Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-10
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Chat and Gossip on Various Topic
About ToWa.


CIVIL bus mess is booming among the
Squirss.
YESTERDAY the Eigh b ward reel was
photographed.
THE Committee on Police met last night
and passed few bills.
TIE Hempfeld Railroad is doing a big
through freight business.
The committee knocked out the "eIcIu-
siye" part Of the monopoly ordinance last
night.
Ii was DR.. Edward W. Bingell and not
Chas. w. Of whom the resolutions of re.
sPeet were adopted.
The Louisville papers don't seem to like
Bobby McNicholl as an umpire. Perhaps
il is only because he is not o dude.
YESTERDAY Chief Dunning WIS Susily
repairing the fire alarm wires. At the
O'Clock test last night everything worked
nicely.
The roaming is about completed at the
Central & ass works company's we'll and 1t
is expected the hole will be ready for the
casing to day.
THE case of State vs.. John Norman, on
charge o. disturbing the peace was tried
be fore Squire Arcle and the case taken
under Amusement.
JOSEPH EVANS, the accommodating clerk
of NJ. Heyman, the Main street clother,
was made happy and smiling Tuesday
evening by the appearance OF li.pound
boy.
The people on Jacob street. between
Twenty third and Twenty fourth, complain
about the garbage, and say that there has
not been a garbage cart around there this
summer.
WORD was received last night that a
young man fell into the ditch, dug TO re-
pair the sewer that runs down Thirty third
street, and was very badly cut up. Our in.
former stated that there was no light near
the opening.
The excursion to Cleveland yesterday
got OFF in good style, but many more pre-
sented themselves than the train would
hold. Last night a story Of an accident
to the train was circulated about, but there
was not a word of truth in it,
ABOUT two o'clock this morning a report
reached this office that Chambers Hervey
had been attacked on the National pike
last Lisht s,V "a shots were exchanged
But nothing definite could be learned, ow-
ing TO the lateness OF the hour.
YESTERDAY one of the oldest trees in this
city had to be pushed down by Officer
Junkins. The tree stood on Eleventh
street. lust east Of Chaplain. Ii has been
dead for number of years and fears were
entertained that il would fall Cd some one,
hence the action of the officer.
TIE train on the p. w. Il X, due here at
/ o'clock, yesterday, had slight accident
near the water works yesterday. y large
stone had rolled TO the edge of the track
and caught the steps of the smoker, tear
ing them away with crash that startled
the passengers. Only slight accident.
The ?. C.. Il st. l.. Company has adopted
the cash memorandum system. When
q conductor receives money for fare, he
must nil out blank with the amount re-
ceiyed and give it 20 the passenger as a
memorandum. The stubs are turned over
to the CtiiCe and the conductor charged up
with the gross amount
ME. WV. LUTz, senior member OF the
firm OF Lutz, Son & Co, dealers in general
merchandise, at ROSeby's Rock, W. Va
was in the city yesterday. He Gays that
they have been in business at that place
about one year, and have built w tiGe
trade with hatteriDg prospects. He says
that the farmees are now bringing In their
grain, and report excellent crops
List night Noah Zane received very
ugly blow over the right eye with bee
glass, fracturing the skull and cutting the
forehead badly. The row occurred in an
al ey near Pollock's saloon. We are unable
to say who struck the blow Is the parties
are trying TO keep il quiet. DR.. Harvey
dressed the wounded mans head. The
probabilities are that the entire business
vi be sifted down by the police.
YESTERDAY morning, as the trsckmen
started to work on the Hemptield railroad,
in Rankintown, James HsrdSOCk met with
serious accident. He was working
the lever of the hand car when his hand
slipped and he fell backward beneath the
car which ran across the small OF his back.
The car was knocked from the track. He
IL not thought TO be dangerously hurt. He
is aged about twenty one aud is single.
WEDNESDAY evening about : o'clock the
residence OF VIM. Syhaefer. on Twenty
fourth street came near being burned
down. The following particulars were as
Certaiued: Foreman Robinson aud the fire
men at the nitsd engine house noticed
bright blaze in the second story Of Sibaeter's
house, they rushed over and after aoOu;
twenty minutes hard worS, succeeded ~
eTtirguishiug the fire. The tire caught
from the gas ut IN the room and burned a
cradle and quite number a. bed clothes
and clothing.
Tly representatives Of Harry Jo"ea and
Robert Wright met 81 the HtOi>TER Oshc',
last niCht, and drew up AMI signed articles
OF agreement for high priced skill race,
70 come Of on September %. 1t is to o.
-oT ed in skitFS. "rOwed from the gunwale
and with thol pins TIE stakes are 500
a side and the course will be the lower one
OF Ills city. 70. lie Of $50 a siie has
been put up with WT. Zimmerman, who
viii lie the final stake holder A second
deposit OF S:,0 a side will be made on Aug
18th and the final deposit OF $50 side will
be made on Sept, -, at which time the
referee will be chosen Each man will b.
allowed one guide boat.