Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-24
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Mere Mention Of Miscellaneous Matters of
General Interest,

Mere Mention of Miscellaneous Matters OF
General Interest.
CRY Council, this evening.
ELEVENTH street, from Main to Water, is
impossible from ice.
The Economy Building Association elects
directors this evening.
TIE weddings announced for Easter
week amount to twenty-five so far, and more
to hear from.
TO-DAY is the anniversary of the death OF
Queen Elizabeth, in 1908, and OF Henry w.
Longfellow, in 1882.
The funeral of John Ambrecht takes
place tomorrow at 2 p m. from his late res
idence, 1885 Jacob street.
The Committees on Ordinances, Claims,
Contracts and Health met at the City Build
ing yesterday afternoon and last evening.
THURSDAY evening, the little folks carni-
val, of the Island rink, will be the attrac-
ton. All little folks are invited to attend.
THERE is a report that a reduction OF
twenty-eight cents will be taken off OF the
nailers shortly. We caunot vouch for the
truth Of the report.
Mr.. GEORGE GRAY, Of the Seventh ward,
has lust completed one of the ~neatest Jobs of
PAINTING and granting at the new Lotos sa-
loon to be seen in the city.
THE Top Mill, on account of not receiving
a sufficient amount of steel, did not start up
Yesterday, but will resume work as soon as
The steel arrives from P%ittsburg.
THE South Side skating rink have en-
Moved the services of the Fairmont brass
band to furnish music for the skatists. We
learn that their bid was the lowest.
A YOUNG lady went to a certain jewelry
store the other day and sold a silver napkin
ring for forty cents, in order to attend the
skating rink. And still they come.
IT was said that a certain boarding house
landlady in the East End let her boarders
wait for breakfast the other morning while
she read the rink news in the morning
papers.
THE funeral of Mrs. Mary Reilly will take
place place this morning from the residence
Of Mrs. Mary Gilmartin, No. s. Eighteenth
street, at 9 o'clock. lnterment at Mt. Cal
vary cemetery.
THE North End rink is doing a rushing
business, having a full attendance almost
every day. The floor is pronounced BY all
as being elegant and the management is
courteous and attentive.
The social event of the season will be
the married peoples s%oiree, at the Island
rink. The attraction will be Pecks Bad
Boy and his Pa, Wednesday evening, they
having the floor for two halt hours.
The many friends of Mrs. Ruth c. Gar.
den, of Monroe county, Ohio, will be panied
to learn of her death, which occurred at
her home on Sunday last. She was in her
seventy-ffth year, and was highly respected
By q large circle Of acquaintance.
THURSDAY night occurs the grand benefit
skating party rendered to Mrs. Andy Stein
and family. The affair will take place at
the Capitol rink, and as it is for a benevo-
lent motive a large crowd should attend.
STATE LIBRARIAN WooDs is hard at work
packing upa portion of the State library for
shipment TO Charleston. Only the miscel.
lancous books will be shipped at present, the
law books remaining until after the adj Din
ment Of court.
a GIRL who lives in the North End the
other morning placeu uer Warrleu sister 8
shoes in the oven of the stove to warm.
When the lady went to look for them some
time later, she found they had been baked
to pieces.
Col. WIN. ENTER, proprietor OF the lead
ing establishment of the kind in the city,
the Cafe Brunswick, gave the local force of
the REGISTER an elegant treat last evening
in the way of a first class supper, served in
the inimitable style alone enjoyed by this
establishment.
Mr.. TAPrE, Of the South End, was yes
terday struck to the right eye by a corn cob,
playtully thrown by his brother Charley.
The blow struck in the lower part of the
eye, making an exceedingly painful and in
convenient wound. DR.. Pipes dressed the
wound.
IMPROVEMENTS are being made at the
Niagara engine house. 4 new fight of
stairs is being placed in and also a new
slide pole, for the convenience Of the men
when an alarm is sent in, as it enables them
to come down from the second story in one
sixth the time.
The attention OF the Board of Public
Works is called to the condition Of Thirty