Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-04
FACT AND FANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Common.

terday that his father had died in BsIti-
I more. ----a---
The State Fair Grounds were yesterday
rented by the Germania Singing Society for
the Fourth OF July. =
\ JANrroR FLYNN was busily engaged yeter.
| day cleaning the Circuit Court room and
/ getting them in shape for court.
The Library will be closed, this after
! noon, during the funeral, as mark OF
| respect to the memory Of the late Capt.
Wilson.
JAMES HUNeERNAN, ST.. who was hurt in a
coal bank short time ago. is considered
out of danger now and in a fair way tore
cover.
The carpenters finished their work on
| the new building on the east side OF Market
street, near>Ninth, yesterday and have done
| good JOB.
ALEXANDER BOONE, real estate agent sold,
| yesterday, q farm above Triadelphia, be.
! ltnging TO A. Waddle, Esq, Of Chicago, to
/ II. Fisher for $4,000.
AUCTloSEER HALLER sold at private sale
| Yesterday lot No. 8, on Eleventh street, be-
| longing to the Nail City Building AssOcia-
ton. 10 Mrs. Anna Fox for sl25 cash.
TIE case of State VS.. DR.. Kelley, on a
charge of disturbing the peace. before
| Squire Peterman, yesterday, was dismissed
by the non appearance OF complainant,
THE Junior Glass of the Wheeling Fe-
male College will give their annual ex'
| hibition at the College next Friday even
ing, the exercises beginning at o'clock.
THE case of McMechen vs.. DR.. Eskey,
| for &, COO damages for alleged NAL practice
al Moundsville, was decided Monday night,
the jury finding in favor of the defendant.
SEATS for Thatcher, Primrose Il Vests
MINISTRIES, tomorrow night, went of we'll
| for such a performance. The large min
strel crowd always buy only admission
tickets and skirmish for seats.
THIS morning a change will be made in
the Fire department men. VIM. Cots en-
sineer at the Atlantic, will take charge OF
the Vigilant engine, and Chester Dunaway
will take charge of the Atlantic engine.
The Board of County Commissioners
will meet at the p, w. q KY. depot Thurs
day morning a. $3.50 to visit Short Creek to
inspect the road up the main stem OF said
creek, with u view to making ali appropria-
ton for the same.
ARoUT / o'clock this morning, row oc
CURED on Market street, just below this
Office The police whistle was sounded and
promptly answered, but the disturbance
was only the freak of drunken man, and
! no arrests we're made.
SHAf's theatre was we'll patronized last
! evening, and judging from the frequent
applause, the performance must have been
! tirst-ClaSs. The manager certainly deserve
! credit for bringing to our city as good
! class of actors as are at present on his
| boards.
HENRY MOENKEMoELLER met with very
! severe accident yesterday, while at work In
! the Central glass works He fell
! while carrying glass pitcher and LAGER
ated his left arm badly. Medical attention
was Immediately procured and the wounds
properly dressed.
! RICO. BENJAMIN, the colored orator
| who addressed the mass meeting at the
| Academy Of Music, Thursday evening, De-
! cember 2Sth, was admitted to practice law
at the Albemarle county, Va, bar. he is
| the first colored man that ever applied for
| u license in the State OF Virginia.
YESTERDAY boy named Henry Carpen-
! ter had very narrow escape from being
seriously Injured. He was stealing ride
on car No. 8 of the Citizens Railway, and
! as the driver chased him off he fell and
| was run over by birch beer wagon. For
! tunately the boy was not injured to any
| extent, only few scratches.
! MONDAY evening the election of officers
! of the fire department of Fulton was held
! at that city, and the following gentlemen
elected: Captain, NJ. Stein; President. Ed
! Hand; Treasurer, Geo. ZOeCkler; Secretary,
| Henry Stein; Directors Chas. Hoffman,
! Albert Schier, Geo. Fulmer and Ong Hoeck-
| Ter; Engineer, August Miller.
! ANTHONY KEYNEY was arreste by Sheriff
I Brown, yesterday, for a misdemeanor and
/ lodged in jail to answer the action before
i the Grand Jury. The young man was I'M
/ plicated in the stealing of brass or iron
/ from the Riverside mill about year ago.
! Ills partner, Campbell, served out SEN
( tence for the same offence.
YESTERDAY morning at j o'clock, "Bill,
J one Of the engine horses at the Nigilant
/ engine house. died. The dause of the death
was collie and inflammation Of the bowels.
/ The gray team from the Island hose house
! were placed in the Nigilant, and the odd
/ horse, Archie, was taken to the Island
/ hose house and will be used there until
new horse can be purchased.
THE following cases were tried before
! Squire Bulger yesterday: The State VS..
! Vim. Marshall, on charge Of stealing chick
! ems, was tried and defendant dismissed,
! The State vs.. Thomas Davis, charge OF as
<ault and abusive language, was he&fi and
/ taken under sdvisement. The State VS..
! Nicholas Pirer, charge OF assault; full evil
/ deRce and argument heard and the ease
taken under adviSement by the Squire ur-
( I'll this morning.
/ LAST evening wedding on grand scale
! took place at West Wheeling, the contract
! ing parties being Mr.. Eugene Woodruff, OF
this city, and Miss Louise Suder, Of Bel
/ mont county. The attendants were Mr..
| John Stipes and Miss Katie Suder. They
were married at o'clock, after which all
! repaired TO the dining roDm and feast OF
! good things was spread for all, to which
| justice was done. T. 7. Cockavne aud
! full orchestra were present and the even
/ irG was spent iii dancing until a late nour.
! The presents were numerous and costly.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff start on their jour
| ney 0f life with tiattering prospects,
! a corPLE of scientific gentlemen from
/ neighboring city paid the Wellsburg giS
/ well a visit few days since. Obtaining
/ the information necessary for 4 calculation.
! they estimate that the amount of heat
/ furnished by the gas as it now burns az
/ the well, in twenty-fOur hours is equal to
the heat produced by thirty.nine thousand
3 pounds Of coal or 49, 800 bushels. 1t will
require $500 feet OF main pipe to convey
/ the gas from the well 10 Fleet street in that
( town; two lines being used, one OF high,
the other of low pressure.
ESTERpA1 afternoon george Hess anu
Hugh Boyd had narrow escape from be-
| ing very seriously injured out the National
| road, near Greenwood Cemetery. They
! were out driving in buggy, and while go.
| ing up the hill just east of the cemetery
the horse became frightened at the steam
motor and, wheeling around suddenly, up
set the buggy and ran away. Hess and
Boyd were thrown violently TO the ground,
! but fortunately neither OF them were bad
/ ly hurt. The animal was captured near
Seibert's Garden, in Pleasant Valley, with
only the shafts and front wheels attached
! to him. The remainder OF the vehicle was
! strewn along the pike.
wEALTR'S WOES.