Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-12
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithIIy Told.


PithIly Told
0CoUNcII this evening in regular session.
FIVE deeds of trust were admitted to
record by Clerk Hook yesterday.
THERE will be a very important commu-
nication from the City Water Board before
Council this evening.
THE rise in the river has caused work to
be suspended on the cofferdam at the west
channel pier of the new bridge to the
Island.
THE contractor who has the work of lay
ing the Seventeenth street sewer, has TO
blast large portion of the ditch ont OF the
solid rock.
Mr.. AND Mrs MORGAN were arraigned
before Justice w. II. Davis, yesterday, ana
the former was fined 81 and costs and the
wife - and costs.
The members of Wheeling Lodge of Odd
Fellows will attend the funeral of Benla-
min Stamm this afternoon at l 80. Inc
members of sister lodges are invited to at
tend
SENATOR n. B. SCoTT has six or eight
copies of the Acts Of the last session OF the
Legislature, which Justices, attorneys or
others can procure by calling upon him, AT
the office Of the Central glass works.
R.M. GuLELAND and VIM. II. Hearnc
bought last Saturday a Herring burglar
proof safe for the South Side Bank, the
same kind Of safe as is used in the Exchange
and City Banks.
CARRIE PALMER, the well known Tenth
street courtesan, who sought cold death on
Sunday through the medium of belledonna,
is reported out of danger. Although sun
quite feeble the was up and about the
house all day yesterday.
TIE new ice machine at the Reymann
Brewery did not start up yesterday, as was
expected, owing to slight defects III the ma
chinerv. The plant, which has daily ca
pacitv of about 81 TONS will be in operation
the latter part of the week.
The Wheeling steel plant started up this
morning, the repairs which have been III
progress for some time having been com
pleted. New furnaces have been put IN,
and the soaking pits were especially dc-
signed by the manager of the company.
MRs. FAULsrICK, a well known resident
of the Sixth ward, accidentally fell down
stairs last Saturday evening ana dislocateu
her shoulder DR. Manley rendered the
necessary surgical aid. The unfortunate
woman is about 20 years OF age.
THERE was an informal musicale in the
parlors of the Windsor, last evening, given
bv Mrs. j. II. Hobbs and Mrs PEBBLES
Tatum. Quite number Of choice vocal
and instrumental pieces were rendered, and
the various numbers were richly enjoyed
bv the guests present
THERE were four arrests last night
All. REYNOLDS and Charles Smith were
hauled in for drunkenness by Officer Mo
ran. and Jack Devinney was placed in the
cooler by Officer Truschler for disorderly
conduct, and Joseph Campbell for exposure
of person by Officer Driller
THE Seventh Annual Harvest Home pic
mic will be held at St Clairsville, Ohio,
Thursday, August 2lst. Among the fea-
lures of the programme will be speeches
by Hon c. l.. POorman, "Ras.' Wilson
and Gov. James +. Campbell. a rich
treat is in store for all favored with invita-
tiOns.
SUPERINTENDENT w. II. ANDERSON re-
ceived a special invitation for himself and
teachers to visit California on Wheels
The communication accompanying the IN
vitation states that especial attention Will
be given them. All teachers wishing 10 90
in the party will meet at the rooms of the
Board of Education on Wednesday morn
ing ut nine o'clock.
THE musical loving public have treatin
store in the near future in the shape OF
Reeves English Opera Company, which is
put down as one of the attractions of the
coming theatrical season in Wheeling The
company contains 40 people. Their pre-
sentation of the satire on Faust abounds in
striking music, ballet, and tableauX. The
company travels in its own palace car
The public can but feel grateful for the
efforts displayed by the new and enter
prisng jewelry firm of Wheat " Hancher.
Yesterday mammoth and handsomely de-
signed clock was erected on the sidewalk
i'm front of their store This is convent
ence that Wheeling has long needed. tits
the first clock of the kind to be erected in
the city, and Wheat x Hanchcr are doing
much toward making the city more clearly
metropolitan.
THE six weeks stoppage OF the glass
houses expired yesterday, but only a few
of the works are ready to go on imme-
diatelv. The Hobbs factory was the only
one that started up yesterday. The Cen
trail will probably not commence before the
10Th or 18th The general run of the tacto-
ries will require about a week TO make
preparations to go on. Owing to the long
shut down there Is little stock on hand, and
the outlook is favorable
THERE was an informal gathering Of
few Pittsburg railroad men and some
prominent West Virginia people at Hotel
Windsor yesterday, among whom were
Col Benjamin Wilson and Il. T. Lowndes,
of Clarksburg. The meet, tits understood,
was for the purpose of discussing the long
pending West Virginia and Pennsylvania
project from Clarksburg to Greenbrier
county. Other matters discussed con
celned some recent and extensive coal and
/ land purchases. Nothing definite was out
| lined, but it is thought measures will short
| " be taken to resume the above mentioned
project