Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-26
IN A A WAY.

The News OF the Day Pointediy Para
Hraphed for Hasty Readers.
SATURDAY was pay day at the Central
glass works.
YESTERDAY was q nice day if you wish
to prevaricate.
The Council Committee on Health will
meet this evening.
FIVE cases were registered at police
headquarters last evening for hearing this
morning.
BARNUM ia hanging his Autographs in
the windows. His great circus will be
here on May Z.
Gus HILLS Big Specially Company
will appear at the Grand Opera House the
last half of this week.
THE Second Presbyterian congregation
~worshipped in their newly repainted and
improved church yesterday, and all were
highly pleased with the appearance Of
things.
THE severed memorial committees of the
G.. A. R. in this city will meet tonight at
G. A. r. Hall, on Main street, to make
further arrangements for Decoration Day
services.
A GREAT many citizens, especially some
of the stockholders in the two street car
lines, are kicking for better service. They
claim that the cars do not run often nor
late enough.
Ex-Clerk of Courts Ross White, of'Steub-
~enyille, has formed q c~opartnership with
Alexander Stewart, Benjamin and John
Wilkinson, for the purpose of establishing
a plant at Empire to manufacture fire and
paving brick.
IT il reported that about one hundred
young men and sports will be summoned
before the next grand jury, and some of
the boys are getting pretty scsry. "Busi-
ness out OF town will probably account
for some absentees about the time the
grand inry meets.
A COLORED man fell in the river from
the whaTf-boat Saturday night and would
have drowned, but Pete Curry, the skiff
ferry man, who has q great record as a life
saver, jumped in and rescued the man.
That was the tbirty-iirst person saved
from drowning by Pete.
THE funeral services over the remains
OF Mrs. Sophia Fish, relict of the late
Zane Fish, Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock,
al the residence Of her ~son-in-law, David
Arndt, Benwood. The remains will then
he brought TO Wheeling on the steamer
Bellaire and inferred at Mt. Wood ceme-
terry.
THE Georgia Cracker" is the name ola
humorous illustrated paper published at
Atlanta. Georgia. ills q good deal in the
style of Life and is q splendid publication.
Mr.. Hanson Criswell, Jr., formerly Of
M%oundsville, is one Of the Cracker artists
aud writers, and his illustrations and ar
ticles are splendid ones. He was a con-
tributor to the REGISTER for some time
over the nom de plume Of Vanilla Jones"
IN our report of the meeting of the
Round Table" in last Saturdays paper
an omission of the word not made a direct
change in an important matter. 1t should
have been as follows: It was the sense of
the meeting that tsidineSs should not bs
made so odious as to lead pupils who fiud
they are going to be late to return home,
and not come to school till the beginning
Of the next session. At the same time
all superintendent would favor keeping
the amount at a minimum
THE Pesse township republican conven-
ton met in.the city hall, Martins Ferry
Saturday, aud was very largely attended.
D.. j. NJ. Todd was made chairman and
j. T. Hanes, secretly. The following per-
sons were nominated; Trustee, W. A.
Brown; treasurer, j. Ell. Clark,
clerk. David COss; Assessors, w. F. Gifiu,
". A. Steele; constables, John w. Stuff,
WIN. II. Moore; justice of tie peace, F. C..
Robinson Central Committee, B. Neon
nanghy and w. A. Brown.