Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-11
FACT ANDRANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
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| work to morrow morning.
REpoRr says August Kreyer and Louisa
/ Hsehle will be made one to day.
The barometer fell steadily all day, yes
terdsy, and q rain nay be expected, TO day.
! F.RNERs are busy blowing. . duty in
| which they have been kept back this year.
THE bovs had a very spirited game OF
| football on the Capitol square yesterday.
wv Mooney. an oarsman of the South
Side. commenced training yesterday Tor
/ races.
A HAND ORGAN, with son.of-sunuy Italy
| attachment, enliyened the Fifth Ward yes
| terdsy.
| SrsrrRp,Y Nick KroutrIne had his left
hand badly cut at Bells foundry by piece
Of casting.
TIE suit of John W. Drake VS. the Juuct
and settled.
The Board of Public Works. of the State,
audited the assessment Of the B. & o. Com
psny yesterday,
IT is mistake. Miss Ella NJ. Carney
will not give reception, with Cockaynes
music, as was reported.
The st. Paul Literary Society will give
a grand entertainment at Westwood's Hall
next Saturday evening.
The horses from Ohio. that were ex-
pected yesterday by the fire department
committee, did not arrive.
SQUIRE THOMPSON has moved his Office
into the same building occupied by Squire
Phillips, No. $50 Main street.
YESTERDAY a force OF men were busily
engaged cleaning up North Main street.
Also Chapline street, near Caldwell.
DR. Ed. L. BosGs, of Charleston. was,
Yesterday, commissioned for four years, as
Pharmacy Commissioner of this State.
IT was reported that well.known bar
Der and lady Of the South End were
married at West Alexander last evening.
YESTERDAY afternoon the Top mill nail
factory was off on account OF the funeral or
Mr.. Edward Mausberger, nsiler's child.
SCHOOL Surf. BUTCHER yesterday sent
sample Of each of the school blanks OF our
system to the International Fair 10 be held
| at Rio Generic, Brazil.
Dan RICE claims TO be the champion
nail cutter in this country, having, cut
| 3S4 kegs Of Ads in two and a half days.
| Who can beat his record.
MR. ANTON SHULEY and Miss Margaret
| Kraft were married at St. Alphonsus church
| Yesterday morning and left Immediately
| for Caldwell, o., on bridal tour.
A COMPLAINT is made that the African
| whose business is to light the lamps in
East Wheeling is neglecting his duties,
several lamps not being lighted.
Mrs. JSo. BRocHT celebrated her 3Sth
| birthday last evening. Quite large num-
Der of friends were present, and very
! pleasant evening was spent by all.
Louis GRADE, President of the Beethoven
| Singing Society, celebrated his Both birth
| dsy last evening. They repaired 10 Bee
| thoven hall and very enjoyable time was
| had.
The John Speidel Fishing Cub, of the
| South Side. have made all arrangements for
| a four months trip down the river. The
| captain says he has a select crew for the
| trip.
| The first base ball game of The season
/ came off at the ola fair grounds yester lay
afternoon between q colored nine and the
| New Standards, in which the latter We're
| defeated.
The owners OF the Wellsburg gas we'll are
about to contract for the laying OF pipe
| through the town, six, five and three
| inches in diameter, depending on the pres
sure required.
The stringers for the new track of the
| Citizens Railway are expected every dav,
! and as soon as they arrive workmen will
! Immediately commence the work OF laying
! the new steel rails.
THE Committee on Ascension Services OF
| Knights Templars will meet this evening
| at Capt. Hugh Sterlings Office to make
| arrangements for the celebration OF As
| cension day, which will be on May Sd.
A NINE year old son of Henry Wolf met
| with a very painful accident yesterday. He
! and brother were engaged in sprouting,
| nd i,c the Slinna1 cnt-
! ting the little fellows left fore finger oil.
Miss TAYLOR, President of the Wheeling
| Female College, invites ladies or gentle
| men interested in elOcution, to hear the re-
nowned elOcutionist Prof. Kid, of Cincin-
| mats this afternoon at $50, u College
! Hail.
! The following conveyance was admitted
| to record at Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday
| A deed made the 9th day of Februaav.
! 1854 by VIM. Helfenbein and wife to J. E.
| season., in consideration of 500 for two
| acres of land in the town of Triadelphia.
SOME INSCRIPTIONS scoundrel signing
| himself VIM. George and dating his COM
| nunicatiOn Wellsburg, sent an srticl9 to
| REGISTER last Saturday, which was printed
| in the Sunday edition. Ii turns out that
| there is no person by the above name and
| the REGISTER has been imposed upon.
Col w w. ARSErT and Counsellor Bob
| Marshell had little set-to near the cOurt
house, yesterday afternoon. The latter
demolished bonnet box belonging to the
| former, who lgave the grip valiant by
| gently striking Robert on the flce with his
| phalsnges. No gore, no arrests aud only
| few threats followed.
| The South Main supply pipe of the
water works which leads TO the baSis,
hursted last evening, Superintendent Rid
| tile Immediately put his force of workmen
| to work repairing it, and at a late hour
| last vCDiDg stated that the pipe would
be July repaired early this morning.
THERE is a great deal of complaint
| against the Council committee ON account
hst IL has not had a meeting since-well,
| not for q long time. A great many bills
| deperd on the meeting Of the committee,
and il the members cannot serve, let them
resign and give place to those who can.
The stockholders of the new evening
paper met last night and elected the fSl-
lowing board of directors: G. W. Akin.
son, A. Wise Norton, W. H. Travis, W. 5;
Meek and 4. J. Hslsted. The paper will
come out next Monday Mr.. Schotield will
be editor, Mr. Halstead business man ager
| and Messrs. Howell and Taft will manage
the city columns.
Cart. SAMUEL Mason died last evening at
his home. corner Market and Twentieth
| streets. This information will be rather
| startling 10 his many friends, though he
had been i'll for some time. He had reached
a ripe old age and the springs OF life were
about exhausted. Capt. Mason is one OF
the oldest rivrrmen OF the neIghborhood.
having followed the river since a boy. and
accumulated a handsome fortune. For
number Of years past he has retired from
| all active life
REV. +. ID. PowERs, OF Washington City,
delivered a lecture last evening at the Dis
ciples' Church, on the Religious Ii te and
Character of James A. Garfield" The
lecture was for the benefit Of the Garfield
| Memorial Chapel. which beRe6cient object
drew out a rather small but attentive, au
dience. Rev. Powers is an eloquent and
scholarly speaker, and hisknowledge OF aud
enthusiasm for his subject inspired his
sentences. However, since the assassina-
ton OF the late President, 50 much has
been said and written of him, that most
people have become thoroughly acquainted
with his prominent traits of character. As
. consequence. there are few people who
care to hesr again the oft told story, inter
estingly as it may be told. Rev. Powers
enjoys the reputation OF being one OF the
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