Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
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0ELLANRk.
A quiet nay In the Glass CHy-hews
and PersoaaI Items.


ana Persoaal Items.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart, of the Globe Touring
mile, is home from trip up the river.
Mr.. Granville Grey, mold maker. isin
the city seeing his friends.
Some important changes are being made
in the departments at the Belmont glass
works.
Mr.. Thomas Dickens has reopened his
meat store.
At meeting of the fire department. IN
the City Hall, instructions were given the
members to act according to the laws OF
the State of Ohio while attending fire.
All persons who do not keep out oil the
way of the department. while working at
FIRE are liable 10 fine.
The remains of Charles Echart were
brought to this city from Cincinnsu ye.'
terday, to be inferred in Rose Hin osme-
terry.
property of Mr.. T. A. Cummins, in the
Fifth ward.
Cassell, of this city, in Hamilton, Ont, mas
been closed down until next September.
Several of the boys have returned noms.
BARNEY Daugherty, formerly Of this city,
was in Town yesterday.
The C. & P. depot is receiving thorough
oytrbauling both inside and out.
The funeral of Mrs Sarah scroggins, Wite
# Allen Scroggins, of the Second wscd'
took place yesterday afternoon. -,
Miss Myrtle Green, OF steuoenViiis' Is III
the city.
put an end to the nuisance caused by por-
teIs and expressmen invading the boat, ana
will make them stay off the boat alto
The social Of the NJ. E. Church meets to-
night at the home of Mrs. Thos. Wether'
aid, in the Fifth ward.
The road from the upper ferry down to
the foot of Gravel Hill, is in q terrible con-
ditiop, and the wholesale men are COM
Miss Lizzie Piper and Miss Mabel
Crafty received the highest averages in the
graduating class at the teachers examl'
nation before the County Board of Exam
liners, last Saturday.
Yesterday afternoon large crowd was
gathered at the new steel plant, waiting
| impatientIS for the expected blow OF steel,
but at this writing it Is thought 1t will not
| take place till some time to-day.
The colored jubilee singers OF this city
entertained q good crowd at the rink last
night. -,
The scholars OF the colored school will
give a concert in City Hall next month.
The newly appointed police are as fol.
lows: First wsrd, John Allison; Second
ward, VIM. 0'Neil; Third ward. Al. Feely;
Fourth ward Wm, Meeks; Fiitn ward,
Samuel Leach. 1t will be seen that none o.
the old force have been retained and will
have to GEEK pastures new.
Charles Bradford, who was arrested sew
ersl days ago and taken to the 81. Glars
Vile Jail to await trial on the charge o!
stealing, is in a fair way to be let free
again. He is a sbIewd character end gen
orally manages TO head his opponents.
The Buckeye Building Association is one
yesr old and is in a tiourishing condition.
Cheap John, who has not been in the
city on business for over year, dropped
down to see US yesterday. He was selling
silk hapdkeI chiefs.
The Grend Army boys are making extern
sive preparations for Decoration Day. A
festival will be given in the City Hall at an
early date, the proceeds OF which VIII be
used to defrsy expenses On the 3oth OF
Msy. ,
10 a nun Der of select friends last night.
The damage done by the recent Hood in
the First and Second wards is hardly no.
ilceable now, as most everything has been
fixed up again.
Some time ago it was announced that Dr.
Grafton bad made arrangements Win tue
B. & o. road to purchase the old Nationa'
Hotel. 1t was afterwards found that the
lease of Mrs. Cochran, the lady now run
ming the hotel, had not as yet run out. II
| is not known whether the Doctor will
move now or not.
Martin Dougherty has been on spree
| for several days and attempted to poison
himself with arsenic. His sister stayed his
band before lie could swallow much OF 1t
DR.. Anderson was called in, and it was not
| long till he had worked all the deadly drug
out of his patient. D1ugherty will no
| doubt be ready to straighten up when he
| gets over his dose.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Maring has PURCHASED tins
| road cart and was out last evening ryinsit
Miss Jessie Boyce left for sh4rpsburg
yesterday.
The secretary Of the water works ha'
| issued an order that no hose shall DE USED
| for sprinkliDg the streets or washing win
| dows till the new water works are in work
ing order.
| The festival to be given by the Brown
base ball club, at the City Hall, commences
| this evening.