Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-17
WHEELING wurrrE1Sas


TRg gas lamp At the north end OF the
Market street bridge still goes unhghted.
THE ball given at Arion Hall last night
for the benefit Of Eddie Jones, was grand
success.
Tue gas lamps on North Front street
have not been lighted for several nights.
Why is IhisI
THE popular "0livettes" will give in the
near future = grand skating party at the
Chsphne street rink.
IT was learned last night thst Capt
Plankey is in a very dangerous condition
and no hopes Of his recovery.
HExRY NoIrE, Of the Eight ward, is lying
dangerously i'll at his residence with typhoid
pneumonia, and is not expected TO recover.
TIE Belmont Cooper shops were COM
pslsd 10 lay oiFpart of yesterday morning
on account Of the breskage OF hoop
machine.
4 MEETING viii be held this evening to
appoint committees whose duty it will De to
make arrangements for the inaugural OF
Gov elect Wilson.
Dave ARxDr, popular mill man OF this
city, mas opened up 8 grocery on North
Main street. Dave has q host OF friends
and will no doubt make success OF It.
The Clover Leaf Social, popular dane
ing organization o. the South Side, Will
give a hop at LaBclle Hall this evening,
which promises to Ae decided success.
TIE reception TO be given at the Female
College next Friday evening, compliment
tary 10 the members of the Legislature, will
be one Of the most brilliant social events OF
the week.
ALL OF the ladies and even some of the
bows, are soundiuy the praises of Lon
Lynch and Tom Oldham, the pop liar young
gentlemen who hS.ve charge OF the skate
room at the Capito, rink.
TINS benefit bah, which was given last
night at Arion Hall for Eddie Jones, was a
decided success. Everybody seemed to en-
ioy themselves, and the best of order was
preserved throughout the evening.
The grand masquerade skating party
which was to have taken place at the Island
rink on Thursday evening, has been post
poned until Monday evening next, on &C
count Of the shortneSs of the notice.
A PRIVATE telegram from Terra Alta
states that there is fourteen inches OF snow
on the ground AID still showing fast and
drifting. No doubt the residents in tna
section are beginning to appreciate the fac
that there is often 100 much of q beautiful
thing.
Tax Board of Public Works, at the re
quest of Councilman Hearne, of the Second
ward. yesterday removed the ice, etc, 10
front Of the infected premises at No. lOt
ChapHne street. The ice was dumped int
the river below the city limits.
The members Of Germanis Singing So
ciety celebrated thH sixteenth anniversary
of the foundation Of the organization By
grand concert and ball at their hall, las'
night. The Opera House Orchestra fur
nished the music, and \ royal good time
was had.
TINS evening a grand entertainment,
will be given s' the Young Peoples
Literary Society. { the English Lutheran
Church. No pal or expense have been
spared to get "a an entertainment that
will be 3 credS and a grand success.
Everybody shOulCsattend.
HARVEY KElrs, supposed to be from
this city or yicinit,, tell down the shaft Of
the Elmirs Mining Company, at Idaho
City. /. T., on theaiternoon Of the 3rd inst,
and was Instantly killed. Deceased was
buried The following day at $50 p. m,
mourued by all T. the camp
Mr. T. HoRSB5'ooE, Of Powhattan, who
failed some time .since, has compromised
with his creditors and has resumed busi-
ness. The many friends of Mr.. Hornbrook
in this section will be glad to hear OF this,
as he is q good business man, and, it is sin
cerely hoped he will do well.
YESTERDAY afternoon a small girl named
Crawford, who lives in the East End, was
crossing Sixteenth street and met with
painful accident; A plumbers wager, full
of long gas pipe, was coming along Just as
the girl started across, and in swinging
around the corner, the pipes struck the
child in the face, knocking her down and
ruiuring her very painfully. DR.. Acker-
man was called and dressed the wounds.
OSE thing tha, has been against the steel
nail was that the heads broke of very easily
Yesterday a new process was tried at the
Belmont naIl factory to remedy this, and 1t
was success. A gentleman gave a repor-
ter I'll last night that had been bent and
the head hammered in endeayors to break 1t
of, but without success. This is an added
improvement in the manufacture Of steel
nails.
SUNDAY night water pipe burst in the
| vicinity Of the intersection of Eighteenth
/ and Nineteenth streets, and flooded the
( neigbborhood thereabouts A man named
| George Webb and widow woman named
I Mrs. Cots, who has three children, were
| flooded out OF house, in the neighborhood,
which has basement Gen. Haley kindly
took charge of the children and provided
flor them. as the woman is compelled to
make living by taking in washing.
AT both the afternoon and evening ses-
sions to-day at the Capitol rink, Mr. c. 6.
| Roebm, of Her AtOnement Band. will play
a baritone solo entitled, Rocked in the
| Cradle Of the Deep Prof. thinner, the
leader Of the band, viii also play on both
| occasions q cornet solo. Both these gentle
men are accomplished musicians and some
thing fine may be expected. The managers
of the rink are determined to please their
patrons and are doing so.
THEA. o. U. n. will celebrated Wash
ingtons birthday on the %, by attending
divine service in a body. They will attend
Wesley NJ Z. Chapel in the morning at
10 80 and the BenwoOd N. Z. Church in
/ The afternoon at o'clock. There are two
| Councils of this order in Wheeling-Frank
! lin Council No. and Washington Council
No. 2. In Benwood there is also one
Garfield Council No 2. All these councils
are doing well and the order is HouriShipg
TONIGHT occurs the first grand ball to
be given BY the Elks, and il viii uudoubted
" bean unqualified success. The ball will
be held in Franzheim's Hall instead Of the
Cspitol rink as heretofore announced, as 8
Misunderstanding of$l00 between the com