Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-08-26
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rb- News OF the Day Pointsdiy Psrs
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STATE FAIR tomorrow.
No. II DREW watch in Hillman's watch
club last evening.
THERE were four cases in Police Court
yesterday morning
OFFICERS SHoRTs and Deku are of duty
on account of illness.
No. 4 DREW watch in McNsmee's watch
club drawing last evening.
No. % DREW the watch in 1. G. Dillon
& Co.'S watch club last evening.
THE steamer Sherley left at midnight
for Cincinnati with good trip.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record yesterday at Clerk Hooks office.
THE river marks on the landing last
evening indicated 8 feet 10 inches and
falling.
A WOMAN was taken to the lookup last
evening, so drunk she couldn't tell what
day of the week it was.
THE Macedonian Colored Baptist Church
will open a weeks camp meeting on the
old Fair Grounds to-day.
THE funeral of Miss Ross Moran took
place yesterday morning at O'Clock. The
intsrment was at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Mr.. ALBERT WALGEMUTH, the we'll
known Main stree barber, has visitor at
his home in the shape Of ten pound boy.
MASTER MALCOM BRICE, of the South
Side, has an excellent crayon Of Presiden-
tial candidate Harrison in Nichols win
dow.
OFFICERS DUNLAP and Watson raided
the house kept by Jennie Lee, last even
ing, capturing the madame, two girls and
five mn.
OFFICERS LUKEEs, Watson and Dunlap
raided Mollie Williams house Of ill-fame,
last night, capturing the madame, three
girls and two men.
CITY ASSESSOR CHARLES BLANCHARD
came home from Atlantic City yesterday,
suffering from a sore foot, which he cut on
g piece of glass while bathing.
AMONG the fine displays to be made at
the Fair, will be one by the Wheeling
Soap Company. They have just sent their
first salesman out on the road.
THE Cockayne property, on the Ma
tionsl road, between Sixth and Seventh
street, was sold by Auctioneer Hervey,
Yesterday, to w. II. Robinson, for $2l5
THE Eighth ward Democratic Club will
meet at the Wigwam, corner Of York and
Virginia streets, at 7:30 to-morr ow evening,
to elect delegates to the Club Convention.
THE public sale of Island lots of the
Fink Estate, which was TO have taken
place at the Court House yesterday, has
been postponed until Saturday, Septem-
Der |.
AMONG those who sustained losses by
the recent flood are Messrs, MenDinger and
McCluskey, the formers houses being
flooded and the latter loosiug 600 bushels
of corn.
A MEETING Of the Bicycle club ia called
for Monday evening at the City Hall, and
all those contemplating going to the
Buffalo tournament are especially invited
to be preseut.
THE attention of teachers is called to the
announcement, in another column, that
there will be an examination for State certi-
ficates. in this city, August 3Oth and 3lst,
and September LIST.
A MEETING of young Republicans, be-
tween the ages of Is and 10 years, will be
held at the Lincoln Club rooms tomorrow
evening at half-psst seven o'clock for the
purpose Of organizing Junior Plumed
Knights marching club.
A FINE example of willful lying is az
forded in generally incorrect squib in
last evenings paper, purporting to give
quotation" from the REGISTER. Neither
the words nor the idea expressed in the a.
legged extract ever found q place in the
REGISTER.
A MAN full of booze, was trying to
get the best of contrary horse, on
Main street last evening, and succeeded in
causing the horse to fall. His foot was
caught in the stirrup and when the horse
recovered its feet il began dragging the
man around the street on his back. By
ISLANDERS caught the animal and the rider
again mounted it and went up Main
street at break-neck pace, taking another
tumble just a. he reached the top of the
hill. He was not hurt much however.
ABOUT two weeks ago, Killian Kraft,
the we'll known barber Of South Main
street, had valuable hound stolen from
him, aud few days after received an in
sinustiug postal card from the thief, who
signed himself 1.-THE Great Hunter" Last
week the dog returned and had on a hand
some new collar, for which Mr.. Kraft is
very thankful However, the Great
Hunter" is known, and the next time he
had better remain in Benwood if he does
not wish to get into trouble.