Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-17
BREAKFAST TABLE talk
OF the Various Small Matters Corraied
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J.F. HARKIss lost q valuable horse Sat
urdsy from the colo.
EVERYTHING was remarkably dull in po-
lice circles, yesterday.
The docket for police court this morning
will not exceed ten cases.
ALL of Wheeling good weather Cariss.
ians stayed at home yesterday.
TIE merry racket OF the sleigh bell was
heard on The street. last evening.
TIE first sleigh Of the season passed this
cfice al half past six o'clock last evening.
OFFICER RADFORD arrested boy on the
Island, last night for snow-balIing the resi-
dences.
YESTERDAY quite crowd OF boys were
enioying themselves skating near the heaa
of The Island.
The street car company had force o.
men busily engaged in placing salt on tper
track yesterday.
The North End Athletic and Literary As,
sociation will give ball at turner Hall
Christmas night.
THE Black Prince Lodge No 10, k. OF P,
will give grand ball at their lodge room
OF Christmas eve.
The pews in the various houses OF wor-
ship in this city were conspicuous Tor their
emptiness yesterday.
Lors Of nervous systems were severely
shocked. yesterday, by involuntary squat
ting on the public walks.
OaCE more the merry Jingle Of the sleigh
be! is hesrd in he land and the hearts Of
the dude and dudes made glad.
YESTERDAY watermelon was opened
hat had been laid away last August. II
was in 8 perfect state OF preservation.
These are the days when the average pc
destrisn scorns terra tirna. and tries 10
walk over the slippery walks on his ear.
TuE singing OF the Fourth Street Church
choir, yesterday, was excellent Inc Duet
betw cen the soprano and alto was very me.
The case OF the State vs. Robert Spencer
charged with disturbing the peace, Will De
heard this morning before Squire Peter
man.
MOTHER earth is now in white vesture
clad. The ususi crop OF poetry on The
| der. Our waste basket IS empty.
He sat down very suddenly in front OF
the REGISTER office, yesterday, and yelled
hut Helen Blaze. Helen did not come
He got up disguised and silently slid away.
The sofa pillow case, rsttisd for the bere
| ii of Miss z. J. Summe, at Heim5rlgatS
|
| MISS Brennan, who held the lucky ticket.
| No. J1.
THE street car horses on the Island d.
vision could hardly pull an empty car
over the suspension bridge yesterday even
ing. owing to the slippery condition OF the
flOOring Of the bridge.
4 FEW more stiff blasts from old Boreas
will bring plenty Of ice. The average
| Wheeling small roy will then have an
OF portupity TO study astronomy, on ice,
| without the aid OF telescope.
TnERE is probability that the ex-mem.
srs of the Waverly Literary Society, will
| appropriately celebrate the llth auniver.
,ary of the organization OF the Society,
which will fall on January Sth, 1854
The grand rehearsal OF the Opera House
| nthestra at Arion Hall last night was, like
| II former ones given by this orchestra, a
rand success. All the music played is
W, having just arrived from Germany.
YESTERDAY afternoon the Knights of s..
! George, in full uniform, marched to the
! Cathedral for the purpose OF having their
| new hammer blessed. Bishop Kain OBLIGATED
| ard addressed the society at some length.
TIE following officers were elected Satur.
| day pight by Typographical MON No. -:
| President, George 3. Barr; Vice President,
". i. hlCe, oeCTetaTy, w. .. mCOIruy ;
| Treasurer, Charles Clayland; Sergeant.at-
Arms, VIM. Faris.
THE Rev. DR.. Smith last evening deliv-
| cred his seventh sermon entitled The
Marry Household of the series The
ProGigal Son" Owing TO the lack OF space
we are unable to publish it this morning.
1t will appear in to-mOrrOwS issue.
The ire at ODerlield's saloon Saturday
| did not originate from Elective flue, as
heretofore stated. Nh. Larkin, the owner
Of this piece Of property, stated last even
ing that there is not house in the city
that has better tlues or in better order.
The rsitie OF the gold watch for the bene-
tit of Michael Coppinger, OF Wheeling
Lodge, 4. A. |. 4 ;. W, was decided Satur.
day afternoon. Ticket No. $50 carried off
the prize, and is held by Dav.d James, Of
Pittsburgh, member OF lnyinCible Lodge,
that city.
No doubt it was only an oversight, or a
piece of torgetfulness, for it could not
have been parsimony,J that the street car
horses were caught by this snow without
having been rough-shod. Some OF the
scenes on Saturday night, on the Market
and Twenty second street grades, would
| have drawn tears from the eye OF needle.