Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-15
BENWOOD.

Prot. ". Writ Of Dallas, was circulating
among his friends here yesterday.
Mrs. N. Flanagan, of Pittsburg, is a
guest at the residence of her father, on
Water street.
Mss Chapman, Of East Wheeling, is the
guest of Mrs. A. Serig.
A gentleman from Bellaire has rented
the Hsrrick store room ard WI shortly
open there a bakery and confectionery.
Mr.. W. King left Yesterday for Indiana.
Mr.. W. Schad will leave for ST. Paul,
MINI, to-day.
The poker room which lourished between
Seventh and Eighth streets has been vaca,
ted, but its place is supplied BY another near
the same location.
The children's carnival is the next rink
let.
A gentleman who wore conspicuously on
his paraphernalia u temperance badge was
p~ersmbulatiHg around yesterday in a very
inebriated condition.
Miss Malaney, Of Pittsburg, is the CUES! OF
friends here.
Colonel Kemple will lecture at Lazier
Hall Saturday evening for the benefit o.
the Evening Star Lodge.
In the enforcement of civil service rules
some very ridiculous and absurd things
take place. For instance, q citizen OF this
place made application for a position as
teamster in the government service; a few
days after forwarding his application he
wal somewhat surprised to receive a book
containing q large number of questions
which he was to answer before the civil
service commission which Is soon to meet IN
Pittsburg, and in order to pass the exsui'
nation successfully must answer seventy per
cent OF the questions. Thus in order to be-
come q common teamster in government
employ, a Democrat must be fitted and
qualified for a college professor. We do not
take much stock in q civil service which re
forms Democrats out and retains Repubi,
cans Is there any wonder that Senator
Pendleton was defeated for reelection By
the Democrats of Ohio last tall2
Nj. A. W. Morrison, formerly manager Of
the Bellaire Steel Works, viii leave for Pitts.
burg this afternoon. where he goes to loos
after a position which has been rendered
him in that locality. Mr.. Morrison has
| nany friends in this section who will regret
to learn of his departure. May success
attend him is the wish Of all.
The building dubbed by the people OF this
vicinity as the Union Depot is a smal
concern, eight by twelve, with an open
frort. For depot purposes it is a complete
failure. The idea that two railroad corpora
tons should combine tugether in the crea'
ton of such a concern is simply ridiculous.
The law should compel railroad companies
TO erect suitable buildings for the proper
accommodation of the travelling public.
Col. Jake Kemple willlecture here OF
Saturday night for the benefit Of the Even
ing Star Lodge, X. of P. "Eh, and how h'
got there" will be the subject.
Our people viii be glad to learn that tn
ordinances are to be enforced, for certainly
il is time that some sort of restriction
should be placed upon evil doors. Last
Sunday drunkenness was rampant on our
streets and no arrests made that we can
hear of.
On Saturday next, by order Ofthe County
Commissioners, the people Of this county
will vote whether to retain the present alter
nate system of working county roads, o.
whether they will return to the old plan o.
keeping roads in repair. The alternate
system has proven a failure, moi
so much because OF the system, but because
they have never had the right sort of g
supervisor; one who would enforce the Law
nnfinchipgly against all.
Freddie, the little fveyear old son of Mr.
Clarity, while playing on the trestle worE
| of the Ohio River railroad, fell a distance o
Ten feet, bruising his body considerable
Though no bones were broken, it was
miraculous escape, asthe little fellow fell on
some stones.