Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-21
FACT AND FANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Ia
and Comment.


and Comment.
YESTERDAY was drcary enough for any
use.
w. 7. Frazier, of Parkersburg, is in the
city.
TIE Committee on Claims called for TO-
night
The Committee on Ordinances will meet
tonight.
The May term of the Nun 'cipal Court
commences at o'clock this afternoon.
The work of repairing the west end OF
Zane street, Island is about completed.
THArcHEE, Primrose and w est's minstrels
Lave put lot of fine paper on the walls
The Atlantic engine is being ropainted:
A new coat on the Vigilant engine woul1
do no hahn.
Mr.. MANSFIELD purchased fine trottnS
horse from Ohio parties, last week. DE
will ship the animal to the northeastern
States.
JOHN MOORE a Top Mill mailer, has put
his fast trottiDg mare in the hands OF
trainer Swearing n, at the Fair ground
and she will be put in fine trim for the ta.l
races.
THE cutting down of Market street to its
proper grade, between Twenty first street
and the creek, will. when completed, make
a vast improvement on that street.
JOHN P. LINTON, Supreme Chancellor;
Knights OF Pythias, on his way to attend
the session OF the Grand Lodge OF Ohio,
at Cincinnati, will stop of here this even
ing and visit Block Prince Lodge Ne. L..
All members in the city are invited 70 be
present.
SATURDAY a change was made in the
teams of the fire department. Archie, the
old Vigiant engine horse. who has been at
the Island hose house for some time, and
the new horse which hiss been in use at the
Hope hose house. were taken to the Nigi-
laut house and will be used as the engine
horses. The grey team, which has been
used at the Vigilaut engine house for
short time were removed, one Of them 60
ing to the Hope hose house and the other
to the Island department.
THE industries at Claysville and vicinity
are booming. The planning mill OF K. u.
Porter has been running steadily for some
time back, and Mr.. Porter reports trade as
being very good. The Itou ring mill owned
by Vim. Stewart also has been running
very steadily, under the supervision OF
Mr.. David Frazier as boss" miller, and
Mr.. John Miller as assistant. The wagon
and carriage factory, furniture factory,
blackSmiths, saddlerS, shoemakers, and all
branches Of industry are flourshing, and
the business prospects of this little burgh
seem to be incrc asing each year.
A LITTER was received from John De-
vine, formerly boiler in this city, post
marked LimOur Dakota. May 10, in which
he stated: II am not homeFick, far from
it, but this country is not half or even
uue.third what the people here sly 1t is.
Last night we had ice thick enough to
skate on, in fact, at this writing, can get
on the ice and it will bcIr my weight
nicely. Yesterday afternoon | was walk
ing around in my shirt sleeves; Que hour
from that time | bad two oyercotts on,
and still | was C)ld, &C. 1t would not
surprise the friend who received the lette-
to see John back here before fall.
On Sunday morning last Mrs. E1low, OF
Fast Finley township, near Clay3vill lie, died
after prolonged illness. Mr.. John Hop
kris, OF the same township, and son-ln.
law. of Mrs Erlow, also died on the same
morning. Immediately after the death OF
Mr. Hopkins messenger was dispatched
to bear the tidings to his mother-.n-laT
aud at the same time messenger was DIS
patched to bear tidings of death to the
family OF Mr.. Hopkins. The two mesSen.
gers passed each other on the way, and not
being acquainted, each arrived at his des-
tination with the message OF death to be
delivered to an already dead relative.