Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-24
AMONG THE PEOPLE.
Learning the Various Things They
Do ard Say.
Gossip Of Political Matters and Events :
DOings About Town and Sayings
Of the Clubs.

Two Republicans stood at the outer door
of the Lincoln Club, talking politics. Said
one:
But how the devil are we going to beat
Hsndlan for Sheriff ?"
ut will be q pretty tough pull"
"Will johnson or Prince be our man.?
ITO save my soul could not say. Tom
is g, ting in the best ticks now, bat Frank
rather holds the sge n him. Frank is re:
gsroId by many as having been done out OF
the omination last lime by France Britt,
and they will support him now with hur-
rsh, but Prince Is pulling the wires 80 Wig
osously now that il will be very even
rsCe."
"Apd I'm afraid Handlsn will scoop US
with either"
The Relief Committee Of the food has far
from concluded its hbors yet. Applics-
lions from the lower end Of town are still
pouring in, but the funds have about given
out. Several efforts of late, to get meeting
of the committee have proved futile and
a general settlement has never been made.
Ex.SQuire Mix said, last night:
"By George! I've 3 motion to emigrste
these people and l can't keep them from
coming to me. What can do%
Col. wilkinson said his experience on
the committee had given him more infor'
nation than he ever mad before. The sights
he saw among the poor reminded him OF
some of the things he had read OF the slums
of New York.
supt. Birch is highly elated at the vim
and energy with which the schools have
taken hold of the Arbor Day scheme. To-
morrow will be an interesting day. Two
hundred silver leaf poplar and silver maple
have been procured from Moundsyllle and
the school boys will plant them about the
yards. But the most interesting portion
OF the day will be the literary exercises.
Each school has its programme, arranged
with care, and the Rotations, declarations
and essays, all bearing on the one theme,
will be of great interest. Parents and
friends are invited and they will certainly
hear something of interest.
A. J. Hslstead has Just returned from
Brainard, Mimi, and after closing up his
affairs here, will return there aud embark
in new enterprise. He has purchased the
Northwestern Tribune, an influential Re-
publican paper, and about the first of June
will issue il as a daily. Brainard is a
fiourIshiDg town of $1,000 people, situated
on the Northern Pacific road, and has
sprung up, like most western towns, in 40
Incredibly short time. Newspapers, like
other business, flourish there, aud the new
Tribune will no doubt do likewise. Mr.
Halslead has gained ripe experience here
and is a newspaper man of versatile &C
mplishments and ability. He will Ger
tainIy bring new life to his paper. Wheel
ing likes to see all her emigrant sons HOar
ish in the west, and the REGISTER wishes
Andy all success.
will you have a quiet, cut-and-dried
Blaine convention on Saturday" asked a
REGISTER scribe of q prominent Rspubi
can of known Arthur leanings.
Bet your life they think they We got u.s.
but there's many a slip, you know, Some
of our men got there, Eli in spite OF the
machine, and if we don't get a show
IbeIe'll be music. ! know thing or two
tbat'll come out if any gag law is attempt
cd. The minority must have representa-
ZION in the district and State coaven tons.
I'll tell you what III do. Pll bet you
big supper Blaine don't collar the entire
delegation from this State; and I'll bet you
another he isn't nominated at Chicago.
Jerry Flynn, an old time Wheeling boy,
has struck nice thing in Chicago. Jerry
will be remembered as Superintendent of
the B. & o. Telegraph Company at one
time. He now holds a $500 position as
superintendent of the Bankers and Mer-
chants line at Chicago. The other evening
the Cincinnati employees of the company
caught him at that point and gave hun
Gaming, with handsome gold headed stick.
Then the Dayton boys got him and gave
him diamond ring, and to cap the climax,
when he got back to Chicago, the boys in
the office equipped him with magnificent
time piece, Jerry is certainly in luck.
The Council Committee on railroads has
been viewing the ground along the pro
posed route of the b. & o., out theI creek,
but it finds itself in the position Of the
blind man with the elephant. Col. Will
kinsOn said last night: ~ have no idea
how the committee stands and am finding
ont new points, constantly, myself. For
instance, there was great howl raised
about deep fill on Warren street, but
when We came to examine it, we found the
The. road crosses 1t at grade. Even Mr..
Peterson admitted that"
Directors of the Cannonball line are
constantly visiting the city, working up
senti ment in favor of their road. Inc main
points in the proposition are good ones, but
there must be great doubt about subscip
tons. Ohio county's investment in the
T., W. Il K. and D. r. r. were certainly
good ones, which may carry much weight.