Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-27
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Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
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I Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly anu
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/ AT Opera House tonisht-Prot Flynn in his
/ feats % mesmeusm.
COUNCIL meets this evening in regular
/ session.
| THOMAS HuTcHENs, a native of England,
/ was admitted TO citizenship yesterday.
BELMONT County Fair at ST Clairsville,
September %, IS and %. Fine exhibits.
All should attend.
Miss Lucy Helmick has returned to her
home I'm Fairm0nt, after pleasant visit
with friends here.
The estate of Mrs. Mary Woods, at
/ Elm Grove, VIII Oe offered for sale on the
premises, this afternoon at two o'clock.
ABOUT @ o'clock ia the evening a very
bright star can be seen in the eastern por-
ton of the heavens. IL is the planet Jupi-
ter.
SAMUEL CoorER. Of No. 2739 Chapline
street. q Is. * O. brakeman, fell from a
train Sunday evening, az BenWOOd, anu
broke three OF his ribs.
A FIRE i'm an out-building on the pre-
misses occupied by Officer Lukens, yester-
dav afternoon, called out the Island hose
company. Some tools were stored in the
building, and the loss was about nifty dol
lars.
THERE was an attempt made last night
TO rape "a girl by the name OF Luusiord, on
Second street, in Martins Ferry. Inc
wOuld-Oe ravisher was JOnu Geer, anu ne
was arrested and will have a hearing this
morning.
MIR. Moore, OF Cambridge, a bicycle
rider of much ability, gave an eXhloluon
ON Market street, about half-past one
O'Clock Yesterday, going through some
slxlllful manouvering on his wheel before
quite a large audience
Mr.. CuAs. BENNETT, the noted electric
rght spriuter, will run Mr.. Dan Ritchey,
of the South Side, q foot race on Satur-
dav. October /, for forty dollars ana gate
receipts. The race TO be mile dash on the
new fair GROUND at p. M.
A EARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
10 Charles kraus, native OF FlttS0urg,
aged %. and Mary Duffy, native OF Penn
svIvania. aged 81; also, 70 Scott 3. Davis,
native of Wheeling, aged q, and hose
A. LOverige, native or Wheeling. aged L.
WORK is progressing in a very lively
manner az the Baer building ana the new
church building, as well as upon the brlen-
inc building, on South street, between
Maiu and Market. A big force OF work
men Of all sorts are employed there IN the
aggregate.
TuE sharp flash Of lightning, about nine
O'Clock Sunday night, affected several peo-
pIe i'm Fulton In a serious manner. MIS-
Hermann Gehringer was thrown to the
floor of the porch Of ker residence, on
which she was standing, and was uncon-
scious from the shock. George W. Cau-
bert was affected in the same manner, out
both soon recovered. The flash struck on
the hill close TO Fulton.
DAN and John McNamee Of Bellaire were
arrested at Martins Ferry yesterday after
noon for attempting 70 rob an old man oy
he name of Heidi who operates Goa!
mine on Glen's Run. The old man nad
over $50 in his pocket aud IL is claimed oy
some that they saw the McNamees trying
10 get IL. Word was telephoned TO the po-
lice from Burlington where the men were
and Officers Murphy and Neal responded
and brought the men down In quincy ana
locked them up. The men accused claim
they do do not know what they are arrested
for Their home they say is near the stock
wards iu Bellaire aud they were on their
road TO Deep Run TO purchase horse when
arrested.