Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-23
In eEsERAL.
Papers Received.

week.
Fined for Sunday Selling.
In police courf, yesterday morning, Dan
lei Arndt was assessed $40 and costs for
selling LIQUOR on Sunday There we're i've
other cases before His Hon or, one PLAIN
drunk. which cost the usual dollar, and the
others for fighting, s. and costs being the
penalty.
YESTERDAY afternoon horse attached to
q cart containing a heavy load OF brick Tell
down on Twenty-fourth street and was
pinned TO the ground by the shafts. A num-
her of men rushed 70 the rescue, however
ard soon had the animal extricated from the
dangerous position, when it was found that
the beast Was unhurt.
Narrow Escape from Death.
A small child, SON of Mrs. Schell, who
keeps a small store at the Pewiky depot,
had a narrow escape from death yesterday,
The youpgster was playing on the track
when q train came along, but the child did
not move and the engineer seeing him and
being unable to stop the train IN time
Jumped from the cab and snatched the lit
lie fellow from the track just in time to
save him from horrible death.
Exhibition Drill.
Mr.. Albert Hadhch, an officer of the
Knights of St. George, is drilling com
pany of boys and will give an exhibition
Grill on Thursday afternoon at o'clock In
the hall of St. Yncents school. Those in
the company are as follows John Crib
ben, Will Glue, Tommy Marry, james Gill;
gan, George Glass, Henry Parldice, Andre"
Long, Eddie Joice, Thomas Cavansugh,
Joseph Robbier, Joseph Harris and Edward
McAndrews.
Alta regular meeting Of Baltimore Lodge,
h. OFF, last night q vote Of thanks was
unanimously rendered the following lodges
for their traternal assistance on the occasion
of the parade and picnic on Saturday last:
Cpur de Leon, Black Prince, Germsnis,
Ohio Valley, and Belmont Lodge No. 10y,
of Bridgeport. A vote of thanks was also
unanimously rendered DR.. John E. Smith
for his exertions in behalf of the success OF
the affair.
Big Race.
The racing event of the season takes
place at the ALEXANDRA Palace Rink, next
Saturday night, between John Dobbins, OF
Martins Ferry, and Jesse Burkett, OF this
city. The race will be mile heats, best two
in three, for 800 aside. The Martins
Ferryites are terribly worked up over this
race and are backing their man for all they
are worth. 1t is estimated that from three
10 five hundred people from Martins Ferry
will come over to witness the race.
Tar Needed.
The application Of coat of tar to the
Virginia street brick pavement is badly
needed, especially for a width of twelve or
fifteen feet along the crown of the roadway
where the constant passing of horses and
vehicles in the same path has worn the
original covering Of tar entirely of. In
some places, notably, at the intersection oil
South Penn street, the brick themselves are
commencing to dis egrate under the in.
cessant pounding OF horses hoofs. a11
The County Line.
This morning at 9o'clock the joint COM
mittee to rectify the boundary line be-
tween this county and Marshall will begin
The work of survey at the intersection OF
Fortyeighth street with the river. The
committee has organized by electing W. F.
Peterson, Chairman; s. R. Davis, Secretary;
Abram Wilson, of Brooke county, Umpire;
and Walker Peterson, Surveyor. These gen.
tlemen, with the addition of the members OF
the committee and two chainmen, constitute
quite an imposing party.
Exciting Much Interest.
Tomorrows base ball game between the
he Elms and the Lilies of the Valley,
formerly Kickers) to come off near the res
idenca Of Mr.. Dewey, at Echo Point, to-
morrow afternoon, is creating quite furry
among the young people of both sexes,
and there promises to be a large
attendance Of ladies and gentlemen, friends
of the contestants. A large tent will be
erected for the convenience Of the fair spec.
tators, and elaborate preparations are
making for their entertainment.
Time will be called at o clock. Ambu.
lances may be ordered ats.
The Commencement.
This event is just now monopolizing the
attention of quite number of pupils,
teachers and others connected with the pub
lie schools, and promises to be very sue
cessful affair. Yesterday carpenters were
bard at work erecting the stage in the Cap
itol rink and otherwise fitting it for the re
ception OF the large audience sure to be
present. Enough seats will be provided to
accommodate two thousand spectators and
as the acoustic properties of the building are
very good, there will be no difficulty in hear,
ing what is said, even in the rear of the hall
The Opera House Orchestra will furnish the
music.
As has been heretofore announced by tn
REGISTER, the hour of commencing will be
2 o'clock Friday afternoon, and as tn
speeches, recitations, etc have been limiteC
to two minutes each, the whole affair will
be over by supper time
What Rivalry Will Do.
1t was in the Mcclure House Office, just
about the time OF the arrival of the last train
last night. The usual number of guests en-.
tered the rotunda from the depot, grip-sack-
in hand, the advance being led by a St
Louis gentlemen. Selling pen he was
about to inscribe his name on the register,
when he paused, and pointing
already adjoining the page, remarked, in
language only presentsble by series Of
dsshes, on the size of the chirogrsphy,
which proved to be the autograph Of Chi.
csgo man. St. Louis freed his mind as to
the esotism ofpeople who painted the names
Of the cities they hailed from on hotel regis
tiers, and then he slowly aud laboriously put
down his own name and address in letters
twice as large as those objected to and went
to his room conscious OF having done his
whole duty. The incident caused a general
smile.
After the Bicycle Boys.
Last evening number Of young men
were riding bicycles on Virginia street. and
about dusk young man named Topping
ran over a small boy named Ballard, who
ran out into the street in front of his ma,
cline. A little girl named Riley was also
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