Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-01
SHALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly an"
Pithily Told
1,,r soason for birds opens to-day.

Topaz is a holy day Of obligation IN tne
Catholic churches and mass will be Cd
served at $50 and 10 a. m.
Rr. REV. BISHOP KAN will preach TO-
morrow at ten o'clock mass at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
KURT & Co. have put in a new burglar
proof safe, purchased from the Little sale
and Lock Company, Cincinnati, o.
FARMERS report corn spelling in the
shock owing to so much rain, and most OF
the corn is still standing out unhusked.
THERE will be mass meeting Of the
Patriotic American Orders, at Simpsons
Hall. No. 2245 Market street, TINS evening
at 5 o'clock.
THE Oldest citizen doesn't remember the
year when the last OF October had arrived
without having had more killing frostS
than this year.
The street parade of Primrose and
Vests MINISTRIES will take place this after
noon at ) o'clock, as they only arrive IN the
city at p. In.
THE Finance Committee and Executive
Committeeof Webster District Democratic
Club will meet at their club room this
evening at 30 o'clock.
THE election returns will be read from
the Opera House stage next Tuesday, be-
tween acts of the performance.of Monroe
and Rice's My Aunt Bridget"
THE police made but 40 arrests during
the month of October. The receipts of the
department were but little over s5OO-the
smallest of any month in the year.
THERE were two cases in Police Court
Yesterday morning John Bennett, for dis
orderly conduct, got 3 and costs The
case against Mrs. Slater was continued.
The b. x o. has put lot of men TO work
on the St. Clairsville branch OF their ROAD,
and it is said they will have it ready for
operation by the first of next week. The
force is at work now.
WHEELING LODGE No 2S, b. p. o. Elks,
will give one of their enjoyable stag
socials.n at Germania Hall next Wednes-
day evening. That there will be a good
time, goes without saying.
THE Salvation Army will hold great
demonstration at Army Hall, November l,
1890 commencing at eight o'clock. Miss
Capt. Hartman. the Ohio nightingale, with
little Kate, will be present
THERE will be service at Evangelistic
Hall Saturday and Sunday nights at eight
o'clock, c. w. Sawyer will speak. X. II.
Parker will be there with the male quar-
A DISPATCH from St Clairsville says that
ex- Probate Judge Thomas Cochran, who
was arrested several days ago in this city
for the misuse Of the mails, and who fur
nished bond Of 81, 500, has gone TO Canada.
THE Highland City lots have gone off
nicely. Some sixty odd lots, OIL more than
half, have been sold. The average price is
about Sl15. The lowest price was S15; the
highest 500. Highland City is about half
a mile above KeltOnville.
LEArnERwOoD school was compelled to
close Thursday on account % scarlet fever
II will reopen Wednesday, November .,
with the understanding no one will be al
lowed to attend coming from families
where the disease prevails.
NEXT Friday evening Prof Byron King,
of the Curry School of Elocution at Pitts
burg. will give an entertainment at Third
PRESBYTERIAN Church. He will be assisted
bv Mrs Afford, Professor of Elocution in
the Wheeling Female College
ALL young ladies who would like to assist
the Ladies' Hospital Association in the
coming entertainment to be given by them
are requested TO meet with the Entertain
ment Committee this afternoon, at the Y.
NJ. {. \. building, at3 o'clock.
A BIG mass meeting of all the patriotic
orders in the city will be held IN Simpsons
Hall, 22i2 Market street, this evening. The
meeting will take action in regard TO the
insult to the American flag by Pole
named Inavarius on Decoration day.
TIE Philadelphia Gas Company, of Pitts
burgh, has increased the price of natural
gas to private consumers 80 per cent. The
present rate is 10 cents per GOO feet, with
cents Off for cash, making it 10 cents.
The increased rate Will DO 20 cents, with 3
cents or.
T. II. HlGGINs Charles Prayer, II. A.
Uthman, a. j. Seamon and +. J. Hugus
have made application for a charter for
Nirginius Lodge No. ,, l. .. o. F., and de
sire authority to hold real property to the
value of $4,000 and personal property to
the value of $4,000.
THE mission of St. Luke's p. E. Church
will commence a series of meetings on Sat
urday. November -, which will continue
for ten days. a prominent mission worker
from New York will be present to conduct
the meetings. and all the singers in the city
are invited TO help in the musical part of
the meetings.
Coz. LANDI, of No. l46 Seventeenth
street, was before Justice Davis, yesterday, |
charged with stealing so 80 from Polish /
boy named Louis Calanski, who rOomed at
the house mentioned. The money was
taken from pocketbook under the boys |
pillow. Landi paid the money back and
the case was dropped.
QUITE a large delegation of Hubbard
men were here from Moundsville and
Wheeling at the joint debate, Hon. Joseph |
Gallaher represented the Pendleton dele |
CATION. But the Hubbard contingent were |
evidently convinced before the fight was
over that Pendleton had the crowd, which |
was a,fact by "A large majority. -IFetsel Dem I
0crdt, on the joint debate.
THE fact that it was An Hallow cen
last night was made apparent in more ways
than one. The boys worked off the tradi- |
tional pranks in great shape. Many bust |
ness signs about town were taken down and
interchanged. In South and East Wheel |
ing, and on the Island, garden gates and
other pieces of furniture were seen hang |
ing to trees and lamp-posts. The work of
frOlicsome devastation went on merrily for
many hours. 4 band of youthful irrepress- !
ibles alsoput u scarlet tint on Fulton. The
usual number of tatfy and surprise par
ties were on tap.