Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-09
IN A SMALL WAY.
Pointed PenciIings of Brief Items of Local
Interest.

RO1nLeu Va
Interest.
STEUBENvILLE is talking about an cleo
trio light plant.
THE forge department of the Top mill
will start up to-day.
THE river marks on the landing last
evening indicated 3 feet inches and fall
ing.
THE Board of County Commissioners
will meet this morning to discuss the
county levy matter.
THE steamer Andes will be up to-day
from Cincinnati, and will return to that
port tomorrow afternoon.
THE grape crop in this vicinity will be
very heavy this season if the weather
proves favorable. The vines are very
heavily laden.
THE banner contribution so far to the
fund for the coming soldiers reunion IN
September, was made by the Crescent
mill employees, $500 being the amount.
ALADY from the North End was taken
suddenly i'll in the Fourth Street Church
last evening and at the corner OF Market
and Twelfth streets while waiting for a
car, she tainted.
GEORGE KURNER of the Shyke Fishing
Club which is camped near Armstrong S
Mills. O., recently caught turtle weigh
ing III pounds, which is about the largest
in that country.
THERE is trouble at Rend's mines on
the Panhandle between the white and
colored miners, and violence is threatened.
The mines have shut down until the dis
pute has been adjusted.
IT is understood that the cartmen OF the
city intend taking steps toward forming an
organization for mutual protection. They
will hold q meeting ut the Second Ward
Market Hall Wednesday evening
THE Committee of the Parnell Club hav-
ing in charge the Lucas Lecture, request
that all those with whom tickets were LETT
for sale, report at a meeting OF the club to
be held at the Court House this evening.
THE attendance at the Park yesterday
was quite large, and the day was enjoyed
hugely by all those who took in the beau
ties Of Wheeling fayOrite resort A num-
Der of people came down from Plttsburg
and helped swell the crowd.
A SCRAPPING match took place Satur-
day evening near Twenty-siXth street, IN
the Alley between Market and Main
streets 1t attracted 4 large crowd, but
the pugilists skipped before the police ar
rived and no arrests were made.
THE many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
NJ. Weekly, formerly of this city, but
now of Brilliant, Ohio, will be panied
to learn of the death of their only
son, Leroy, ut that place, yesterday. The
funeral will take place from the {. u T..
depot,
A STORY of a rather unSayOPy nature in
which Mrs. Mary Williams, Of Centre
Wheeling, young girl named Ada May
Butler, and man named Glenn Hill figure
as the leading characters, has been sprung
on the public, but the REGISTER does not
care to printed it,
OK and after to-day trains on the IA
nawha and Ohio railroad will run rs fol-
lows, Leave Charleston ut 4. M, and :
D. IN. arrive in uallipGlis at $50 and 400
p. M, respectively. Returning, leave Gal
iipOlis ut 2:32 p. III. and 5:O5 u. H., and ar
rive at Charleston ut p. M. and S:l5 Il.
M, respectively.
YESTERDAY was one of those indescri-
badly lovely days that convince people
there il something to live for. A nice
shade tree, plot Of grass some weather
like Yesterday, and pretty girl TO con-
verse with is all that any fellow could
wish fOr-unless he wanted the earth with
II tall iron fence around it,
THE course of lectures recently delivered
in Atlanta by Rev. J. G.. Armstrong, have
attracted a great deal OF attention from the
press OF the South. The subjects treated
of were: "The SUM-" Whittier is the
Spirit of the Age Carrying L." What
Does Genesis Teachy" The Liieand Work
OF Buddha," Rome and Caesar" The
Spirit of the Age" and Religious Beliefs
us Affected by the Scientific Method"
OFFICERS Bell and Carney last evening
found a pipe liner lying on Market street
drunk and asleep, and they picked him
up and carried him tn the lookup. They
got along pretty well for 4 short distance,
when suddenly the fellow spread out both
his legs in front of the officers, which had
the effect Of tripping them up and the
three took Il tumble on the side walk.
The prisoner attempted to escape but he
failed to make it.