Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-11

Some Of the CONSUMERS OOn4 o.bars
figures have mounted upward, WHO 0'--0'
saw they have decreased.
TuREE appears to be an unusually l 49,
slaughter Of hogs this season, ludglns. tto ~
the number of hogs heads anu qu@H'iV' -
ribs, ETC., at the groceries.
THE work of excavating east Oh tne G p, -
q. and Ohio River railroad bridge at C .Sot
wells Run, for the new channel u '
stream, is progressing nicely.
MICHAEL MILLER was yesterday sPPG SdoI
cd administrator of the estate OF M ISl
Miller. deceased. Bond, Sl,OOO; Geors0
Wolf and N. j. Smith suretleS.
SCHMULBACH's brewery addition Is
almost finished. The clock tower Gun 10
plainly viewed from the upper end OF Pen-
wood, and all portions OF the South DUO
TX THE Circuit Court yesterday the jury
in the case of w. II. Robinson V. fes s7l
Welty, returned a verdict Of S!,o4o Ior
plaintiff. There was a motion Tor d 10"
trial.
A LOOK over the hotel register in TINS
CITY shows that drumers have been stTih-
iug Wheeling in great shape recently
This may be accounted for by reason OF inc
holiday trade.
SEVEN cars were put on the loop yes
terday, and the service was improved CON
siderably, cars running every SIX minutes
But four or five cars have been runplng
on the ''loop" for some time.
THERE appears to be a consolidation OF
newspaper interests in Bridgeport ana
Martins Ferry. The Ohio VALLEY Ne'1s ana
Bridgeport Argus, received at this ONCE
Yesterday, were printed upon one sheet.
THE ladies of the North Street M. E.
church, corner Fifth and Market streets,
will give a social this evening. Supper
will be served from 5 TO 10 o'clock, and the
proceeds viii be for the benefit OF the
church.
IT is said that the management of the RAJ
VIENNA, O., Opera House would not allow
Eva Ray Hamilton TO appear on the stage,
owing 10 the fact that some people thought
it would have an immoral influence on the
audience.
TIE Christmas trade might be said to be
fairly on the way, but as a rule 1t scarcely
ever reaches its best until within week OF
Christmas day. From the exhibits already
made our merchants are anticipating good
trade in thGt line.
IT IS said that one or two "Uncle Toms
Cabin" troupes are heading this way
When it comes to drawing good houses the
"Uncle Tom" people are strictly in 1t"
and the ghost seldom fails TO walk" with
such companies.
If the old saying, "The first three days
of December rule the three months OF win
ter" is any criterion by which to so, then
this winter viii be one Of mild and beauti-
full weather. The first three days OF the
present month were very beautiful and
pleasant.
THE work of putting up the new Bost
wick Fireproof Steel Lath is now going on
in the City Bank building 1t is the first
building in the city in which this new lath
is being put TO practical test. 1t works
admirably. The plastering adheres uni
formly and securely. A large number OF
spectators have dropped in to see the ope-
ration. Jake Kempleis doing the work.
Mss KATHARINE PEARSON WooDs, for
merly of Wheeling, arthor Of "Metzerott,
Shoemaker is at work on novel in which
hypnotism will be considered, and in which
she viii illustrate the idea that the power
of one mind over another is more or less
the power OF Conscience, that the good
power can never be overcome by the evil
power, though individuals may yield to it.
SPORTsMEN are now making the most of
their passing opportunities and taking adj
vantage Of the beautiful weather to visit
the woods in search Of game. On the 18th
of this month, Tuesday next, the Ohio
game law calls halt all along the line, as
after that date il becomes illegal to hunt
either quail, squirrels, pheasant, prairie
chicken, duck or wild turkey.
CLARKsBURG has a population of $500
souls, and not an opera house, not hotel,
not depot building, not a street railway,
10 gladden. the hearts Of the strangers
within our gates, or to fortify her claims
to that boosted culture and refinement
about which we hear the bloods descant so
demurely and divinely on the store boxes.
-ClGrksbuIg sun.
The report Of the meeting of the Board
Of Directors of the State Fair yesterday,
was Inaccurate through two lines being
omitted in the list Of committees. The cor
rect list is as follows; Executive, Messrs.
August Rolf, j. Il. Hobbs and A Rey-
mann; Buildings and Grounds, Messrs.
George Hook, Henry Bieberson and Louis
Steenrod; Finance, Messrs. NJ Reilly,
Aug Rolf and Geo. Hook.
TUE Secretary of the Wheeling Liouor
Dealers Association has written to Bellare
and the saloon men there have called a
meeting 70 effect a local organization this
afternoon at Two o'clock. This association
will act with the associations at Wheeling.
Martins Ferry and Bridgeport. p. ].
Gavin, of the Wheeling Association. will
be in Bellaire this afternoon to explain
matters.
AT meeting of the Retail Grocers Pro
tective Association held on Monday last
the following officers were elected for one
year: Board of Directors-S. G. Navlor.
81. w. Schrehe, J. S. Welty, VIM. c.
Eberts, John Mckee. First Vice Presi
dent, II. W. Schrebe; Second Vice Presi-
dent jacob Korn; Recording Secretav.
J. Q. StroeOel; Financial Secretary, VIM
Wendell; Treasurer, John Mckee.
Mrs. }. w. DoUGHERrY, now residing in
London, formerly Miss Jennie Caldwell az
/ Wheeling, will exhibit today, December
18th, al the opening Of Messrs. Wheat &
dancher, several oil sketches, taken from
nature sS the ruins Of henilworth, Eng
/ land. Miss Ellen B. Caldwell will also
I have on exhibition two studies from lifa-N
| "A Cavalier and Two Children of EnI.
/ land" Both these ladies have. for the mast
/ hve years, been making stndy of painting
! IN the atsliers OF Paris and in italy.
A SPECIAL from East LiverpooI saws.
! That there viii be an Eastern Ohio 7 ess,,o
/ IN 1922 is now al assured fact A meath,
/ has been called for Alliance. Ohio. and iii
/ be held on Thursday, January Z ~ IN IN
/ o'clock a. IN, In the psrlOrs Of the ToteI
Arlington. Delegates viii be present frcrn
Akron, Wooster, Messillon, Canton Ait
ance, Salem, Youngstown and East Iirar-
pool, and a strong eight club leagua T-iIi Re
organized from The above named cities
ALL OF the senior class of the nrb,;o
schools met ia the First ward scho6l ves'
terday morning for their first exarninat;on
The studies n which they were examinaJ
were English grammar and SPELLING anS
the affair was conducted bv Snrer
intendent Anderson. The class hi
year numbers sixty-four, about do,hio
that OF last year, and is the Isrvess
in the history OF our schools. The frs.
class graduated numbered Il, aud witb