Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-14
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The Sheridan Company leaves for Steu'
benvil!e this morning.
The St Clsirsville narrow gGage road
will be offered for sale to morrow.
Ten per cent discount is allowed on slI
water rents paid before the end OF the
month.
OFFICER HEsLOp arrested W liam Carl
last evening for disorderly conduct Satur-
day night.
George IxGLEHARr will have a hearing
before Squire Arkle this morning, at ~
o o'clock. lug!ehart is charged with assault
ing his wife.
A SELECT dance will be given by q mum
her Of young folks at Maennerchor hall,
tuesday evening. No one will be admit
ted without an invitation.
OK New Years night the new musical
amateur organization will appear tor the
irst time in public. 1t embraces some OF
our best German society gentlemen.
THE North End Athletic and Literary
Association will give q ball at Seibert 5
Garden, on Christmas evening, which IlHe6
promise Of being h successful affair.
A Riverside mill guard named Mays
was before Justice Manion, Saturday, on a
charge OF threatening TO shoot John
Sheets. He confessed Judgment, and was
fined 81 aud costs.
. NEARLY all the members OF the Sheridan
! Company took the in the Opera House
orchestra rehearsal, last evening aud were
highly pleased with the foe musical treat
afforded.
Az old folk entertainment will be given
at st. Matthews Church tonight, which
promises to be an enjoyable affair. All
wishing to spend q pleasant evening should
not fail to attend.
Rev. j. T. Mcclure sustained such in'
Jury By a fall yesterday morning, while on
his way to church, that he was ~precluded
from filling his pulpit at the evening ser
vice. No service was held.
TIE regular meeting Of the Pioneer So
ciety will be held to-day to make nomina'
tions for the coming year. After the ses.
sion o banquet will be held in honor OF the
third anniversary OF the society.
An exciting race will take place tonight
at the rorth End rink between Best OF Ma,
ristta and Sheppard Of this city. Ii will
be- a mile dash, and as both men are fast,
it will make the match interesting.
ADRIAN MERRIAM, a gentleman well
known all over the city, died at the hospi.
tai yesterday afternoon at ? O'Clock.
Deceased had been in i'll health for several
weeks, and his death was not unexpected.
A STABLE belonging to Mr.. Rothscker,
in the Second ward, narrowly escaped be-
ing consumed By fire Saturday morning.
The building caught from some hot ashes
which had been thrown against it, but a
message was sent to the Hope Hose Com
pany, and the iremen shortly ex~tiuguished
the blaze.
A DYNAMITE PROOF time lock has made
its appearance on The market. By "dyna
mite proof is meant one that cannot be
Jared open By conclusion, by exploding a
few ounces OF nitro glycerine or high grade
Of dynamite against the outside OF the safe
or vault door. One OF our neighboring
banks has Just ordered one TO take the
place Of the old kind.
Rev. Ds. ULFERT proposes to give q
series CT historical and scientific GERMAN
lectures, which will be given in the Sun,
day school room Of St. Johns Church. 1t
is his intention to afford our German citi.
zens instructive entertainment and the
plan will no doubt meet with unanimous
approval. The first lecture will be Alex
ander Won Humboldt, the Spirit of Two
Centuries.
NOMINATIONS have been made for officers
Of lions Church, as follows: Trustee,
VIM. Remecke and August Rolf; Score.
tary, c. A. Meyer and A. Soldara; War
deus, I. Albus. l. Conrad, II Stuck and
II. +. Nolte; Treasurer, NJ. Pebbler and +.
Kettler. One man for each office is TO be
chosen, with the exception OF Warden, OF
whom there are to be two. The election
will take place the first Sunday in January.
1HE officers and teachers OF the ST..
PauIs Episcopal Mission, OF Martins Fer
ry, are preparing an elaborate entertain.
ment to be given December 23d in Com.
mercisl Hall. The first part will consist
of music, vocal and instrumental, under
the direction of Prof Schofzld. Misses
Flora Williams and Emily Warwood, as,
sisted BY some Of Wheeling's best musical
talent. The second part will consist of u
comic opera and Mrs. Jsrley's wax works