Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14

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xraphod for Hasty Readers.
It's St. Valentines day,
All In the morning betime,
And Ia maid at your window, .
To be your Valentine. -SadxspoDer
COUNCIL this evening.
To MY own sweet Valentine.
THERE were nineteen cases before dis
Honor yesterday.
THE County Board OF Equalization and
Appeals win meet Wednesday morning.
JIMMY CALVIN has signed with Pitts
burg for 1900, 81, 600 Of which Is TO Do
paid as advance money.
PEoPLEFh have been complaining about
the poor gas. The gas lamps on the streets
give a little more light than tallow dips
A LEAP YEAR party was given at
Moran's Hall, South Side, last evening
Neuhardt's orchestra furnished the music
SERVICES will be held at the Fourth
Street NJ. E. Church, this evening. con,
Quoted by Rev. r. F. Randolph, followed
by a revival meeting.
THE Smith family concert at st. Mat
thew's Church last evening, for the dement,
of st. Luke's P. E Church, was q success
both financially and socially.
IT doesn't look well to see a government
building in bad repair and the big iron
gates have been broken of at the Custom
House. 1t should be repaired.
MRS. JOHN WALTER OF the Eighth
ward, while using a large carving knife,
Yesterday, almost severed two OF her
fingers by allowing the knife to slip.
Ar the meeting of the Police and Fire
| Commissioners last evening Alex Bebout
was appointed as foreman of the Atlantic
Engine Company, vice Thomas Snyder,
resigned.
THERE has Of late been a good deal Of
| complaint about the speed OF b. q
o. trains on the glass house grade, east OF
the CITY, and the police yesterday laid the
matter before Local Agent SPeis, who
promised to give the matter his attention.
TIE Mignani4Seigr Speciality Com
pany drew a large audience at the Grand
Opsra House, last evening, and presented
a splendid entertainment. Somenew faces
are noticed in the company since Its last
appearance here, and the performance
was enjoyable. Tonight again.
Miss ANNIE PIxLEY, who has not been
with rs for some time, will appear at the
Opera House next Monday evening, FEB
ruary 10th, in the l~aughable musical com
edy, THE DeacOn's Daughter, 10 which
she has made q great success. The mere
announcement of her coming Is sufficient
to fill the house.
MISSES Theresa Habig, Annie Lutz and
| Sadie Kemp were all nineteen years OF age
Yesterday, and their friends rendered them
a pleasant surprise party at Msunerchor
Hall, last evening The affair vas In
charge of Messrs. VIM. Cox, John Sent
linger and Killian Klug. Birch made the
music and the time was passed very enjoy
ably. .
EUGENE SANGER. the messenger boy
who deliver d souvenirs Of the iftieth and
one hundredth performances OF The
| Highest Bidder" in London last summer,
called at the REGISTER, yesterday, and
lett the local force copies of the same sow
epir, which are very handsome bits of art,
and for which acknowledgements are ex'
tended Mr.. Sothern.
THERE is rather a good joke on a we'll
known hveryman going the hounds. de
took a gentleman out driving in one Of his
laudsus, to see the city, yesterday, and
when he inquired who the distinguishes
patron was, he was told that it was a son
of old Vanderbilt, of New York, and you
may rest assured that Mr.. ( A. Sotherr
got the benefit oft. The impression that
Sothern was young Vanderbilt possibly
got out from the fact that he buys an es'
tate for ES7, OOOin the Highest Bidder