Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-18

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a variety "a ueWs neoe
Police md C1ty 2assere
Most AZ the agents Of their respective IN
,n,,nee o. mpanies at Q distanoe have Deea
hs,s and adjusted the eeson heinisns
hnisdines Gifin's groceries and othefs
SIMON Baer's Wholesale Erocery wsyon
-. sttsched Saturday BY the Sherin On
scconnt of a judgement held bY WIN; =.
Ball against Baer and corD'ss' OF Ds'ia
l0t ~ &c Charles T.llmsn returned home sss.
urday from IN extensive Zip snv
East in the interest Of the Beiiaire oamp'
ing company. .h. o,lv
one in town. The other two are pufneo
There seems to b . great many 6asy
neraons in town ready to have eometnlAR
scsndalous to say about our best people,
We hear reports Of several weii-eo.oo
people who have been pufcnssins
bread from the Relief Committee VINO nave
the same donated to them. A ciasen ~
from the Relief Committee, but shall ceaSe
doing so to avoid gossip" Another eau
zen said: ~ bought basket OF provisions
A, a vas compelled, to avoid talk, TO hire Q
how TO carry il TO my home" The people
~ Ri. jeeport should understand that the
Relief Committee are glad to have them
purchase goods, as money II more neces'
ssry than goods.
The Court was quite busy SATURDAY: ine'
dollars each for being drunk and disorder
ly: Peter Ruffep, Nicholas Aernd, John
Keifer, Thomas McDonough, James John:
son and Thomas Barnes. Frank Helt will
be tried to, morrow for assaulting Joe Tay-
Tor; also Thomas Jones for being. drunk
and exposing person. All those who have
mot paid will be sent TO st. Clairsville, to
work on stone pile, on account Of the
dampness OF the Jail.
, The Reading Room is the loser OF large
fine ooal box by the late Hood;
Mr.. Osborne, of st. Glars lille, was down
Yesterday taking in the remains Of the
bridgeport looked more natural in its
business portion Saturday evening than 1t
hiss for many day.
The business men were imposed upon
during the food by few scoundrels, that
had skiffs by charging them enormous
prices to ride over the creek to their bust.
nees houses. Such men should yet DO
made TO paw for charging such an enormous
price as one dollar for riding one way:
These men are known and 1t u understood
that the Mayor will attend to them for
running 0 ferry without license.
George Giffin, within one week OF the
fire, hss sta rted up with bran new goods
in Heinlein sframe building.
The c., l.. & w. Railroad on account OF
the wrecked bridges will not be able to
run through before to morrow.
The C. & P. Railroad are getting in good
shape. Trains are now running pretty
The old brick house opposite DR.. Cookies
office will be torn down. The walls are
now ready to fall, on account OF the high
water.
Mrs. Frudenburg's house is so much
damaged by the water that she will be
unable to live in it.
Gabe Nuby's barber shop will be put on
its pins as soon as the weather ana water
permits. Gabe Is at present sltuated'in
the Imperial bar.room, where he will be
glad TO see OF Gil OF his old friends.
Frank Kearn's the druggist, is at pres
emit dispensing in 4. X. McConahey's drug
store.
Bjwie & DEEMS will be resdy to start up
as oCn AS o settlement is made with the
In.ursnce companies, which 10 expected to
u. Gene the first part OF this week. >.
Niss Annie Moore, Of Wheeling, Is visit.
ing Thomas Maxwell, who moved from the
Island into George Giffln's new house.
Miss Ida Carmack, OF Pittsburgh, 10 visit.
ing Mrs John Giffin.
Three families are now living In Kirk.
vod who were driven by the flood from
the lslard.
John Richardson and Mrs. Hardstein,
from the Island, are now living in Nc.
Conahey's fine large brick house in Kirk.
wood.
Quite an excitement prevails near town
and south Of the pike on account Of the
land slipping: Joe Tsylor's house is be.
ginning to slip and others are bound to
follow. 1t seems that all the ground south
OF the pike as far down as the creek Ii
going to go.
Library Is entirely destroyed by the flood.
The loss is about $500.
The I. o. o. F. Lodge and the X. OF P.
Lodge OF Bridgeport have each contributed
$25 TO the relief fund.
M. F. Kearns, prescriptionist, In Bowie
& Deems drug store, is at present with
Keip McConnaughey and fills over fifty
prescriptions every day.