Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-02

There are very few people, no doubt,
who have not by this time discovered that
Yesterday was April first, and many die
covered it TO their sorrow, when they came
to transfer their household goods fIom one
house to another. The family that was
compelled to move yesterday WAS certainly
in tough luck, because it was damp, bad
day, especially the fore part. II is pity
that the people in this part of the country
do not change moving day to May first, as
it would be so much plesssnter. Some
people move because they want TO better
Themselves, some move because they must
become more economical, some move be-
cause they cannot pay the rent, and still
others move because they will not pay the
rent but all who moved yesterday got
wet. their goods got damp, and everything
was generally disagreeable.
1t is said that to move twice Is equal to
a fire or something like that, and 1t ls
about a fact. To have things destroyed
and lost lust move them from one house to
another several times There was rot as
much moving in Wheeling Yesterday as
one would have imagined, and it Is a good
sign. because it iDdicstes that people are
satisfied and have become settled. There
are always some funny incidents occurring
GA april frat aside from the April fool
Jokes, and aa usual several occurred yester-
day. One wagon load of household furni-
ture passing down Chaptine street yester-
day afternoon was suddenly noticed TO
spring leak and n stresm If beer bottles
commenced to run ont, which continued
fra square before the supply was exhaust
ed
A mover on the South Side who at
tempted 10 get his goods in a house which
had not vet been vacated by the tensnt, got
himself into trouble aud a sluggiDg match,
which might have resulted seriously TO
heads as we'll as furniture, WIS only avert
cd by the women folks holding their liege
lords back. There were number Of such
incidents and rs book beer came along
with the day it assisted very materially 10
keeping cut the wet and melting many OF
the men folks to vigorous action. Some
psople postponed their moving I'M
III TO day 10 avoid the rush
and Doubtless az much will
be done as was done yesterday. Il is a
noticeable fact that very few business
houses are changing this year. Schenk *
Sons moved into their new loom, 20 that the
work of tearing down their old building
can be commenced at once. c. L. Kurtz
viii move his drug store into the room No.
iii Market street until his new building
il completed. Fred Smith moved his
grocery from the Zibn propsriy to the
opposite side of tbs street in the Mckee
stand The Mutual Savings Bank moved
to 1871 Market street.
The M,sses Bonham have moved to
the Logan residence from the old Grant
House proparty. Henry Sonnebcrn has
moved 10 South Front street, leland. w.
J Lu,z haa gone to housekeeping on South
Front street; NJ. r. Wof has moved from
south Front to South Penn street; Dr.. ID.
ID Ross now occupies one of the elegant
houses IN the O.teIling block on Sixteenth
street and Mt Scheok has taken the hon5e
formerly occupied by him on Market
street; A. B. Caldwell viii remove from
the corner Of Fifteenth and Jacob streets
to Chaplino street, and that residence will
he occupied by NJ. Purdy, of Moundsvi.le.
OF course there are many others. bat these
few were picked mp casually. There was
quite lot of moving among the tenement
population.