Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-12
OVER THE RIVER.
The Latest News Of Bellairs and
Martins Ferry.
Two Robberies "A Small Lady Joke
Model Love Letter News Notes
and Personals from Both
Towns.

a gOOO JOKE u often IOiu VI tno ooyo "
the girls. and vice versa. This time the
boys have it on the girls, two sisters, one
school ma'am residing on Belmont street.
They attended the matinee al Wheeling on
Saturday, after which two or three hours
we're spent in shopping. They expected to
tske the o'clock train at Bridgeport for
BeIlaire. They boarded q street cara
North Wheeling one-and, of course, in
sic ad of being carried to Bridgeport went
Oh 10 North Wheeling, not noticing their
mistake until they got there. 1t was now
within five minutes time for their train
Cthe last one DOWN and they came on down
10 the bridge corner, where they trans.
ferred, and reached the Bridgeport depot
about twenty minutes after train time, but
fortunately they made it, as it was half an
hour late.
On Monday evening, between and 8
O'Clock, while Mr.. Walter Darrah, OF the
Fourth ward, was down town and while
his wife was in the back part of the house,
thieves entered through the front door
and Tansacked several rooms, but failed to
End any money, which they were evident
ly looking for and did not take anything
else.
Sometime during the same night thieves
entered Marsh's wagon shop, in the same
ward, and, procuring tools, succeeded in
entering Rinker's store, near by, where
they carried of cigars, groceries, etc, but
no money.
Alexander, short time since, have sepa'
rated.
The Loring Mission Band will hold q
Msrtha Washington tea party on Friday
night.
Mr.. William Bayard, hurt in Morgan's
cosl bank, last week, is still confined in his
house.
Messrs, 8. c. Thompson and s. B. John.
son are contending for a gold pin for the
benefit of the Silver Leaf Singing Society.
Yesterday Mr.. II. K. Hess left for the
West on business.
Mr.. John Addison, of the Fourth ward
lost little daughter yesterday which will
be buried to-day.
Miss Vena Dorsey, of Powhatan, who has
been visiting Mr.. w. G. Burganthal for
some days, returned yesterday.
Work at the gas well will be resu ned
tc-dsy after brief suspension on account
of the tools.
Hockey" Owens, "Spot" Horn AMI a
fellow named Hogen were fined FIVE and
costs for drunkenness on Monday night.
A leap year party will be given at the
Windsor Hotel tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Murphy and Miss May Jones are
enjoying the Inequalities of Thos. Moore,
of the Third ward.
Mr.. Daniel Manchester was reported
worse yesterday and cannot recover.
Mrs. Robert Davis, of the Fifth ward,
ruhn al nm q mi
bly, die.
The Second Presbyterian Church will
hold social at the residence OF DR.. Nc
Collough on Gravel Hill next Tuesday
night.
The managers of the Druidic State Fair
have fixed on Msy 20, 81 and %. Many
elegant donations are coming in from
different parts of the country and the in.
dications are that the affair will be grand
success.
Mrs. Anna White, Of Gravel Hill, is still
very sick.
Charley Crimmel is better.
The new building being erected on Bel.
mont street, opposite the Square will be
occupied as produce store by Mr.. Thomas
Bickerton, and sewing machine office by
Mr.. NJ. A. Mostr.
Incendiaries appear determined to burn
the stable of Mr.. Joseph Carter. They
made the second attempt without success
on Monday night,
Welby Crimmel has began clerking in
Behr's store.
John Duran, who had his thigh broken
on the Baltimore and Ohio about eight
weeks ago, is able to be out with clutches.
Mrs. John DaBois is still in Cleveland
urier medical treatment.
Miss Annie McVay, af Wheeling, is the
guest of Bellaire friends.
Thomas Lilly is able to be out.
The graduating class will be required to
stand q teachers examination in April.
Mr.. NJ. Riley, of the Etna glass works,
was presented with a fine girl baby by his
wife yesterday.
A little child Of Mr.. Jno. McDermott's is
down with the measles.
Mr.. Henry Blum. who has been quite
sick, Is improving.
VIM. West, Esq, is still at GAINESVILLE
on account OF the illness OF his wife.
Yesterday relic OF the flood was handed
to the REGISTER representative. 1t was in
the shape of love letter and appears below
verbatim:
PITTSBURGH the 1888.
Well old girl see you wont rite to me
so don't give a Dam ANGER all your letters
but VOC Don't ANGER mite So no more at
present
[sigpedl from JAMES J. MCC-H
On the bottom of the sheet appears two
marks, but what this means we are unable
to say. Punctuation is entirely forgotten,
ard we don't see how Jim" thought OF so
much to write about.