Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-23
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Trr work of drying out the new jail is
going on steadily.
TgE street railway track-layers have pro-
crossed as far as the top of the Main street
MILL
THERE will be THANKSGIVING services at
the Hebrew Temple this evening at Z
o'clock.
Tar choir of the Second Presbyterian
church will give a concert next Iuesaay aV
the church.
THANKSGIVING DAY services will be neld
in ALI the Catholic churches OF the city To-
morrow morning.
TIE Island Council No. 4, 0. U. A. M,
is making preparations 1or supper anu
ball TO occur soon.
CHIEF OF POLICE MCNICHoL Yesterday
received a neatly bound report or the De
partment of Police and Excise OF BROOK
Ign, New York.
A NUMBER of young ladies of the Elgnth
ward gave a hop last night at the Cyc1er
hall on South Jacob street. mayer IulI
orchestra furnished the music.
THE State Line Railroad is .pegging
avvav doing some grading along the rgnt
of wav. When its suits with the Pennsyl-
vania people are terminated the ROAD may
progress more rapidly.
THE North End Literary and Athieuc
Association will give ball at Turner nan
on Thursday evening. They nave arrangeu
for a most enjoyable occasion anu assure
their friends of pleasant time.
YESTERDAY morning the new bodies Tor
the street cars came from Philadelphia.
They are ten in number. The bodies VIII
he 1laced on trucks of an improved pat
tern. and some Of the new cars VIII De OUT
in a few weeks.
THE Young Mems Democratic Club OF
Benwood will give ball at the BenWoou
CITY Hall this evening. The cluo mas
formed a permanent organization ana the
nroceeds of the ball will be used toward
defraying necessary expenses.
MISS KATE SnlPK1Ns, of Mt. Vernon, o.,
who lived with the family OF >. G Mayor,
on the Island, died yesterday morning at
O'Clock. after short illness, In her zIsU
wear. The remains will be sent TO her nome
for burial
Tue tragedians, Frederick Warde and
TOuis James, supported by company o.
thirty actors, will give scenic ana cos
tune representation OF Henry Guy Oa Gar :,
toms romantic drama;S,Ihe Lion ; Mou'u'
at the Opera House next MONDAY.
THE members of the Jolly Six" new
social organization on the South olue, arc
making arrangements for a bali 10 oe
given by them on the evening oil the %2tn
at Teutonia hall on South JACOB street
Mayer's orchestra will furnish the music.
YESTERDAY afternoon a small out-oulld-
ing belonging TO Joseph Lawson, on OouIu
Huron street, was discovered to be on IRE.
Box ~ was pulled, but the system was OUT
of whack somehow, and the big oell gave
but three taps The Island reel eXungulSh-
ed the fire.
THE official Board of the North Street M.
E. Church held a meeting at the church
Monday. After the routine business the
BOARD decided TO hold bazaar and festival
in the church. The exact date OF the affair
was not decided on, but it will take place In
three weeks.
A SERIES of special meetings are going on
in the Disciples Church. The opening
meeting last night was well attended and a
good amount of interest was shown. Rev.
NJ. j. Cradle, pastor of the Christian
Church in Salem, o., preached. To-nlghts
topic is Saving Souls" and tomorrow
evening, ~ Am Christian"
THE outlook for turkeys in the city to-
day is good. The prevailing price on the
street was cents pound. The weather
has been adapted TO the market, ana there
will doubtless be plenty of the birds on
Change to-day. Whatever person may
have on Thanksgiving day nothing else so
satisfies the longings as turkey.
THOSE in charge of the erection Of the
new city water works are working rapidly.
.f1ouo' oovoDqty-f men are al WORK on the
foundations A,gd well. This well is to be
put down about asfty feet The work has
been fairly starteGl but it will take some
time to finish the excavation, as only two
feet per cay is the average depth run.
THERE was a report quiteosprrent on the
street last night that parties hao' ,snatched
the BODY of Maier from its resting place IN
the Peninsula cemetery. The rumGr, was
Immediately investigated and found tIn-
true, the grave being visited at ~ ocloSk
last night by the official at the cemetery
and found undistur bed.
THE wintersh character of the weather
during the past few days has caused an
increased demand for seasonable goods and
our merchants generally have no reason
to complain, so far, at least, as the volume
of business is concerned; however, com
petion is sharp and profits, as rule, small.
The outlook is regarded as being favor
able for a good trade throughout the
winter.
SEVERAL of the society gentlemen started
out early Yesterday morning Tor Sisters
Island on a duck shooting expedition.
They were arrayed in regular cunning at
tire and had a gay time, shooting most
everything but ducks. The coy natatories
had foreinstalled their coming and were
not there. Not a ducklet was seen. The
members Of the party were; Charles w.
List, Clark Hamilton, Hal Speidel, John
X. List, Irwin Singleton, Robert Simpson,
+ r FranZheim and Howard Simpson.