Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-22

nalIer, ana mas lett the town. good rid
dance.
JOHN RAMSEY, a carpenter Of Cadiz, fell
tr IN q roof yesterday and broke limb.
de has SON working at the lntelligencer
Office.
CHARLES D. J. BIS6ELL will have to
answer at Police Court this morning on
charge Of not taking in his sign, as pro
yided IN the new ordinance. This Will be
test case and will be watched with great
interest
THE orphan who are stationed at the
Wheeling hospital, will have picnic out
the pike TO day. Everything will be done
to make day one of the pleassntest to the
little folks.
Miss EMMA kLAPRoTH gave party at her
fathers new residence last evening. About
twenty couple were present, and an enjoy
able evening was spent by all, dancing TO
Mayors music.
KRAMER talks OF removing his orchestra
to Sttubenvill, and If he does, he will be
MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette-Oh, Josie,
what have We done that you should so
cruelty desert US in our dark hour. Yes,
the new Opera House would make good
opening.
A JOLLY good time-ice cream, rosy
cheeks, lemonade, sparkling eyes, every
thing grand-at Elm Grove Town Hail,
Thursday evening. 1t will be picnic for
young folks and old, and in good cause.
You will all go, sure
HENRY RoENER, Baltimore butcher, met
with a serious accident yesterday morning
at William Miller's saloon, on Market
street. He is guest there and in coming
down stairs tripped and fell 10 the bottom,
breaking his left arm. DIR. Stlfel set the
injured member.
AUDITOR MILLER says the new Capitol
building at Charleston is progressing nice
ly and will be finished on contract time,
September, 1854. As the legislative halls
will not be used until January, 1857, an ef-
fort will be made to have them left to the
last and have all efforts directed toward
finishing up the offices first.
THERE is bsse ball tournament to be
held at Wheeling September 18th. We I'M
derstand that there are seven clubs already
entered. As the Rough and Ready club Is
recognized as a crack club of the State, We
should think they would want chance for
the laurels. The Riversides claim to be
the best club entered, such being the case,
we see no JASON why the honOrs Of the
occs sion N ay not be won by MorSantown.
-NslC DvHWiOR.
ANNIVERSARY of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society at Moundsville camp
meeting this afternoon at . o'clock. Rev.
Mr.. Harris, returned missionary from
Japan, will be present to address the SoCi-
ETY.. Addresses will also be made by Pre-.
siding Elder Ryan, Miss Taylor, President
of the Wheeling Female College, Mrs. S
f. Moore, Conference Secretary, and
others.
DErUTY MARSHALL W. II. RAMP, arrested
Joseph Sage, a sewing machine agent OF
this city, yesterday, for violating United
States postal laws, obstruc;iuS correspond
ence, etc. He was taken before United
States Commissioner H. Forbes, who re.
leased him until Monday next, when he
will have a further hearing. The charge is
that about the 18th of May last. Mr.. Sage
received letter addressed TO Agent Do
mestlc Sewing Machine Company" and il
is claimed that the letter belonged 10
another person, and that he made sales
therefrom that did not rightiully belong to
him.
IN relation TO the cutting ARRAY at West
Wheeling. Monday night. the Bellaire Trib
uEe says: William Silyey, a painter living
at West Wheeling got iuIO a row with Joe
BrattOn, who boarded with him, Monday /
evening, aud cut BrattOn severely about
the face. Silysy then crossed the river and
got into West Virginia. Slvey and BrattOn
are both former residents of ot. ClairSvlle.
Some years ago Silvey was arrested at ST.
Clairsyille for burglary. and confessed t.
being q member of an organization OF
thieves. Stolen properly was recovered al
his house and many persons implicated
By his confession left town. This was the
old Weir-Rigs's gang, and this confession
wss the beginning of the trouble that led
to the murder OF Riggs by Weir and III"
life Imprisonment OF Weir in the Ohio
penItentiary.
An exchange thus tells how to select a
good muskmelon: When you look for
them observe two or three points. First
II pulled from the vine at the right tine
the stem pulls out like the stem OF rips
raspberry. II the stem is broken off, not
pulled out, ten to one the melon is TO
green TO eat. SecOrd-The ripe, yellow
color in the lines of longitude must not be
too deep. IL il is the melon is overripe and
its best flavor is gone. Don't buy it. The
genuine article has corrugated hide on it;
no regularity about its lines. but the creas-
es between the lobes are smooth. Such
melons are worth from five to fifteen cents
each, ard cheaper at that than the biggest
old style mUskmelOn you ever saw sold for
a nickel. It's satisfaction TO know that
the old insipid frauds that had to be cover
ed with salt and pepper before they taStet
like anything at all, have about disappear.
ed nom the market.
The MorcaGtown papers are badly
mashed on their home, rs n summer resort.
One saws: Each summer clearly demon.
strates the fact that MOrgantown would
make popular summer resort At pres
ent We have people, with no connection
whatever with the town, who visit 1t al
nually. Every one HhO visits MorgantOwu
from the cities is reluctant to return 10 thu
heated, smoky atmosphere, so full OF dis
ease end death. We have here great adj.
vsntsses. We are on a river. We have No
railroad with its dust and rattle, while it i.
but short and pleasant ride to two great
railroad lines in the summer time. Al
that is needed is for our hotel men to ad
yeltise and induce the public to turn fr0m
the weather beaten track of summer travel
ing, and in a few years we shall have re
sort as famous as some others that are TO be
found in our Mountain State
tbs Turner societies came down from
Wheeling in good shape yesterday evening,
and The rev ball was dedicated with much
eclat. Editor Gesheidter, OF Steubenville
in q neat and timely speech, recouuted
many OBJ tacles in the way of the progress
of the Turner'S, and in a pleasing way re.
ferred 10 the rapid growth and success OF
the Belmont Turnyerein. When the
speech Was'over the Opera House 0rcheS
ira struck up some lively airs, and the
dancing commeaced. The large and spa.
cious hall was filled, and everybody seem
ed 10 be there for fun, and flu they had
Refreshments of all kinds were served in
abundance, and the Turner's and their
friends had just such time as could be de-
sired, with nothing to mar the pleasure OF
the evening. To MesSrs. Fred Rodewig,
Chas. Hsnke and other members of the so
ciety much credit is due for the success OF
the entertainment.-fgfeps
SECRETARY of State Stalpaker yesterday
issued certificate ofincorporation so the
Princeton and Ingleside Turnpike Com
pany," organized for the purpose of &C
9uiripg necessary lands, making and keep
ing in repair turnpike road from Prince
ton, in Mercer county, to Ingleside, on the
new river division Of the Norfolk ( West.
ern railroad, in the same county, and col
Letting tolls thereon. The principal bust.
ness Office Of the company will be at
Princeton. The sum of eleven hundred
and thirty dollars has been subscribed to
the capital and one hundred and thirteen