Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-14
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Two DRINKS were ian in by the Police,
last night.
THE Council Committee on Health is
called TO meet this evening
ONE deed OF tr1st Was admitted tC
record by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
The river marks on the landing last
evening Indicted feet, : inches and fall
ing.
TIE Crescent mill started on full yestsr-
day morning and the prospects for long
run are good.
A MAN named Frank Davis was fined
81 and costs by Justice Ankle, last even
ing, on a charge OF bsiOg drunk.
An important me citing of the siockhOld-
srs of the baseball Association will be held
this evening at Mclaughlin * MeGinleS
Hall.
THE Board Of Public Works has a force
Of ZEN aud carts at work gathering up
gravel oil the bar at the east end of Fink
street.
Mrs. SAMUEL CRAY aud Mrs. Philip
Dsbbs, of this city, are visiting their pa
rents, Sir. and Mrs. James McMillen at
Bsllaire.
Col. ELLSWORTH SrATLER' is making
extensive Improvements u his Mcclure
HOUSE billisrd room. 1t will be enlarged
snd two more isbles put in.
WoRK ia low going on lively st the
custom house. A lot of dressed stone have
arrived for the wall Of the elevator add
ton on the Sixteenth street side.
OFFICER GAUs lost his revolver early
We terdsy morning, while running to turn
in an alarm G. FIRE. The finder will confer
favor by leaving it at the City Hall.
GEORGE WELLS, probably the Oldest
resident Of Wheeling. died at the residence
OF bis e1n-in-law, 5. II. Bell, on South
Penn street, at 10 o'clock last night, aged
20 years
THERE Of Ida Walton's girls got out in
toe yard nc an early hour this morning and
INDUCED in "a frc1-f0r-al 60 as-you-
please fight. Officer Carney arrested them
and they rep0sed all night in the cooler.
THE picnic to be given on the State Fair
Grounds on Thursday, for the benefit OF
the Sisters Of st. J,-eph, promi,, = 10 be
one Of the most successful and enjoyable
affairs Of the SESSION. There will be run
ming races and other attractions.
THE st. Alphousus Society have COM
rleted arrangement u attend the Nation
al Catholic { Invention at Cleveland in Sep
temb,r. and will leave here on August 81
over the c., L. & W. Railroad Good
rates have been secured, and ticket will
be god until September 3.
AT the meeting of Council last evening
during the discussion Of the Board of Pub-
lie Works communication n regard II the
regulation OF wagon tires, 1t was stated
that one wholesale wagon had hauled
load through the streets recently weighing
-, 500 pounds, the wheels being oply ordi-
narily wide.
A SPECIAL from Wellsburg, ". Va,
dated the l2.h inst, reads ss follows: The
test well on the Abram Viii N farm, near
Short Greek, is down 10 about eighty feet.
The well is owned by Wheeling and Pitts
burg parties, who have leased considera-
ole territory in the vicinity, and the re ult
is being watched closely.
A REPORT from the Mark Twain Rod
and Gun Club says that that they enter
tanned sixty-six visitors last Sunday, in
Gliding some OF WheeliDg's most prom
inent citizsus. Cooper Criswell was orator
of the day and made it pleasant for all.
The report slso states that Sam Small will
not be with them this yer, bat they ex'
pect visit from Or. Talmage.
WILL RICHARDSON hi been at work
fixing up the in' rior Of the Opera House
during the summer Sc N, and he now has
it in tine shape for the opening night, next
Monday. The walls have been handsome
" repaper I, all the woodwork repainted
and many Of the chairs upholstered. Oh
course Cievelaud's famous Ministries will
be greeted with a packed house, and the
rush for seats will b. great.