Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-26
Stole q Watch.

suit being a very badly lacsrated hand o
a psinful wound. DR.. Ackermann dressedit.
Stole q Watch.
On Saturday evening as Mrs. ). W.
Grubb was passing up Market street
through the dense crowd OF people out to
see the parade some sneak thief suddenly
snatctel her watch and d~isappeaIei down
the alley below the REGISTER office: The
watch wa q handsome gold n and quite
valuable. There is no clue to the thief.
Fatally Crushed.
Robert Nicholson, q coal miner at the
Creek mines, west OF Bridge
port, was fatally crushed BY Q fall OF stone
while at work Monday morning, and at 2
the same afternoon be died from
the effects of his injuries. The funeral
will take place this afternoon, and Will
occur under the auspices Of the Sons or ST.
Say It Was q Mistake.
The employing boiler-mskers claim that
they knew nothing of the boiler-makers
who came here on Sunday last, presumably
to take the places of the strikers, nor did
they solicit any one in or out of the city
10 work for them. As stated yesterday,
the differences between Cox & Morrison
and their men have been compromised and
the men returned to work yeestsrdsy.
The strike at Sweeney & Sons is still IN
Good,On stock.
The wells of the Wheeling Oil Company
are still making a profitable output. The
five wells on the Mckinney tract, three
east of Washington, produce 400 bar
rels per day, and another we'll is expected
to come in in q day or 30. The wells on
the fair grou dds property are producing
only eighteen barrels per day. The 20
per cent. premium on Washington oil
stock in the Wheeling Company
valuable and numerous % per cent. divi-
d.nds have been declared.
The Little Tycoon.
Daring the time that Mr.. Sponsors
sparkling, ever popular work has
been on the stage, nearly fifty comic operas
have been brought here from abroad and
presented, and yet the Little Tycoon has
ontlived them all. 1t caught the popular
favor at the start aud has retained it to the
full measure for over two years. Crowds
still flock to see it under the authors per-
sonal supervision. Only company o
PLAYING the opera, and it will appear at
the Opera House Friday evening Ks-
sawed seat tickets are on sale at Houses.
A Painful Icjury.
A fourteen.yeaJ-cld girl named Annie
daughter of VIM. Nibur, who re.
sides on South Jacob street, WAS climbing
on an iron fence OF the German Church,
Yesterday afternoon, when her foot slipped
and she fell, striking her lett arm on one
the sharp iron palings. Her cries
brought assistance and she was carried to
DR.. Pipes Office, where the wound, which
was lust at the elbow and o very ugly one,
was dressed, several stitches being neces-
sary to pull it together. She was then
taken home.
Over an Embankment.
Last evening one of Dumas hacks, driven
by We Thompson and occupied by two
ladies and q gentleman, whose destination
was the Republican meeting On LaBelle
street, went over the embsnkment on
Twenty-ninth street., between Wood and
Eoff streets, badly breaking up the hack.
The occupant, and horses escaped unhurt.
The accident was caused by the city not
e red light at this point, where
they had been doing some work.
Washington Presbytery.
The celebration of the Seventeen ami
versary of the Washington Presbytsry com.
yesterday in the Upper Buffalo
Church, Washington county. The open
Ing sermon was preached by Rsv. j. s.
Pomeroy at / o'clock p. m, and addresses
were made during the day by Rev. Henry
D D, Rev. W. II. Cooke, d. D.,
and J.. A. Donahey. Qaite q large nu mber
attended the meeting and were pleased
with the exercises. The programme for
to-day ia also an int ereeting one.
A Boy Hero.
Martin Hayden and his company had q
fue audience at the Grand last night.
There was considerable applause and much
laughter, all the good points Of the play
being duly appreciates. The scenery was
very good, the storm on the Gulf of Mex
leo, daring which there is q rain storm Of
,esl water and Q sinking boat, being very
The play il moral one, that
to o good class of people. and
be well attended,. There will BE- o
zraud matines this afternoon for lsdies and
shildreu. Admis. ion Is. 25 aud IS cents.
Yesterdays Police Court.
The cases Of Francis Halpin and John
Howley were continued in Police Court
yesterday morning. The case Of "Dr."
Goldstsiu for whipping his wife, was also
continued on account Of the absence Of
material Witnesses. The mans wife did
not show mp ct court, neither did another
important witness. Goldstein was allowed
10 20 upon his own reeoguizance, and 1t is
very probable that he and his wife were
both ont Of the city before noon yesterday.
Louis B,cketti, the Italian confectioner,
and Jesse Lance, for their racketon Market
street, Monday night, paid s. and costs
each. frankie Lee, for drunkenness was
fined 81 and costs and SAINT 10 jsil for ten
dsys in days in default. Hugh Boyd was
fined $50 and costs for = big drunk.
ILL health moiifes all possible good
ness. Restore yonr health By usipg War