Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-10
FACT AND FANCY.
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YESTERDAY afternoon was hot and dusty.
CLEEK Hooks office was q blank yester-
DAY.
The hook and ladder boys have new
hone.
Plr1sBrRGH will indulge in hanging this
afternoon.
SEVERAL of the river steamers are being
treated TO a coat Of paint.
The Methodist Episcopal Bishops or.
sanized at Pittsburgh yesterday.
The combination of the corn syrup man.
ufacturers has gone 70 pieces.
INTENSIVE repairs to the suspension
bridge will be commenced in few days
GAS post was erected at the corner OF
Ono ara South Broadway yesterday mora
i,g.
Miss Flo. Halsted, of the Seventh ward,
gave a very enjoyable birthday party yes
terday.
TWENTY-FIVE head of Jersey cattle will be
sold at auction at the old Fair Grounds this
morning.
A rES-ISCH crock sewer is being placed
in alley +, between Fourteenth and Fiji
tenth streets,
TERRELL. the Mcclure House newsdea'er,
has some unique photographs OF the Try
in the Dukes case.
THEW work Of painting the W. U. telegraph
poles has proceeded as far south as the
Main street bridge.
ELMER MOORE, an employee at kimberly's
coal bank. accidently cut off his left thumb
with Ratchet yesterday about noon.
CUCrMBERs are growing plenty, and one
may now acquire a well developed case Of
cholera morbus at a trifiing expense.
TIE carcass OF dead horse, in the creek
at Leather wood, fills all that portion OF
Ohio county with hair raising odor.
The force engaged in putting up the tel
ephone poles between Bridgeport and Bel
laire, will have the line completed to.mor-
row.
OFFICER FEBoLD yesterday found little
three year old boy who had strayed away
from home, and restored him to his pa
rents.
Mrs. DANA S. GEYER, of this city, whose
residence was burgla-ized a couple of weeks
ago, was in Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon
in search OF the missing valuables.
THE gas well at Brilliant reached depth
Of 800 feet yesterday, 1t is expected that
gas will be struck to-day, and the opera
tiyes are jubilant in consequence.
The cases of State vs. John Hofty, on
charge of assault and battery, and State vs..
F. Yenny on same charge, are set for trial
before Squire Petermann this evening.
The large steer brought to the city by
Mr. Harris, of Belmont county, was yes
terday sold to Messrs. Myers Il Dorsey, at
the Stockyards, and will be on exhibition
at the Grant House corner on Friday after
noon.
THE trial of the cases of the city against
George q Black will come up in Circuit
Court, Part One, on May 3lst, before
Judge Henry Brannon, OF Lewis county,
the Jurors 10 be drawn from nontresldents
Of the city.
ABRAMS and Wheeling Encampments, l.
o. D. F., of this city, will pay friendly
Ferry, this evening. They will make the
trip on the Little Anna, leaving the wharf
at o'clock.
THE following case was tried before
Squire Petermann yesterday: State VS..
Robert Campbell, on peace warrant. The
defendant was required to give $500 bond
to keep the peace. His attorney will carry
the case to the Circuit Court.
Carr. BENNETT informs US that we were
in error yesterday in stating that city Or
dinsnce prohibits jumping of a moving
train. Getting on is prohibited, but not
getting off We cheerfully make the cor
rection in justice to the police.
YESTERDAY a detective arrived here from
Pittsburgh and arrested two boys who ran
away from their homes in that city few
days ago. There was no criminal charge
against them. They left on the 4:30 train
yesterday afternoon for Pittsburgh.
About noon yesterday fine bay horse
was purchased by the Chairman OF the
Committee en- Fire Department and Chief
for the Hook and Ladder house. The ami
NAL cost $215, and is pronounced by all
who saw him a magnificent brute.
THE first grand ball of the Button Hole
BOquet Club, came of at Franzheim's Hall
last evening, and was an immense success.
The committee in charge was composed OF
Messrs. John Heckel, Jr., Geo. b. Ludy,
Clinton Picket, Harry Commerford, d. L.
Dunlap and Charles A. Summers. Kramer
furnished the music.
A REPORTER last evening called on
Squire Arkle for the particulars IN a
State case heard and determined by that
official during yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Arkle furnished the particulars, but would
not diyulge the names OF tn" parties, and
on the reporters request to see the docket,
stated that il had not been entered therein.
WHILE responding to tie alarm of fire
Tuesday evening the driver of the Island
reel had narrow escape from serious ac-
Cident. While going down South Huron
street at a { allOp, the front wheels of the
reel dropped into deep gutter at the in
tersectiOn of one of the cross streets, and
the driver was thrown from his seat by the
shock, sligEting on the horses back, where
ne managed TO stick until the reel was