Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-02
rHE CITY IN BRIEF.

Mare Mention of Miscellaneous Matters OF
General Interest
Two MARRIAGE licensf were issued yester
day.
A SEW fouriDch water pipe is being put
down on ChaPline street, north from SIX
teenth.
The eighth anniversary of the Sidney
OFT Mission Band, viii be held at the First
Presbyterian Church this evening.
CGLL1s's City Directory force began AN
wasting the city yesterday for changes IN
busiaess and removals of residents.
The ethereal mildness has come and
some of the payements in tow are so
spungy that pedestrians can hardly walk
upon them.
LITTLE Miss Ashton Wilson, daughter OF
Governor Wilson, celebrated her fifth birth
dsy Yesterday and was the recipient OF many
handsome presents from her frends'
DEPUTY SHERIFF a. C. McQUANE, OF Gil
mer county. yesterday brought up a prls'
ouer-a horse thief-who had been gwen q
tao and q halfyear sentence IN the penlten-
iiary.
MEssRs. KLIEvIs. KRAFT 4 Co. began, yes
terday, the cutting OF the inside OF the build
ing on the northwest corner OF Fourteenth
and Market streets, preparatory to putting
up a four story brick on the site.
Me-. CHAs. D. BlSGELL left on Tuesday
evening for Kentucky, where he goes, 1t IS
said. to purchase a blooded horse, and as be
a connoisseur in such matters, he will no
doubt make som of the boys on the road
hump this season.
The Ncr.h End rink last night was rented
to q private party, who held sway until a
late hour, every one present expressing
| themselves delighted with the elegant floor
and the kind treatment they received at the
hands Of the managers.
ArRAyELING man lost his overcoat at the
Mcclure House yesterday evening, either
bv a certain party making mistake OF
with evil intent. IF the coat is returned
nothing will be said, but if It isn't, there
will be trouble for the appropriation.
An I~nteliigencer reporter was left badly
Yesterday on an April fool jpke. 1t wa:
the great cut finger joke, and he almost
tainted when he thought the young mans
finger hsd come of. One young man De
came violently sick and gave VI his dinner
A BENEFIT social skating party will bt
given BY the Building Trades Assembly, h
of l., No. 1868, at the Chapline Street rink
on Friday evening. The Davenport Bros.
the greatest a~crobatic skaters, will appear
at the entertainment and q grand time Il
promised.
A CERTAIN young man vas telephonet
for Yesterday TO 60 over to the Chaplint
street rink as a GAINESVILLE young lady de
aired to see him. He Immediately spruce,
up, banged his hair, and went over. y
course he saw her-in his mind, and he fel
~awfclly fooled.
ToXICHT occurs a repetition Of the sue
cesslul children's carnival at the ISLAND
ink, and as a large list is booked already
he event will no doubt surpass all tutur
Efforts in that line. This rink now has ar
exec lent band and the facilities for enter
tanning guests are we'll known.
A GRAND private skating party will b.
given at the Alhambra Palace rink, o,
thursday evening, April 9%.Following is tn
COII lHlllec. ~ DIuSCii OOnh % 49,
ser Beswick, Ulysses Carlin, Harry Travis
and Geo. Litten. The affair will no douo
be a grand success, as the gentlemen VIII
have it in charge are adopts.
THERE has been some talk about the stee
nail being used IN the construction of tn
ALEXANDRIA Palace rink, and this is a fact
The maple OF which the floor is composeC
is thoroughly seasoned, making it quite dill
fcult to drive a nail through, and as
was found that the steel nail was far the hes
for this work the contractors Of course de
c:ded TO use them, and certainly it is
great advantage to DO so.
PEOPLE down in Marshall county are gel
ting hungry. Tuesday night robbers brok
into the smokehouse of Thomas Scott, VIII
lives about two miles below Moundsyille
and attempted to steal his meat. However
they were scared off without securing any
thing. The came gang broke into SPUR
Jones smokehouse, just across the river
but got nothing but a small piece of mea
as he had taken it out and placed it in hi
cellar.
Yarn rrOcar has Elertrir Iiuht Aour