Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-12
WHEELING wHIrrLINas.
Town Events Trimmed Down for Hurried
Readers. HN

i. W. W EtILEL ID tIctlluS wv uon
tenements adjoining his grocery on Market
street. South Side:
SQUIRE SCHULTzE has turned his atten-
ton to cabinet making and is at work on
handsome book case.
The South Side Singing Society Fishing
Club returned Saturday evening from their
camp near Cresap's Grove.
A LARGE, select basket picnic will be given
at Wheeling Park Thursday, by number
of South Side ladies and gentlemen.
A HoBBY saloon will shortly be opened BY
Gus Carl, of the Eighth ward in the build
ing formerly used as the La Belle store.
AT. DARD1SE, the artist, is engaged in
lettering the stalls at the new F ir Gounds,
and also the main building and entry clerks
Office.
FORTY members Of the German Method
ist Church left last night at ll:l5 for the
campmeeting at Lakeside, Ohio, via the b.
L o. Railroad.
AN exceedingly small band Of radicals
assembled at the Island hose house last
night for thepurpose of forming campaign
marching club.
The Elks Society which was formed re-
Gently in the city is rapidly increasing its
membership roll, and Us in q tourishing
financial condition.
SQUIRE HENRY yesterday fined Henry
Wantsbaker s. and costs for assault on his
wife, and Joe liner s. and costs for assault
on Lawrence O'Day.
The Young Mems jefferson Club has &C
cepted an invitation to join the grand pa
rade to be given by the Knights OF St.
George on August 2S.
A PARTY of East Wheeling men engaged
in grand coon hunt Saturday evening on
the hills back of Triadel phia and bagged
i've Of the plucky varmints.
TIE rope walker again failed to give
performance on Market street last night,
owing to his inability to raise funds neces-
airy to release his rope from hoe.
The majority Of the cast in the recent
performance of Richard III, have had cabi-
net photos taken, individually, in full stage
toggery, by artist Myles, Of South Main
street.
A WELL known professor of music will
shortly become Benedict. In anticipation
If the event he is handsomely furnishing an
,legant residence on Chapline street above
twelfth street.
CONSIDERABLE complaint has been made
" residents Of the North End, Of half
crown boys and men bathing in the river
above the willows at the north end of the
Island before shutdown.
JOIN WALFURD'S new iron front buildings
on Jacob street, near Thirty-sixth street, is
rapidly approaching completion, and will
without doubt be the han soonest building
in that section of the city.
Recorder Hook is out in a handsome
card soliciting the votes of his friends for
reelection. The card is dehcately tinted
and very tasteful, and it also bears on its
face correct likeness of our next recorder
The Junior Jeffersonians turned out in
tull force last night and paraded the princi-
pal streets, headed by drum corps. The
ads presented a very fine appearance, and
performed numerous evolutions in very
creditable manner.
The picnic given by the members Of the
st. Johns church at the new Fair Grounds
yesterday was decided success, both fnan-
cially and socially. The crowd in attend
ance was one Of the best that ever assem-
oled at the grounds.
The st Johns church gave grand picnic
at the Fair grounds yesterday. A good
sized orderly crowd was present and spent
a most enjoyable day. The Opera House
Orchestra furnished the music for dancing
which was the chief attraction.
SATURDAY little girl came into Reeds
drug store and stated that she had been
poisoned by swallowing some ink. The
clerk gave her some mustard as an antidote
and was successful in relieving the child Of
the dangerous fluid The name of the child
was unknown to the clerk
The Sixth ward Cleveland and Hendricks
club at last nights meeting added 10 names
10 its rolls. A marching club was organ.
lied, differed as follows: Charles Stephens,
Captain; Mike Bailey lst Lieutenant; John
Mehan, second; Charles Albright, third.
The club will meet again on Thursday
night.
The Independent Order of Rechabites
will give grand picnic at Walnut Grove,
Martins Ferry, on Thursday. Previous TO
the departure for the grove grand street
parade will be made Of the principal streets.
Delegations will be present from the lodges
of all the neighboring towns.
SEVERAL of the heightened Lincoln Club
Radicals are kicking over the alleged gall
of the black brethren in the drum corps in
daring to drink out Of the ice cooler e3pec
ially reserved for the white members. This
is the first striking incident of the bile OF
the RAIDS stomach being turned BY too
much fondling OF their dusky associates.
The following deeds of trust were admit
ted to record to-day: John o. Devine, on
December 10, 1884, deeds to H. Horimile
property in Sprigg and Ritchies addition
10 the city of Wheeling, in consideration Of
$4OO. Joseph II. Woodward and wife, on
April - 1884, decided to Clements Bsrtol-
Ter property in Joseph Caldwell's addition
t. the city of Wheeling, in consideration Of
81 800.
A LITTLE daughter of Frank Jones, aged
years, was deadhead eXcursionist on the
Chippewa excursion Sunday. She wander
ed on the train and was carried of. The
presence of the child not being discovered for
some time. A Bridgeport man recogniz
ing the child, and telegraphed to its parents
to relieve their anxiety, and he brought the
child home. safely at , a. NJ, yesterday
morning.
The boss story in regard TO the SilsbY
was related yesterday. Last summer the
water works at Cape May were diSarranged
and the supply Of water in aud around the
resort shut of, right in the midst Of the
gayest part of the season A Silsby of the
same description as the one in use, was
stationed at the river and pumped AZ miles
OF water pipe in and around the city con-
tinually full OF water for % consecutive
days and nights. Next!
The men at the United hose company are
still busily employed in identifying the in
terror of the building. In addition to a
tasteful paper being hung on the walls,
handsome centre piece has been placed on
the ceiling directly over the smoke stack of
their present pet. The boys are so elated
over the recent tests that they confidently
claim to be able to station the engine at
any plug in Wheeling and if hose enough
could be obtained, to be able to put olt a
FIRE in Bellaire.