Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
ONE WEEK IN WHEELING.
a Compendium OF the Local News OF
the Past SIX Days.

the Past Six Days.
SUNDAY, July S.-A call made for the sup
preston of the profanity in dulged in by
loaters on the street corners. ..... Beethoven
Singing Society elects officers; Julius Lohre
chosen Presidsnt......Very heavy rain und
q decline in the temperature to 100 ......
Minnie McConn, aged twelve years, a mem.
Der Of the Salvation Army, arrested on the
charge Of stealing Sl60 in gold from Martin
Thornburg; accused Jailed in default OF
81 600 bail.
MONDAY, July 9.-Robt Clusky, John
Christian, and Willie Trailer, three small
boys, residing in the North End, narrowly
escape drowning in the river......Opera
House announced to opsn September Sd
with The Hermit King" Neil Nc
Naughten raises a disturbance in Alley c
at the dread hour Of midnight, and requires
the services of large part of the police
force in escorting him to the lookup.
Committee on Police Of City Council recon-
mend the further increase OF the police
force by three men.
TUESDAY, July l0.-Alarm OF fire from
box 81; flames destroy the roof Of frame
building in the Eighth ward. James
kennsn, painter, run over by the Allan
tic reel at Market street bridge and seri-
ously injured. Henry Powers, conduc-
tor on the Elm Grove road, knocked from
a car and badly injured. Thirtieth an
niyersary OF the organization of the Wheel
ing Turnyerein celebrated by a large picnic
at Seibsrts garden ...... Regular monthly
meeting of Council; Second Branch adopt
a resolution instructing the Committee on
Ordinances TO draft al ordinance closing
the barber shops on Sunday; the PROPOSE
ton to increase the police force fully dis.
cusSed and an increase of four agreed to;
Committee on Fire Department report an
inventory OF apparatus and real estate to
foot mp ST., 1881; Gas Commissioners
report for June shows receipts OF $ 0l6 IS
and disbursements Of 81, O69.2 Do. Bold at
tempt 10 rob Oscar SandrOck on the PENN
sula.
WEDNESDAY, July 1l.-Big fight on the
tapis NJ Beliaire between the b. & .. and
Ohio Valley railroads, about the right of
way along the river frOnt......The Arion
singing society give grand social aud
musical entertainment. during which the
ladies present their $3.50 silk ilss......E Yi-
dence adduced before Squire Petsrmaun
shows that Minnie McCoWn, the Salvation
Army girl, is guilty of stealing the Sl6O.....
Announced that the mills would stop on
the lith inst; when they will resume uu-
known.
THrEspAY. July l2.-Proceedings of the
session of the State Board of Health, at
MartinSburgh, published.......James q
WbyIe receives the contents OF bucket Of
hot tar...... Briceland challenged by John
Mckay, OF Boston, to row three mile
race for 81, 800 a side, on Silver Lake, Mass,
or within twenty five miles OF Wheeling,
". Va......An inmate Of Julia Chisn ellis
house OF i'll fame attempts suicide by tax
ing laudanum James Woodward caught
under car wheel at the Greek mill and,
Usdly injured.
FRlypY, July l3.-Pleasant society hop
IT Mt. Belleview...... Heavy hail storm, &C
cOmpanied by thunder and lightning, pass
es over the city......A young son OF Watch.
man Stamm, OF the National Bank OF West
Virginia, narrowly escapes death by drown
iug......A laborer named Donally killed by
a train at Mingo Junction.