Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-13
BITS OF NEWS.
Picked Up Here and There By Register
Reporters.

ONE marriage license was issued yestsr-
day.
A WEDDING win occur in the Sixth ward
to day.
The Office Saloon. No. 1898 Market
street, is offered for sale.
THE Western Nail Association meets at
Columbus, Ohio, to-day.
IT is said the Belmont viii close down on
Thursday in all departments.
Mr.. MCCoSSELL, Of this city, has built .
new cooper shop in the First ward, Bellaire.
The Capitol rink sale will be continued
to-day at the front door Of the Court House.
WY don't some of the boys get up base
ball team? This is good weather for play
Jog.
The case of E. F. Heymsnn which came
up in the police court yesterday morning,
was postponed until Saturday morning,
FLORA RUSSELL and Ellen Lsunder were
arrested in the East End last night by Off
GERS Burns and Schafer for disorderly con-
duct and fighting.
IT is said that John Pipes fearing that
his new pet the alligator, would get out OF
his box, gave him pound of shot for sup
per to hold him down.
The PiWiky was scattering ties all along
the road from the depot to the Top mill yes.
terday, and viii make extensive repairs to
the road at an early day.
YESTERDAY afternoon George Kile (col-
ored) was before Squire Ankle, charged BY
his wife with committing an assault upon
her. He was fined s. and costs.
The Violet Social has postponed its dance
which was to have come of tomorrow
night, and will hold a picnic at Seiberts
Garden some time in the near future.
On lsst Saturday afternoon Auctioneer
Haller sold the Deison property on the cor
ner of South York and Huron streets, Isl
and, to Robert Schnelle, for the sum of
Sl,025.
JAMES A. BAREELEY, the Pittsburg chain
maker, who was stabbed and killed on Penn
avenue, Pittsburg, on Monday night, was
formerly q resident of this city, his mother
still living here.
A SLIGHT change around was made on
the police force yesterday. Officer Watson
is now on Officer Crogan's beat and vice
versa, and Officer West is on Officer
Stevens beat and vice versa.
The Postoffce yard is to be repsyed and
Custodian Beach is endesyoring to have
the Government pave it with brick paving
blocks. He has expressed two of them on
at his own expense for examination.
tbs Gold Day When We Get Left
company adjourned to Chris. Siebkes place
after the performance last night and in
dulged in an elegant lunch which was pre-
pared by the genial host for the occasion.
AT the sale Of stocks on Saturday BY
Auctioneer Haller, Exchange Bank sold
at 1881, 1881 and Sl3j. Bridge stock
sold at Sl435 and Belmont mill stock at
Sll64. The sale of the remainder OF the
stocks was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. |. B. ARMSTRONG, of Elba, O., and
Miss N. J. Wallace, of Brookyille, Pa,
came TO the city yesterday and proceeding
to the residence ofRev. J. f. Smith, were
Joined in the bonds of matrimony. They
are quartered at the Howell House.
CELIA WILLIAMS and Josephine Ran
dolph sliss Boyd, were before Justice Ankle
yesterday evening charged with keeping
houses Of ill-fame. They waived eXsmins
ton and gave bond in the sum Of $500 for
their appearance at the next term of court.
In Part ofthe Circuit Court the trial of
Hoffman vs.. Prince for libel occupied the
whole day yesterday. Some halt dozen
lawyers were engaged on the case end some
spicy testimony was elected. The trial was
not finished yesterday and will be continued
to-day.
AFTER two postponements the boat store
corner was sold last Saturday by ]. c.
Hervey to Mr.. Steinmetz, the paper box
manufacturer, for $4,000. Two weeks
elapsed between each offer. The first time
the property was bid up to Sl3,5O0 and the
second to Sl4,6O0, the third reaching
$4,000.
LAST Saturday q servant girl employed
at the residence of Otto Hess, out the pike,
was lighting FIRE with gasoline, when it
caught fire and exploded, burning one Of
her hands and arm in a terrible manner.
The flesh was burned to crisp and she
will never have the use Of the member again,
it is feared.
A READER requests that Rev. G.. NJ.
Shott's sermon of last Sunday be reproduced
in the REGISTER. On account OF the crowd
ed condition of our columns, it cannot be
done, but as Rev. Shott will preach series
of sermons as interesting, no doubt, as thiG
one, the will be printed in the REGISTER as
they are delivered.
MoST of the stockholders in the LaBelle
glass works of Bridgeport, it is said, have
signed the agreement to transfer the proper
ty to the owners of the Central glass works,
of this city, and it is probable that the trans
fer will be made at an early day. tits like
ly that if this is done the works will resume
operations in the near future.
TONIGHT the grand button-hole bouqnet
carnival will take place at the Alhambra
Palace rink, and it promises to be one of the
finest evest events Of the season. A pair OF
elegant skates will be given to the gentle
man wearing the largest bouquet, and q
fine polo cap to the one wearing the small
est Some Of the boys are preparing i'm:
mense ones and funny snap may be ex-
pected.
Rev. G. NJ. SHOTT is certainly working
earnestly and unIiringly for the First Bsp-
fist Church, Of which he is pastor. He has
succeeded in hquidsting debt of $4,000
and is now working to pay off the bslsnc
of the debt He has had some handsome
photographs of the church taken, aud it
makes very pretty picture, being about
lOxl2 inches. Any one desiring to help
along a good cause as well as get their
moneys worth, should purchase one of these
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