Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-11
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CouAcIL 10 night a.
The Committee On Scales met last night.
THE Committee on City Prison had no
Quorum last uighs
lTaE boilers at the Benwood mill will re-
sumo WORK Thursday.
The Belmont blast furnsce commenced
WORK Sunday night, having received coke
yis. p, W. & Nv. road
JOHN MooRk a prominent heater at the
Belmont mill, Is again happy father. II
Is "a twelve-pound boy this time.
Col RoBxRr WHITE yesterday received
SOS for the relief fund, from John w. Nc
n IL, Of Moore6eld, Hardy county.
SR JAcdB ACrAYER, Of the B5nwood
relief COMMITTEES, acknowledges receipt oil
box of clothing from J. W. Grabo, Esq
JUHN KAsAs failed to make good his &c,
c pianCe Of Ciark's challenge by not APP
tariBg az Il mmermsn's saloon last even
ing.
II should have been Lena Kemp who
Sisi. d she was not the person who figured
| n the Peek a-boo" Story, and not Laura,
s. was printed yesterday.
The Water Board yesterday afternoon
Crdtred the pipe for the new engine 81 tne
va rr works from Z, ID. Wood u Co., Pail
dGr iphla. Inc cost Is SO,VOV
RUNoR got stlost, yesterday, that GER
'srn bank in this city was financially en-
GsIIsssed. The report is q malicious false
h cd, as the bank was never In finer shape.
The Seventeen bridge Is in a very bad
o clifton for pedestrians, as ii Is covered
several inches deep with mud The work
touSs gsDg could clean this thoroughfsre
in few hours.
SxEAK thieves entered the residence OF
ID. G. Stifel, on North Main street, and
stole . box Of children's clothing. The
Window an also made their exit that way.
The jsWelry is not Of any great value.
The following conveyance was admitted
| 10 record at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday:
| A deed made the lst day of March, 1884,
! by Ed Flansesn and wife to Joseph Klemm
| and wife, in consideration OF $500 for the
rpsr oneh half Of the east one half OF lot
| No 80
LAST evening about half past ten O'Clock
quite an excitement was created at the
hssd Of Tenth street. by large sparks OF fire
issuing out Of Charles Simpsons house.
| Tie fire department vas sent for but their
| services we're not needed, as It was only
| cbiney FIRE.
The Jewish feast Of Purim, which c1m-
msmorstes the victory of the Jews in the
| time Of Esther, beg w last night To night,
! instead of the customary Purim ball, q
| cbildren's masquerade will be given at
| FrsuZheim Hail. under the auspices Of the
| Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society.
The meeting Of he Department OF West
| Virgins, Grand Army Of the Republic an.
rounced in general orders TO be held At
| Petersburg on Thursday, March Is, has
been postponed. The meeting will be held
| at the same plsce on the goth inst. The
! orGer postponipg the meeting was received
| by Holiday Post officials yesterday.
Dr. SroRER, OF Elm Grove, wishes TO
correct two statements given in his testi-
| mony IN the Pstticord case. He said: In
! the case Of . body projected forward from
n minence, the direction would be trst,
| horizontally inclined and, as the initial
| velocity was lost, it would assume q psrpen-
cular direction" He also said the death
vas caused by a blow from a blunt in.
sirument or by collision with some hard
| substance"
WILLIAM F. CLARK and Alex Gardner met
| at the Columbia House yesterday after
| 0 oOu aud sigutd articles of agreement.
| The match is for $50 side, mixed wrestling,
| o cuu.. oil ext Saturday evening at
| ,'cl, OK, end is to be governed by the Ed.
| James rules. The referee to be chosen
| from tho audience. They are negotiating
I lot INC nan, OOb SuOOAN NhOy AoAA
! get this ball. the probability is the match
I will come of in Pittsburgh,
The first meeting for organizing the
| operate chorus for the production OF Pro-
| fessor Malmene's operetta, "Enoch Arden"
| took place last night at the Beethoven Hall
| and was in every respect encouraging not
! only as to numbers, but also as to quality.
| Many Of our best singers were present and
| promised to join the Chorus. The rehear-
| sails will take place every Friday evening
| at the Beethoven Hall, and all who wish
| to Join should attend the next meeting.
The Committee on Fire Department met
| las, night and, after auditing the monthly
| bills, decided to abandon the Fritz hose
| house, in conformity to a petition OF
| number OF citizens of the Eighth Ward;
| that Richard Becker, extraman az the
| Atlantic engine house. whose hands were
| bsdly frozen at the Bodley lire, be paid
| S41 IS, which amount includes the time
| lost sud doctor bill; that Chief DunnIng
| seud communication to the different man.
ufsctursrs of fire engines for specifications
ard cost of engines. The com mittse in
tend to purchase good, seryicesble
engine.
Ara meeting of the stockholders of the
Standard Fire Insurance Company OF Wells
burg, w. Va held in In the Office OF j. B.
1884, the following Board Of Directors were
elected: J. B. Sommerville, J. @. Wright,
s. George, William +. BArth, of Wellsburg,
Prof. w. X. Pendleton, of Bethany, II. G.
LAGER, of Lszearyille. William Ellingham.
DIR. J. H. Pipes ard c. ID. Thompson, Of
Wbesling. The Board organized by elect
ing W. K. Pendleton, president; g. George,
vice president, and H. O. Ulrick, secretary.
They adjourned to meet on Tuesday, March