Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-11
BITS OF NEWS,
Picked Up Here and There by Register
Reporters.

BITS OF NEWS
Picked Up Here and There by Register
Reporters.
ORDERS at the Kina mill are brisk.
THIS is good pneumonia weather. So
the doctors say.
A CAVALRY company has been organic ed
at Elizabeth, Writ county.
TwENrY.sIx cases viii be disposed of in
police court this morning. Quite a large
docket.
THOMAS BAYLEss, Of Il e South Side, has
bought fam up Caldwslfs Run, ID las
become granger.
A PICNIC will be given on June BY the
Wheeling branch of the Nail Feeders
Union for the benefit of the organization
The crowd ct the park yesterday was not
very large, as the weather was too cold for
comfort In town, much less in the country.
OFFICER STEVENS found little girl aged
about three years, on Market street, last
evening, and succeeded in find ng her
home.
The ALLEGED prza fighters, Leon Van
Walt and Jim Hughes, will have hearing
before Jusuce Arkle this afternoon. The
case will undoubtedly be an interesting one
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a big
party at the skating rink at Moundsville.
A number from here, Benwood and Bellaire
will attend. CocksYne will furnish the
music.
BEGINNING with yesterday trains on the
Ohio River railroad viii leave Wheeling ai
6 q. IN. AID $50 p. m, aud local trains Of
$50 q. m, central time. See change in
time table.
JESSE BUREETT, of this city, and VIM
Beatty, champion skater of Marietta, o..
will skate a race at the North End rink, to
night, which promises 10 be interesting as
well as exciting.
QEITE large delegation of Riverside and
Belmont feeders turned out to attend the
tuneral of their deceased fellow workman
Nathan Porter, jr., which took place yester'
day afternoon.
Mr.. VAAs, the East End musician, who
had The misfortune to fail some time since
I'd break his arm, is able to go about, but
Il will be some time before he can handle
lis instrument again.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting was
Ce6 at the Academy of Music yesterday
.ilerpCou which was addressed by promi
atnt speakers. A large crowd was in at
erGance and much good was done for the
ause.
A MEETING of the State Board of Public
Works was held in Charleston on Friday
and the question of building stone portico
to the main tower of the Capitol, as origi
nally designed, was discussed, but no deci
sion was rendered.
FRANCES ANANN, q child of about ten
years of age, has been lost since last Friday
when she went to school and did not return
Any news of her whereabouts will be thank
fully received by her foster father, Louis
Walter, l7l7 Wood street.
IT is understood that the heating depart
ment of the Belmont will not 60 on to-day
on account of lack Of steel slabs, but the
factory will run on as they have enough
nail plate to last some time. In the mean
time steel will be secured from Pittsburg.
DR.. J. E. SMITH preached an exceeding by
interesting sermon at the Fourth Street NJ.
Z. Church last night entitled, Wanted
A Man" The auditorium OF the church
was filed and the sermon was listened to
with unfagging interest by the large con-
gregstion. 1t was especially interesting
and instructive to the young men.
The three mile race to take place al
Cbapine street rink on next Thursday
night between Jesse Burkett, of this city
and Jacob Thompson, OF Steubenville, is
exciting great deal of comment. The
friends of both contestants feel confident oil
success. All circumstances being favorable
it will, doubtless, be the finest race of the
season.
On Wednesday evening buttonhole
bouquet carnival will be given at the AL
hambra Palace rink. A prize Of pair o.
Evans anti friction skates will be awarded
the gentleman wearing the largest bouquet
and polo cap to the gentleman wearing
the smallest. Some big ones are in course
of erection, and the affair promises to be a
successful one.
The handsome head clerk Of the Mcclure
House is proud in the possession of the
autographs Of the leading members of the
Thomas Concert company The first on
list is that Of Fursch. Madi, which is pre-
coded by the following French sentence
as near as can be remembered: Remit
len voyage fatiguast,' which is supposed
to mean "Give US rest" Sam stoutly in.
sists that this isn't the right translation,
however, and is sitting the matter down fine.