Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-01
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithny Told


The weather prophets are now predict
ing hard winter.
THERE were no cases in Police Court,
yesterday morning.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record by Clerk Hook Yesterday.
THE Board os Directors of the Republi-
can Club met last evening, at the old Court
house.
THE Republicans Of Richie district will
hold a ratification meeting at knoke's
Hall this evening.
WORK was commenced yesterday morn
ing on the masonry OF the vault Tor the
South Side bank.
Mr.. W. c. FLORENCE, who fell from the
Main street bridge on September 10th, is
able 20 be out again.
THE Committee on Court House and Jail
of the Board of Commissioners met yester-
day and audited bills
FRANK FoNNER and Maggie Ward were
arrested by Officer Desmond, yesterday,
for disorderly conduct.
Tnr work of putting i'm the concrete
foundation for the walls of the new jan
was commenced yesterday
THERE will be "a private bowling party,
given by number of young society people,
at the Park this evening
Tmr heaters at the La Belle mill had to
stop work yesterday afternoon on account
of "a shortage of natural gas
THE Executive Committee having in
charge the celebration of German Day will
meet again this evening, at Arion Hall
THE electric light subscribers have been
notified of au advance i'm price OF fifty per
cent, TO take effect after October lst
All BOYS under fourteen years wishing
20 Join the John o. PendletOn Club will
meet at lO3 Twelfth street, this evening:
The fruit jar department of the Wheel
ing hinge factory start again Yesterday
morning, after a shutdown of about ten
weeks.
IT'S understood that Onicer John Shorts
will shortly retire from the police depart
ment. 10 devote his entire attention TO his
business.
The first grand ball of the Annie Rooney
Social Club will be given at the South Side
Turner Hall on Wednesday evening o.
tObcr $
Mr.. G. W. SAWYER, the evangelist, has
been invited and will conduct the services
nj Fourth St NJ f. Church this evening
az Z 80 o'clock.
THE Mccoy Shoe Co has been granted a
certificate of incorporation by Secretary OF
State Ohley The Office is TO be kept AT
Wheeling. Capital stock, 500
THERE was "a party Monday evening in
the Eighth ward, given by John Braddock
and PiOs Braddock, the event being the
opening Of their handsome new residence.
The prospectus of the Bradford County
High School, located at Starke, FLORIDA,
contains among the list of teachers, the
name of Miss Kate Hallisy, formerly Of
this city.
MEssRs George Vardy, of Wheeling, and
Bernie Morgan, of MOrgantown, will be in
town TO lend dignity to the dance to be
given by the German Club.-Pdhcrsbug
sentinel.
SAMUEL LEWIS. q resident of Pike street
was arrested by Chief Delbrugge, yester-
day, for erecting a fence upon the limits OF
the street There is "a dispute i'm the local
ity TO the property line
FRANK WINsRIE, "a Polauder, who lives
in Frauzheine's row in the Eighth ward,
had his left foot badly burned by hot
ciuder. at the Riverside Steel Works,
Monday night Dr. Ford, of Benw00d,
dressed the wound
THE Yearly Meeting of the Quakers,
which is held In GAINESVILLE every year,
began last Sunday. Friday and Saturday
the passenger trains ON the Baltimore and
Ohio were crowded with people going
there. IL will last a week.
Mr.. l. q. DILLON has sold his siX-year-
old trotter Sim Brown 10 Fred LOube, Of
Canton. Ohio. The sale was effected by
telegraph and the price paid was $500, Sim
Brown has a record of 2:25 , and no doubt
will 90 better with proper training. The
horse is entered for a race at Canton next
week.
The weather being unproptious the
ladies' or the 81. Matthew Church have
concluded that instead of holding fcit
champstre al Monument Place ON Thursday
evening, they will give an oyster supper at
Germania Hall
TuE Coroner's jury, in the case Of Burt.
who was killed I'M the accident at the
Wheeling steel plant last Friday, met
Monday evening, and after hearing the
evidence, brought in verdict charging the
officials withueglgeuce aud carelessness.
BURR WATTS. aged 10 or 20 years, son Of
David Watts, of Wood street on the South
Side met with painful accident last even
iug about Z o'clock, while at work al the
La Belle mill. a pile of iron. several hun
dred pounds, fell striking him on the right
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ed by DR. Pipes.
THE reception rendered Mrs. J. W. KEN
pie, az Kempes Hall, South Side, Monday
evening on her return from three
months stay I'm ireland. was pleasant af-
fair, and many gathered 10 enjoy the occa-
sion. Mrs John llaberstick, Mrs. George
Heller, and Mrs. Henry Scheuck, were
the Committee ON Reception.
THE Friends Erpositor, edited by David
b. UpdegrafT and Revs. Il. Kelso Carter
and Joseph IL. Smith. and dated at Mt.
Pleasant, o., has just been issued from the
REGISTER book and job department for the
annual gathering Of Friends now in prog
rcss at Mt Pleasant The paper is ably
edited. and contains much valuable matter.
CAPT. "T0r" HoBLITzELL, of the O. Il.
Il. is running as conductor on the Wheeling
accommodation during the illness of Capt.
Billy Dis The regular conductor. Tot
is one of the most popular men on the line,
and by his honesty, sobriety and faithful
ness 10 his duties has worked himself up
from freight brakeman to passenger CON