Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-02
IN 4 SMALL WAY.
The News OF the Day Pointediy P-ra-
graphed for Hssty Readers.

graphed for Hasty Readers.
THE public schools will resume their
sessions tomorrow.
TIE Mutual Savings Bank hts declared
dividend OF two per cent out OF the earn
iags Of the past year.
MIR. Il. T. HUTcHINSoN has admitted
Messrs. Jacob Reitz and !. A. Blum rs
partners III his business.
THE Jury in the West Liberty sheep
case. which was ON trial before Justice
Curtis, returned verdict for the defend
ant
TIE REGIsrEK's calendar tor ls~S is
out. and business men and Others VINO
have not been supplied can obtain one at
the counting room.
THE firm Of Hobbs, Brockunier u Co
has ceased to exist The works. when
again operated. will We controlled by
Joint stock company.
NEW YEARS DAY was spent very quiet-
ly in the city. The services at all the
churches were well attended, INT nothing
of au unusual nature occurred during the
day
TODAY will he observed as a legal holi-
day rs the banks The public offices,
city, county and governmental, will he
closed, and the business at the PustOlhrC
will be- restricted as on Christmas
MIR. VI. F. GIEsEY, whose card appears
/ elsewn mere this morning, Is one ct the rising
architects OF the cIty, some OF the hest
work done last year being by him. lie
sOrritg continuance OF the patronage Of
/ the public
| As Yesterday, the first day Of the year,
| fell on SUNDAY. the carrier boys could not
get around with their Annual Address.
| They will be on hands to-day, however,
and their years service should he appro-
| priately rewarded.
THE attention Of the public is called to
the advertisement OF Mc~srs. Heltz N Flad.
/ ing in this mornings issue Of the REGIS.
TER. The firm hold out important in
! ducements To buyers OF lumber aud the
/ building trade generally
The third annual exhibition Of the
/ Wheeling Poultry Association opens at
| the Capitol Rink tomorrow. There will
/ be sevrre novel features IN connection
with the display this year, they including
La bench show OF thoroughbred dogs and
cats.
Greenberry Fryer, an ice dealer, who
/ lives near CaGIz, discovered natural glS un
| a pond and attempted to collect IT with a
view Of bringing t in his house. lie tx
| permented 10y placing barrel over the
pool, which, when filled with the gas, was
| lighted An explosion ensued which blew
| the barrel into smltherrens, cutting Fray
er very severely.
Two tramps snatched two coats
| from in front ct Gutman $ store Saturday
night hut were seen hy parties across the
street who gave the alarm. The tumpS
/ dropped the coats and took TO their heels,
/ escaping m the darkness. Officer West
/ shortly aitcrward arrested a tramp supposed
/ to he one OF the would-be thieves.
THE Maeunerchor Singing Society will
celebrate the New Year at their hall this
evening with a grand concert aud ball
| Among those to take part IN the concert
| are Miss Flora Williams. Prof II. /. At
/ benz. the director, the TrutOnIA Singing
Society the MleunrrChor, the Ladies
Section aud the Opera House orchestra.
| The affair will doubtless be very enjoyable
/ Two chaps. named Levitl-kry aud
Drumberr, from Ptttshurg. who run
cheap auction store IN the Reilly building
during the holidays, attempted to skip out
| SATURDAY, evening without paying Aur
| tionerr Hrryy i5l, which they owed mm.
| Constable IaurhlIn seized their goods uu
au attachment. GOTTEN cut before Justice
Ankle. and il cost them INST -, before