Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-30
SMALL Talk.
Minor Matters of Interest Brieny "u"
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pr<,w,Y horse ran into lamp post on
Jacob street. last night, doing htue uHii-
age.
A NEW postofice has been established at
Greersville. Ohio county, johnson K. MUIR
ray appointed Z. NJ.
THE excursion to Highland City, ONO,
Tuesday was p success. over slV'VVo
worth Of lots were sold.
CHIEF OF Police DELBRUGGE arrived
home from Chicago and indianapolis yes
terdav. where he has been visiting friends
MrJ. NJ. McCasland, an extensive real
estate dealer. Of East St. Louis, is visiting
his sister. Mrs. : W. Ephlin, OF Vermont
street, Island.
c II. Collier, Esq arrived home yes
terday from the Massachusetts Coast
where he has been visiting relatives LOT
several weeks
The Democrats Of Webster District Will
meet in the club room on Twenty-iourth
street this evening. Important business IS
on the programme.
George Stauver, of the prescription de
partment of the Logan Drug Company, mas
lust returned from two week hunting
expedition in the mountains near MI. 81
Helias, w. Va.
F.M. Strong has resigned as Secretary
of the Laughlin Nail Works to accept
similar position with the Wheeling Lamp
Company. T. Il. Thomas, now IN the local
fright office of the 3. Y o., succeeds HIM
THERE will be a meeting of the Fifth
ward Democrats at Z 80 this evening, at
the Wheeling Democratic Club Rooms,
corner Twenty-frst and Main streets.
Business Of Importance will be considered.
Is Police Court yesterday morning there
were two cases, James Keenan, and Thomas
Hugh were fined s. and costs for lighting
Saturday night Maggie Miller, colored,
caught in a disorderly house Monday, was
fined - and costs.
PRosEcrTING ATTORNEY John Howard
addressed a Democratic gathering near
Collier Station, Tuesday evening. Mr..
Howard made an able and eloquent speech,
and held the close attention OF the people
throughout the meeting
For some days past there have been two
or three fellows around town working of
false gold rings at =, which the fellows
would say were worth 3. Several East
Wheeling parties were taken IN Inc
rings were brass, valued at about 10 cents.
One fellow, named Brown, was hauIeu III
UF the police Nt9tNAA1s NA'~A.AS~--s
WALTER SMITH, county engineer, receiv-
ed telegram yesterday morning from
Washington. ID. c, saying that his sister,
Mrs. Grant and her daughter Miss Claire,
were thrown from their carriage, the
former being killed and the latter danger
ously injured Mrs Grant is sister Of
Mrs. Mary Thompson, Of Fourteenth
street.
Tue present rainy period in this section
has extended over twentv-one days. Mr.
Julius Pollock, who is something of me
teorologist, accounts for the continued wet
siege, from a supposition, which may not
be without consideration, that it IS based
on the last mild winter, which broke up the
icebergs and sent them floating down into
temperate ATTITUDES.
THE Board of County Commissioners held
a special meeting yesterday morning, in
Clay district August Rolf declined TO serve
as Commissioner and Canvasser James
Devine was appointed. Peter Bosley, Jr.,
being appointed Cauvasser In Madison,
c. II Merkle's place as canvasser was fill
Ell by the appointment of Richard b. Me
Cullough. and in Richie Frank Heller was
appointed canvasSer in place of Herman
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