Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-24
BITS OF NEWS,
BITS OF NEWS,
Picked Up Here and There by Register
Reporters.

Reporters.
START Up the fountains.
UNCOMFORTABLE warm yesterday.
TO-DAY is Penticost or Whit Sunday.
CHAPLISE street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth, is being repaired.
An excursion will come up from Marietta
this morning about o clock on the steamer
Elaine.
The thermometer hustled up to SO in the
shade yesterday afternoon On the South
Side and people skated.
A wild.Aower party will be the unique
pleasure freak Of q number OF Twelfth
street ladies on Tuesday.
Miss ANNA RHARE took the cake"
donated by j. C. Pickett & Co., at the AL
hambra Palace rink, last evening.
The Opera House Orchestra will furnish
the music at the Commencement Of the
Wheeling Female College, June 3rd.
PEOPLE living along the pike complain be-
cause the oil lamps are not lighted IN the
night and want to know the reason why.
AUCTIoxEER HERvEY yesterday sold off
at public sale the stock Of boots and shoes
IN the store OF f. Plug, on South Market
street.
The cases of two boys arrested Friday
evening for fighting at the Capitol Building
we're continued in the Police Court yester-
day morning until Tuesday.
The Baccalaureate services of the Wheel
ing Female College will be held next Sun
day evening at the Fourth Street NJ. E.
church Rev. Dr. Harris will preach the
sermon.
A GAY hop at Moundsville Tuesday even
ing, attracted an unusual array of Wheeling
gallants. The entertainment was given at
;he skating rink, Kramer furnishing the
music.
The funeral OF Thomas McSham will
take place from the corner OF Eof and
Twenty fourth streets, this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
FORMER students of the Wheeling Bust
ness College, who are engaged in business
all find it TO their advantage to inform the
college in what business they are engaged
| ard where.
A PROPOSITION is now on foot to furnish
ore of the Kinks with an ice machine and
run pipes all through it. This would keep
everybody cool. Everything you hear, how
ever, cannot be believed.
An interesting foot race took place yes
terday between Messrs Joseph Reynolds
and Henry Michel, in which the latter came
out best. 1t was witnessed by large crowd
of the friends of the contestants.
A CARNIVAL will be given at the Chapline
! street rink next Saturday evening for the
heneft of the Eighth ward fire company.
The boys want some money to beautify and
repair their house, and grand ovation
! should be accorded them.
NEXT Wednesday evening a race will take
place between Jacob Reed and Bickel
| Sheppard at the Alhambra Palace rink, the
former to run on foot and the latter on
skates. The race will be in three mile
heats, two best out Of three.
The funeral of Miss Alice Morris, who
was fatally burned on Thursday night will
! take place from the residence of her parents,
corner of Jacob and Thirteenth streets, this
afternoon at o'clock, the services. 20 be
held at St. Matthews church, AMI interment
at Greenwood cemetery.
The citizens residing in that neighbor
hood would ike to know if dumping night
soil at the mouth of Caldwell's run is not
against the law. There is some one in the
habit of doing this that does not even take
the precaution 10 drive into the river. 1t
is decidedly unpleasant and the authorities
should investigate the matter.
A VERY funny footrsce occurred on Four
teenth street last evening about $50, in
which the contestants were two men. They
ran down the centre of the street through
the mud, but when half over the course one
of the men stopped. He first stubbed his
toe, then struck his head and rolled around
in the mud promiscuouslY mopPing up the
street in fine style.
The remains of Mr.. James Maxwell was
followed to the Greenwood Cemetery yester-
day by a large number of prominent citi'
zens. The Board of Education, of which
be was member, attended in a body. The
pail bearers were Messrs ]. n. Vance, 81.
X. List, Thomas Hughes, John Wagner,
Robert Crangle, D. C. List, Michael Reilly
and C. n. Collier. The funeral services
were conducted BY Rev. R. Rush Swope,
pastor of St. Matthews Church, of which
the deceased was member. The floral Of
! ferings were many and beautiful.