his cell.
OFFICER NoLrE shot a dog belonging to
VIM. Cline yesterday. The brute hac
bitten several people.
A BUGGY belonging to a son OF Jacob
Snyder, was broken down over at Martins
Ferry, yesterday afternoon.
THE Red Men arrived home from their
Pittsburgh excursion about : O'CLOCK last
evening, we'll pleased with their trip.
The high wind about 3 o'clock yesterday
morning did much damage to trees and
s~hrubbery in various parts OF the city.
WN. GILLIGAN was arrested yesterday
morning for selling liquor on Sunday. He
pleaded guilty and was faed $50 and costs.
OFFICER NORRIS had a lively chase after
Tom Hill yesterday. Owing to the start
the fugitive had, the officer failed to cap
tuTe him.
WoRKMEN are engaged in placing a stout
railing along the river edge OF the Pwlky
extension, both north and south OF the
creek bridge.
Miss LOUISA SCHMIDT, who was badly
burned a short time ago, is getting. along
nicely. DR.. Ford, of South Wheeling, IS
attending her.
A SMALL fire was discovered on the
steamer C.. w. HornbroOk yesterday morn
ing, but il was extinguished before doing
any material damage.
YESTERDAY morning a BIT fastened in the
gas well at the Central glass works and was
not extracted until about 1 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. At I P. VI. the depth OF the
we'll was 437 feet.
SQUIRE CALDWELL, yesterday, committed
George Ingell to Jail in default of $500 bail
for his appearance at . o'clock this morn
ing, to answer the charge Of cutting Isaac
Heyman, Sunday afternoon.
The carts were busy yesterday morning.
in opening the mouths OF the sewers on
the east side of the National road above
Seventh street, end the neighbOrs had to
clean of the walks at the head Of Sixth
street.
ANXIOUS. No, we can't say how much
longer the pavement on the north side OF
Sixtceth street, east of Main, is TO remain
torn up. Ii may be fixed inside of six
months, or things may take thoir natural
course, in which case a year would be about
the proper time to allow.
The German Pioneer Society met last
night and elected the following gentlemen
as a committee to write up the history OF
the esrly settlers of this county of German
origin: T.. c. S.ifel, President, MessrS.
. Behler, G.. Bayhq, l.. C.. SlIel, John
Nceg.er and Chris NIewig.
PEcy. JosEpH KRAMER mas just added a
new COrlet player TO his orchestra, and he
can at present boast of one of the best or.
sauizat ons in the State. The name Of the
| new conner is Jesse Jackson and the band
feel proud OF him. The band will give a
grand banquet to their numerous friends
al Beethoven Hall at an early day.
Tue case of the State vs.. VI. NJ. Everett.
on trial ut Wellesburg for the past several
days. in which the defendant was charged
by Miss Sibia Devlin with criminal assaI
during the progress OF the fair last fall,
was brought TO a close Saturday, a verdict
of not guilty being rendered.
SATURDAY morning several b~rickyard
men, while passing Conrad Iahn's resi-
denCe in the East End, discovered the
back portion OF his residence on fire. They
rushed in aud in a few minutes eXtln-
guished the flames. The origin of the fire
was spontaneous combustion. he painted
and vanished a tent Friday evening and
placed il in a shed, which ignited itself as
above.
TIE MCnnerChor Singing society has
made arrangements to attend the Buffalo
Sacugerfest ON July I6. leaving this city
on Saturday, the 18th inst, over the Cleye-
land, Lorraine and Wheeling road, and lay
| ing over at Cleveland til Monday, when
they will 70 on 10 Buffalo over the Lake
Shore route. Tickets will be good for ten
DAYS. Tie Opera House band will accom-
psny them.
The .. c.. T. eX-committee held a meet
ing yesterday at Judge Craumer's office,
and appointed the following persons as
delegates TO the State Temperance Conven.
ton TO be held at Clsrksburg on the 2uth
Rev. G.. T.. llIte, Rev. j.. W. Ryan, J. ID.
Ewing, &. W. Baggs, Miss \. Taylor, Mrs.
Rev. ID. A. Cunningham, e. L. Cranmer,
W. y. Wilson, y. W. Beck.
ABOUT half past IL last evening Officer
Fugate was called TO No. AS Seventeenth
street to arrest Frederick Skeid. who was
| on his muscle and upset the lamp in the
ped room OF his house. setting fire to the
pillows. When the officer forced al ELL
trance in the house Skeid had e~xtinguisLed
the fire. He was lodged in the lookup and
will haze a hearing this morning.
THE season OF piCniCS is ut hand, and the
English Lutheran Sunday school, which
usually is the one to take the first Xcu
sion, will go 10 Little Washington, Pa on
Thursday, June 2lst. Reasonable transpOr-
tation has been procured from the b. X ..
railroad, and 4 long train filled with happy
| eXCurS;ouiStS will likely make its way TO
the above named place for a day Of unpar-
alleied enjoyment in the grove.
CHILpEENS DAY at the North Street NJ.
+. sabbath School was a day that will be
long remembered by those fortunate
enough to be present. And will be 4 page
in the history of the school never before
equalej. The display of flowers, blooming
pisnts, testoons OF eyergreens, singing OF
birds and happy faces of the children
made il equal TO q fairy scene. Showing
The great labor and taste displayed by those
| having the affair in charge. The pro.
grsmne in charge OF ". A.. Wilson,
| superintendent, consisted of singing and
responsive reading 10y the school, and Sc
leCi singing by the choir under the leader
| ship oil VIM. \. Chapman, Miss Hannah
Downs at the organ. The exercises by the
sbtaLt CS idithltAl NSNSIhSS Spet1aA PRAISE
especially the singing of LOttie Twigs, in d
class Of little girls. followed by a recitation
IN COnSert with gestures. The afternoon
exercise was well attended in spite OF
| cloudy and rainy weather. the school at
tendance being near 100, with with a col,
lection of So IS for the education fund.
The whole affair throughout the day was q
grand success and speaks volumes for the
North Street VI. T.. Sabbath School.
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court OF Appeals.