Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-25

II Vmu-Nerlam song.
Onertory-There Were shepherds. Turpiu
At the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Farmers Mass in b Hat will
be sung at live and ten o'clock.
LAST NIGHTS BALLS.
The South Side Turner'S gave a
maSque ball at their hall last evening.
There was 4 good turnout, and many
unique and original costumes were seen
on the floor. 1t was one of the most
successful affairs ever given by the
club.
The sounds of lively orchestral strains
were heard in the vicinity of Turner
Hall last evening, it being the occasion
of ball by the Crescent Club.
The Red Rose Social gave a well con-
Quoted ball at Beethoven Hall last night.
There was large outpouring OF dan
GERS. and everybody had good time.
There was large attendance at the
Little Tycoon dance at Arion Hall last
evening. The participants engaged in
the merriment until well into the morn
ing, and all had a most enjoyable time.
HOW BUSINESS HAS BEEN.
Yesterday evening REGISTER report
er talked with a number of business
men, regarding the holiday sales, and
without exception they said rhe season
had been fully mp to the exceptional
totals of last year, while several said
they had exceeded, during December,
So far. the total sales for December,
1889. The business men seen repre-
scented the dry goods, furniture, Jew
elry. book. furnishing goods and cloth
ing, music. cigar, china and glass.
candy, and toy trades, and all told the
same story of general prosperity. In
but one or two instances was there 4
complaint that business was not what
it was expected to be, but that was at
tributed to the big snow storm OF last
week. more than a lack of money on
the part Of the public, or an indiSpoSition
| TO buy.
a leading jeweler Saidi
My sales are at least twelve or mr.
teen per cent. in advance OF those OF
/ a year ago. and am very well satisfied.
There has been an elegant demand FOL
/ the finer class Of goods, such as dla'
mondS, watches aud solid Silverware
| There has been an exceptional demand
from out Of town, sometimes order'
coming from long distances"
\ gentleman in the furnishing goods
trade said:
The season started little slow Will
Us. mainly because of the warm weather
/ but for the past two weeks, and partic
ularly within the last week, there ha'
been A most satisfactory demand"
\ music dealer said:
Il think We have sold few more pi
amos this season than we did last, anC
the general demand has been good toI
everything in our line"
a dealer in fruits and confectioner!
said.
/ my sales haze been double wha
they were last year and another rep
resentalive in the same line said th'
same thing.
A cigar dealer said,
NV holiday trade has been One-QEar
ter better than a year ago.
A dry goods dealer said:
"Our legitimate dry goods trade Is no
greatly affected by the purely holiday
trade. cut IN fancy articles, curtains
fine towels aud napkins, table linen
etc. we have done wonderfully vel
this year"
A gentleman in the china and queens
ware line said trade had been fully NJ
TO year ago, and was very satisfactory
while a bookseller said business haC
been booming for ten days past, ant
added that he noticed an increase II
out-of-,Own orders. Several peopi'
spoken to mentioned the exceptional
number Of country people in the eit!
during the past week or 50, and in talk
ING with street ear conductor, upol
This subject, he said the travel from
Benwood and Bellaire, as well as from
the Ohio side OF the river generally, b.
wav Of the bridges, had been yer,
heavy. and this was confirmed by per
sonal observation OF the travel
AT the postofiice-yesterday, ReglStr'