Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-03

An Ice Cream festival Will q x place at
the Fulton NJ. E. Church on Thursday even,
ing, June 4th, for the benefit of the church
The Elm Grove ears will carry passengers
until 1925 D. m. Take your best girl out
and sample the cream and cake and help
the cause along.
Colored Carnival,
The colored folks will hold a grand car
nival at the Alhsmbrs Palace rink to nigh
which promises to be the event Of the season
A large number have signi6ed their Iuteu
ton of being present, and the affair will BE-
3 successful one. Spectators will be ad
mitted as usual and no doubt the coloreG
beaux and bellies will have q good time on
the dizzy wheels, and some fancy skating is
looked for.
Big Fish Story.
Messrs. John Stein aud Fred Rupp, ofths
North End, tell the boss fish story Of the
season, so far. They claim that while
fishing in the river Just below Bells foun
dry yesterday they took in a cat fish weigh
ing about one hundred pounds, but when
some of the boys proposed to investigate
they came down to sixty pounds. That is
a good deal Of meat in n fish, unless II
be q whale.
Camp Ground Picnic.
An excursion and basket picnic will take
place at the Moundsville camp grounds to
morrow, which will undoubtedly be a very
enjoyable affair. The grounds are in ex-
cellent condition and just now most beaut
ful, and a day in the country will be de-
cidedly enjoyable. Trains will leave the
Ohio river depot at at 6:35 and 9:O5 a. m
and will stop at Twenty second street and
sugar refinery if hailed.
Narrow Escape.
A lady and gentleman, whose names
could not be learned, were out driving near
Triadelphia, yesterday evening, and when
near q point where the pike runs close to the
railroad track, q train came along and
whistled. This frightened the horse, which
suddenly sprsng onto the track against the
approaching engine. The brute a in.
stsntly killed and the inmates of the vehicle
were thrown out upon the ground, escaping
with their lives by almost a miracle.
Before Justice Arkls.
Ben Frazier and John Wolf were before
Justice Arkle yesterday afternoon charged
with abusing q horse. The case excited
much interest, and a large crowd surround
ed the Office all the time the case was in
progress. 1t resulted in the prisoners being
held IN the sum of SEQ each for their sp
pearsnce at court. Wolf furnished bond,
but Frazier was unable to do so and was
renamed to Jail.
Frazier was also fined $40 and costs for
driving through the toll gate without paying,
and 81 and costs in each of two cases for
.busing the officers who arrested him.
Frazier is playing in bad luck.
Rumpus in n Barber shop.
Vim Shelby, Peter Criswell and another
man named Criswell vent into Schsefer's
barber shop on South Main street Monday
evening and after being shaved began to
sick up a rumpus and intimated their inten-
ron of doing up the knight of the razor.
They were so loud in their demonstrations
that q large crowd was attracted to the
scene. Squire McCahan, who was in the
n~eigbborhood, went in and the men dissp,
pesred out of the back door, followed By
him. He seized one of them and turned
him over to q ~by-stsndsr and started for the
others, whom he caught In the meantime
the other chap got away from his protect
or and skipped. However, this morning
Officer Stevens captured him and the two
were fined 81 and costs apiece before Jus.
tice McCshan and were released. The other
chap has not showed up yet.