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

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Pithily Told.
MN RoourR. of Wheeling, takes charge
of the freight department AT the D. -
station TO-DAY. -H'ashington Exchange
THE "hired girls OF East Liverpool have
organized a union, and fixed the PTiice ..
/ their labor at - 30 pOr week IN 1allililes VI
not more than four persons.
IT is likely that drilling will be com
menced to-day on the first well OF tuS i
Wheeling Development Company loc"'eU
at the head Of Boggs' run.
Mrs. II. w. McCRuM. Of Sewickly; Pa
mother of Mrs j. NJ. Belleville, died yes,
terday. and Mr.. and Mrs. BelleVllie Will
leave for Sewickly this morning.
THERE was quite a freight wreck out a. a.
/ Washington, Pa, Saturday night, whlcI
| DELAYED travel over the B. X .. several
hours Things were cleared up however
/ in good time and trains were running
through all right yesterday
TIE Kansas City star. Of May lst, con,
tains the announcement OF the death oi
John Henry Hoffman, business man oil
that city. but formerly well known citi.
zen of Wheeling. His death occurred
/ April 30. Deceased was IS years OF age.
CAPTAIN Mint RAY, formerly q this city
was appointed May LIST chief booKkeeper al
the Western Penitentiary, Allegheny,
fact which his many friends IN TINS clty
will rejoice 10 learn Captain Ray was al
officer in a PENNSYLVANIA regiment during
/ the war. and stands high rs citizen and i
soldier.
THE eleven-veal-old son of Mr. and Mrs
/ VIM. Koch. of the Eighth ward, who died
on Saturday of typhoid fever after an Ill
ness of a week. will be buried to-day al
/ Greenwood. He was a bright little LAD and
enioved the friendship Of a host OF compan-
| ions The bereaved parents have the heart
/ felt sympathy of large circle OF friends.
THERE were forty-twO cases registered at
police headquarters last evening, booked
/ for Il hearing this morning. There was
one drunk. three disOrderlies, two FOR
/ keeping house of in fame, ten inmates OF
/ houses Of i'll fame, twelve men found IN
such houses thirteen. disorderlies mi mouse
of in fame and one for refusing TO move on
WHEELING Park was formally opened Ion
the season. Yesterday, with a sacred con
cert by the Opera House orchestra. quite
a large number of people were out, notwilh
standing the threatening appearance oi inc
weather. Things are growing beautifully
al the Park and with the warmer weather
comes the intensified beauties OF that pleas
ant resort.
/ Is the current issue of The Mount, the en-
Pertaining monthly journal, published by
! the Young ladies Of Mt. de Chantal, appears
! two short and interesting letters from III
Rev. Bishep J. j. Kahn, who is abroad.
/ One is dated mt Rome. Italy, March y. and
| the other at Cairo. Egypt. In the latter
letter he gives quite an interesting descrip
/ tiOn Of the pyramids.
! OK the 18th of this month the b. X O
/ will run what Is called the chain gang sys
TEN on the Trans Ohio divisions The en-
zines will be run first in first out, and IN,
engineers will thus have 10 take any kline
Of an engine they are called upon TO run
/ This is done i'm order to give the men more
rest. and AT the same time guard against
accidents No one will have regular en-
| CINE as heretofore.
The clay IN the hills on this side Of the
river from this place down into Washing
ton county is being tested for tire-brick anC
pottery purposes. Coal, gas, oil, building
stone, limestone ana merchandise clay are
a part of the riches which nature has be
slowed on the eastern portion of this, the
most desirable State in the Union. desira-
Bile for its central position and natural al
vantagcs.-Mdrtin's Fern N>irs.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of Genera
L. :. Grant Camp will give pink social
at G.. 4. Hall. ON Main street, Monday
evening. May 9Th The ladies will be
declked out in pink aprons and caps. Cone
will be served, and also ice cream and cake
oranges, bananas. etc. This will be the
first entertainment given by the society
since its organization, and il will doubtless
be a success socially and financially.
TnE Ohio Supreme Court has affirmed
the Judgment of the Circuit Court of the
ovor-the-river district, taken up from Har
rson county. in the case Of Frazier y. the
p, c. x St L. railroad, wherein damages
| TO the amount of 1000 were awarded plain
tiff. This suit was brought by Jane:
| Fraziet to recover for the death Of his son
who was killed by falling into a cattleguarc
on the night of November 18th. lS>'.