Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-01
FACT AND FANCY.
Minor City News and Perttnent faik
and Comment.

last evening.
THIS burglar business is rapidly growing
Carr. McLuRz has struck bonsnzs in
Texas town lots.
ONE marriage license was issued at the
Clerks office yesterday.
WIS. MEEK has sold the material Of the
TINES 20 the Wellsburg Nes9 %
Two deeds Of trust were admitted to
record at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
MICHAEL o'NEAL presented the United
engine house boys with nice pair OF
dumb bells.
JACOB RlTZ was appointed tillerman at
the Hook and Ladder house, vice Harry
Mason, resigned.
The County Commissioners Committee
on Roads and Bridges and Finance and
Accounts meet to-day.
THE County Commissioners Committee
on Poor House and Farm and Court House
and Jail met yesterday.
THE State Superintendent Of Schools is
forwarding reports 10 the Secretaries OF
Education throughout the State.
THERE will be regular meeting OF the
Womans Mission Benevolent Society, at
Mozart Hall tomorrow at 2:30 p. N. ..
FRED" one of the horses at the Hook
and Ladder house of the Fire Department,
sprained pastern and is not fit for service.
The Andes is one of the finest boats that
visits this port, and good time is assured
to all who join in the Cincinnati excursion
to-day.
THE police whistle kept up constant
footing on Market sire ct last night. 1t
made merry music and kept the boys
guessing.
CINCINNATI excursionists are taking ad-
vantange of the fine accommodations OF the
steamer Andes, which leaves here this al
ternoon at 3 o clock.
OFFICERS MORRIS and Fugate arrested the
man yesterday who broke away from the
officers who made the raid on Ann Wrights
house Sunday night.
Another of the children Of Mr.. Edward
Wagner, of the Eolksji0tt, died yesterday,
making the second death in his family OF
triplets within few days.
The Board of Public Works will hereafter
work gang of the workhouse prisoners on
the streets. Wesly Thorn son was sworn
in as special officer to work them.
A WOMAN FROM out the B. & o. road made
application yesterday TO Joseph Speidel, OF
the Board OF Commissioners, to take
charge OF her child, an infint three weeks
old.
THE Arbitrament of the arbitrator in
the suit involving the ownership to the
commons in West Alexander, Pa, was in
favor OF the town and against the |. I.
Church.
ALBERT Caps, with his wife and child,
were thrown ont Of buggy at Mt. Wood
Yesterday morning and somewhat bruised.
1. H., - ~ no rail-
ness Of the driver of butheT's cart.
AEorr half past II o'clock last night
officers Morris and FrcbDld, assisted by
men for fighting on Market street, one OF
them made several unsuccessful kicks
againat going in the cooler.
SEVERAL gentlemen complain about the
need OF a policeman on Twenty seventh
street, between Chapline and Water streets,
SUNDAY afternoon, claiming gang OF young
rOUghs loiter on that street and compel la
dies To step of the pavement to pass them.
THERE will be a meeting of the Knights
Templars who expect to participate in the
services of Ascension day, at their rooms
in the Washington Hall building, this
evening. The Sir Knights OF Washington,
Pa. will join with Communicates OF this
city in celebrating the day.
YESTERDAY afternoon about one clock a
drunken man aCCosted a couple OF gents
near the Market street bridge and was eager
to try his muscle. One OF the gents let lily
his right hand which landed on the intoXi-
ca .ed individuals nose, sending him to the
grass, and they moved oil leaving the
man h0rS dU CDmbGi
TIE following conveyance was admitted
to record at the Clerks office yesterday.
deed made the 25th day OF April, 1888, by
Thomas Il. Armstrong and wife to Jas. A.
Walker, of Steubenville, o., in consldera-
IL al u s-ot ~ tl.- cast half Ef lot M
1872 in .. \. Zane's addition to the city.
DAVID McQuEEN, Deputy Sheriff of
Nicholas county, accompanied by George
Anderson, NJ. s. Graves and w. w. Jones.
guards, yesterday morning delivered at the
Peuitentiary the Morris brothers, recently
convicted OF the murder of old man Hens
ley. and sentenced to fifteen years i'm
prisOnment.
QUITE desperate fight took place yester-
day at kimberly's CO Ike ovens. For, some
time back Andy Costello, Buffalo Disohen
and Joseph Schrimp have been eneIlzieS,
and they went out to the point named aud
fought it out. SChrimp was very badly
used up. The men were arrested, and the
case will be tried at Police Court.
JUDGE BoYD's part of the Circuit Court is
engaged in trying damage suit against the
VIM. C.. kimberly's hay-wagon
upset on one of the Short Creek roads and
he vas killed. His executor claims the
was to blame for the road being out
of repair. and claims damages. Good for
plaintiff and Cracraft and Doyener for the
county.
SUpr. BUTCHER will attend the following
exercises: West Virginia
University, June 18th; Bethany College,
June 2lst: National Educational Associa-
ton, July 18th and l2:h; State Educa'
tional Association, BucShannon, July
18th, 18th and 10th Storer College, Har-
per'S Ferry, commencement, May 30th.
LAST evening Officer Bellville. hearing a
in Frank LUIS saloon, went
in, and was finally ordered out by the pro-
prietor, who forthwith locked the front
door. The officer stated Robert Lutz
struck him while he was in the saloon.
About an hour later the officer found
Robert Lutz at the st. James Hotel and
arrested him. The matter will be fully ex.
plsined at Police Court this morning.
Proc. KIDD, the elocutionist who has
been giving instructions at the Female
College for the past two months. gave
performance in College Hall last night
of readings and Rotations. a
large audience was present and was evil
IDENTIFY we'll pleased as the frequent ap.
plause indicated. The entire programme
was exceptionally fine, and he read the diff.
ferent selections in that style eminently
and peculiarly his own.
THE Secretary OF State Yesterday issued a
certificate of Incorporation to the Free Gas
and Oil Company, of Pittsburgh, for the
purpose of mining and eXCavating for oil,
coal, gas and carbon oil. The capital stock
is $4,000 with the privilege of increasing
to 500 0O0. The shares are $50 each and
are held by +. W. Lyon, Arch. II. Rowand,
Vim. NJ. Ramsey, G. J. Free, Il. &. Straub.
A. l., Pearson, l.. Eisenbeis, all of Pitts
burgh, 80 shares each; c. A. Weaver and
W. B.Humphreys, OF Moundsville, .25 shares
each. This is the company owning the
we'll.
WILLIAM CARMEN, alias Joseph Chambers,
was on trial yesterday before Judge Jacob,
in Part > Of the Circuit Court, for the at.
tempted robbery OF a pocket-book from
Mrs. Emblem. last December. She was in
the Second ward market aad found his