Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-16
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Reporters.
YESTERDAY was an strocious day. y
News was scarce as good weather yes
terdsy.
THERE were FIVE cases before His Homer
yesterday morning.
TIE Crescent mill was off yesterday, be-
cause Of high water.
The Wheeling Turner'S will excurt to
SteubenYille next Sunday.
WOMAN AGAINST WoNAN" at the Opera
House again this evening.
The Municipal Court met yesterday.
The case of link vs.. Williams wss argued.
SEVERAL parties were obtaining ice from
the river st the foot Of Twelfth street, yes
terdsy.
MARTIN THORNTON had fifteen calls for
his great rheumatic remedy yesterday
morning.
WILLIAM McCLEARY, OF North Wheeling,
was arrested by Officer Desmond'yesterdsy
for sssaulting his wife.
A BOY named Walter, living on Wood
street, East Wheeling, had one Of his hands
badly mashed yesterday.
A WAGON belonging to Schenk Il Sons,
heavily laden with meat, broke down on
its way to Fulton, yesterday.
The Committee on Building Of the
Board OF Commissioners will meet to'mor-
row morning at the Court House
A BOY was dragged under water by the
elevator at Kuhn's Bridgeport ice house
Sunday, and narrowly escaped drowning
THE Golden Star Social will give q
dancing and skating carnival at the Chap
line street rink on Friday evening. Good
music and good time is expected.
HARRY SMITH lsnguishes in the Wheel
ing isil awaiting requistion to bring him
to Bridgeport to stand trial for seducing
under promise of marriage Miss Mary j.
Celley.-Bellaire Independent.
YESTERDAY CASPER KEN purchased a
halt interest in the Duprez 4 Benedict 8
minstrels, which played at the Academy
last week. 1t is understood that the price
paid Was $50, and Mr. keim will go along
with the company.
MEssRs. JOSEPH SPEiDEL 4 Co. yester-
day received telegram from Arbuckle y
Co., Pittsburg, authorizing them to donate
FIVE cases or FIVE hundred pounds OF Ar
buckles Ariosa coffee to the Newburg suf'
ferers. A generous gift
tbs Board OF Gas Trustees met last
night to open the bids for hauling coal and
coke and cleaning and lighting the street
lamps The list Of bidders was long one,
and the Board at late hour deferred an
nounciug the result until to-day.
TIE amateur minstrels held another sue.
cessful rehearsal at Baumers last evening.
The boys are making rapid progress IN the
Ethiopian line and only need the appIca-
ton of burnt cork TO make good negro de-
liueators They are getting their songs
down fine and the gags are new and the
music excellent Another rehearsal will
be held on Wednesday evening.
AGRgAT deal Of interest is manifested in
the coming race between James Gilhooly,
of the Chapline street rink, and John
Dixon, Of the ALEXANDRIA rink, which occurs
at the former rink on Wednesday evening
Ii will be three miles, mile heats, best two
in three, for S25 a side Bets are being
made on the outside also, as the friends Of
both boys are confident OF the success Of
their respective champions.
tbs congregation of the Third Presby-
terrain Church, South Wheeling are ma3.
ing an effort to liqnidate the debt upon
their place of worship OF the original
debt, 1928. 43 has been paid, leaving an
outstanding balance of about 81, 800. The
lover story OF the edi6ce is nov occupied
and the upper story is finished aud ready
for furnishing A number .! collectors will
call upon the public ia o lev dRy5 and
donations OF one dollar and upward will
be very thankfully received.
A GREAT many people received comic
valentines yesterday and many young la
dies received messages OF love from their
best young men, while the same young
men received pieces OF fancy cardboard con-
tanning delectable bits of rhyme about love-
&C. = reporter on his rounds encouu.
tered many persons hastily slowing away
envelopes in their pockets while unhappy
expressions took charge of their couute-
nances and they seemed TO &c in i'll humor
over something. They had probably re
ceived ridiculous pictures of themselves
and didn't appreciate them.
One of the most pleasant social occa-
sions ever coming within our knowledge
was the celebration Of the tifty.second an.
: uiyegugry of Mr. W. q. Hallers birthday,
at that gentleman residence, No. 1921
McCulloch street, East Side, last evening.
Quite a number OF relatives end friends OF
the family we're present, aud delightful
evening vCs experienced By all. Choice
refreshments we're dispensed at Gil GpFro,
pirate hour, aud during the evening Miss
Nesbitt rendered excellent music. The
guests departed wishing many returns Of
the day, in which expression the REGISTER
joins