Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-14
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Town Events TRAINED Down for Hurried
Readers.
The Committee on Claims met last night.
THa Wheeling City Boat Club will give .
grand ball at Turner Han on Christmas
eve
CAPTAIN Lows, well known guard at
the penitentiary at Moundsville. died FRI
day night.
The Jolly Three viii give grand mas
querade ball at Stems Hall, in Fulton. NEXT
Wednesday.
AsrEoIAL meeting Of L..U. No. 9, of
the A. z. G. w. N. Will be held at the usual
hour to-day.
BrsHor PErRRKis will oficiate at st.
Lukes tonight and will administer the rite
Of confirmation
THERE will be special meeting OIL u.
No. 9, Of the A. F. 9. W. u, at theif hall
at the usual hour to-day.
The Opera House orchestra will give
another Of their delightful rehearsals OF the
Maennerchor Hall tonight.
WiuE attending the FIRE on Thirteenth
was aceidently struck ON the head.
TuE case OF Phillip Weatzer vs., Henry
Slamm was continued until next term OF
the Circuit Court at the coss of the de.
feudapt
COL JoHN BscKER, the popular jeweley
Of the Eighth ward, has moved bis store
from his old stand into his new building on
Jacob street, above Thirty-sixth street. It
is one Of the prettiest jewelry stores in the
city.
Surf. BUTCHER is arranging with the
railroads for an educational excursion to the
New Orleans Exposition, the fare for the
round trip TO be not more than $35. He
would like all who contemplate going to in
form him promptly.
LAST Friday evening Mr.. Hancher.
gentleman from the country, was compelled
10 set up an oyster supper for three young
lady clerks of Eleventh street, and pay each
ofthem one dollar. This was the result OF
a wager on the election.
THE Casino Skating Rink. will open at
Mannerchor Hall, Tuesday, December
10th. Afternoon and evening. A fine ex-
htbition of fancy and trick skating will be
given by Prof Shaffer, of Pittsburg, Pa. A
good band will be in attendance.
MEssRs..: SHARPER AND BUSB iUGH will
open the Casino skating rink at Msenner-
Choir Hall Tuesday afternoon and evening
with quite number of professional skaters.
The proprietors expect to have ABOUT ff-
teen fine skaters from Bellaire TO be in al
tendance at the opening.
THE demurrer to the petition of the B. &
o. railroad vs.. Mrs. Mary Ship for con.
demnation of the defendants property. was
signed before Judge Jacob yesterday and
the demurrer sustained. The B. & o. Com.
pany asked for privilege of amending
their petition which was granted aud it will
be argued Monday.
YESTERDAY afternoon an alarm Of fire
was turned in from box No 81, corner of
Eoff and Fourteenth streets, occasioned by
BY large volume of smoke issuing from
Mrs. K. J. Warnafeldt's residence on Thir-
teenth street The department responded
promptly but found no fire. The cause Of
the alarm was defective fue allowing
the smoke to issue from the chimney into
the attic and filing the house with smoke
A REPORT was in circulation on the street
last evening to the effect that the Benwood
mill company have offered to put their boil
ers to work again provided they (the boil
ers) would carry the large quantity of steel
nails which were stacked in the forge de-
partment to the wareroom. How much of
the report is true we are unable to say asno
official connected with the mill could be
found last evening.
LAST evening the Committee on Finance
met to take action on the report from the
citizens meeting in reference to the fnan-
cial strait in which the city now finds her
self. The matter was talked over at great
length and finally they adopted resolution
endorsing the action Of the citizens meet
ing in so far as it pertained 10 the finance
and that the entire matter be referred to the
Joint committee of Ordinance and Finance,
which is to meet next Tuesday evening,
During the discussion of the matter before
them, Mr.. Peterson wanted to have some
definite action taken at once, by ordering
the Committee on Ordinance to draft an
ordinance restricting the power of Council
and the Board of Pnbltc Works, after which
then the Joint session would avail some
thing. The other members would not lis
ten to this and the resolution above men,
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