Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-10
FACT ANDFANCY.
minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment

OF paint.
OFFICER DUNLAP arrested disorderly case
last evening,
Why not start up the Capitol fountain
these warm days!
A DRUNKEN woman was run in by officer
Nolte last evening.
The fizz of the soda fountain is once
more heard in the land.
A GANG of men were engaged in cleaning
Sixteenth street, yesterday.
Broken limestone is being spread on
Market street, above Seventh.
DoES the garbage man ever go around the
lower portion uf the Seventh ward?
TIE Daughters of Rebbecca will give
bail at Axiom Hall on the 18th inst.
PART one of the County Court transacted
no business of Importance yesterday.
VIZ learn that the Hess property, out at
Fulton, is shortly to be offered for sale.
The P, W. & NJ. extension was tested as
far south as thes sugar refinery yesterday.
RoRfNs, blue birds, and perambulating
printers are numerous. Spring is at hand.
The Committee on Ordinances met last
night and passed on the annual liquor or
dinance.
People who persist in crossing the bridge
on the left hand side should be summary
tossed OIL.
THE Committee on Fire Department met
last night. Nothing OF special mention was
transacted.
PHILo KIMBERLY is having considerable
improvements done to his property out in
the country.
The Committee on City Prison met last
night. Nothing but routine monthly bills
was acted on.
The Fulton paper mill resumed yester-
day morning, after a stoppsge Of several
days for repairs.
The steamer MoNitor will have new
stacks placed 10 morrow. Charles Miller
is doing the work.
The street cleaning contractors had their
forces out yesterday scraping the streets
and cleaning the cutters.
WHILE Mr.. Hudson was driving flock OF
sheep 10 Bridgeport yesterday one OF them
s,rayed away aud was lost.
A STEER broke out of the stock yards yes
terday afternoon and created considerable
excitement in the East End.
WoRKMEN were engaged Yesterday III
tearing down the old brick building on the
east side of Main above Tenth street.
Mr.. CRAFT, of North Wheeling, has re-
signed his position in the furniture factory
and gone into the grocery business.
The AriOn Singing Society will shortly
receive from the lady friends OF the mem
beers a very fine silk flag, costing $500
An Ohio man will bring pair OF horses
10 this city, to-day, for the purpose OF hay-
ing the FITe Committee examine them.
a ROY named John GauS fell down the
steps OF Chris. Seibkes saloon yesterday
afternoon aud cut his right hand badly.
SUIT RIDDLE was making some nece sSary
repairs TO the water main On the east SIDE
OF Main street, above Eighth, yesterday.
JoE KRAuEs WIS last evening chosen
leader of the City Band. The band will
give bail at Turner Hall on the 9th inst.
TuR best joke of the season happened on
Twelfth street, yesterday afternoon. Clerk
Hook struck reporter for change for '.
Joux GooDwIN, Esq OF the poStOffice
gang, now reiOices in addition OF another
bouncing big boy" in his family. Shake,
Johnyi
THOMAS KENNEY has a fine colt from Bel
mont county, Ohio Yesterday the ami
NAL was tried and bids fair to be lively
stepped.
TIMOTHY CALLAHAN was committed to Jail
by Squire Petterman for disturbing the
peace by inaugurating family row at his
tOmiCIle.
SWEENEY & SoSS foundrymen were not
working yesterday. Scarcity OF orders is the
cause. The men will probably resume
work o.dsy.
TuERE is a brace OF ours at Stifel's cali
co works which will come to gri some OF
these dark nights, If they persist IN flying
at passers by.
ProF. HERMAN KRYTER entertained
Iar pfI frinplI with SDfup pNrAIlpnt
music at Houses new music store yeSter.
day afternoon.
A LAPCE party Of ladies leave this morn
ing for Waynesburg To attend the session
Of WOmen'S Missionary Society Of the
Washington PreSbytery.
Mrs~Rs. HENRY NJ. RUsSELL and A. J.
Clark have been appointed by the County
Court 10 make the annual examination in.
Ia Clerk McCullOCh'S office.
Two immense casks, each containing
over 100 dozen lamps, were shipped Satur-
day by Messrs Hobbs, Brockunier * Co. TO
South America via New York.
THERE was narrow escape from drown.
ing in the old brick yard pit on Ohio
street Island. few days since. The boys
should keep away from that locality.
TIE witnesses ia the McComas AMI Nc.
Carthy case were summoned to Clarkshurg,
yesterday, and if an indictment is found the
parties will b. removed there for trial.
TIE property belonging to Alfred CIld.
well, corner OF Eighth and Main streets,
has settled and he has had parties there 10
| examine and try to find out the cause Of it.
MxsSES Jacob Hull, Or. Wilson and John
! Mcclure have been appointed 4 committee
| OF the County Court to examine into and
report upon the condition OI the county
Jail.
THE shaft for the steamer Little Anna
hsd not arrived at Il late hour last evening
| should it come to day. Capt. Sea non will
| have the steamer ready for duty by SALur-
| Gay next.
Tue North End boat c'un will give
grand ball. at Turner'S Hall April 20.
Among other attractions will be the anna.
| tuer club swinging. The prize is a fine pIir
! of Indian Cl3hs.
WILLIS A. MULLER was convicted before
the L. :. DiStriC; Court, ut ClarkSSurg, last
week of robbing the mail III Doddridge
county about year ago. He. has not yet
been sentenced.
EpwARD MANSEARGER. of the North End,
a Bailor in the Top mill, yesterday lost his
only child, bright little boy about one
year old. The parents have the sympathy
of their many friends in their bereavment.
CHAs. MILLER. the North End tin.roofer,
has taken the contract for erecting fifty
five foot stack at the Greek mill. Miller
expects 10 put the stack up to-day. When
weighed yesterday it raised the beam at
$500 pounds.
LEVI PrrIr, of Cameron, Marshall county
was placed in our Jail yesterday for vio-
latiOn OF the United States revenue laws.
He will be taken to-day by United States
MsrShal c. W. Atkinson for hearing be-
tore the grand jury.
CHARLES +. HOOPER, ESQ, deputy sheriff
Of Taylor county, died at Grafton yester-
day. Mr.. II. was a brother.in-law of Mrs.
Annie F.. Caldwell of the Sixth ward.
There are Il number of warm friends in
this city who will be panied to learn of his
demise.
An Unknown individual went into the