Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-25
WHEELING WRITINGS.
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BARLOW and Wilson. u night
JUSIoR Jefferson parade, tonight
THV Committee on Scales meets to-uigh'.
Tux Elaine arrived from below last even
ing with large load of watermelons
IHK South Side Singing Society will give
agrsuj Jsil at Arbentz' hail Friday even
ing.
\ LARGE party Of Italian laborers encamp-
ed n Gently fer the night in the B. & D. pas
seuger depot
A VERY shin crowd attended the African
campmeeting al Martins Ferry, D., yester-
day afternoon.
Ink Riverside factory is of to-day on &C
cruE: Of the steel being out. The bar mill
will go on Wednesday.
OFFICER GRIST Saturday evening arrested
two colOred men for fast driving on the
Chaphne street pavement.
TBE Barlow and Wilson Minstrel troupe
arrived in the city yesterday at p. IN, and
have taken rooms at the McLIre House.
OEFICER CAEL, Of the Eighth. ward, had
l2-pOund addition made to his family Sat-
urdsy morning in the person of fine boy.
PAsSrRS-BY on Sixteenth street in the
evening, complain OF the roughS who loaf
in the cars switched off at the Elm Grove
Railroad station.
YESTERDAY morning about o'clock the
police made a raid on the ranch Of Miss
Robinson, and captured the madame, three
women and two men.
HARRY CoNNERFoRD, the good looking
Main street broker. has purchased $40
scull, and will devote all Of leisure hours
to practice on the river.
Tbs steamer Princess, which intended to
run yesterday to Martin Ferry for the con-
yenieuce of the colored people, was obliged
70 lay of on account Of low water.
ANOTHER fight occurred yesterday after
noon at the intersection of alley B and
Twenty-third street. The police, as usual,
failed to catch on 20 the little scrap.
The tracks of the street railway are in
bad condition, owing TO the recent heavy
rains covering the switches with mud Sew
eral of them on the South Side were almost
impossible and greatly ispeded travel.
The score card privilege for the coming
State fair has been. awarded to Charley
Rose, who, has made arrangements 10 get
out card that will DE a credit to the asso-
citation, and, We hope, profitable TO himself
Mrs. JACOB ElrLgS died suddenly yester-
day evening a. her home in the Eighth
ward, of cholera morbus. She had been
feeling very weak during the day and laid
down at p. m, and at clook died sud
denly.
YESTERDAY afternoon buggy containing
a gentleman and lady ran away at Seiberts
Garden, throwing oil the occupants The
gentleman was bruised up considerably
about the face and head, while the lady was
unhurt.
TuE southern portion of the city pre-
scented the appearance of being entirely de-
populated yesterday afternoon, the majority
Of the residents taking advantage of tie
cool, fresh air of the pleasantest day Of tie
season to migrate to the country.
TwEXrY-SIx cases of DRINKS, disorderies,
etc, we're placed on the calendar at police
headquarters Saturday evening, and most
certainly indicate that the effect of the
starting of the mills has enlivened the past
depression of affairs in and about the city.
LEASUREyIILE parties have made an offer
20 Mr.. C. d. Thompson, of this city, to do
nate to company OF practical iron workers
a tract of land near the Dalzell gas well for
The purpose Of erecting iron works. The
matter has beeu taken under consideration
ny that gentleman.
SUNDAY evening a little girl came into
Ioungs East End drug store and stated
she had swallowed slight quantity Of car
bolic acid, BY mistake The prompt ap-
pication OF a quantity of olive oil relieved
her of all bad effects Of the dose. The
clerk did not learn her name.
The Yigilant engine has been at the
Redman Bros, shops having a large axle
made, for the past week. During its alb
>ence. the old United has been used in its
stead. The men are anxious to have their
own engine returned, as the old rattle trap
hey are now using is almost useless, the
water leaking out OF the boilers almost as
fast as they are filled
FOLLOWING is the route of the parade Of
he Knights of St. George on Thursday
next: The procession will form at ST. Al.
phousus hall at $50. and will move of
promptly at 9, going south on Market to
'rwenty.fourth street, east to Chspline, north
to Twentieth, west to Market north to
Twelfth, west to Main, north to Eleventh,
east to Market, north to Seventh, west to
Main, south to Tenth, west over bridge to
South, on South Front to grounds.
JAMES II. FOUSrAIS'S son AMI driver, Of
Moundsville, were coming from Wheeling
Friday with load Of ice, something over
800 pounds, when, just after entering the
narrows, the horses backed over the bank,
,.recipltating the wagon and team to the B.
Il o. track below badly breaking the wagon
and scattering the ice over the track. Mi
raculOus as L NAV appear, the horses were
rot injured Both the boy and the driver
-ot out of the wagon before it started over
| he bank.
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