Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-19
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briehy """
Pithily Told.

Pithily Told.
uo,,r-cRowN strawberries will be on the
market before long.
"SrRrrrs of New York at the Grand
Opera House tonight
WHEELING mills shipped 10000 kegs OF
nails by river last week
THE Committees on Health and keaI
Estate will meet this evening.
FARMERS report prospects good Tor
heavy crop of apples and cherries
The river marks on the landing last
evening indicated Il feet and falling.
0P1pE is being laid in Wheeling Park, ano
| il will soon be illuminated by natural gas
ALARGE number of people went up yes
terdav to look at the Union rallroao
bridge.
THERE will be no Court at st. Glars
vile this week, Judge briggs having oeen
called away by sickness
THE Alphas will give their select hop on
Thursday evening. and not Monday as
stated in yesterdays paper.
THE Bethany commencement IS on June me
10th. the West Liberty on the lOth' t1t
/ state University June 18th, and the Linsly
the 10Th.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
in another column in reference TO the com
ing entertainment for the Oeneht oil the nos
/ pital fund.
THE continued high water in the river Is
keeping back work on the substructure OF
the Wheeling Bridge Companys bridges u
an exasperating degree
A VALUABLE horse, one of span OF hne
grays, fell dead on the pike opposite Mar
shairs coal bank last evening. The name
of the owner was not learned
The base ball grounds have become the
resort of numerous parties Of boys who en-
gage in card playing. Evening is the Ia
vorite hour for this amusement.
THE well drilling below Wellsburg, own
ed by Mr. George Owens, come in Friday
and proves to be one Of the best gassers
struck there since the boom OF 50
A HORSE attached to a buggy took fright
near Greenwood Cemetery afternoon, and
ran off. The buggy was dashed against d
fence, and a wheel and shaft were broken
The iron work Of the channel span Of the
Union bridge is being hoisted up, and II
will not be long until the big span IS IN
place. The boats are taking the side spans
Ben McLArGHLIN writes a card and says
that he did not leave his family, but took a
run over TO Wheeling TO advertise his
swimming feat, and his wife did not know
it,
A GooD many enquiries are heard as to
why the special committee OF Council, au'
thorized bv the Young resolution, has not
been appointed and meeting held. Nearly
a week Of valuable time has been lost.
THE Chamber of Commerce will meet
this evening in special session for the pur-
pose of hearing the report of the special
committee of five appointed to confer with
the officials of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad Company
ABOUT three O'Clock yesterday a crowd OF
bows operating flying Dutchman.n near
the Crescent mill, fell out among them
selves, and the result was free-for-all
fight, in which half dozen took part. a
message TO the police put an end to the les
tivities
THE Little Kanawha Transportation
Company, of Elizabeth, Writ county, has
been chartered, with capital stock OF
81, 900. and the Royal Coal and Coke Com
pany. with Il capital stock of 500, to dc
business in Raleigh county, ON the south
side OF New river.
The Kings Daughters of the Fourth
Street NJ. +. Church, together with a choir
Of the church, will give Quaker Tea,
Thursday evening, at the church. A care
fully prepared menu of refreshments, in
GLIDING ice cream and strawberries, will be
served, and a delightful musical programme
rendered.
The popular Schmulbach book beer will
be on tap to-day and tomorrow in all sa-
looms in this city and vicinity, and it will
be found first-class in every respect. En-
u. h,.t l.a
sparing no expense in arriving at the best
results in their business, the beer of this
brewery is steadily gaining in popularity.
THE examinations in the German depart
ment of our public schools will be held this
week. On Tuesday forenoon the classes of
Washington and Madison at Washington
school; Tuesday afternoon, the classes OF
Clay school; Wednesday forenoon, Union
and Centre at Union, and Wednesday after
noon. Webster and Richie at Webster
school.
THERE was large attendance at the
Park, yesterday, and the concert given by
the Opera House orchestra was greatly en-
loved by those present. The Park pre-
scented fine appearance, and is more at
tractive this season than ever before. The
storm of late in the afternoon, and the
second rain in the evening, had decidedly
dampening effect upon what would other
wise have been day Of perfect pleasure.
THERE will be eight Or ten cases for Pc
lice Court this morning -Four of them are
Italians, and two of the names are exactly
the same, Mike Mizzan. This quartette Of
foreign talent were landed at the City Hall
by the patrol wagon, between midnight and
o'clock yesterday corning, all being
charged with disorderly conduct. The two
Mizzans and Andy Reubatcha were in a
house near the Eighth ward school-house
about a quarter past o'clock Sunday
morning, raising particular Ned The
wagon went down. and the three were
loaded in by LieutenOnt Frohme and Ofli-
GERS Willlie and Daum, aided by the Eighth
Wnrd nOlicc.