Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-24
FAGANDFANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment.

now DeautlIul Is spIius.
WoRKMES do not anticipate strike like
that Of last year.
DAVID LoE, of West Wheeling, has
patent on fire places.
One deed of trust was admitted to record
at clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
SQUIRE RICHARDSON, of the Island, has
turned up lively nest OF snakes near his
home.
MONDAY next a dress rehearsal of the
play Julius Cesar will be held at the
Opera House.
DETECTIVE BUgNETT got $500 reward for
the arrest and conviction of Wiley Marks,
q railroad Instructor.
A VALUABLE cow belonging to Hugh
O'Hara, of the Island, died frem the effects
of poison, yesterday.
BILLY Mayors, the we'll known leader OF
the Wheeling City Brass Band, handed IN
his resignation yesterday.
A MoRGAHrowN correspondent wants to
know whether the Standards will be reor-
gsnized. We are afraid not
The visit of the Woman's Benevolent
Society to the County Infrmary, has been
postponed until further notice.
The photographs of the cast for julius
Caesar attract much attention. Myles did
the work and did it in artistic style.
THE Knights of st. John have rented the
new Fair grounds for the Goth OF June, and
will give grand picnic on that day.
DOUGLASS, the Grant county murderer,
wants Col. White to get him new trislat
which he asserts he can prove his. lnno-
cense.
REV. J. E. SMITH will preach a me-
mortal sermon for the G. A. r. Post on
Sunday next. DR.. Smith is becoming very
popular.
A DELIVERY wagon belonging TO Joseph
Speidell & Co., broke down in North
Wheeling, followed by fall in groceries,
yesterday.
The State Board OF Equalization finished
the testimony from Hardy and Nicholas
counties yesterday aud will begin on Ra-
nawha to-day.
THE4 o'clock down train on the p, w.
4 X. road was detained nearly an hour
Yesterday by broken wheel on the turn
table at the Junction.
JAMES FLEMING was admitted to bail yes.
terday, by Judge Jacob, in the sum OF
$1,000. His bondsmen are: Stephens Fox
and Healy, Of BenwOod.
MISSES. HExNIG and Larkins will leave
for Pittsburgh, Saturday, 10 secure the new
costumes for rhe play of Julius Cesar,
which comes off May 80.
A LITTLE son of Glare nee Johnson was
bitten by dog, in the Fast End yeSter-
day. Office FuCate was notified, who I'M
mediately shot the brute.
The Committee on Finance met last
evening, but were unable to decide on
suitable report To- make to Council, and
adjourned to meet again next Wednesday
night.
TICKETS will be on sale at Wilson X
Banners Saturday next for julius C"rar,
which performance will come OFT May ~.
The characters will all be represented by
home talent.
The breach of promise case-Miss Miracle
vs. Hannauser-is set for 10 day IN Part l.
Damages claimed are $4,000. This is
snug little pile, should the fair one be
allowed it by the jury.
THE p, c. & st. l.. road now runs sleepers
through without change from Pittsburgh
10 Columbus, Cincinnati Indiapolis, Chi
cago and St. Louis, without change. Pas
sengers from here have only one change
at the Junction.
IL an interview last night Secretary
Weeks of the Western Iron Association ad-
mitted that some iron mills would proba-
bly, sign the scale, but said that all the
larger mills would close down rather than
pay the present wages.
To-NIGHr party, principally made up OF
last seasons German, Will eXcurt TO Steu'
benyille. They will have lovely evening,
Kramer's orchestra and good time. Il
party from SteubenYll!e, warned OF their
approach by rockets, will be ready to meet
them.
TUESDAY evening Oflicer Combs arrested
David Chenowith, on the charge Of drunk.
enness, and locked him up in the Eighth
ward lookup. Yesterday morning about
: 80 o'clock the officer repaired to the
lookup for his prisoner and 10, he had es-
cared. Upon examination OF the cell they
discovered that he had broken the bench,
and. in some manner, broke the paddock
on the door, etiecting his escape by the
rear door OF the hose house.
SECRETARY OF STATE STNLNAEER yesterday
issued a certificate OF Incorporation TO the
"Piney River Lumber Company" formed
for the purpose OF constructing dams,
hoomS, etc, on said river. Fifteen hun
dred dollars have been paid in to the capt.
tai stock Of the company, with the prlyl-
lege of increasing it to $4,000. The prin.
cipal office is at Raleigh c. II. The stock
is divided into shares of 800 each, OF
which Il. b. Powers and Frederick 5. john
son. of Lockhaven, Pa, hold three shares
ea2h. and Theo. Johnson, VIM. c. Weaver
and John NJ. Johnson, of keyser, Pa,
three shares each.
The new motor iOr the Elm Grove rail
way arrived at the b. X .. railroad shops
yesterday morning, and will be lmmidi-
ately overhanled by Master Mechanic
Hersch and put in tirst-class repair before
going on the road. 1t is similar in con-
struction and position of machinery as the
present combination motors now in use.
1t has an upright boiler and the engine is
seated in the front compartment. This is
really motor, being an engine to itself,
whereas the combination motors which
are now in use are a motor and carriage
con- bined. The new engine has about
twice the power the motors now in use
have, and will be ready for service June
9TH.