Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-12
BREAKFAST rAsLE TALK
OF the Various Small Matters Corraaed
by Register Hirelings.

OF the Various Small Matters Corraled
by Register Hirelings.
YESTERDAY was q whitewash at Clerk
Hooks office.
=MRs. WATERS is having new pavement
laid in front of her residence, On ZIue
street Island.
The Black Prince Lodge No 10 X. OF P.
will give grand ball at their lodge room
on Christmas eve.
The North End Athletic and Literary
Association will give ball at Turner Hall
Christmas night.
A NEW curbiDg is beiGg placed on the
YES; size OF South Front street just south
Q: Virginia steer.
TIRE ladies OF the Chapline Street NJ. L.
Church will give a social and supper on
next Friday evening al their church.
TuE Happy Eight Social wiil give dance
~ 4 riCn Hall Christmas night. All b Il 3
Given by this club have been success.
To PAY the trial of Bill Leeper will come
up in the Circuit Court. There are three
counts against him. He is an old oifende- :.
TIE case OF the State vs.. John Norman,
Oil CLsige Of stealing chickens, was Contin-
uCd before Squire Caldwell until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
THE case of the State va. Emma Wooster,
on ch6rge Of assault and battery, an appeal
case, wes on motion Of the PrCSecuting At
to:ney, dismissed in part OF the Circuit
Court to-day.
The S:gourney Literary Society of the
Fama.e College will give their annual Ell
ttrtsinmeLt on Friday evening next. A
ytly attractive Programme has oeea pre-
pared snd an enjoyable evening is arlici-
pated. All are invited to attend.
SEVERAL of the residents along the
National road are very anxious fer the Elm
Grove railway company to chang the time
Of departure from this city OF the last car
at night. The last car row leaves the Cap
itol at 20 minutes of 10 O'Clock, and they
WAIT The time changed ID 10 o'clock, 80 as
to allow them more time 10 the city during
tie evening.
o. Ncndsy night thieves broke open the
door of NcKee's grocery, on the Island,
and stole therefrom goods 10 the amount OF
SIS, and so 10 in money. They then went
to the store of James r. McCiement and
made an effort to force open the door Of
tie room, but it resisted all their efforts.
The marks show the desperate attempts
that were made to crack it.
The Baptist church, les! night, was filled
with an appreCiatlye audience 10 listen 10
the sweet singing Of the Nashville Stu tents.
Their singing was OF tue plantation melody
order, aHd the audience was delighted by
many old songs OF slavery times. EncOrsS
were many, end considering the large
houses st the other places OF amusement,
tier reception and appreciation was very
hutterinv, and right well they deserved
both.
LAST evening the Pioneer society cele-
tra:ed the lst anniversary Of their organ
~
Sifei made The opening address, recalling
ali the instances of note that had trans
pred To members al1 friends OF the order
during It's first years existence in this city.
Sew, rel other appropriate speeches we're
made by Gitlereut members. A50ut half
past eleven o'clock the Opera House
u.ctcs;la appeared and rendered uumoer
OF fire seiectloEs. About s'Xly-eisht OF the
oldest Germans III The city we're present.
LAST evening the Knights of St. George
gave al elegant reception ~ s. AlphOnsus
nail. on the South side. About 800 in
vie Il quests were present. The members
of tire oder sppsared in full uniform in
the dress drill MIS-. Christian Blum, in a
Knights with beautiful banner. Mr.. I.
$ Riley responded in d speech OF aoJu:
fifteen minutes duration. After partak-
il = OF the sumptious repast served by the
order, the guests departed for their respec
tive homes, well pleased with the recrp.
tiop.
some of Wheeling's young folks ideas Of
fun are rather peculiar. List Saturday
night ten couple, boys and girls, all frOl
Wheeling, started out for party twelve
miles from this city. They got there al!
right They danced all night and enjoyed
tie fun hugely. The driver OF the party
didn't know how TO dance. But he dlncei
all the same-on the outside of Il whisky
bottle. He danced once too often with his
legless partner lost his legs as we'll 80 his
head and tumhled disgraCeiully. Here
was a dilemma. Two A. NJ, Sunday, tan
couple twelve miles froa home, no place to
rCost and their driver completely para
lyzed. re boys held q council OF war,
hitched ;p tbs horses, selected 3 driver,
pied the party iUtO the conveyance and
started Tor home. One mile ana half had
been traversed when the vehicle struck q
snac and was hOpelessly wrecked. The
whole party had TO trUdge the other ten
miles and a half in the dark and through
mud ankle deep, arrivin; in Wheeling at
"a. NJ. Sunday. But they all declared they
had lots Of fun.