Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-13
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly anu
Pithily Told.

opened the morning paper.
And the first thing that,met my eyes
Was a picture, the head and shoulders
or man most wondrous wise
As gazed on his massive forehead,
And the well turned nose and chin
| said. now here's man of fame.
And I'm not acquainted with him.
Then I read his name below the cui,
II was Mr.. Moses \. Slitts
He had taken patent medicine
And been cured Of Failing Fits
Cornell this evening in regular session.
JUSTICE Davis sent Jane Garland to jail,
Yesterday, for drunkenness.
THE case of Herzer V. the City will come
ND in the Circuit Court to-day.
TRAINS on the Weeeling and Elm Grove
Railroad will run through TO Elm ErOVe
tomorrow.
CLERK PENDIEToN, of the Board OF Com
missioners. has his road contracts ready
for the signatures Of the successful DID
ders.
JOHN BAIIIH. agent for European steam
ers in this city, reports sales little dull so
far this year Last year the sales looted
up 5000.
THE Builders Exchange held meeting
last evening and decided TO attend the
funeral of their late mamber, +. W. Neils'
in a body
A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
by Clerk Hook, TO Gustave Templln, ma
tive of Germany, aged -, and Emily hus-
chinske, native Of Germany, aged Il.
WILLIAM WRIGHT, of West Wheeling
while fishing in the Back river Saturday
afternoon. caught cat fish weighing al
pounds This is great month for iish.
THE crews heretofore running on b. X
O. Nos l05 and 100, between Cincinnati
and Pittsburg, will now run on trains lO3,
lO4, 1O5 and LOG, between Cincinnati and
Newark. f'-''
THE funeral of the late f. W. Wells will
take place from his late residence, No 23O2
Chapline street. at , o'clock this afternoon.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
will turn out in body.
RALPH BINGHAM, of Philadelphia, the
boy orator, humorist and violinist, Will en-
tertain in Thomson Church, Island, ON
Thursday and Friday evenings. He Is the
marvel of the age. Everybody should hear
him.
THE Council Committee on Fire Depart
ment met last night and audited bills
amounting to $l75.25. The resignation OF
George Butler, hostler at the Eighth ward
hose company, was accepted and John Dolan
appointed TO the vacancy.
THERE were three cases in Police Court.
Yesterday morning. Frank Rohr and Wmf
Trippett went to Mable LinwoOd's house o
i'll fame, Saturday night, tried to knock the
door down, hit girl in the face, etc. They
got - and costs each. j. Hunt hit young
man in Mrs Ditty's, and got $40 and costs.
Those who are to participate in the per-
Torrance Of the Drummer Boy of Shiloh,
which is to take place at the Opera House
the week Of June 9th, will meet tonight
with the committee from Sheridan Post,
c. A r.. under whose auspices il is to be
given Final arrangements VIII be made
and the cast completed. So far the cast Is
an excellent oae and will be published IN
full in few days.
ATTENTION is called to the fact that Mr..
]. NJ. CloustOn has secured the sole agency
for West Virginia for the sale of Henry Nj.
Stanlev'S great book, in Darkest AFRICA,
the only authentic narrative OF the great
explorers long search for Emin Pasha IN
Central Africa. There are a number OF In
feriOr works, purpOrting TO detail Stanley
Journey. but the narrative as il comes from
the pen of the African explorer himself Is
naturally the thing the public will read.
The peculiar combination, proper
ton. and preparation of Hoods SarSa-
parlla make this medicine different
from others and superior to them all in
actual curative power. Sold by all drug
gistS. Prepared by c. !. Hood X Co,
ApothecarieS. Lowell. Mass.