Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-18
WHEELING WRITINGS.
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An aesthetic resident of South Main street
has his entire front yard planted with sun
flowers .s-4 ~
A rOKTION of the Sixteenth street pave
mat MAS laid Saturday in the Elm Grove
Rsihoad track
COMPLAINT was made at the Office last
night that the east end of Sixteenth street
was not properly 5locksded.
A GETLEMAN residing in Ohio county
states, that on account of the recent dry
weather, the corn cop will be short.
OFFICERS FREBoET and Morris last month
had the record of thirty-two cases placed to
their credit All cash customers, too.
The thermometer in various drugstores
in different portions Of the city indicated
from - to 80 degrees Yesterday at noon. e
REys. MEERwgIS and Werder were pres.
ent at the laying of the corner stone of the
German Lutheran Church at Martins Ferry
yesterday.
Fair RITTER, a popular mailer at the
DtlnOuN MN, ulcu NcotcAual aNOAhOOH OF
halt past FIVE o'clock, al his late residence
on the South Side.
GARFIELD ASSEMBLY No. 1921, X. Of l..
viii give a grand picnic on the 18th at the
Fair Grounds. Cramers orchestra will
furnish the music.
The force of workmen engaged in ex-
caysting the foundation Of the new heating
furnace at the La Belle mill, worked from
early I'LL late yesterday.
FIFTEEN drunks and discrderlieS are
booked for police court this morning. Too
much hot weather and an overdose of beer
are the prime causes Of the above list
The popularity Of yesterday evening S
shower was noticeable from the fact that
While a brisk shower fell in the central por
ton ofthe city, not drop fell in the Eighth
ward.
YESTERDAY afternoon a small boy had
his right leg badly bitten by large dog on
Twenty-third street He was taken to
Menkemillers drug store, where his wound
was attended to.
AYoUNG son Of VIM. Pratt, Of the South
Side, while in swimming near the Belmont
landing last evening. got beyond his depth
and would have been drowned but for the
assistance of an older companion.
The members of the Beta Theta Pi Fra,
ternity, residing in the city, have received
invitations to be present at the convention
ofthe Sigma Chi fraternity to be held at
Cincinnati August Is, % and q.
A LITTLE girl aged II years fell in q lit in
front of the German Bank last night about
dusk. She was picked up and carried into
Bulger's cigar store till she revived and
then placed on car and taken to her home
in Centre Wheeling.
For the first time party composed o.
the mutes and their invited friends will be
held at DR.. Cummins site, next Saturday
viii be held in Bellaire, o. A large mum
Der of mutes will go there to take part in
the party.
THE Salvation Army returned last night
at .en o clock from the eucampment al
Walnut Grove, Martins Ferry Ohio The
songs and reioicings as the boat landed al
he wharf attracted general attention from
the loungers on the wharf.
A LITTLE breeze occurred on Sixteenth
street near Wood, between two East Emo
men. about ten o'clock last night From
words they came to blows but were separat
ed before much damage was done. A lady
was the prime cause Of the scraps.
ENGINE No. 7S of the B. & o. road which
had the misfortune to break her cylinder:
recently, came up from Grafton on Satur
day in first class order under the control o
Messrs. John Smith and Dan Boyd, the for
mer as engineer and the latter as fireman