Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-22
BITS OF NEWS,

Picked Up Here ana Ihore oy nesSloL
Reporters.
That sort of rain viii make things
grow.
Music and drama at the Opera House
tonight.
Fish are reported as unusually plentiful
this season.
THREE cases we're docketed q: headquar-
tiers last night.
The bicycle boys came out in their mid
summer suits yesterday.
To-Day is the anniversary of the birth Of
Alexander Pope in 1888.
A NUMBER of picnicking parties went out
on the Elm Grove road yesterday.
The Saengerfest committee held meet
ing last night and made up route for the
procession.
The date of the Young Peoples enter
tainment at the First Presbyterian Church
is May 10Th.
W. c. BARELEY, Of Wellsburg testified
before the Natural Gas Commission, at
Wellsbarg, yesterday.
The Wheeling Light Guards at full
civil officers for the ensuing year.
THIS sewer at the northeast corner OF
ChapGne and Twenty-sixth streets IS in
very bad condition, being almost filed with
dirt and filth.
THERE will be a great bicycle race on the
New Fair grounds next Monday afternoon.
This will be the first event OF the kind IN
this section Of country.
TIE steamer Climax will make a trip
Saturday evening to Bellaire and return to
accommodate those who wish to attend the
race at the Niagara Rink.
A YOUNG man named Charles Hume, re:
siding in the East End, was experimenting
with recently captured turtle yesterday
when the beast" bit off Hune's left thumb.
The Committees on Health and Claims
met at the City Building last evening The
latter committee agreed to recommend to
Council that no appeal be taken in the
Helmbright case.
Or Saturday evening large cake, pre-
scented by the Sun Flower Baking Powder
Company, will be given to the most grace
full l.Edy skater at the ALEXANDRA Palace
rink.
Ia was reported last night that small
boy bad narrowly escaped drowning at the
mouth Of the creek yesterday evening, but
dhgent search failed 10 reveal the facts in
he case.
OYYrcgR WLEIE arrested four boys last
.veuing for fighting on the corner of Six.
.eepth ard Chapline streets. The boys will
appear before His Honor Judge LETTERS,
this morning.
IT is thought that the differences between
the manufacturers and iron workers Will be
settled without recourse to a strike. An
other conference, it ia said, will be held at
Pittsburg during the coming week.
A GRAND complimentary benefit will be
rendered the Wheeling Light Guards At the
Albambrs Palace rink, Tuesday evening.
June ,, on which evening the Guards will
give grand fancy exhibition drill.
Mr.. C. ". PRIEST, the South Side painter,
Yesterday evening presented the Niagara
Company with handsome sign to place on
the engine house containing the words:
Niagara Engine Company No 3" 1t is
gift highly appreciated BY the boys.
TONIGHT at the children's carnival at the
Chsphne Street Rink the following prizes
will be given: To the best girl skater, q
goldrned silver cup; to the best boy skater,
a gold pen and holder; to the most graceful
couple, large cake, presented by Pickett
Bros.
The special joint committee on auditing
the last quarterly statement of the Board OF
~ l. - ID -
The members are Messrs. DObbins, Nc
Gregor and Bingell, of the First branch, and
Hearne, Cruise and Waterhouss, OF the Sec
oDd.
The supper and festival st the United
Presbyterian Church last evening was q
pronounced success. A large number OF
our best citizens we're in attendance. The
supper was excellent and the strawberries
and ice cream delicious. Quite hand
some sum was realized.
An alarm was sent in from box %, yes
terday morning about ll;40 caused by
big smoke in the St. Matthew Church.
1t was nothing serious, however, as the jsni-
tor had merely placed lot of rubbish in the
furnace and set it on fire, which caused
much smoke and little damage.
The Disciples Church was filed last even
ing at the stereophcon exhibition for the
benefit Of the Sunday school. The views
given we're quite varied and interesting, aud
were much better than any thing of the
kind we have seen in Wheeling The large
crowd lett well pleased with the evenings
entertainment
The Sixth ward "Mugwumps" have Or
ganized base ball club and elected the
following officers: President, James Bishop;
yice-president George Deviney; treasurer,
James Frank; captain. Martin Flynn. The
boys are prscticing and will soon be in good
trim to knock some of the other local clubs
out of time.
BALTIMORE LODGE, No. 6. K. of P, will
give the grsndest picnic of the season at
the new Fair grounds on Saturday June
20. A number of visiting lodges will be
present and assist in the grand street ps-
rade in the morning, which will be headed
BY large band of music. The affair viii
undoubtedly be grand success.