Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-28
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TWO deeds of trust were admitted to re-
cord at Clerk Hooks office yesterday.
THE barge Minnie will carry people
to and from the base ball games and races
al of this week
IL Part One of the Circuit Court, yester-
day, the plaintiff rested, IN the keid VIII
case, and the defense began.
AT TWO O'Clock this morning the only
cases registered at police headquarters-
one disorderly and two DRINKS.
THE Council Committees on Cemeteries
and Real Estate met at the City Hall last
evening, and transacted routine business.
A TESTIMONIAL benefit will be given
Messrs. Steele, Sherwood and Douglas,
formerly of Claire ScOtt's company, at
Heiulein's Hall, Bridgeport, on Thursday
evening
ELLA BERRY, a colored woman, sWore
out a warrant before Justice Arkle, yester-
day, charging Gus Grimm with assault
and battery The hearing will occur
Wednesday.
IL the past few days wheat has dropped
from 90 cents to So cents per bushel, with
the receipts very liberal. The extraor-
binary prospects of the coming crop IS no
doubt the cause.
The vote in the county for County Su-
perintendent, Commissioners, &c, was
canvassed by the Board Of Commissioners
yesterday and found correct. Weidman
has 479 and Foreman 254.
IT was reported that a robbery had been
committed 1T the Mcclure House, Sunday
night, but il was said to have been mis-
take. A chap did capture some Doodle,
but he was induced to return it.
JAKE REID, Teddy McGrane and G.
Thompson, Of this city, are entered In the
ten-hour gO-as-you-please pedestrian CON
test, which takes place next Saturday
evening at ArmOry rink IN Wellsburg.
The Assembly Of the National Union
will meet at G. A. r. Hall at two o'clock
this afternoon for the purpose of electing
Senator to represent the West Virginia IN
terests of the order in the National Senate. |
A DESCRIPTION of man wanted by the
police, was left at headquarters yesterday,
which was about rs follows: "A Jew ped
dlsr carrying packs feet or inches
high, with a dark mOustache and soft
hat"
THE members of the st. Psul's German
Church will give concert at their church,
corner Thirty-eighth and Wood streets, to-
morrow night. The programme is said TO
be q very fine one and large gathering
Will no dObt be on hand.
J. FREIDEL * Co, are handling some
TerY handsome decorated ware that Is made
tight at home. Several dinner sets and
,hamber sets in their show windows OF
domestic make have attracted unusual at
ention because of their beautiful appear
Ince.
A YOUNG man named Robinson recently
became aware of q sure on his lower lip,
md being a cigarette fend be continued to
moke. Then the sore became very much
worse, and yesterday he had part Of his lip
ut off, as il was found that the sore was
Il a cancerOus nature.
THE Wheeling Wheelmeu are notified in
mother column TO meet at the corner of
lain and Twelfth street, this evening, at
O'Clock sharp to take a run over the
southern and Eastern portions Of the city,
nd to attend a meeting to be held at the
)ity Building at s o'clock.
THE Wolf No /, near the vaudegrift
ease on the MiddletOWn road, tapped
arge flow Of gas Saturday. This will
hut of the flow of oil, which would
doubtless have reached 100 barrels per
lay. As near az can be estimated the flow
8 the heaviest Of any well in the Washing
on field.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary f.
Hall will take place from the residence Of
John J. Jones, Esq, on North Main street
At 9 o'clock, and will be conducted by
Rev. n. s. HOey, pastor Of the First
Church Of Bellaire, Of which
Mrs. Hall was a member. The interment
will take place at Rock Hill cemetery.
THE B. & o. has large force of men
lowering and improving the track on Six
.eenth street At the intersection Of
Market the track has been lowered several
inches, and for a considerable distance the
lies are being ballasted with stone and
Dlanked with three-inch oak plank, the
'hange being very marked.
THERE is a good deal Of complaint,
among those uaNlnk nueludoo al Tue OuNLb
House, during sessions Of Court, about
he decided weakness Of the Court House
bell, as to sound. The conditions have TO
be very favorable, TO enable it to be heard
, square away. A new and larger bell
would fill a long-felt want.
FIVE cases were disposed of in Police
Court, yesterday morning. by His Honor
Mayor Seabright. Two disOrderlies got
81 and costs and 81 and costs respectively;
= plain drunk got ten days; a man who
refused to move on when ordered by an |
oficer, paid SO and costs, and q ssloOnist
paid $50 and costs for selling on Sunday. |
THE special Council committee ap-
pointed to arrange and negotiate for the
sale Of the old sheriff's Office property, at
the Court House, met yesterday afternoon.
The proposition Of the Knights Of st. |
George, to buy the property for $1,000,
laid aside, and the committee will
meet again this evening. when, it is under
stood, several other offers will be con-
sidered.