Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-12

Picked Up Here and There By Register
. Reporters.


Picked Up Here and There By Register
Reporters.
CouSuL tonight.
AND this Is spring, is it,
A NUMBER Of riding parties we're out last
evening.
one marriage license was Issued by Clerk
Hook, yesterday.
The Island orchards are covered thickly
with apple blossoms.
TwKSrY-EIGHr cases before the Police
Court yesterday morning.
THE Committee on Fire Department met
ct the City Building last night.
THREE deeds of trusts were admitted to
record by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
THERE are many complaints of fast driv-
ing on the Island brick pavement.
The boys have taken to skating on rollers
in the basin Of the Paxton Fountain.
HEBNAS BLUM, native of Siberian, Rus
STA, vas yesterday admitted to citizenship.
The work Of repairing Chspline street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth, is about
completed.
The Belmont cooper shops were off yes
terdsy afternoon on account OF q lack Of
heading wood.
The case of the State against Heiser was
yesterday postponed until the next term Of
the Circuit Court.
GEO. HAzLErT, of the Belmont cooper
shops, returned to work yesterday, after 6
two weeks illness.
The marriage of Mr.. Philip Schnupp and
Miss Clara Coleman viii occur this morn
ing at St. Alphonsus Church
The Belmont viii, it IS expected, get some
steel from Pitisburg today, and the heating
department will be able to resume opera
tons
The attention of the Health Officer i;
called to the public dumps. They are in q
terrible condition and should be attended to
Immediately.
JAMES MALoSEY has had the alley be
tween market and Chapline street, macad
smized from Tenth street up to Eighth, and
it is now in excellent condition.
CLARENCE JoHNsoSwill have hearing
before Squire Manion Wednesday morning
| He is charged with being connected with
the stealing Of brass castings from Sweeney
/ Son.
Mrs. SCHAFFER requests US to say tina
her son was in no way connected with the
gambling rooms raided Saturday night, hi
having been absent from the city TOR over 8
week.
GEORGE FERRILL was yesterday sent &c
| Jail By Squire Phillips in default of 5000
bail. Ferrill is charged with stealing keg
of beer from one Of Reymsns wagons, last
January.
THERE are several box cutters running
across Chaphne street below Twenty-fourth
that are in a bal condition, being broken
through in several places, which makes il
very dangerous for horses TO pass over
them.
CORONER ScHULTzE was up to Pittsburg
on Sunday. He carried 240 pounds on foot
clear from Thirtythird street up to the B. i
o. depot ard purchased ticket all inside Of
twenty minutes, which was doing remark
ably well.
The one mile dash at the North End rink
last night between Jesse Burkett and
Best, of Marietta, was won by the latter by
about a quarter of a lap. The race was
very exciting and was witnessed by large
crowd Of spectators.
JOHN PIPES received pretty aud unique
present Yesterday from his father, who is in
New Orleans. 1t is live alligator about
twenty :inches in length, and will make a
real nice pet. Ii is said John will learn him
to skate on the rollers.
The congregation Of the First Baptist
Church is making great efforts to reduce the
debt now hanging over their heads, and as
means of adding something to the fund
being raised they have had handsome photo
graphs of the church building taken, which
are to be offered for sale to those DESTROYS
Of aiding in worthy work.
WN LAW HooFF, ESQ.,, has accepted the
general agency of the New York Life Insur
snce Company at this point. This is one
of the larges. and best insurance companies
in the country and be will undoubtedly make
q success IN the new venture. He is an
energetic and competent gentleman and
has large circle Of acquaintance and
friends who wish him unbounded success.
On Thursday night the Chspiue street
rink will hold one Of the largest crowds OF
the season to witness the three mile race
between Jesse Burkett, Of this city, and
Jacob Thompson, of Steubenyille. The
friends Of the latter are confident that he
can beat Burkett, aud so the race has been
arranged. 1t will be very exciting and no
one should fail to see It.
NEXT Saturday night grand carnival
will take place ct the Albambra Palace rink
for the benefit of the Whittier Literary Soci.
ETY.. One of the special features on this
occasion viii be race for the champion.
ship between Dobbins, of Martins Ferry,
Shuttleworth, of Bellsire, and Bickel Shep
pa1d, OF this city. This race will no doubt
be exceedingly exciting, as it will decide
Tho nbamnionshin of the three cities