Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-16
NOTE AND coMmExr.
chat aad Gossip o. Various Topics
About Town.

AbOuf Town.
BoARD of Education to night
The Paxton fountain has at last been
cleaned and put in order.
YESTERDAY the case Of the State vs. OH
Ger Bellyille was appealed 70 the Circuit
Court.
OFFICER BARUN arrested John Matthews
yesterday evening on charge Of disturbing
the peace.
WILL RICHARDSON says the improved
stsge Of the Opera House will now set any
scenery which may be brought here.
On Tuesday night a coal train on the
Hempfield split and the sections ran into
each other, throwing six cars Of the track.
A FORCE Of men were engaged in placing
3 curbipg on the south side OF Sixteenth
street, between Chapline and EFF streets.
The Elm Grove cars will run tonight
until after midnight, to accommodate par
ties wishing TO attend the festival at Ful'
ton.
Contractor STEVENS has completed fine
residence at the corner of Twenty seventh
and Market streets. Mr.. Michael Noon is
the owner.
TIE new schedule on the Pittsburgh
division Of the B. & D. goes into effect to-
day. Trains will be running by the 1st of
sept, mbeT.
YESTEsDAY afternoon Joho, an infant son
of Nicholas RsiSter, was buried at Mt Cal
vary cemetery, Quite large procession
followed the remains TO the grave.
YESTERDAY Barney MaEntire, driver of
car No 9, of the Citizens line, found q
purse of money in his car. The owner can
recover his property by proving it.
The Capitol fountain is FLASHING and
splashing as merily as though it never had
been adirty, filthy ana abused piece Of
furniture. Superintendent Riddle did it.
The "Romany Rye" Company will open
the season here at the Ofera House Sep.
tsmber IS, playing two nights. 1t is fine
company, with 55 members and II sets OF
scenery.
The casing Of the Central gas we'll was
completed al $50 o'clock last night, and
the drilling was resumed Immediately.
Mr.. Darsh said there were S47 feet Of casing
pipe in the we'll.
The new sign ordinance will be enforced
Immediately. All parties having signs
which extend out from the face OF the
building over twenty-four inches will have
TO take them down,
YESTERDAY morning Levi, son OF Co..
lieb Smith, while playing near the vlqe-
yard, on Wheeling hill, fell and dislocated
his left arm at the elbow. Medical atteu-
ton was Immediately procured and the
arm dressed.
1T is quite natural for the IltsHigeRcer to
uphold, support and stand by its PrOtaJs OF
the Standing Army and think him ill
used and abused. He suffered for it, the
raking of his superior, and of course the
paper ought to 1t him down easy.
The following cases were tried before
Squire Ankle last evening: J. NJ. Wallace
VS. Wing Lee Il Co. on charge of withhold
lug the COmplainants Shirt the case was
dismissed. The State vs.. Mrs. Anna
Matthews, Mrs. Jennie Morrison and Lu-
cinda Matthews, charges, disturbing the
peace, were tried before large audience.
Mrs. Anna NJ. was fined s. and cost; Miss
". and Mrs. Jennie NJ. 81 and cost each.
The drawing of the gold watch ratified of
BY the Sisters Of St. Soseph cams of last
evening at Franzheim's jewelry store Tn
der the direction of Mr.. George MathiSOn
Mtssrs. Caldwell, of the REGISTER, Davis Of
the Htciligcacsr. Stull, of the Ns'rs LITTER
Lied, Of the IOlENbk0tt, acting as judges.
Ticket oil drew the prize, Mr.. Adam Blum
the popular traveller OF hnOte 4 lIutChln
SOD, being the lucky holder OF the coupon.
AN article, credited to a South Carolina
paper, has gone the rounds Ot the press,
detailing the burial of L. G.. Stebbins, of
Cuba, y. Y, a member OF the Knights OF
Honor. IL said he requested to be burned
by the lodge and asked it to sing "Iood
bye, My Lover, Good bye etc, at the
grave. J. l.. Bartholomew, the reporter OF
the X. of II. at Cuba, writes an official let
ter denying the whole story.
LAST evening about half past 9 o'clock
Mr.. Hiram Young had very narrow es-
cape from being seriously injured. He,
accompanied by his wife, were walking
along Main street, and passing the Grant
House he stepped on the iron grating over
the coal vault, which gave way with him
He was assisted out by people passing by.
His limbs were very badly bruised from
the fall. Coal vault gratingS should be kept
fastened, and Mr.. WOodmanse had been
notified some time ago abOu. it.
A COUNTEYMAN driving two contrary
steers, attracted considerable attention yes.
terday evening on Market street. The in
sane and almost futile attempts of the
NshOO, to intercept the efforts OF the
beasts, who attempted TO take possession Of
the various beer saloons and tobacco shops
On their SOuthwari-EOuud trip, attracted
The attention of an immense crowd of pso.
pie many OF whom were interested enough
IN the circus TO follow thu procession as
far as the Market street bridge.