Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-08
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly anu
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly anu
Pithily Told.
THE Seventeenth street bridge is nearing
completion.
OUR Martins Ferry letter missed con-
nections last evening.
| COMPLAINTS about non-collection oil gar
| bage are very numerous.
HEAVY stone are being hauled TO the new
reservoir in large numbers.
Two deeds of trust were left for record
at Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday
THE work of strengthening Caldwell
run has made considerable progress
THERE were six cases registered at POI
/ lice headquarters at , o'clock this morning
THE new street railway curve at Tenth
and Main streets was completed yester-
day.
JOE KEN and James Carroll were ar
rested by Officer Moran last evening for
fighting.
THE work of LAYING new sidewalks or OF
repairing old ones is going on generally,
and is very commendable.
MosT of the hotels were filled to over
| flowing, last evening, and were compelled
10 turn away guests. The city was full oil
people
JAMES DAVIS, a West Wheeling man,
was dangerously hurt yesterday afternoon
at that place, but the particulars OF the ac-
cident were not learned.
INFORMATION was received yesterday
that the Senate had confirmed the nomina-
ton of Mr. Joseph A. Faris, TO be Surveyor
of Customs at Wheeling.
The striking carpenters at Washington,
! Of Ia
confer with the Contractors Association in
regard to some amicable settlement OF the
strike.
IL another column will be found an ad-
vertisement Offering a reward of 800 for
the recovery of the body of +. w Wells,
who was drowned at the wharf, last even
ing. a good description will be found IN
the advertisement.
BILL NORMAN came into town yesterday
riding white mule. The animal COM
menced cav0rting around on Market street.
above Twelfth last evening, when he took
tumble and Norman took header. Man
and mule rolled over several times and both
got up unhurt.
MIR. john MANIoN, Of the East End
called at this office, last evening, and state
that last year he gave Lawrence Clark ana
RObt. Cline permission to take out the con-
tract for collecting the city's garbage, but
that he had never received any of the bene-
fits Of it in any way.
WHEN the case of Lawrence Clark. ar
raigned for violation of the garbage or
dinance, came up in Police Court, yester-
day morning, Councilman Emsheimer APP
peared. and spoke in favor of a conviction,
saying the service was very bad, and the
contractors ought to be pushed.
SQUIRE II. r. HOWELL, Of Bridgeport,
had two lively assault and battery cases be
fore him last evening. Mrs. Emma Kiger
made complaint that Matthias Stolen
berger had knocked her down, and Mat
thias turned around and complained that
George Kiger had treated Mrs. Stolen
berger in the same way. A large number
of witnesses were examined, and the justice
reserved his decision.
Wheeling Wheelmen will meet, weather
permitting, this evening at o'clock in
front of their former quarters. TO take a
short run ON the principal paved streets.
after which a meeting will be held for the
purpose of taking action on the report Of
the Committees on Track and Quarters.
The agent of the Broncho Safety, Mr.. w.
NJ. Haradon, will give an exhibition Of the
machine at one o'clock on Market street,
also in the evening, when he will join the
Wheelmen for the run.