Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-28

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CoUs0L this evening
QUIrE chilly last evening.
Now for the Thomas concert.
BUSINESS was quite dull at the skating
Kinks yesterday.
The circus has silently folded up its tents
and stolen over to Bellaire.
The Council Committee on Real Estate
met at the City Building last evening.
TIE Washington Presbytery win convene
in the First Presbyterian church this even
ing.
To.DAY's length is Is hours and so min
utes, the sun rising at 500 and setting at
6;S2.
MANAGER THOMPSON says that they allow
no races to be skated for money in the Al
hsnbTa rink.
THE Salvation Army took in the South
End last night and attracted large crowd
Of curious spectators.
IT was reported that q good deal OF
spurious coin was palmed of on unsuspect-
mg people yesterday BY shsrpers.
THE North End Literary and Athletic
Association are making great preparations
for grand picnic, to take place May 30 at
Seibert's Garden.
ABoUT nine DRINKS and disorderlies were
run in Yesterday. This will make some
thing ike sixteen cases before the Police
Court this morning.
THE employees Of the Belmont factory laid
| of yesterday in respect for their fellow
workman George Right, whose funeral took
place in the afternoon.
SEVERAL of the self feeding tenders took
French leave from the LsBelle mill yester-
day afternoon to attend the circus. They
have no situations now.
LOUIS WALTERS, of the Sixth ward, says
that Weisgerber did not Beat him in the
race on Thursday evening last but that he
won the medal skated for.
THE Chapline street rink has discontin-
ued its morning sessions, but still attracts
good sized and select audiences at the after
noon and evening sessions.
A SMALL boy lest himself yesterday in
looking at the parade, and was taken to
Justice Ankles Office, when after sOt1e time
il was found that his parents resided IN the
Eighth ward, and he was sent home.
The proprietors of the Chspline street
rink offer q reward of $40 aud no questions
asked, for the return of a fac cape aud
brown shawl with stripes, which were taken
from the rink on Thursday evening last.
YESTERDAY evening the floor of an out
/ I'd
lady and her child into the vault. They
we're with difficulty rescued and just in
time to save them from being sufOcated.
IT was noticeable yesterday that the
usual quota of country people did not come
! in to attend the circus. This was because
the farmers are all busy making up for losl
tine in poughing and other spring work.
A LITTLE chap, who was sitting up rattle
| high at the circus yesterday afternoon
| went to sleep aud was awakened by striking
wrong end up on terra frms. He did No;
90 to sleep again, but kept his eyes on to
| clown.
SUNDAY night, as the circus wagons wer:
/ being unloaded on Twenty.third street, olc
| of the wagons ran of the car, strikin;
against Butter6eld's malt house with
crash. A small boy who was standing By
was slightly injured.
On Wednesday evening race will be
skated by a Well,known nail feeder and
grocer, both of the Sixth ward, at one
of the INKS, for purse of $40. The
parties have q number of enthusiastic
hackers who are betting money on their
fsyorires quite freely.
To MORROW night the ALEXANDRA Palace
Rink will he visited by number of Island
/ folks, who intend to make things lively and
have a pleasant time. On Friday night a
silver card receiver will be awarded to the
most graceful lady skater and handsome
rink pin to the most graceful gentleman