Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-01
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The News of the Day Pointediy f"rs-
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The News of the Day Potntediy f~rS-
sraphed for Hasty Readers.
LOIS of people are hunting houses
YESTERDAY was another good day 10
stay in doors.
THERE were forty-one marriages issued
during February. ,
RESERVED seats for the appearance Oh
Miss Sallie Hinton 20 Oh sale to-day.
ALL the machines at the Jefferson nan
works, ~steubenville, were running yes
terday.
THERE will be q meeting at the NORTH
End Club rooms this evening, to organize
an Amendment League.
THERE was q great deal of interest IN
the city Yesterday, over the result OF tne
Dempsey-McCaffrey fight.
THE hop at F~ranzheim's Hall, THURSDAY
evening, promises to be q largely attenaeu
and ENJOYABLE affair. Kramer will play.
TIE Directors of the Electrical Railway
company met last evening to elect omcers,
but there being some ~absentees, notnins
was done. -,
THE Maennerchor Singing Society Will
give a grand masquerade ball at their nan
on Market street, next Wednesday evening"
February 8.
OHIO VALLEY LODGE, X. of p, ID in
creasipg in membership at O rapid Iate.
Four Pages will take the Esquire rank
Friday night.
MEETING of the WOman's Union Be
nevolent Society will be held at the Young
mems Christian Association parlors at 2;5o
O'Clock this afternoon.
Col. JACOB NUNGE, Of this city made
the response TO the address OF welcome al
the dedicatory exercises at the SteuDen
vile Turn Hall, Monday afternoon.
A o SIZED house greeted the Check
cred LIFE company at the Grand, last
evening. The piece will be repeated at
the matinee this afternoon and this even
ing.
THERE is complaint on the Island owing
to the negligence of the garbage man III
attending to his duty. Three or four days
have passed and no garbage has been col
lected.
A PLEASANT leap year party was given
last evening at the residence OF Mr.. Cnas'
Hirsch, and a most enjoyable evening was
spent. Mayors orchestra furnished the
music.
THERE was two cases in Police Court,
Yesterday morning. One was a plan
drunk, and the other was a case OF non-at'
enhance ss a witness. One dollar and cost
in each case.
The Island hose company was gwen a
short run about half. past seven o'clock last
evening by some one mistaking the smoke
from the chimney of Keats shoe shop,
near the round house" for a fire.
TOMORROW evening the charming young
actress, Miss Sallie Hinton, will open 8
three nights engagement at the Opera
House in Mad Cap of Hurricane Hall"
Seats will be put on sale at Banners this
morning.
WoRKMEN are engaged in making the
necessary repairs at the Central Glass
Works, preparatory to starting up. Pres
ident Scott said yesterday that On account
Of the presses being in process of repairs il
would be three or four weeks before the
works could resume work.
A CHANGE goes into effect i'll the post
office this morning. Mr.. Jack COwl re-
tires as Assistant Superintendent of Mails,
end Mr. Geo. MathisOn succeeds him. MIR
II. B. Godfrey takes Mr. Mathison's place,
and Mr.. Robert POgue fills the vacancy
caused by Mr.. GOdfrey's promotion.
NAIL CITY Lodge OF Nailers met last
evening at knights of st. George Hall,
which they have secured as their head
quarters in the future. The meeting wa'
very largely attended aud several ne"
names were added to the roll. The mem
bership is now about $50 and still increas
ing.
!, THE Ladies Section of the MaennerchOl
Singing Society rendered their gentlemen
friends q very pleasant leap year hop at TIT
hall last evening. The affair was a wei
arranged one, and the large crowd presen,
spent q happy evening dancing 70 Prof
Charlie K%illmeyer'5 music. The bal wa
! handsomely decorated by the ladies will
evergreen and flowers and presented
= pretty appearance. At midnight refresh
nents were served by the fair bostesses
and were most heartily enjoyed. Dancing
! was continued until an early hour thi
morning.