Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-21
BITS OF NEWS,
Picked Up Here and There BY Register
Reporters.

commence operations in few days.
TIE first short strawberry cake Of the
season made Its appearance yesterday.
SOME quite large shipments are being
made this week from the Wheeling Pottery.
The Democratic candidate for County
School Superintendent, Mr.. Weedman, was
elected.
The Sheppard ,Hanke race at the North
End rink, Friday evening, will be very IN
teIestiDg.
IT is rumored that the managers OF the
Belmont have about determined to build a
steel plant.
The steamer Princess will run an excur-
sion party up TO Steabenville Saturday eve
ming, May %. A good time is expected.
A SET of silver ware was raffled of last
evening at Hortenstein's saloon in the
North End, for the benefit of James 1.
Cites.
The rim of the squeezers at the Crescent
mill was broken on Monday, In consequence
of which the mill has not been running
since.
A FISHERMAN, with rod and line, caught
one hundred herring in the back river on
Tuesday. This is pretty good for one day 8
catch.
MRS. FREDERICK DELBRUGGE, mother OF
County Commissioner Louis Delbrugge,
died suddenly last night of hemorrhsge OF
the lungs.
The metal frames for the Capitol clock
dials have arrived, and work will be COM
menced on the municipal time piece In
day or two.
JESSE BraKETT. champion Of Wheeling
will give Jacob Thompson another wheel
for three miles at Steubenville on Thursday
evening, Of next week.
The Wheeling Light Guards will meet at
their armory to night and elect permanent
civil and military officers. A full attend
ance of members is desired.
The police might do Christian act BY
dispensing the gang that loafs around the
corner of Thirty fourth and Chspline streets
making night hideous BY blaSphemous
language.
The Belmont mill has been busily en-
gagged shipping nails this week, and trade
seems to be improving wonderfully. 1t lie
said the mill only closed down on account OF
a lack Of steel.
Ar the Twenty-sixth International Con-
vention of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION held last week in Atlanta, Ga,
William Ii. Irwin was appointed as the Cor.
respondent Secretary OF the State Of West
Virginia.
TIE "Mugwumps," a social club in the
| Sixth ward, will organize base ball club,
and as there are some splendid players
among them they will no doubt make it in
rerestipg Tor some of the other local clubs
| this summer.
TEE Council Committee on Petitions and
demonstrates last night unanimously re-
| iected the claim of John Coffee for 81 10
damages for loss sustained by the burning
of bis stable about the first OF January last.
ThE young people of the First Presbyte
rian Church will give social in the lecture
room of the church on the evening of the
10Th inst A very attractive musical and
literary programme has been arranged and
| refreshments will be served.
A MEMBER of the dirty dozen" stole a
cushion from a buggy early yesterday
morning, and the police were on the track
| of the thieves for several hours, but the
cushion was found in the East End, where
they had evidently dropped it.
Mr.. G. A. WINGERTER appeared at the
City Building last evening as member Of
the Committee on Petitions and Remon,
strances, and was warmly greeted by his
fellow Councilmen and number of friends.
Mr.. Wingerter's illness has been long and
serious one.
THIS evening the ladies Of the United
Presbyterian Church will give one of their
famous suppers. All the delicacies of the
season will be served. The cuisine is in
excellent hands, and delicious condiments
will be served in style that will delight the
most fastidious epicure.
The stereoptican exhibition to be given
at the Disciples Church this evening prom
ises to be grand affair The views are
first class in every respect and embrace
great variety of subjects from all quarters
Of the globe. The representation Of Vesu-
vius in eruption, also an Arctic scene with
the Aurora Borealis in motion, are excep'
~tionslly fine.
Mr.. CLAUSE, who was injured several
weeks ago at the Belmont mill has about
recovered, and on Monday last he went to
work again. Bad luck seemed to be fol-
lowing in his wake, however, for he had not
been working long, before the fingers Of one
OF bis hands were mashed badly by an &C,
cident, which will again inc.pacitlts him
for some time.
A VERY enjoyable event will occIr TO
NOR ow night at the Chspline street rink
in the shape of children's fancy dress car
nival, ana large number of young folks
have signifed their intention of attending.
1t will undoubtedly be one of the most inter,
psting and enjoyable affairs ever seen in
this city. The managers wish to state that
patrons Of the rink and their friends are in.
vited to attend whether they have received
an invitation or not.
CHIEF OF Police SMITH and Officer Wat
son returned from GAINESVILLE yesterday
morning, where they have been in attend.
snce upon the trial Of Campbell, the man
who stole horse aud buggy from Grubb's
livery stable, in that place, some two months
ago, and who was captured in this city.
Campbell, it will be remembered, was jailed
at Psrkersburg last winter for stealing
chickens, on. which occasion he told gauzy
tale about being descendant of the poet
Campbell. Campbell has been doing the
insane act at GAINESVILLE in grand style, with
view to imPressing the jury.
Strawberries and Ice Cream at the U.
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