Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-01

The case of William Sheppard, indicted
for misdsmear or, wss put on trial before
;nrv In Part One Of the Circuit Court,
Judge Jacob, yesterday, and vsrdics Of
not guilty returned.
Marriage License.
The following marriage license was H.
sued yesterday:
John Birch, o native Of Ohio, aged %,
and Viola Martindale, Q native Of mar
shall county, sSed ~.
II. q. Improvement.
The B. & O. has had a foroe Of men en-
gsgsd, during q week or % past, In tho
work Of Thoroughly overlooking and rs-
locating the switches in the Seventeenth
street yard. A very material improve.
msnt hs, been made 10 this property Of
the company.
Police Court.
There were twenty cases In Police Court
Yesterday morning. Eighteen Of thee
were vags, against thirteen Of whom
charges of drunkenness were preferred.
Twelve of the thirteen went TO the Dill,
one having enough money to psy up. les
other five were SLOWED to get out of town'
In the two remaining cases out OF the
twenty, nominal fines were sssesseo.
An Assignment.
deed of assignment from James X.
Noes to James Kuntz. Jr., both Of wash
ington county, was filed 10 Clerk Hooks
Office Yesterday. Among the prop,
srtv transferred IL q tract OF 296 acres Of
land in this county, snd hye tfsc@ Q,
land. of 16, 1O1, / and . fraction, S3 ana
acres respe ctiyely in Washington county
Pa. Creditors are TO be paid pto ra's'
without preference.
Prisoners for the Pen. O
Sheriff J. G. Hurst, Of Jefferson county,
accom- panied by 8. g. Young, bis deputy,
and two guards, yesterday l'Dded h's
prisoners at the Pcuitsntiary. The crimi-
nails are: George johnson, caloreo, con-
yicted Of rape, and senteEcsd 10 e'gntsen
wears; - Loreit, horse stealing, hve
years; Tony Robrecht, attempt 10 commit
rspe. three years; John Williams, colored,
grand larceny, 4 years, and Wright,
misdemeanor, second time, one year.
| A Series Of Sermons.
Tomorrow evening Rev. l.. W. Barr
psstor of the Third Prssby .erisn church
will commence . serits Of sermons Y
Young men, on ''Sucoess In Lfe.' Th
series will consist Of five stImons on Nv
| five succeeding Sundays, aud the topic
will be n follows in respective order
"Succsss," "Failurs,i "Reisiions OF ID.
Church or Religion to Success or Failure,
"The Young Men Of Wheeling; Tbei
, Future"
These sermons will be b bsecd In p'r
. mon information on these subjects gntDet
, by the reverend gentleman fiom our rel
, reaentatiye business snd workingmsp, ap'
doubtless they will Be highly interesting
: "Quss. Of the I1aisp."
Min Kate Parssell will appear ct th
ooera House next Tuesday and WsdDel
. day evenings in the beautiful ronanti
}: drama, "Quesn of the Plains" III
. Boston Herald ssys Of It: The drsmi
!, Queen Of the Plains b one well cslcs
!. lls,ed 10 please aud amuse IN sudienc'
Il Il Is fall Of comedy, psthos and tnr'iiin
Il dtustions, while the story
q intsueely interesting throughout Ka'
q Pursseli, who plsys the title role, y or
, weIl suited 10 perform the part Of bfsv
]. desperate woman. She hss . very exec
, lent supporting company, some Of Who
y INTRODUCES very sensational specialize
n The scenery was very pretty. and the Pc
le and performances gave unboundsd sstisfs
tion."