Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-04
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Chat and Gossip ON various Topics
About Town.

About Town.
To.DAY IL pay day at the Crescent mill.
YEs, Caroline, this is August and 1t Will
get warmer after while.
ALEC FREW, who has been visiting friends
down the river, has returned home.
JoHs SsEEKEY and Dave Steward are at
present visiting down at the Eclipse nshlng
club.
OFFICER NORRIS returned yesterday from
q two weeks visit to friends in the interior
Of The State.
The Wyandotte Fishing Club is at present
down at Powhsttan. They are meeting
with good success.
HARRY HASTINGS has returned home atter
q visit down the river 10 the hshlng eiuoS'
He reports e ID time.
EDDY CLAroR and several others will visit
the White Elephant Fishing CLUB this
week, who are encamped down the river.
HARRISON TAYLOR, on last Wednesday
evening, caught forty four turtles at one
pull. He wants to know who can beat 1t.
MR. wHIrrAKEs, Of Marshall county, has
lust tbrsashed over COO bushels OF wheat.
II has been engaged by Mr.. Pollock, OF TINS
citv.
H. HALLER yesterday sold the Prather
property, on Market sheet, AZ private sale,
for 81, 100. John Z. Clator was the -pur-
chaser.
The Sheriff Of Logan county, Mr.. Peck,
was here yesterday, with two guards. They
left at the Penitedtiary a man sentenced
to five years for manslaughter.
YESTERDAY, the Woodwards and Cooper
base ball mines played q match game on
the La Belle commons The former were
declared the victors by score OF to I.
TEE South Side Singing Society are in
camp down at Cressp's Grove. The boys
went 10 the residence of Samuel Crabb, on
Tuesday evening last and had pleasant
time.
The first train over the Pittsburgh diyi-
sion of the B. & .. railroad came In last
night and comprised 20 cars OF iron from
Sandusky. Two more trains were expected
lsst night.
YESTERDAY a warrant was issued before
SQUIRE Peterman, at the instance OF Eugene
Hsnke for Charles Newman, on charge
Of disturbing the pesce. The case IS set Tor
trial this evening at o'clock.
LAST evening S. Nogt celebrated his 5Oth
birthday. The Beethoven singing society
serPnaded him, and his daughters present
ed him With fine pair of slippers. The
evening was pleasantly enjoyed by all.
The State vs.. Annie Smith, tcolored) on
charge Of breach Of the peace, was on trial
before Squire Caldwell yesterday, and
owing 10 the number Of witnesses the
case was continued until this morning.
The Peuitentiary Board concl uded its
labors and adjourned yesterday. The two
DAYS session was only occupied by routine
business and was without any puohc IN
terest. Mesrs. Weaver & Bardell were nol
fed TO discontinue outside labor IN their
| shops.
LorIs SCHwALH, caught a llElb. perch
near Brilliant Yesterday morning. ms Is
tue Isrgest fish Of this specie that was ever
csgght in the upper OaiO, The SChwaiO
Boat Club are meeting with great success
and are treating their numerous visitors
to the finest OF tish teasts.
YESTERDAY afternoon the steamer Frat K
Stein was on heT way down the RIVER, ana
when near the Eclipse boat house, DAYy
lrayI, and another young man went out Ia
a skitF % get the papers and ran into the
w"p.l, Wrecking The skill. The men sue
cesded in gettin, h shore, but received a
God ducking.
Mis-. p,yY DAVIS returned home Tours
day uigdt on the steamer Diurnal frU-I tds
stan boat tTisl at Parkersburg, and ron
the evidence given it was proven that she
bad not one thing to DO with the ringing
ne ptlls VI the udl4A'llh-s Va NtAo 'ANNA IL
:he pilot house on the night OF the disaster
to the steamer SCiOtO.
The story that the b & . L. Z. has IS.
81, q an order permitting each emPloye, In
proper order, TO take a vacation Of two
weeks, with a pass on the road. and with
cut stOppage Ot pay, is too good, II seems,
10 BE- true. In fact there is nothing IN 1t.
The telegraph operators may get vacA-
ton but the other employees are not ln'
Guided.
The White Elephant Fishing Club is at
present located AZ WhitakerS landing,
about twenty miles down the river, and are
having a glorious time. They entertained
The Ecipse Fishing Club with a grand
turtle soup dinner yesterday, and viii
give a grand hop this evening. |. l.
CCcksyne is furnishing music Tor the boys.
VIM. ECCles IS at present guest OF the
club.
The Secretary OF State Yesterday, issued
\ certificate OF corporation 10 the Cedar
Grove Mining Company, organized for the
purpose Of Mining, shipping aud vending
coal. The principal Office is at Cedar
Grove, kanawha county. -Four Thousand
tive hundred dollars have been subscribed
10 the capital stock anu the privilege re-
served to increase it to fifty thousand dol
lars. The shares are $50 each, held as FOL
lows: James II. Lentz. 80; John W. Lhn'z,
l. all of Spring Hill; II Preston Temp.
slns, 60; John &. W. TOmpkins, 20; John
BanLis;er, l share, ali of Cedar Grove.
IT has been discovered that Steubenville
possesses the fat girl of Ohio in the per
son Of Miss Emma Chopper. The young
lady is only - years of age, and weighs 80
pounds. She enjoys good health, has
beautiful face, bright, piercing ewes, and
-Hpl eSsed herself as being perfectly happy
and comfortable during the hot weather,
rotwi hstandiug her obesity. The family
IS composed of six children, three boys and
three girls of whom Emma Is the young
st She is an exceptionally healthy girl,
having never been sick day in her u e.
II she vas man people would declare that
he guzzled beer.
THE members of the Forest Dramatic
Club are making extensive preparations
for the fall aud winter season. they have
been in correspondence with Pittsburgh
md Wheeling actors, and have received
the most hattering answers II their re
quest for assistance during this winter.
| Inst rf the names Of these parties and the
pIsys in which they are engaged will soon
| be printed. A reception was given by the
| club yesterday evening in their elegant
club room in Central block Refreshments
were served TO all the members and friends
| present. and a real social evening was
| spent -B,iiGiYS hispcHie,t'