Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-05
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TaE Committee on Claims meet tonight.
OFFICER TAYLOR arrested two drunken
men yesterday. .--..----
TEE Committee on Accounts meet at 8
o'clock this afternoon
TIE Committee on Real Estate was called
FOR last night but no quorum appeared.
WoExMKH are busily engaged preparing
tie diamond ct the new Fair Grounds for
tie base ball game Saturday.
VERY little business in the criminal line
Is now being done by the Justices OF the
Peace. They sll report business very dull.
The work on the new brick pavement
between Twenty second aud Twenty third
streets, on Chapline, willlbe corn pleted this
week.
YESTERDAY q REGISTER reporter was in-
formt 4 that q picked nine Of the East End
we're an xious to play the Healy Base Ball
club for S25 side,
YEsrEEDAY morning the men &C work
drilling the well at the Central glass works
were sgain unfortunate, losing their drill
BY the rope breaking.
DR. J. C DUNcAN amputated finger of u
man ed Fletcher yesterday. The finger
had been injured at the Belmont cooper
shop lsst Wednesday.
The Vigilant and Quickstep Base Bali
Clubs crossed bats at the North End yester'
day afternoon. The former nine was y.o-
tCrit US By score OF 5 to-.
FRED. NORTON, the proprietor of the ST.
James Hotel. will put force OF men at
work this morning cleaning up the build
ing and making the new improvements.
MARKET MASTER EDWARDS was called be-
fore Police Court yesterday morning to
answer 10 the charge of not keeping the
Fifth ward market house cleaned properly
on complaint of Robert Campbell. The
case was continued until tomorrow morn
ing.
The Holiday Post No. II, G. A. R. have
perfected arrangements for q grand bean
bake and entertainment at their hall in
Beck's Block, next Saturday evening. All
old soldiers are cordially invited 70 attend.
About two hundred comrades and guests
are expected TO be present.
YESTERDAY, about noon, Andy Hsmil-
toms stable on the Island was discovered
on fire. Fire alarm box y vas pulled and
the department responded very promptly
and exringuiehed the fire. The damage is
estimated at 5000, which is covered by in
surance in Rodgers Agency in this city.
The fire is supposed 10 have been the work
of al iucendiary.
YESTERDAY afternoon a very slick trick
vas played on a grOCeryman'S son in the
East End, in which the grOCeryman is
minus two dollars. A man representing
himself 20 be a countryman, entered Mr..
Hughes grocery store during the prOprie-
or's absence, and accosted the boy, stating
that his father owed him two dollars
change for country stuff. The boy paid
him Tim the money, and the alleged coun-
tryman left for parts unknown.
LAST evening in pursuance to call,
about twenty Of the taliOrS met at julius
LoSches saloon, on the South Side, TO per
feet arrangements in regard to the bi cen
tsnuial celebration which comes of on the
ll,h inst. Owing to the majority OF tailors
Of the city not being present very little
business was transacted. c. W. Fink was
appointed president and Geo. w Schnelle
secretary. A committee on arrangements
vas also appointed. They adjourned to
meet at the same place on Saturday even.
ing, ard hope all the tallors in this city
will attend.
WEDNESDAY, night two freight trains on
the HemItiel road COllided Just east of the
tunnel opposite Judge ThOmpson's resi-
dcnCe. Fortunately a cOlOred man, an
en- plOye of Judge Thompson, heard the
trains coming and rushed out WITH
lsntern and succeeded in notifying the en-
gineers, but not in time TO stop the trains,
but allowing both of them time 10 check
their speed sufficient TO keep from cauLing
q serious collision. Both engines suffered
slightly BY the shock, but at this writing
they have been fully repaired.
AN ingenious method Of raising the g
ures Of the new postal notes has just been
brought TO the attention of the pOstotficU
department. The fraud consists in punch
ing from a high figure in the note u piece
of paper the proper shape and size 10 I'LL
up tie hole previously punched by the
postmaster through a lower figure. Toe
written wOr IS or figures are then removed
~ acids, and the blanks are filled in t.
correspond with the punched h,ureS
Some NOES have been changed so sktiltu!ly
that il Is very difficult to detect the alters
ti0us. But, however, as this fraud ohly
affects Uncle Sans pocket the postal note
Sill slill continue 10 be popular.
WEDNESDAY, evening, genuine surprise
Dsrry called az yir. VIM. GJeriuS'S, No. ~
Main street, n homer Of il being his wlte's
blriaGsy. Mr. end Mrs GOsrIrg were 10
yrt,d 10 Mr.. Ecer.ers house for supper and
during their absence from home about
lwtnry couple Vujrty took possession.
Judge their surprise on returning home
about O'Clock to tird the house all lighted
up and merry couples enjoying themselves
dancing. Mr. and Mrs. GOering were
hustled into the h u 9 and willing hands
suCn Invested them of their wraps. An
rlegsnt repsst was served and al departed
FOR the respecti,e homes at a seas Enable
hour.