Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-27
ONE WEEK IN WHEELING.
A Compendium of the Local Events Of
This city ana Vicinity.

SUNDAY, May 2O.-Ieff Davis the incor-
rigI BILE, returns from Baltimore, and de-
tails a series of thrilling adventures.....
Leaks out that an effort has been made by
friends of S. 2. Mccormick to Gust Collec-
tors Duval and Pierpont, and give the
combined offices to the first named gentle
man beautiful scheme, but it fell through
..... DR.. Ulrich's horse frightened by Elm
Grove motor, which is made the founda.
ton for considerable correspondence be-
tween friends and opponents OF road.
Steamer Diurnal takes excursion party OF
200 to Darlington and retUrn."...lnduStri-
Gus burglar gets in his work at st. Glars.
vile; couple of residences entered.
MONDAY, NAY 2l.-Thermumeter away
down in the tube; overcoats in general re.
quest .... James Fleming, who stabbed
August Hanke about SIX weeks ago, ar
rested in Ohio and jailed. News from
smallpox district in Mercer county indi-
Gates that disease has reached crlslS......
Supreme Chancellor Linten, X. OF F..
passes through city en- route 10 Cincinnati
to attend Ohio Grand Lodge Little child
of Samuel Manning of South Side, mar.
rowly escapes death from an overdose OF
paregoric. Body Of Thos Willets, drown
ed near Top mill, found at MOundsville
Weather very cold and rainy; heavy
SHOWS in Ohio; vegetation generally has
tired look.
TrEspAY, May 22.-Mill committee OF
several mi Is present scale for the ensuing
wear; documents generally taken under adj
visement without comment. 49, Weather
still cold; population generally appear in
overCoats and saCqueS.... Delegation OF
thirty.three Italians arrive at Bellaire, en-
route to Woodsfield, to work on B., Il. & G..
| road ... Bates Lodge, \. +. and A. NJ, elects
p'var in6ulun in m Id bOOn
City Council. meets in regular monthly
review; City weighers elected Great
commotion in vicinity of capital over
rumored attempt at highway robbery.
West Virginia State Sunday School Con-
vention inaugurates its session at Mounds
vile.
WEDNESDAY, May 23.-Weather moder-
ates: warm and pleasant, although heavy
| frost in morning. Northern portion OF
| Grant House destroyed by fire; loss
| S., OOO... Island gardeners inaugurate the
| spring campaign by poisoning cow.
| Secretary Weeks, of Weston Nail Associa-
| tiop, says he expects some firms to sign
| the scale Sneak thieves secure pocket
| book, containing 500, from the saloon OF
Henry Renner. South Side......Three hun.
bred public school children rehearse music
| for decoration day exercises ......Stranger,
unCer the influence OF liquor, has narrow
escape from death at Martins Ferry ......
| Second day OF Sunday School Convention
at Moundsville...... Burglars enter residence
! of Michael Finn, South Side, chloroform
father and two sons, and secure about $500.
TurRspAY. May 2i.-Residence OF Michael
| Finn, South Side, burglarized TO the tune
| OF $lo7 80. Store of Chas. A. Pritchard,
at Warrington, robbed of about $500 worth
| of goods. 80. Final examination, prior to
| commencement in Bridgeport high school
| .... Hasennaur Miracle breach OF promise
case, plaintiff claiming $1,000 damages,
| comes up in Circuit Court. Mill sltua-
| ton unChanged.....An order to the police
| to enforce the ordinance against projecting
| signs causes a commotlon among business
men THE bit in Martins Ferry gas we'll
! breaks off in hole and causes a Suppression
! OF business see. Number of young society
people excult to Steubenville on steamer
| Prince. .,
FRrnAY, May 25.-Members OF Council
| Committee on Finance mentally wrestling
with the problem of how to engineer the
CITY treasury through the deep waters
which bent it round about; 81, 900 short.
age now on hand, and $4,000 more in
! sight. Boiler in bone boiling establish
ment at Fairy Glen, opposite Steu6envllle'
explodes, and demolishes building: geo.
| Close Of State Sunday School Convention
at MoundSS""!!!!!!ee. City auctioners up IN
arms against proposed ordinance ......C oun'
| eel for Guenther Schnelle ask conunu'
ance OF case in Circuit Court IRE Ge,
partment pretty thoroughly USED up ID
,."suopeing TO chimney oiaae; w n'g aorr
engine :" seriously injuring Engi
Main street hlI.. ladder truck comes
neer Colts; hook ana =. ?. getting 81
10 grief on Sixteenth street; 'arm i
something breaks every time an al
| struck.