Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-24
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BOARD of Commissioners this morning.
DON'T forget il, tomorrow is Christmas.
KIMBALL Opera Company at the Grand
tonight.
HOLE in the Ground" at the Opera
House this evening.
EIGHTEEN cases were registered at PO-
lie, headquarters last evening.
IT is understood that a good deal of
counterfeit silver money is in circulation.
The Brilliant glass works ard the
Sparkling iron works are of for the holt
days.
The auction sals Of d. j. MCKee's
grocery will take place this morning at I'D.
o'clock.
THE Etna glass works of Bellsire will
open o sample room OF 1920 Main street,
Dun's old stand.
TOMORROW is the date of the regular
mee,iCg of Council, hut the session will
likely To held Friday.
TRE matter of the application for an
Injunction against Council will be argued
this afternoon before J Judge Jacob.
BIG and enthusiastic audiences greeted
Cha4. A. Gardner and his company in
"Fatt erlaud," at the Opera House, Sat
urday afternoon aud evening.
THE strike Of the miners Of the Wheel
ing and Manufacturing Company was set
tied on Saturday by the company acceding
to the demands Of the men.
WHEN a few ofthe White Caps are dec.
grated with black caps and allowed to
dance q liz on air, may be they'll discover
that they have made a mistake.
THE funeral of the late Lsonhart Fstz "
will take place from his late residence, No.
500 Market stree, this afternoon at two
O'Clock. The members Of the Pioneer
Society will attend in q hody.
THE crsyon portraits which are being
executed by Col. Tom Tsppau are attract
iug universal admiration. Although only
q young artist, Mr.. Tsppan has acquired a
style that usually comes ftom long exper-
fence.
Ii is understood the Pacific Mills at
O4kLnd, Cal, have been compelled to
close down, az they could not compete
with whesling pals despite the freight
rate Of 81 per kIg. They are quite q num-
Der of Wheeling men at oakland.
ABOUT twenty-five Wheeling boys, who
aye working at Findlsy and Fostoria, have
come home to speGd the holidays, nearly
all the glass tousss out that way having
closed for Christmas week. About eco Of
tie boys who live in this section will be
home.
REV. L. W. BARR preached the fourth
Of his series of sermons on Success in
Life" at the Third Presbyterian Church,
last evening, bis subject being Young
Men of Wheeling-Their Future" The
sermon was 3 splendid n aud was lis
tened to attsntiyely q large congregation.
The letter OF our Bellaue correspondent,
mailed from that place Saturday after
noon, did rot reach this office until II
O'Clock last night, thus requiring about
thirty-six hours to make Q journey OF four
| miles. For some unknown cause, the let
ter went out TO Grafton before coming up
10 Wheeling.
A MAN in . buggy belonging to Rine
the llvsrymau, was driving recklessly up
Market stcset, Saturday evening, and ran
into a wsgon stsnding in front of Some
born's store, A boy ALEC occupied the
buggy, ard both were dumped oct into
the sSeet, hut escaped unhurt, IS did both
V biclss. Such reckless driving should be
stOpTed.
The Uaion Bridge Company have COM
netcsd to drive spiles in the creek at the
porth end Of the peninsula on which to
erect q temporary bridge. 1t viii not bs
long before the rosdbed will be iu shape
fer laying the track, IS it is understood q
track is to Re lsid to connect with the B.
& o road so that material may be easily
transferred. =