Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-01
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Picked Up Here and There By Register
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Reporters
SEPTEMBER
UNITED STATES Court this morning.
TIE wharf boat Is undergoing repairs.
THE Volksblatt has changed into an ever
ing paper.
The Skylarks aud Settlers will indulge
in game of base ball on TIE tunnel green
this afternoon.
THERE was shooting match on the Bell
aire commons yesterday between the Wheel
ing and Bellsire Leiderkranz Societies.
The health Office has been removed to
No. Is Fifteenth street, and parties having
business to transact will do well to remem-
Der. this.
The proprietors of the skif ferries are
making great preparations for the Fair.
TIE Anthony ferry will have nine boats
running.
Carr. DAN WEsT, of the Capitol base ball
club, desires to challenge the Lilies Of the
Valley to q match game Of ball, for the
err future.
The United States District Court will
convene this morning al 10 o'clock, Judge
Jackson presiding 1t is probable the ses-
sion will last about tive weeks.
Mr.. J. L. MCCHEsNEY, of Charleston,
has made an assignment for the benefit OF
bis creditors. The liabilities are about S4,-
600, assets unknown.
A GRAND sunAower carnival will be given
at the Chapine street rink, on Thursday
nil ha hand and
pleasant time is anticipated.
The P, C. & St. L. railroad company is
building a heavy retaining wall along the
east side of its track from the passenger
station north to the Suspension bridge.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wo,
mems Foreign Missionary Society OF the
First Presbyterian Church will be held IN
MeLains Hail this afternoon at o'clock.
A GRAND concert and ball will be given
at Frank Walters out the National road, to.
morrow evening. Music will be furnished
by the Opera House band. A grand time
is expected and everybody is invited.
The relatives and friends of Mr.. George
R. Jingle will be glad to learn that a tele,
gram was received from Captain Loud, OF
Inc steamship ST. Paul, stating that his yes
sci would leave San Francisco for the Alas
IS Islands on September 9Th.
TIE Medical Society and profession Of
The city will hold meeting at the Public
Library rooms this evening, at O'Clock,
| for the purpose of taking suitable action IN
respect to the death of the late DR.. Z. A.
Hildreth. A full attendance is desired.
Two base ball clubs commanded by
Aessrs. Will Irwin and Chss. Miller, Of the
south Side, will cross willows on the Regu'
lar grounds Wednesday afternoon. The
game is expected to be intensely exciting.
BUTLER KEYS, colored, who was buried on
Sunday, had quite an imposing funeral.
Inc order of Patriarchs of which he was q
ueuber, turned out about one hundred
strong and escorted his remains to their last
resting place.
THE celebrated Axtel cornet band, Of
Cleveland, has been engaged by the Messrs.
Larkin 4 HsHdlan TO play at the Capitol
INK during the coming skating season.
This bard comes to Whesling with he most
omplete repertoire Of rink music in this
country.
Ar the regular meeting of the l.ongfelloE
Literary Society last evening very inter,
esting programme was given, and Judging
from the manner in which the meeting was
conducted and eloquence which aoounded
it bids fair to take leading part in the lit,
erary circles of our city. Several new ap
plicstions were offered for new member
ship.
MAsoNs commenced laying stone for
'oundatious of the brick arch in the Brady
unuel, near Washington, yesterday morn
irg. The arch will first be thrown across
The tunnel near the shaft which is the most
dangerous place, and will De continued to,
cards the eastern end. The trains will
hereafter pass through the tunnel.
TIE Longfellow Literary Socity held its
frst regular meeting at the rooms Of the
I. NJ. c. A. last night, and they will here.
after De held regularly every Monday night.
There were no special exercises last night,
but Mr.. OFT Laughlin pleasantly entertained
The members by q select reading. Next
Monday night fee literary programme
will be rendered.