Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-17
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ton Of the Constitution Of the United States
in 1881.
WoRK will be BEGUN to-day grading Chap.
line street, preparatory to laying the brick
pavement.
A PARTY Of a dozen gentlemen went oHt
to DeWey's range yesterday and ~iR6dlged
in a friendly shooting contest.
-RELMW-&TETNsoN lectures in the
Fulton NJ. E. Church this evening, subject,
Good Sense Go and hear him.
The Council Committee on Streets and
Alleys was to have held meeting last night
I but 8 quorum could not be obtained.
IL Judge Boyd's court, yesterday, the ap
/ peal case Of ". W. Scott vs.. D. Cool, Jr.
1 Co., was decided in favor of the plaintiff
/. GAIT. D. e. CrrwRIGHT, the popular con
ductor of the o. R. R, had the fortune to
draw q handsome oil painting executed By
Miss Flora N. Fitzhugh.
Mr.. FRANK WALTER is having erected
on the corner Of Cbapline and Twenty,
seventh streets a fine residence and business
room, where be will remove his store. wheD
! completed.
Orr. GER BRINKMAN, who was 80 seriously
injured in attempting 10 quell q row somt
time ago. is able to be about on crutches
again, although unable to use the limb that
was injured.
The Board OF Public Works held a meet,
ing last night, at which representatives o!
the Street Railway Company were present,
looking after the road bed on the line OF the
new brick prvement.
THERE was filed in Clerk Hooks office,
Yesterday, a lease from Emma D. Carter to
=. D. Robbins, of Washington county, Pa,
for the petroleum, oil and gas privilege Oh
10 acres of land east Of this city.
ANTHONY FISHER, a grocer doing bust
ness at No. 2509 Market street, yesterday
made an assignment to Col. Robert White
for the benefit of his creditors. Preferences
TO the amount of about $3.50 were given.
A rIErEEN-montbs' old child Of Mr.. ano
Mrs, Woods, who reside at the corner o.
South Broadway and Virginia streets, Is
lard, while in Bellaire on yesterday with its
parents, fell down stairs and broke its RICH
leg, besides sustaining other injuries.
AFTER the adjournment of yesterda,
afternoons session of the Board Of Com
m~issioners eight of the members, with TIVE
or three specially invited friends, took b
pleasure jaunt out the pike, passing the re
mainder of the day and evening" n a yer!
enjoyable manner.
The Wheeling Knights Templsr will g
out 10 st. Clairsville on Tuesday, the 22'
INST, to take part in the exercises inciden
70 he laying of the corner stone Of the new
court house. The ceremonies will be COZ
Quoted under the auspices of the Masonic
tra ernity ot that city.
PEySS BAD FoY, With Phil. Greincr il
th- ule role, has been drawing good houses
at Charley Shay's Academy of Music this
week The bill will be changed this even
ing 20 the Two Bachelors" which abound
vito humor and funny situations. For b
goJd laugh, take in the Academy.
THIS evening the Committee OF Enter
taiDment Of Holiday Post, 6. A. R., will B.
received by Mss Ella Dillon, Wheeling
accomplished elocutionist, at her home.
During the evening Miss Dillon will fsvo'
the committee with selections from hel
repertoire Of evolutionary performances.
A MEETING o. the B. P. 0. Elks was he'll
last night at their lodge room and arrangt-
meuts made for the reception Of EXslteC
Grand Ruler W. II. Sanderson, of the Ton,
Pastor Company, who is here on SATURDAY.
night. The reception will occur on Sunda,
afternoon. Several new members wert
initiated last evening.
PRoF. JOSIE KRAMER and bis orchsstr,
will return from the Greenbrier White Sui
phur Springs Monday next on the steamer
Andes. Joe and his band have added new
~lourels to the wreath ofsucce5s at the White
Of which they may we'll feel proud. The
Wheeling boys will be at the wharf on Mon
day 10 tender the baud a royal welcOm'
home
IssTJRpAr afternoon at s.. Alphonsu
Church Rev. Father AugeIus Joined in;th'
bonds OF wed!ock Mr. Charles kratf, tn
RPfl known young butcher Of Fulton apq
8issAsnieJ Dimmey, The cerepiony5%@
Witnessed by s'number Of the triends OF III
.Houng toJks, Rho all joined ipybsartY wish,
ing for them all the Joys OF along and pros.
porous Hfe.
M WM MALLoyEg, of Grafton, was il
the city yesterday and gave the REGISTER 2
pleasant call. He vas on his return froh
Pittsburg, whittier he had been on the sac
mission Of gathering up the circumstance
surrounding the death Of his son, who, !
will oe remembered, was killed on the b
1 o. near Pittsburg recently, mention 0
which was made in our Geographic col
umrs.
BEFORE Judge Jacob yesterday the cas-,
Of the State vs Walter Burke, charged witt
assault and battery, was put IN trial befor'
tie following Jury: B. Schul, G. A. Kyle
August Meier, Daniel Long, James Bell
Vile, J W. Fox, W. G. Kemp, Samuel c
Daily, Anthony Barrett, James Armstrong
c. II. Tape and b. W. Kelly. The cas-
was appealed from Justice Russell, and tn
complainant is John Carter.
Eco LARGE tree lizards are on exhibition
in the window of McLain's drug store
which attract much attention from tn,
passers by. The animals are ferocious look
ing fellows ard hail from South America
where people awaken sometimes in th'
morning and find them snugly ensconced il
their boots They are harmless insects.
but it would be- hard to convince a man un
acquainted with their reputation Of tia
fact.
THE ]pronouncing match at the Opsr.
House tomorrow evening ia an event 0
wonderful moment to Wheeling. Reputa
tons viii be lost anu won by the score, Az
the jawbreskers. that will fly around tn,
auditorium will, we venture to say. Great
serious doubts in the minds of many wheth
er they are, or ever have been, American
citizens. United States as she is spok,
is widely different from United States q
she should be spoke. For proof see Web
ster.