Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-14
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briehy anu
Pithily Told

MINOR matters Oh
Pithily Told.
Council meets this evening in regular
session.
THE Committee on Claims is called TO
meet this evening before Council
THE hearing of w. E. Allhouse will take
plcae before Justice Davis at2p. H. To-Day
THE attention of Council is called to the
swamps on McColloch street, near ior'Y-
third street.
JOHN HAUNs' cellar in the Eighth ward
was pumped out again by the Atahtic GU
CINE yesterday morning.
The Council Committees on Health and
Fire Department were called to meet last
evening, but neither committee obtained u
quorum.
The Standard Axle works, and the neat
ing department of the LaBelle were on
YESTERDAY, on account Of scarcity OF
natural gas.
WooDs Bros. are building new machine
shop for Redman Bros, on Chapline
street, south of Seventeenth. The building
will be 40X90 feet.
MEssRs. JOHN SHORTS and James Lark
ms have bought out the saloon formerly
owned by George Carl, on Thirty-nrst
street, and will open il in great shape
/ ~
few days.
JUDGE CAMPBELL opened the Marshall
County Circuit Court yesterday, while
Judge Paul held forth In Brooke. Inc
Marshall grand jury returned seven OF
eight unimportant indictments.
JESSE BuRKErr, of base ball fame, has
furnished coy residence ON South
Wabash street. and will shortly bring TO
the city bride in the person OF charm
ing Worcester Mass, young lady.
THE will of Virginia Lee Frazier was
admitted 10 probate by Clerk Hook, yes
terday. and ordered TO be recorded. Anne
liza S. Woods and Jacob s. Woods quail
fled as executors. Bond, $500; e. Jane
Pryor, surety.
THos. S. RILEY, of the firm Of Ewing,
Melvin & Riley, of this city, was admitted
TO practice in the Supreme Court OF the
United States, yesterday. Mr.. Riley was
presented by Mr. Enoch Totten, proml-
nent lawyer of Washington City.
A SPECIAL. train, bearing the members OF
the Good Templars Lodge, OF Bridgeport,
will leave the G., l.. * w. depot this even
ing att o'clock, Wheeling time. Inc trip
is a fraternal visit to Henry Camp Lodge
at Bellaire and pleasant time is anticl-
pated.
THE Whatsoever Circle Of Kings Daugh-
tiers has placed box at the Mcclure House
corner in which they will be glad TO receive
books and periodicals. Anything placed
here will be distributed by the Circle
where il is much needed. The box Will be
in pasition by Thursday.
THERE were seven cases in Police Court,
Yesterday morning. Else Gray, for disor-
DERBY conduct, was fined SO and costs, ana
Ida Robinson, for hitting Gray with a
Ratchet, got s. and costs. Two men named
James Jones and Richard Rees, for fight
ing, got 81 and costs each. The others
were DRINKS and vags.
SPEAKING of the growth of the wholesale
business in this city, an old resident said
last night, that Simon Baer's Sons employ
as many men now as were employed III all
the wholesale stores put together fifteen
years ago, and that the building they now
occupy was looked upon rs the stewart"
structure of the street.
DIR. PIPES horse, which figured in an eX-
citing runaway last week, IS again causing
mischief Yesterday morning 1t kicked IN
the wrist Chas. Cooke, an emplove OF Louis
Asmus, in whose livery stable 1t is kept |
Although the wrist was not broken, the
wound was very painful and bled profuse-
ly.
TIE work of saving off the spiles for the |
west channel pier of the Island bridge was |
nearly, if not quite completed last night. |
The work would have been done much |
sooner, but for the fact, it is reported, that |
the saw choked up so rapidly. This trouble
was remedied yesterday, and during part |
Of the afternoon the big logs were cut in
twain at the rate of one every three |
minutes.
VISITORS to Squire Ankles Office last
evening were much taken with an oina-
mental novelty depending from the gas fix
ture. 1t is a sword about two feet long,
made of $50 pieces of Chinese money, in
put together in many fancy pat
terms 1t is token of friendship presented
by one of our almon-eyed residents, John
| zee. who leaves Wheeling to-day for China
to see his "wifee alice samee mclean
man.
NERVOUS debility, poor memory, DIM
1ence, sexual weakness, pimples cured by
DR.. Miles Nervine. Samples free ut The
Logan Drug Co.'S and X. b. Burt's and ut
Bowie Bros Bridgeport.