Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-08
FACTANDFANCY
Minor City News and Pertinent raik
and Comment

male College to-day.
WASHINGTON county, Pa, is happy over
a seven-legged lamb.
THERE were four cases before His Honor,
|, Judge LETTERS, yesterday morning.
A GAS post was erected yesterday at the
| corner of Virginia and Front streets,lsland.
The Fulton fire brigade picnic at Sell
bert's garden on Wednesday, the 10Th inst,
The Opera House orchestra go to Nor
! gantown to play for the college commence
ment.
JOE SrPPLE, first base man of the Oscar
Wilde base ball nine, resigned his position
yesterday.
LuKxNs Island grocery is receiving a new
coat of paint, which will add greatly to It's
appearance.
So far this year over 81, 600, 900 bushels OF
coal have gone doSn the Ohio. 22,0OO,0OO
went down in April alone.
The examination for promotion and
classification in the Benwood schools will
occupy the greater part Of next week.
The Municipal Court yesterday adjourn
ed till to. morrow. The Fair Ground case
was submitted and taken under advise
ment.
MEssRs. McLAUeHLIS & McGrNLEY, prom.
inent saloonists IN this city, have purchased
ten town lots in Glendiye, Montana, this
week.
The Marshall County Teachers's Insti.
tute will be held in Moundsville, com
mencing July 3Oth. Prof. T. II. Crago will
conduct the exercises.
JAMES RIDER, alias Welsh, was released
from Jail yesterday, by his giving bail in
the sum Of 800 for his appearance at the
September term of the Circuit Court.
The ladies of the United Presbyterian
Church gave a very enjoyable entertain
ment last evening, which attracted quite a
large number Of friends and acquaint-
ances.
TUE Riddle.Lally case came up before
| Squire Peterman yesterday morning and
resulted in Riddle being fined s. and costs
for assault, and Lally s. and costs for abusive
language.
The ladies Of st. Johns Church, of Bel
laire, have fixed up Father Cults study IN
elegant style. The walls have been nicely
papered and the floor covered with tine
Brussels carpet.
LAST evening the Board OF Education's
Committee On German Language met and
decided to have the examination OF gradu.
ates in the German language TO come oil
on June 9th.
ALLEY Nine, running betweea Market
and Chapline streets, is in a very filthy
condition, and has been so for some m
1t is a general ~thOrOughfare for pedestrians
and should be looked after at once.
The ladies OF the Eighteenth street Pres
byterian Mission will give an:elegant little
supper in the Sunday School room tins
evening, which promises to he quite a sue
cess. Their friends are cordially invited 10
call.
THE trees planted on the grounds OF the
BenwOOd public school, on arbor day, IN
c~ommeroration OF celebrated authors,
~philanthrOpists and statesmen, have had
The names Of the persons so honored placed
upon them.
Don't fail TO secure your seats for the
Concert to night the first thing this morn
ing if you want good ones. See the pro-
gramme in another column. Popular prices
ought TO crowd the house to near = COM
bination OF such unusual excellence.
The ladies of the Fourth Street NJ. L.
church entertained quite a large number
of friends at the residence of DR.. Z. +.
Ulrich, on Chapline street, last evening.
The refreshments served were very choice,
and a considerable sum was realized.
The trouble which existed yesterday be
tween the firm of S. Baer 4 Co. and some
of their employees, was amiCably arranged
last evening, and the men are all at work
this morning. The report that the Messrs.
Baer did not properly reimburse their
men for overtime labor is incorrect.
Those who miss the concert at the Opera
House tonight will certainly regret it, as
the talent employed makes one Of the
very best combinations ever presented 10
u Wheeling audience. and we are glad 10
see from the rapid sale OF seats that there
is every prospect of all unusually large
and appTeCiatiye house.
-. - ...tN-I,,'. ;=,,,, an,nr,,nl
that the Happy Eight Society eXCurCed
to Cresap's Grove Saturday As originally
penned i. read "eXCUrt,' the ed being
| added in some way, as vet unexplained.
The excursion promises TO be a very at.
~tractiye affair. there being every indication
thai a large number of young folks will go
down. Myers will furnish the music.
A SOCIAL scandal is liable to be develop.
ed any day, in which q young married
man living in the South End and two
young ladies' living up town are the prin.
CipleS. Strange as IL may appear the two
ladies in the affair know that the man has
a wife and children at home, and yet both.
residing under the same roof, receive calls
from him every night. There'H be a rum
pus of no small dimensions in a certain
locality soon.
THE final preparations for this evenings
excursion nave been completed, and the
affair promises t. he the success which the
ladies and gentlemen who originated il de-
serve. We have been requested TO state
that tickets will only be sold TO select snd
desirable parties, and that there will be
abundant room for dancing On both the
outward and return trip. Certainly Il
more desirable evenings pleasure than is
here offered can not we'll re imagined, and
We advise those who have not secured tick
cts to do so at once.
IL Judge Ewing's decision be sustained
that printers are not workinGmcn within
the meaning Of certain Pennsylvania stat
utes, the typos would do we'll to call a con-
vention and find ont what they are. They
have hitherto been too modest 10 reckon
themselves smOng professional men, aud
gentleman would, We suppose. be too
vSgue and general a term 10 describe them.
They sometimes tramp, but they are not
iramps. They sponge Oft their types, but
they are not SpOngerS. Now, what is a
printer"-BeiiIl isdsysIf'RL.
A SOMEWHAT unusual but very enjoyable
entertainment was that provided by Mr.. j..
q. w. Bier, the Twelfth street t~Obacconist,
at his place OF business, last evening. Cor
dial invitations had been sent out to his
friends to attend a smoking ~scicee' in his
coy upstairs apartments, and about :
O'Clock the guests began TO assemble.
After the host had explained his improved
methods of manufacture the party ac
Cepted an invitation to help themselves.
and several hours were spent in compar-
ing notes over the various brands. The
ssrty dispers ed with many expressions OF
praise for the weeds and OF good will for the
proprietor.
A Card.
To the Editor Of the REGISTER.