Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-26
BITS OF NEWS,


COUNCH this evening.
ITs good picnic that has no fig t.
The Committee on Capitol met at the
city building last night.
Harvey Ray, Of Burlington, Iowa, is the
guest of Julius Pollock.
IT was Mrs. John Knieran upon whom
the operation was performed BY DR.. Niles
on Sunday.
GIRLS, stop using the expression, Cab,
there as it has something unsaVory a.
tachee that is quite vulgar.
A LARGE party OF Island folks viii take
in the Chspline street rink tonight, and a
pleasant time IS anticipated
SADLER's skiff ferry did good business
Yesterday. His feet it handsomely painted,
and each skiff contains the name "Ohvette.
FoUR drunks were registered at the cooler
last night at late hour. One case Of wife
beating and one disorderly were also dock
eted
The Alumna. Association Of the Wheel
ing Female College will meet at the College
building, Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
Mr.. NORTON, the celebrated bicyclst, will
eater in the great bicycle race at the Al.
hambra Palace rink, Tuesday evening,
June ID.
TIE picnic to be given By the Wheeling
branch of Nail Feeders al the new Fair
Grounds next Saturday, promises to be an
immense affair.
THE Committee on Health was called for
last night, but they had no quorum. The
committee is called to meet again this even
ing at o'clock.
THESoung man with soda water pants
was numerous yesterday. There was no
report of any sitting down on cherry pie,
however, at the picnic.
Mr.. A. A. Woodward, telegraph operator
at Keyser, W. Va, who has been visiting
friends fer some weeks in this city, will re-
turp-tome today.
The Opera House orchestra gave very
eEioyable concert at the the Senate Saloon
lsst night, which was keenly appreciated BY
he large audience present.
THE Wheeling Light Guards adopted
their constitution and bylaws last night,
srd every member of the company will be
required to sign it to night or get left out
in the cold.
FRED the infant child of Henry and Lizzie
| Nerkle, died at the residence of its parents,
on South Broadway, early yesterday morn
ing. This is the second child this family
has lost in the past ten days.
THE authorities have determined not to
bring Epgle and Ford, the suspected crooks
now confined in the St. Clairsville jail, back
TO this city, they not considering the evil
dence sufficient to hold them.
| A STRAWBERRY festival will be held in the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception, on
Saturday evening, June 18th, under the
auspices of the Whittier Literary Society. Ii
will undoubtedly be successful.
MIS-. S. f. CAReTHERs, having been re.
Gently married, will not be candidate for
re election to the Office Of matrou Of the
Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum, at the en-.
suing meeting OF the Board Of Regents, in
June.
FIVE hundred tickets were sold yesterday
for the grand exhibition Gr;.I Of the Wheel
ing Light Guards which takes place ct the
Alhambra Palace rink, Tuesday June ID.
The indications are t5at there will be a
monster audience present to witness the
| drill.
Ar the grand sun flower carnival at the
Chspine street rink on Thursday night,
one hundred prizes will be given away, in,
Guiding six large fancy cakes, one Of which
will contain handsome gold ring. Eyer5
lady is entitled to one chance in each Of
the one hundred prizes.
THE most exciting race of the season will
take place at the ALEXANDRA Palace rink
next Tuesday evening, between Jesse Bur.
get, champion Of Wheeling, and John Dob
bins, champion of Martins Ferry. The
race viii be for grand prize and the cham.
piorship of the two cities, and will be mile
heats, best two in three
JOSEPH Powers, q well known and popu.
Ter glass blower, residing at 1923 Jaco }
street, passed away yesterday. His funeral
will take pace this afternoon from his la,e
residence, and al members of local union
No. 9, A. F. G. W. u, OF which be was
member, are requested to meet at Labor
Hall at one o'clock to-day, to attend the
| funeral.