Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-21
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YESTERDAY was a fine day after the
rain.
one deed of trust was admitted to
record by Clerk Hook yesterday.
THE banks will be closed on Wednesday
in commemorstion of Washipgton's BIRTH
day.
MRssRs. ALBERT MAGER and Albert Z.
Blyia have been admitted to the firm OIL
Friend & Son as partners.
SPECIAL revival services at Fourth Street
ii. E. Church to-day at 8 p. m. and 7:Sop.
m. All are cordially invited.
HANLoN Bios. and their new Voyage
En- Suisse will be at the Opera House
Monday and Tuesday evenings, February
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OFFICER HAzLETT arrested AndyMyles
for being d~isorderly in q North Eud saloon
at an early hour this morning.
A THIEF, unknown, stole two fine Beagle
hounds from Mike Dingar, the well-knoWn
Twelfth street halter, several days since.
The Committee on Court House and Jail
and the Committee on Finance, Of the
County Board of Commissioners, met yes
terday and transacted routine business.
The news comes that Mr.. George Baird
ia i'll in st. Paul with the typhoid fever,
and DR.. A. F. Hustled left for there yes
terday to attend him. Georges many
friends will be glad to learn OF his early
recovery.
THE young peoples meeting in Fourth
Street NJ. f Church last evening was
largely attended and very interesting. Al.
dresses were made by DE-. Blaisdell q
Rev. DR.. HolliDgshead, Of st. Cisirsvllle.
THIEVES entered r. Dobler's gun shop,
on Tenth street, early Sunday morning,
and secured three reyolyers, two guns and
the proprietor's silver watch. The loss Is
about 500, and there is no clue II the
thieves.
Miss MAMIE MCCULLOUGH handsomely
entertained q select number OF her friends,
on Saturday evening, at the residence Oh
her father, on Fifteenth street, in honor OF
her guest, Harry Browne, who left for st.
Paul, MINI, last evening.
A BENwooD man, who attempted 10
lump ON an Ohio River train Saturday
night, made a miscalculation and went
over a tTestle q distance Of some twenty
five feet. He struck IN his feet IN the
mud and came up unhurt.
THOMAS COLLINS. conductor of the Ben
wood yard engine, while walking along the
s. & o. trestls at BsnwOod on Saturday,
slipped and fell of, o distance Of thirty feet.
He was 40 badly injured that he died yes
terday morning. He leaves a wife and
family.
Mr.. EMHoFF, a carpenter, while at
work yesterday afternoon on the building
owned by Schenerlein, situated IN the old
fair ground property, slipped and fell to
the first floor, alighiing upon his head and
shoulders. He was pretty painfully in
iured, but no bones were broken.
AMEETING Of the first ward prohibition
league was held last evening in the North
street NJ. E. Church, and the attendance
was quite large. Addresses were made by
Rev. j. G. CAN'T, Geo. w. Atkinson and
Rev. Dryden. Another meeting Of the
league will be held next Monday evening.
ACERrAIN chap attempted to get in
Sadie Tracy's house in the Sixth ward Sat
urday night, but made q mistake and en-
tered q respectable house. The owner
told him to get, and as he refused to do 30,
he turned in ard gave the intruder a
sound thrashipg which he will not soon
forget
CHAs. ALLEN and Mira. Allen were be
fore Justice Arkle last evening. on com
plant of James 0'Malley, the first being
charged with assault and tho latter with
p~rofane Language. Both cases were dis
missed at the costs Of the plaintiff. Some
ten or fifteen witnesses were summoned IN
the cases.
CHAs. A. GARDNER, the popular Ger
man comedian, will be at the Opera House
Thursday evening with his new Karl"
aud he will introduce new songs, new
dances aud new scenic effects. The Incl
dental music is also new and bright. MIR.
Gardner is a favorite in Wheeling and will
draw a large audience. Seats go on sale at
Banner & Co. 8 music store this morning.
CBAs. BENNETT and Claude Meredith
got SO and costs apiece in Police Court
yesterday morning for slugeing ice Lee,
the Chinaman. Will. Jackson and Cbas.
Franklin, the two colored chaps who as.
saulted Officer Bell, got s. and costs each.
James Kenny and Andy Green, the other
two chaps arrested, we're discharged.
J. T. Montgomery, for selling liquor on
Sunday, confessed and was fined $40 and
costs.
The space which was formerly occupied
by J. A. Bayless' hardware store in Mar
tins Ferry, presents a peculiar appearance
this morning. Last night the store was
open as usual, and the proprietor was en-
gagged in his customary duties. This
morning, the building, with all its con-
tents, is missing. Nothing is left except
the props upon which the store-room
stood. Yesterday at noOp, r. Colts, the
owner of the land upon which the build
ing stood, notified Mr.. Bsyless to move the
store. 1t appears Jim took the hint, and
the building is a thing Of the past.