Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-17
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

minor matters OF Interest brichy a"N
Pithily Told.
The Board of Education will meet this
evening in regular session.
A BIG excursion will leave to-day via the
B. 4 o. for Atlantic City.
JONI HUsENAS was arrested yesterday
evening on n charge of beating his wife.
HoN. ALFRED CALDWELL has been APP
pointed attorney for the Wheeling Demo
cratic Club.
OK Tuesday last the directors of the Bel
mont Nail Company declared q five pei
cent dividend.
ANOTHER very interesting letter from
Rev. c. c. HAYS will be found on the in
side pages of this issue.
The appointment of Capt. William Dill.
lon, as inspector of hulls, was confirmed at
Washington yesterday.
A LARGE force of men are at work on re
pairs TO the steel plant ut Mingo NO
blast furnace is being refined.
The wickets in the Davis Island dam
were raised yesterday, and as a result the
river here fell about six inches.
BARBARA BAcnMAN yesterday qualified
as executrx of the will of p. j. Bachman,
deceased Bond 5000; no security re-
quired.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
to James \. Beavers, a native of Belmont
county. aged -, and Minnie NJ. Peck, ma
tive of Germany, aged 10.
APARTY of glass buyers are registered at
the Mcclure House. II consists OF W. A
Kite of Cincinnati, L. +. James Of Kansas
City and NJ. II. Bliss of Omaha.
MCDONALD & SIMMONS, of Pittsburg,
were awarded the contract for building "a
miles of pike in Jefferson county. The
average cost will be less than $1,000 per
mile.
GENTLE Annie Costello was arrested for
drunkenness, yesterday, and her sweet
voice agitated the sultry air about the City
Hall all during the afternoon and most OF
last night.
THERE were four cases in Police Court
yesterday morning Two of the offenders
went to the hill Jennie Johnson, arrested
for drunkenness, was dismissed, for the
third time.
The Favorite Fishing Club was in the
city last evening and report that they are
having good time and are catching lots OF
fish. The will return TO their camp lat Bur
lington this morning.
IT is said Jack Handlan, the murderer of
J. s. Gill, was transferred from New Cum
berland to this city because the Hancock
county authorities heard a mob was coming
from Washington county to lynch him.
THE Finance Committee of the Board OF
Commissioners met yesterday afternoon
and examined the annual statement OF the
clerk, the delinquent tax list, and other
financial matters. The financial statement
will be printed Friday.
JouN McGINLEY will be arraigned before
Justice Davis at , o'clock this afternoon to
answer four warrants sworn out by Kate
Bernhard, alleging selling liquor to
minors, selling on Sunday, profane swear
ing and abusive language.
The Charleston papers chronicle the
death of Mrs Elizabeth ). ClarksOn, widow
of the late d. w Clarkson, and daughter OF
the late \. W. Quarter. Mrs. Clarkson
had many friends in this city and vicinity,
who heard of her death with regret.
WILLIAM McCuNE was arraigned before
Justice Ankle, Yesterday, on charge OF as
sault and battery. and threatening TO kill,
preferred by Raymond Pryor. The de-
PENDANT was fined - and costs on the hrst
charge and put under 800 bonds on the
second
The Centre district Republicans will
meet tonight at the office of Col. w. w.
Rogers on Chapline street, opposite the
city building. for the purpose OF selecting
three delegates TO the Central Republican
Club of Ohio county, and to attend to other
important business.
"TuERE are more people going away THIS
month than for some years past, Salu Il
conductor on Il resort bound train yester'
day 10 a REGISTER reporter. "There mas
been quite rush. The hotels and farm
ers at many of the popular places have al
ready been obliged to turn away patron
age
THERE was a narrow escape trOma serl-
Gus accident on the Ohio River Railroad
near Sistersville, couple OF mornings ago
| As the train was pulling out the r5ilS
spread. and the engine, baggage car anu d
coach of two were skewed on the track III
various directions, causing Il delay OF SIX
hours. No one was hurt.
THE Spaulding Iron Works AT Brilliant,
was offered for sale for the second time al
auction, Tuesday, but there were no buy
ers. The mill was appraised at sl33,OOO
and was offered at two-thrds of the APP
nraisement. SSS. GG7. tits thought that a
! new advertisement will be ordered by the
court which meets July %.
A1,RGE number Of old and damaged en-
gines along the line of the b. IL o. are be
/ ing repaired at Newark Engines No. 232
and "a. which are in the shops, will be sent
there 10 be oyerhauled Damaged ears are
also being repaired as tho company expects
| to have a rushing freight business when
the shipping of grain, coke, etc., has begun
in earnest.
Mr.. HENDERSON, conductor on the {. "
p. r.. r., fell from the top of freight car
at Freedom station yesterday and was
badly hurt. 1t is feared he is injured IN
ternally, and to what extent cannot now be
told. He is quite popular with the boys
all along the line, and they will be sorry
to learn of any serious mishap to him.
M oil lt.