Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-14
NOTE AND COMMENr.
Chat and Gossip On vsri0as Topics
About roWn.

gerously i'll, last night.
JOIN DrrrY was arrested by Officer Dun.
lap, on q charge Of disorberly conduct.
YESTERDAY old man Defoe took charge at
the Third ward school building as jsnitor,
RY. ARKLE has completed the painting
Of the stseple at the Immaculate Concsp-
ton church
JOHN BARRETT fell from a barge in the
river, at Powhattap, Saturday night, and
" 5 drowned.
Dan COCHRAN and Stony Ritz were sp.
pointed judges yesterday for Clator in the
contest next Saturday.
The Knights of St. George received their
new uniforms yesterday, and of which
they are justly proud.
YESTERDAY, the brick layers were in en-
gagged in repairing the pavement in the
Fifth ward market house
II was Josie Kramer that played at the
lawn fete at Cedar Rocks on Friday, and
not the Opera House orchestra
FRIDAY, a man named Hawkins had his
right foot badly mashed at the Riverside
factory by large roll falling on it.
SATURDAY, Mr.. Bud Zsne's little son was
very badly bitten by gardner dog. Yes
err Officer Radford exterminated the brute.
THE Market street bridge is about to
receive much needed coat OF paint In
some places the rust was half inch deep.
The p, W. & Ky. Railroad Company
have a force of men al work laying switch
across the B. & o. track to the Belmont
mill
CLAroR and Lay berger met at Wellsburg
yesterday, and decided upon Townsend
Adams, Of this city, as referee in the race
next Saturday.
LAYBERGER arrived at Wellsburg yester-
day morning, and took his first spin over
the course. He is being trained by Taylor,
ex-champion of England.
The reserved seats for the concert at the
Academy of Music by the two blind boys,
Mooney and Duyal, will be placed ON sale
at Shelbs Music Store this morning.
YESTERDAY the men who are to bore Rsy-
mann's gas well arrived, and expected TO
have their tools on the ground TO day.
The boring will be commenced at once.
YESTERDAY six little fellows, ranging
from 10 to II years OF age, ran away, leav.
ing the city on the P. N. train. Officer
Junkin's and Geo. Wickhams sons are
among the boys.
Is the name OF long.suffering and pa
tient people, il anybody knows who shot
Gen. Kelley let him speak out and settle
il. Does anybody know who shot Toby
Nance-in the neck?
The readers of the hltcllIgcnccr would be
much better pleased If its industrious
writers would try and find some local news
for It's bare columns instead of reprintiug
Scripture and dictionaries.
The Committee on City Prison met last
night, and after auditing the regular
monthly bills, they decided to recommend
the reIoOfng of the worShUuse as the roof
is in very bad condition.
The new health ordinance, the natural
gas ordinance, the city gas reduction ordi-
nance and the emergency fund ordinance
will be among the matters OF importance to
come before Council tonight.
The friends Of Mr.. Sam c. Wilson. form
erly Of this city, will be shocked To lesrn Of
his death, which occurred at Albuquerque,
y. NJ, yesterday. Nopar,icuiars have been
received, but il is said malarial fever was
the cause.
Inquiries are pouring from the sur
rounding country in regard to the coming
fair, asking about space, premium list, etc.
Everything looks toward a booming big
fair this year. The first entries were made
yesterday.
JACOB REED authorizes us to say he will
run any man in Wheeling or Belaire one
or two miles for 800 a side Wheeling
Register Our boys are not mules. They
run hundred or two yards
Independent.
JAMES FARRELL, George w. Rupp end
Watt Arehouse, OF .Etnaville, with their
families have been fishing at Cold Springs,
W. Va, returned home last week and re-
ported enc man as having caught 1873 turtles
in SIX hours, besides great many fish.
"REGTSrEE'S FRIENDS writes to know why
the pugilist Sade is called the Maori
Because, dear boy, he is a half native OF
the Maori tribe Of South Sea Indians, and
was born in New Zealand. Have you never
seen him written of as The ha.f-breed?'
CAROLINE NJ. WILSON yesterday conveyed
TO the Belmont Nail Company, OF this city,
a tract Of real estate near the mill property
for Il SEQ. At the same time Sarah ) Dun
gan conveyed to David Arnd' lot No. % in
the Lagrange addition to Wheeling for
500.
OK September 10th the Association of
Retail Druggists Of the Uaited States will
meet in the lecture room of the smith
oman Institute. The object Of this assoc
iation is to protect the members at the
La is Of Manufactures to get the lax
on alcohol reduced aud to restrict certain
evils. The delegates are MessrI BOggS,
Williams, Booking and Mmnkemoller.
GLEN JONEs din't know it was loaiei.
Iii shoot you," he said to Ike Wolf yes
terday morning and pointed an air pistol
at,hlm. But il went off and the ball struck
lie in the middle of the FOREHEAD, inhiCt-
ing u painful wound. Glen is COlored
waiter at the market house restaurant, aud
wClt had gone in for meal. 1t was all
JOKE, but it was poor Joke for Wolf.
\ NAN vino came up from Sardis, yester-
day said there was a great fight On tn
Ahsrt at SardiS, yesterday morning, be
tween Capt. Asa Booth OF the Diurnal. aud
+ a. Chu' clerk OF the FRANK Stein. They
qurrTe,Fd about some whsst on the wharf
and or S led 10 blows. In the lisht Capt
Booth fell down end the CLERK OF rhe Stem
hsn m-red his ia, e up pretty badly with a
cobb stone.
YESTERDAY afternoon Mss IL e i Co.
let met with = very serious accident at her
residence on the Island. While attempting
10 go down the cellar steps, she Slipped
and fell to the bottom. twisting her left
limb badly sud knocking the cap of the
knee lCint. Or Fisher, If Bridgeport, was
member. The injury is a very serious one,
al the leaders of the limb having been
twisted in frightful manner.
YESTERDAY afternoon, country man
undertook to drive large hog along Mar
set street with rope attached to its hind
leg. At the corner of 18th aud Market
streets the animal became very risky and
finally succeeded in getting awav from the
com tryman. Ii then made dash for the
door OF grocery store, in which was piled
q large number OF watermelons. The ami
nal was finally driven of, but not before
the watermelon pile was badly demolished.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, there will be
another Skiff regatta at Bellaire, in which
the contestants will be blindfolded. This
regatta is being arranged by J. J McDermott
after the manner of the same kind of con-
test last yesr. An entrance OF p cents will
he charged. All entries to be made at Nc.
Dermott's saloon. The prizes are as fol-
lows: first, S.; second, s.; third. So The
parties are all to be blindfolded and started
for the other side of the river. II is an
amusing contest as will be remembered bv