Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-23
IN A SMALL WAY.
The News of the Day Pointedly Para
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The News of the Day Pointedly Para
graphed for Hasty Readers.
OFFICE DUNLAP run in two tramps
} esterday.
POLICE COURT was a whitewash yester-
day morning.
ONE deed of trust was admitted to rec
ord yesterday.
EXCITEMENT at the Grand Opera
House this evening.
DONALD FORBES was yesterday appoint
ed.administratOr of the estate OF James
Craig, deceased. Bond, $500; louis Berts-
chey surety.
THE Mt. Belleview property was again
offered for sale yesterday, but the bidding
not being sufficiently high, the sale was
postponed until January 9Th.
JOHANNA NEIHAUs was yesterday az
pointed executrix of the will OF John Mel
haus, deceased. Bond, $4,000; no security
required By the terms of the will.
THE MayAower Social gave very pleas
ant dance at Maennerchor Hall last even
ing. Mayer's orchestra making the music,
to which a merry crowd danced until s
o'clock this morning.
THE King Bee Combination, which
shows at Lafayette Hall, Martins Ferry,
on Christmas, contains quite q number OF
Wheeling artists Their company Is a
good one and draws well. A"-a
PROF. WILLIAM ARMsTRoNG's music
class at Bellaire gave very fine enter
tainment at the Elysian rink theatre
Tuesday evening, to large audience. IL
was an unqualified success.
Mr.. WALTER WORKS, while passing
the alley near the st. James Hotel yester-
day, was struck in the right eye by stick
thrown by some party unknown to him.
The wound was very painful for time.
A TEAM of horses attached to buck
ster wagon became frightened this morn
ing on Market street and tore up the
street at terrific gait, but were captured
at the Market house without having done
any damage.
THE members of the First Baptist Sab
bath School are making great preparations
for the expected visit OF Mr.. and Mrs
Santa Claus to the Sabbath School ON Sat
urday evening. All can see them without
paying anything.
CD. j. BINGELL has a fine German
carp which was caught in the river by
Ferdinand Bobbert. 1t is beautiful fish
and the second one ever caught IN the
Ohio at this point. DIR. Bingell will pre-
sent it to the Park.
Mr.. A. J. SWEENEY has completed his
new residence at the corner of Main and
Sixth streets, and the family are now in
stalled therein. The new house Is fine
one. and reflects credit upon Mr.. Sweeney,
and the architect and builders rs well.
THIS evening the annual musical and
literary Christmas entertainment of the
Disciples Sunday school will be given In
the auditorium of the church. A fine pro-
gramme has been arrang and will be
well rendered. Nc one wishing to pass a
pleasant evening should fail to attend.
THE Wheeling Base Ball Association
held a meeting last evening and appointed
a committee to confer with like commit
tee appointed by the Board OF Directors OF
the State Fair Association regarding the
use of the Fair grounds for ball playing
next season.
THE friends of Sam Elder, Of East
Wheeling, are making strenuous efforts to
have him accept the nomination for Coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward, on the Re,
publican ticket Col. Elder desires ii
stated that he will under no consideration
allow his name to be used, being too much
engaged with his business affairs.