Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-01
LOCAL
Prom An over TIE Surrounding News
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From An over the Surrounding News
Field.
TIE scissor grinder Is around among his
friends, also the organ grinder.
FRANK PuRNxLL has resigned his position
at Morgantown University, and Is at his
home in Benwood.
Nh, MOONEY has the contract for building
the new shop for Mr.. Coon Peters, oil North
Wheeling, near Seventh street
l.. NJ. RILEY, ESQ.,, of St. Clairsville, has
purchased the Gazette and takes possession
February LIST. Price paid Is said to De
5000.
n. p. SPEKR Yesterday charged A. j..
Schultze with assault and battery on June
rs. Justice Peterman heard the case and
dismissed il.
A LOAD was yesterday weighed at the
Second ward market and afterward at the
Fifth ward. AT the latter it weighed 30
pounds lighter than at the former.
NR JOHN DoUGHERRY, OF North Wheel
irg. we are informed, has purchased the
horse aud cart belonging to Thomas Young,
and will engage in the coal business.
Mr. MICHAEL LoFrus, the efficient assist
ant Street Commissioner, has had the men
az work on the east side of the National
road, above Sixth street, cleaning the mouth
OF the sewer.
The peanut stand Of Charley Murray at
The Fifth ward market was entered by
thieves night before last and a lot OF candy
stolen. Entrance was gained by breaking
Off the staple.
LOUIS p. S~ALTERBACH was appointed adj
ministrator of the estate OF Christian
Metzres, deceased, at Clerk Hooks office,
Yesterday: bond 81, 600, with Conrad Scham-
bra as security.
SALLlE RoBIHsoy wac qualified as execu.
trix Of the last will and testament OF o
ert Robinson, deceased, before Clerk Hook,
Yesterday. Bond 5000; no security re-
duired by the terms OF said will.
The Pioneer Society installed its officers
last night by Louis p. Salterbach, master OF
ceremonies. There was speaking by the
members and music by the Opera House
orchestra. The installation took place at
Arion Hall.
DR.. PREs performed very delicate oPer-
alton Yesterday. Chas. Stuntz, a young
man from Marshall county, had very
crooked eyes, and after being under the
Doctors bands a few minutes, his eyes
were Strengthened.
The following conveyance was admitted
to record at Clerk Hooks office, yesterday
A deed made the 10Th day of January, 1888,
by Joseph Purcell and wife, to Eugene II.
Deiters, in consideration of $1,000 for the
southwest quarter of lot No. SO Of Jonathan
Zane's addition TO the city.
TIE Committee on Salaries had a meet.
ing last night. at the City Building. and
sat with closed do DTS. 1t is the duty OF
this committee to report salaries to be paid
city officers for the ensuing term. The
committee had a warm session. and firmly
re. used to disclose its proceedings. Several
changes. and important one were made,
and on Friday night they will be given
out.
, A GENTLEMAN Of this vicinity who knows
we'll the Kruell mentioned in. yesterday 5
ksnkakee dispatches. says the gentleman
was always a little awry, having got into
bad woman scrapes in Greenup and Au-
Vusta, Nv, and also in the vicinity OF Erie,
Pa. The fellow could sing aud declaim, and
was a regular masher among the more fool
ish of the other sex. 1t is believed that his
mind is diseased to the extent that he is
not responsible for his sensational conduct.
A FEW mornings since a family living
above Seventh street got up to prepare
breakfast, when one Of them went to the
coal house for coal. She saw a small block
of wood lying there. She put it in the
bucket with the coal, and, going to the
house, put the block, with a lot OF coal, III
the stove. In a few moments an explosion
took place. Teakettle, skillet aud pots were
blown over the room, but fortunately NJ
one was near the stove at the time. The
block OF wood had been bored and the hole
filled with powder. II is judged that they
know the one who did the deed.