Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-25

Chat and Gossip On Various Topic
About ToWn.

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chat and ess.ip on Varieus Topics
About Teun,
ONE could live quite comfortably yester-
day.
TEE Gss Trustees cannot sink that well
too quickly.
Foa next Thursday Henry Ssibert has en-.
gsged the Opera House orchestra and string
band.
THE Citizens Railway Company are
pushing the work Of laying their new
track along rapidly.
Mr.. FRED NoLrs, who was badly bitten
by q dog Monday afternoon, was resting
very nicely yesterday.
The funeral of George Goehmar, q packer
at the South Wheeling glass works, was
very largely attended yesterday.
son Yesterday, in the Eighth ward. Officer
Kennedy exterminated the brute.
The Jack Bass Fishing Club left for the
head water Of Big Wheeling creek yeser
day, on a two weeks fishing excursion.
On Monday morning the Bellsire blast
furnace was lighted up by Misses Mary
McGraw, Lizzie MtGraw and Miss Davis.
The housing which was cast at Sweeney
& Sons ~foUnGry was taken to the Belmont
mill yesterday, and will be Immediately
pat up.
MAJOR WILL JACKSON paid the city a dy
ing visit, yesterday, and His EIceliency
is expected back some time soon, or suose'
quently.
The Municipal Court met at $50 yester-
day morning. and adjourned until Friday
morning, without transacEing any business
OF Importance.
To MORROW a portion of the E.ns mill
will start up, and the manager further in
formed the scribe that the mill would be
on full force next Monday.
The First Branch OF Council concurred
in the action OF the Second in authorizing
Capt. Bennett to put on four extra police
men. The Chief IS happy.
LO, THE county has turned over the rail
road subscription. But which member OF
the Beard saw the agreement with the b.
Il o.. read, which was the sine qua non.
YESTERDAY the sheet mill at the Crescent
iron works was OIL, day turn, the men quit
ting work on account OF the intense heat.
The night turn went to work as usual.
The case Of the State vs.. Anna Weitzel,
on q charge of assault and battery, was
tried before Squire Semitic yesterday
evening, and the defendant tined 500 aud
costs.
THERE is one family in Wheeling that
has closed the front doors and windows Of
its house, removed to the rear 70 live aud
announced its departure for the Jersey
coast.
The County Committees on Finance and
Accounts, Poor House and Farm, and on
Printing, will meet on Friday, July y.
the first named at ! P. NJ, and the others
at 10 A. N.
The case OF Peter Kemp, on a charge OF
7 being q participant III a row at Seiberts
Garden on July 10. will be tried before
Squire Arkle ut 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Kemp Is now in Jail for safe keeping.
ME- STANLEY offered a sensible rasOlu.
ton in Council last night. Under the
present ordinance, bathing III the river is
prohibited, even n costume. His resplu.
ton provides for "sth;nS in Tbs proper
costume.
YESTERDAY afternoon. DR.. Pipes per
formed u very delicate operation on Miss
Kate Brown, of Martins Ferry. THIS
yUurg Iady'S eyes ave been badly crossed
and the doctor in a very few miau'cs
work Strengthened them, much 10 the graf
i~liCaricn CT her friends.
1lrr rainfall lsst night was terrific and
y~sri"Us small accidents grew out ut l.. At
the foot Of TwenIy.thiri street, the crock
sewer washed Ou'. carrying u large quantity
# the bank soil with it. Twenty second,
Fourteenth and Thirteenth all suffered
from tae torrents OF water rushing down
them.
The smiling cOuntenance of Col. Jake
Hemple was visible on the streets last
night. \ general hana-shsking and inqui.
w as TO where had been was the result: OF
the greeting. Jake bIandly answered, II
have hsen the guest Of the AuldOon Fish
ing Club, and have had a bushel OF fun. A
better lot Of boys never Camped on the
Ohio river. There you can throw of re
strsint and half your clothing and enjoy a
good time
WILLIAM OTro's little child had a very
narrow escape from baiUg seriously injured
Yesterday afternoon about , o'clock. Toe
child was standing on the National Pike,
Just north of Seventh street, when a four
horse store wagon, while passing close to
the child, one of the mules stepped on the
child. James Donley happening to be near
and seeing the Child's danger, rushed for.
wald aud dragged the child from It's peril
Gus position. Tie child was slightly hurt
from hcirg knocked dawn 10y the mule, bat
Wss otherwise uniujured.
PRATT, the umpire, has obtained a leIve
OF absence on arcUuat OF i!lue-S, and Robert
|. htN lctl, el W N'NillS, W ~. " ~ uctl
appointed substitute, Gui sill utfi:iste IN.
Ill Pratt l. able to resume. 90 until some
other MAJ is appointed, u, he still insists
on his resignation. 1t is probable that
Nj Michel may receive the regular appoint.
uenL ii he succeeds we'll. II" umpirel his
first rau'e 10 lay, and barring u little I'm
rtItSIrtv on balls and strikes, did very
WILL lie has Il line reputation at home,
NJ q is u hard wOrkins. careful man With
good deCision.-Ciacinna1t Commercial
GG-ciis.
YESTERDAY afternoon the Board Of Public
Works held q special meeting for the pur-
pose uf settling on n plan 10 clean our
streets and alleys. They finally agreed 10
do away with the contract system, and
hereafter have the streets and alleys
clelued by a force of men in their owa EN-
IlCyment, and work it this way To or
Ssu'z. two gangs Of wOrkmen. one set ("
clean south vi the creek and the other
nC!th of the creek. From close figuring,
~rSupuo.;ng th4 contracts for this year 10 be
the same as last year. they can same from
I.DO IL 1910 per anrum aud keep both the
II pc ed gangs OF men al work all the
tiur". This IN a good move, and ii the
| right direction.
BADLY CRISnED.