Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-10
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BASE BALL this afternoon on the Island
PaTk-Phiisdelphia vs.. Wheeling.
A GENTLEMEN about seven feet high at
tracted some attention on Market street,
last evening.
RECEIVER WGBER has received from
the State Treasury 81, 62S 10. on account
Of railroad taxes in Ohio county.
CHIEF DELBRUGGE has had handsome
hnoleum Land down on the floor Of the
outer poles Office, at the City Hall.
THE german will be danced at the
Wheeling Club next Monday evening, and
of course there will be large attendance.
STRAW HATS have bsen called in, and
many OF them may now be seen filing up
broken panes IN back windows about
town.
Two druaks were the only cases regis
tered at poles headquarters at o'clock
this morning. Both were hauled to the
building.
WILLIAM MATHEWS went before Justice
Davis yesterday and confessed to assault
and battery on George Price. BE went TO
Jail for ten days.
JOSH RINE and Dick Mansfield were
driving up Eleventh street in sulky, yes
rerday afteruOoD, when sn axle broke and
they we're dumped out on the cobSle
stones, but hey escaped with few bruises.
The new front being placed in Wesley
NJ. E chapel is nearing completion, and
shen completed will be one Of the hand
CONTEST fronts in any church in the city
The auditorium Of the church will also be
much larger.
THE frst pheasants of the season were
offered for sale in the cry, yesterday.
Some one violated the law, as the birds
are not allowed 10 be killed in West Vir-
ginia until the 10th-tO.day-nOr in Ohio
until the 18th.
THE rev dwelling and siore-rOom, be-
ipg erected By Mr.. A. D. Work, on his
property below LaBelle avenue, on Eof
street, ia rapidly nearing comple'i n
When Gbished be will move his store into
the new room.
THE many friends of Mr.. John O'COn-
nor, the well known glass worker OF the
E ghth ward, Will be panied TO learn OF his
death, which occurred yesterday nc eight
o'clock at his late residences. He was an
efficient employe OF the Hobbs glass works
AMAN named Gusrgens was taken sick
IN Market street, near Seventeenth, yes
erday afternoon, while drivipg-s dczsu
nogs. and was compelled TO lay down in
the street, while bis stock wandered of
Officer Ds&u took him home aud cared for
the pigs.
Mr. LOUIS SHAW, the champion fancy
slot billisIdist of the world, and his wife,
Nellie Shaw, the only lady billiardist, are
10 the city this week, on their way TO St
Louis to attend the Exposition, and Cd
Friday evening, st the request of num-
osr of people who have ssen them, they will
give al exhibition ia the Mcclure House
billiard parlOr.
The Wheeling Park Association has 3
1ew organ to he used in the merry-go-
round at the Park next summer. The or
Jan, which came from Berlin, is an ion
mense affair, as far rs music is concerned
and it can be easily heard Ave or six
quares away. II plays al the populaF
airs, and vas put in position at Reymann's
Brewery, Tuesday, and given trial
Me-. HARRY HAWKINS was rendered a
surprise last Saturday evening By Misses
Kstie c. Truax and Belle Prince, of the
south Side, at his residence on South Penn
street, Island. Quite a number OF Mr.
Hawkins friends were present, and 3
pleasant evening was spent, and refresh
ments served. I. was q late hour whsn
he merry party dispersed.
TAYLOR HUNTsNIAN. of Wheeling town
ship, Belmont county, was run over by q
traction engine and had his right arm and
-houlder blade broken. While ascending
hill the machinery was thrown out OF
GEAR. aud started hack down the hill. Mr.
HunismaD jumped, but was caught by
the large fly wheel and carried around tive
or more revolutions. He was then thrown
under the engine and one of the wheel;
passed over bis back, arm and shoulder