Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-18
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aIlnOr Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithilV Told.


ahlnOr Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithIlV Told
, AT Grand Opera House Ia evening-South
oei0Ss the war. sixty people in the cast.
The hat market is amply stocked for the
a1ter-election rush.
The BARRIERS south Of the creek win be
closed on Friday afternoon.
A MAIN street dentist wears a human
tooth mounted in a scarf pin.
DAvE MILLER was arrested by Officer
Scaliy, yesterday, for an assault committed
some time ago.
THE late lamented Christopher Column
bus will receive a great deal of attention
IN Wheeling this week.
The reserved seat sale for Sidney Drew
on thursday evening go on sale this morn
Ing at Houses music store.
THE Wheeling and Lake Erie railway
are Offering very low rates to Chicago this
week on account of the dedication Of the
W Orld'S Fair buildings
IT is hoped to have the broken shaft at
the Whitaker mill replaced in about six
weeks. Some Of the rollers have gone 70
work at Atnaville temporarily,
TIE Wheeling Grocers' Protective Asso-
citation will be represented by two wagons
representing a grocery store of the present
and one Of the past-lS92 add 1892.
DETECTIVE MCBRIDE, Of Little Wash
ington, was here yesterday, and left with
John Turner, colOred man, who is sup
posed to know something about robbery
committed there some time ago.
1t is expected Governor Fleming and his
staff will arrive in the city to-day, en- route
for Chicago, where they will take part In
the Columbian celebration and the dedica-
ton of the Worlds Fair buildings.
JAMES LAMACK stole book from in front
Of Stanton & DayenpOrt's store, yesterday
afternoon, and was arrested by Officer
Scally and taken before Justice Phillips,
where the warrant was cancelled az the
request Of Mr.. Stanton.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yester-
day to Michael Jennings, a native Of Ire
land, aged IS, and Mary Clines, a native OF
England, aged -; also, 10 Leslie Howard,
a native Of Patterson, y. j., aged %, and
May B. Cook, a native OF Saratoga
| Springs, aged Il.
But one petition was received at Clerk
| ThOner's Office, yesterday, regarding the
assessment The sub Committee Of the
Board was on the Island, yesterday. No
more petitions will be considered from
the wards where work has been concluded
until the meeting Of the Board next Au-
gust.
THE costumes Of the w. & J. College Re-
publican Club have arrived at last, and are
beauties, 70 say the least. They consist Of
blue helmets, white frock coats and white
leggins. The boys think also of securing
lanterns of red and black, the college colors.
The organization is well drilled and will
doubtless make a fine appearance at Wheel
ing tomorrow night. Eighty Of the mem
bers will CO. Washington Reporter.
THERE were ten cases in Police Court,
Yesterday morning. Bessie Allen was
fined five and costs for disorder, I'D. NC
Clatchley and VIM. Rodgers two and costs,
Martin Davis and Thomas Donegal three
aud costs, and Jas. Harrison and Chas.
Harkinson, the theatrical people, five and
costs each TnOs. PrOdO, the Italian who
was peddling on Sunday, was sent 10 the
hill The remaining case was a drunk.
1T is pity that those IN charge or the
erection Of the new street railway poles,
on Market street, could not have placed
the pole near the Wheat u Hancher clock
farther south 1t now stands but few
feet away from the south face of the clock,
and is a serious obstacle TO those desiring
| TO note the time. This clock is a great
/ public convenience, and many persons be-
/ sides the owners have an interest IN keep
| ing the view of il unObstructed.
The pOstOf1ce department has given out
word regarding the new device for saving
/ labor, time and shoe leather, the boxes de-
signed 10 permit people TO mail their letters
| without leaving their houses. The boxes,
which are TO be attached TO the houses, are
divided into two compartments, into one OF
which the carrier deposits his delivery let
| ters and from the other takes the letters
/ designed for mailing. These boxes Will be
placed on every route where two-thirds OF
| the residents desire them, but the owners
must pay for them.
LEVIN l. HANDY will open the Young
Mems Christian Association course Of lee
lures on Thursday evening. Seats will be
| reserved at the Association building at
O'Clock this morning. Tickets for the
! course of five first-clasS lectures are one
/ dollar Only limited number OF course
I tickets will be sold. Single admission will
| be 50 cents, and for members Of the Asso-
citation 25 cents. Mr.. Handy's lecture will
| be eloquent and entertaining. His subject
will be Patrick Henry, Orator and
Statesman