Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-23
BITS OF NEWS,
Picked Up Here and There By Register
Reporters.

nepOTtcEos
READ the SUNDAY REGISTER tomorrow.
TO-DAY is the anniversary Of the death OF
Edward Livingston, in 1886.
THE frame work of the new freight depot
of the Pewiky road is being erected.
That well known stand, Booths Boat
Store. ia offered for sale in this morning
REGISTER.
Fl. PFLUG announces that be is going to
sell out his stock of boots and shoes and Try
the saloon business.
The Black property, on Twenty-Second
street. will be offered for sale by Auctoneer
Haller this morning.
The fremen are busy polishing up their
machines for Decoration Day. The Allan
tic engine viii be especially fine.
The three mile race between Burkett and
Dobbins has been set for Thursday night OF
next week at the ALEXANDRIA rink.
The Belmont cooper shops will resume
operations about Tuesday or Wednesday
next. The mill will go on probably day
later.
A PLEASANT surprise party will take place
next Thursday night at the residence OF a
Young lady on Market street, below Twenty
seventh.
The handsome toilet set was given to
Miss Mary Wehile, for wearing the largest
fan at the Alhambra rink carnival on Thurs
day night.
The concert and commencement OF the
Seguin Collegiate Institute, will take place
at the Opera House, Tuesday evening"
June 18th.
The letter carriers appeared under their
new summer helmets yesterday. They
are very handsome and cool-that is the
helmets are.
The mouth of the alley on Twentyseventh
street, between Main and Market, is in an
exceedingly filthy condition, the mud being
several feet deep.
The special Council committee to exam:
inc the last quarterly statement of the Board
Of Public Works met at the office OF the
Board last evening.
The heavy rain of yesterday and day
before has put some money into thePockets
Of the farmers. Why for they are happy.
So is everybody else.
To-MoRRow's issue of the SUNDAY REGIS
TER will be double sheet brim full Of en-.
tertainiDg miscellany, and the local and
telegraph news of the day. Secure copy
early.
Mr.. II. W. FRIEDHoFF is in the city, in
Producing Davis modern shortcut arith-
matte, which is said to be an elegant thing,
and decided improvement in business over
the old style.
THE Happy Eight, that popular social or
ganization will give a grand picnic at Sell
bert's Garden, on Friday, June ). Mayors
orchestra will make the music and grand
time is anticipated.
An entertainment will be given at the
Eighth ward school house next Friday even
ing, which will undoubtedly be very en-
ioyable affair. Pupils from each of TIE
rooms will take part in the exhibition. A
matinee will also be given.
NEXT Wednesday evening a race will
take place between Jacob Reed and Jesse
Burkett, at the Alhambra Palace rink, the
former to run on foot and the latter on
skates. The race will be in halt mile heats,
two best out Of three.
Much complaint is being made by num-
Der of gentlemen about persons being al
lowed to seine for fish. One gentleman
stated to a reporter that parties were en-.
ragged almost every night in the unlawful
business, taking fish by the bushel. 1t should
be stepped.
A NEW set Of wheels are being made for
he Hook and Ladder truck, which it is
laid, will be the strongest in the city. TINS
Sill be a great improvement to the truck,
,ut an entire new rig would have been de-
idedly better, as the present one Is getting
awfully ratified.
THE many friends of Mr.. John Coleman,
Who has for severel years been head clerk
It Menkemiller's drug store, will be glad to
hear that he has become proprietor OF the
Nail City drug Store, where John will be
ound hereafter. George Litten will still
emain as clerk.
COMMENCING on Monday, May %, the p,
:. & St. L. Railway will make several rad
cal changes in the time table. A fast train
I'LL leave at $40 in the evening and 7:25
n the morning and connects with all points
West. Several other changes will be made,
which will be found in another column.
THERE are a number of stop.cock boxes
On Main street below Twenty first that pro-
rude from three to four inches above the
and the people living down in
that section complain bitterly of them, as
several persons have almost broken their
necks by falling over them in the night late:
". There are number in other parts OF
he city also that should be cut down level
with the pavement.
WEAR Locke's own make 81 so shoes,
any style. J. II. Locke & Co., 1913 Main
erect.