Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-02
REILAIRE.


The event of the season will occur at the
Elvsian theatre on Saturday. The Faust
up to Date Company will be here on that
date with cast of forty people Kate Cas-
Teton and Ada Melrose, two well known
actresses are with the troupe. The play
can be classed as burlesque opera.
There is a tendency to boom real estate
below town The indications are that
most of the building in the future will be
down near Rodefer's. The Ohio Valley
and the B., T.. Il c. railroads run through
that section, making il pretty good loca-
tion for manufactures.
The Bellaire Window Glass Works will
likely have one of its furnaces in working
order the last of this week. Most, OF the
unemployed men about the plant have LEFT
for New Jersey TO work the rest OF this
fire
There was good turnout of Odd Eel
lows at the funeral of VIM. Ship yester-
day. Owing 10 a mix OF arrangements the
steamer Phillips was detained about an
honr and a half TO take the lodge to Wheel
! ing.
Messrs. Cole and Jewett, the Evangel-
lists, will be here on April 9TH and will at
once begin series of meetings to capture
sinners. The work of reformation will be
| luTtC lOuT NCcho
Prof. Zera, the slight-of-hand performer,
who was to have given an entertainment
on Saturday did not show up owing TO the
bad weather Over 800 little folks were
disappointed in consequence.
Some people were without water in their
homes yesterday, on account OF the pipes
! freezing and some were without natual gas
because the meters could not stand the
cold.
Geo. Westlake has signed with the Port
land, Ore, ball club. He will leave with
Billy George for his new field OF labor
about the middle of this month.
The owners of the Pittsburg coal works
expect TO boom things this summer. They
are offered financial aid in the shape oil ad-
ditiOnal stockholders.
The brick residence on Guernsey street,
| built by Joseph Doepler, and known as the
"Arbuckle" property, has been purchased
by Mrs. DR. Piper.
The owners of the steamer Phillips say
they will have their wharfbOat ready for
business at this point as soon rs the
weather gets good.
Playing craps is perhaps the most
| fashionable pastime with dice users now.
The colored gamblers think there IL nothing
like II.
Isaac Blum leaves this week for New
York, to purchase goods. He appears 10
have Jared we'll on his trip 10 the Paclhc
! coast
Most of the hay used for packing at the
Union Window Glass Works was wet by
the late flood II has been spread out to
dry.
The First NJ. T.. Church took up col
lection Yesterday for the Freedman's AID
and Southern Educational Society.
The Crystal window glass works lost Il
number of green pots by the high water,
being unable TO move them.
The B.. Il. Il c. has repaired the damage
done by high water on the trestle work In
the lower part OF town.
o. c. Henry, the photographer, is nego-
tiating for gallery in Pittsburg and Will
likely locate there.
\ number of our people went TO Wheel
ing Saturday night to see the presentation
of Gypsy Baron
Camden Smith, the thief who escaped
the clutches of the law, has not been heard
| from.
Rev. C. W. Muckley, of Kansas City,
preached in the Christian Church yester-
! day.
A number of ladies' have taken table
lsoard at the bachelors Club
A couple of saloon men are spending
several days at St Clairsvlle.
There was no business Of Importance at
the lookup Saturday night.
The foundry made several large ship
ments of stoves last week
Bob Haase talks of going TO Alaska on
trip TO capture seals.