Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-20

tiarv fer burglary, made q muruerous as
shuit on John j. Mcclure, q guard, one
day last week. which viii likely result IN
an addition Of three years to his sentence.
Gas. F. LIrrlEPAoE of Charleston, held
No. Is, the lucky ticket which drew the dia-
moRd ring drawn for last evening.
A SLEIGH containing four persons upset
rear Turner Hall yesterday afternoon. NO
one hurt, but lots Of scrambling and fun.
The Msennerchor Singing Society are
making numerous Improvements In their
hall, which viii i'd to its attractiveness.
An eieht-year old SON Of Mr. Joseph Zeig-
epielder OF Seventeenth street. fell of q
lounge on Wednesday and broke one OF his
arms.
GEoRGE Pace will have hearing before
Judge Jacobs to-day. Price is in jail on
charge of obtaining butter under false pre-
lenses. ~
THIS evening reception viii be rendered
Goverelect. Wilson By the Young Mems
Democratic Club, at their rooms Every
me- mber is requested TO be present and thus
lend success to the affair.
An amendment was adopted m the River
and Harbor bill, in the House OF Represeu-
tatives, Yesterday, on motion OF Congress
man Taylor, sppropristing $4,000 Tor an
ice harbor at Bellsire.
some time this week Pat Scallsy aud
Will Brannon, two popular young men OF
the East End, will skate at one of the Kinks
to decide who is the fastest skatorial won
der. The race will be for prize OF $25.
The gas lamp, at the intersection Of
Alley i With Seventeenth street. has not
been lighted for several weeks. 1t is not
the fault of the lighting boy, but the fault
OF the gas authorities in not repairing It.
1t should be fixed.
Az entertainment and reception eompli-
mentary 10 the members of the Legislature,
will be given by Miss A. Taylor at the
Female College to night. II will no doubt
be an enjoyable affair, and large crowd
will doubtless attend.
THE managers Of the Island rink con-
template giving masquerade to their pa
irons, at an early day. The Wheeling
Skating Club" in their first Grand Mardi
Gras Carnival will be the attraction at the
rink Monday evening February 23d.
The ,"Mardi Gras Festival" OF the
wheeling Skating Club at the Island
Rink on Monday next, will be private, only
as far as the masqueraders are concerned,
the public generally are invited-only those
holding invitations viii be allowed to come
masked.
THE mask party Of the season will be
given by the Parlor Social, club composed
of number of the leading young folks Of
the First and Second wards, this evening
at the residence of one Of the members on
North Main street. Forty couple will at
Tend. T. T. Cockayne will play.
A PECULIAR case will come up before U.
| s. Commissioner Hannibal Forbes this Of
ternoon. 1t is q suit By one party against
another for sending valentines that the
plaintiff claims we're improper matter and
therefore makes the sender liable to prose.
cu,ion. This is rather singular case and
he result will be quite interesting.
The funeral Of Mr.. Henry Nolte occurred
yesterday and was quite an imposing and
impressive affair. He was followed to his
last resting place by many sorrowing friends
and lodges of which he was member, the
Black Prince Lodge, K. of P, Uniformed
Rank, headed by TIE Opera House band
leading the procession, which was quite
extended.
The remains of William Allen, of the
South Side, will be inferred under the an
spices of the Black Prince lodge, X. Of 2. to
day Mr.. Allen on Saturday night last sat or
with his dead comrade and brother, Henry
Nolte, and the next day was stricken with
The same fatal disease, typhoid pneumonia
which caused his early death.
A LARGE crowd attended the Island rink
last night, to witness the performance o.
Mr.. A. + Estabrook, who is an accom-
plished skater and who gave mos
scientific exhibition, receiving rounds o.
hearty applause. The result Of the race
could not be ascertained. Immense crowds
attend this rink at each of its sessions.
The second three miles of the race at th'
Chapline street rink took place last night
With six entries. Burkett came IN first
making the three miles in 1923, with Blch
Shepherd second. Frank Baggs was ruled
ont, thus leaving only FIVE contestants. A
large crowd was in attendance and voclfei
GUS applause was given the contestants
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