Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-13

COMBS.
The Fulton Cleveland and Hendricks
club which organized at Michael Stein s
place. will meet at Lawrence Heller S this
evening.
THERE will be meeting of Washington
Democrats at the Second ward market
house this evening. All are cordially invited
to be present.
The Junior Jeffersonisns were out drill
ing again on Market street last night, aud
attracted general attention by their superb
movements.
SQUIRE SCHULrzE is taking advantage of
the fat condition Of affairs in RitchietoSn
in putting some handsome repairs in and
about his Office.
Tbs Knights Of St. George gave grand
drill on Chspine street last evening They
are fine looking body of men and would
do credit to any city.
A NEW and handsome plate glass window
was placed in the large window OF the Ger
man Bank. to replace the one recently shat
tered by an explosion.
OFFICER Heller, of North Wheeling, is
off for the country for few weeks. His
beat during his absence will be patrolled by
special Officer Henry Booke.
Two good Samaritans of the feminine
gender called on the unfortunate victim OF
he jim jams at the cslaboOse yesterday and
gave him some tempting delicacies.
A BUGGY belonging to Harden, the livery
man, while being driven by the proprietor,
was upset in front Of the building and the
occupant thrown. Luckily the man was I'M
injured.
NN RAKER, JR., young man residing
in Fulton, was adjudgeCl lunstic by Squire
Phillips and sent to Jail He is perfectly
harmless but needs watching, which his
family are incapable of doing.
Warmers TippeCanoc Safe Bitters are
out in a handsome Autograph bearing a
hte-size picture of our next President, and
bears the verses, Warmers Tippecanoe
Cleveland and Hendricks too.
A WAGON load of melons broke down on
South Chapline street Yesterday afternoon,
crushing much Of the luxurious fruit into
fragments and furnishing free treat to
many of the Youngsters in the vicinity.
A RrxoR reached this office last night OF
boy being drowned at Benwood while row.
ing out in the waves of the Belle Prince
Yesterday morning. Subsequent investiga-
ton proved the report to have been a ca
nard.
The following deed was admitted to
record By Recorder Hook yesterday: Re-
beccs Schofield and husband on August 3,
/ 1854, deed to Paul WinisdoerffeS property
in Churchills addition in consideration OF
| Sl,7OO
/ ALBERT MEREDITH, the rope walker gave
. a rope walking exhibition at the upper mar
ket house last night about clock. The
( exhibition was Of the usual style, but at,
. iracted quite a shower of nickles from a
isrge crowd assembled.
( The Board of Public Works reported
work done TO the amount of 81 900, last
night, and asked payment. Frank Healy
said he would vote against the payment OF
/ any Board of Public Works bills until they
employed Wheeling laborers.
7 MONDAY morning Mrs. Abe Stamm, while
hanging out clothes in the rear of her resi-,
| dence in Alley F, fell over a chair, and in
iured herself severely. She was assisted
into the house and physician summoned.
At last accounts she was resting we'll.
LAST night about eight o'clock the watch
man on the melon fats, lying at the levee,
fred several shots at a gang Of young
thieves whom he caught in the act of ap,
/ propriating the fruit. The boys were badly
| righrensd, but rome Of them were injured.
/ DRUMMER yesterday hitehed his buggy
to a amPpost in front of South Wheeling
tore, and was inexpressibly annoyed at be
| Jug told to unite it by an officer and in
dulged il. a little back talk till the officer
informed him that in so doing he was liable
to arrest for violating city ordinance.
Which mild threat effectuallY silenced the
man of gall.
The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union Of
the United States, composed of about 25O
German, Irish and American Catholic so
cieties, will meet in this city on September
"A. AS there are none of the societies Of
his city members OF the organization, there
viii be a meeting at St. Alphonsus Hall on
next Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock to make
arrangements for the entertainment of the
delegates. A big turnout is requested.
LAST night three men hired buggy from
John Rhine's livery stable, on Market street
above Tenth, for q ride At Thirty ,fourtE
street and Jacob street the animal they
were driving-being a colt and very wild
scared at something and ran away, taking
down the street at terrible gate. During
the runaway the rig was upset and badly
broken up, and the occupants thrown out
Fortunately the men, with the exception Of
few scratches, were comparatively uuin'
iured.
MONDAY evening VIM. Ault got on a lit
tie spree and wandered into the alley back
of Martins restaurant, where he fell asleep
During his slumbers he rolled down the
back steps ofthe restaurant and into back
room, from which place he picked himself
up and tore through the eating room into
the street. Night Waterman Lauchin col
Jared him and locked him up. Yesterday
afternoon he was arraigned before Squire
Ankle, who taxed him 81 and costs for hi;
jamboree. -.
A GENTLEMAN sitting in a south-bound
street car Yesterday afternoon said: "iot
| see the car DeCOmes lmuleulatcly ulcu Will
dust if the rear door is left open. The
reason of this is that the driver invariably
keeps the front door shut, and there is q
consequent suction pow erful enough to FL
the car full of dust II the front door Of tbs
car, as well as the back door, is left open
the draft created viii be sufficient to drive
the dust aside and thus sbste the annoy
ance of ride on a dusty day"
The following extracts are from priyat
letter received By fully developed society
man from fair Wheeling lady sojourninG
temporarily at Asbury Park, in references
to the effect felt BY the recent earthquake
on the sea coast: 1--WE experienced Sigh
shock this afternoon. the shock not only
being felt here but also at Long Brach.
was somewhat frightened as was everyone
here Such commotion. All Of the peo
pie crowded down to the Ocean House
thinking it might have been accompanied
by an explosion Of some kind.