Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-05
FACT ANDFANCY.
Minor City News md Pertinent rait
and comment-


Spicy local special articles will brighten
te-morroW's SUNDAY REGISTER.
COMPLAINT is frequent against the dump
ing of night soil at the Belmont mills.
TEE mercury touched $50 yesterday,
which is rather lofty for the beginning OF
May.
TIE Atlantic Engine Company's reel has
been fully repaired and is now ready Tor
duty.
THIRTY car loads of emigrants passed
over the B. & o. road yesterday, for the
West
ASextra addition of the SUNDAY RESTS
TER will be run of tomorrow to- avoid
shortage.
A LUMBER wagon which was heavily
losded broke down on the wharf, yester-
day morning.
/ SPORTING ews OF the diamond, turf, oar
AT A ring will be feature of the SUNDAY
REGIsrER tomorrow.
The regular New York letter in the Sun
DAY RTGIsrER, tomorrow, IS the best yet-
II will be read by thousands upon thou
sands.
sHrRK, the druggist, yesterday had put
in the finest soda fountain in this neigh.
borhood. More will appear tomorrow
with regard to ii.
The Sherifrs old office has been hand
somely fitted up by Mr.. E.W. Force, OF Cleve-
land, who has there established "Domes-
TIC" sewing machine office.
The Tolksblatt came out yesterday with
mammoth eight page weekly, which It pro.
poses to keep up. The REGISTER is pleased
at this evidence OF enterprise and prosper
| ity.
JIMMY JONES Of the Top mill had the
| 90 ar hio tnNf hnrnf N a had
manner during the week, while working at
the rolls with Dan Arndt and is unable 10
work.
JOHN CUNMISs received his new engine,
| No. 10. from the Grafton shops on Tuesday
| last 1t has all the latest Improvements on
| it, and John is the happiest man on the
road.
ENGINES No. 727, run by Geo. R. Crawford,
| and 3G4. by Lee Wells, brought 81 car
| loads OF manufactured tobacco from
Grafton in three hours and fifty minutes,
yesterday.
| The young men OF Benwood gave a ball
| at Labor Hall last night for the benefit OF
| widows and orphans. The hall was crowded
| with pleasure seekers, and good time en-
joyed by all.
\. E. CHAPMAN, master of machinery Of
the b. & o., resigned his position on the
| ist Of the month on account OF i'll health.
A. ]. Cromwell was appointed by President
Garrett to fill the vacancy.
Ed. HAzELETT, who is employed at the
Top mill with Dan Arndt, had the misfor-
tn ne to have fash and from the present
| 40 pearance he will loose his right eye. Ed'
is one Of the old mill hands.
The St. Lawrence pilgrims to the Gin
! cinnati Dramatic Festival, returned at 80
yesterday, all we'll and, having had royal
trip. They could not say too much OF the
| kindness of the clever officers OF the st.
I Lawrence.
YESTERDAY a peace warrant was sworn
out before Squire Petermann for Robert
/ Campbell on complaint OF A. W. Bowen.
The complainant made affidavit that said
party threatened TO do damage to his pro-
perty. The warrant was served and the
case was set for trial at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning,
Mr.. FRANK HENSIG goes to Pittsburgh to-
day to order costumes for Julius Cesar"
The play will be put on at the Opera House
about May 3Oth. Rehearsals have been
going on for the past two weeks in very
satisfactory manner, and the present indi-
cations are that an excellent performance
will be given.
The Elm Grove Railway Company will
not lay the broad guage track any farther
west at present than the stock yard switch,
which is at the entrance to Judge Thomp.
sens field. A reporter was informed last
evening by the Superintendent that they
had no trouble with Judge Thompson, as
was published by paper in this city, but
the reason for not continuing the road at
present is because they have not the rails
| or ties.
LAST evening several of the liverymen
met at Pete Erb's livery stable to have an
informal talk in regard to the steam motor
on the Elm Grove railroad. The country
organization called on the liverymen and
wanted their assistance to fight the case
against the above named road, hence the
meeting last night. Nothing OF Satisfac-
tory nature was arrived at, as there seemed
10 be no two of them who could agree upon
a suitable line Of action, and they dispersed
to meet again in the near future.
The Secretary of State yesterday issued
a certificate ofincorporatiOn to the Martins
burg Manufacturing Company, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing spokes, hubs, fell
Ices, etc, and selling all kinds OF agricultu-
raj implements. The capital tock of the
company is $500, with the priv lege OF in
creasing to 100000. The shares are 500
each, and are held by II. W. Deatrich, H.
C. Berry, w. T Logan, L Hughes, J. w.
McSherry. W. II. FiSke and II. l.. Cushwa,
4 one share each