Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-31
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly AM
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest briehJ anu
Pithily Told.
YESTERDAY was great soda water and
/ ice cream day.
The Benwood mill has made another pig
shipment of nails, by river
The local strawberry crop is coming in,
but the berries generally, are not up TO the
average.
AMOS DITTMANS was taken to the Clty
Hall in the patrol wagon, yesterday AFTER
noon, by Officer Cruce.
HARMON GROVE No. 6, \. O. L. d., have
decided 10 celebrate German Day on Nov
I 6, and will continue the custom every year.
THERE is a watch and chain at police
headquarters, picked up on the falr
grounds, yesterday evening, after the hight.
THE work Of sodding the yard around
the postoffice has been completed, and the
surroundings of the building are now in
good shape.
/ REPORT saws that Barnum will pitch his
tent in Martins Ferry next month and give
Wheeling the go-bye on account OF the high
| license demanded.
THE Island Democratic Club is called to
meet Monday evening at half-past seven
O'Clock. at the Virginia street wigwam.
Business of Importance will be presented.
AT meeting of the Official Board of the
Fourth Street Methodist church, last even
inc, the pastor was elected a delegate to
the National Temperance Congress, to be
held in New York, June 18th and Eth.
Is Police Court, yesterday morning, the
case against the Captain of the Salvation
Army was dismissed, with warning
that in future refusal TO obey the orders
of the police would result in some one being
fined
LAURIE WAGNER, son of Cashier John
Wagner. Of the National Bank, while riding
his bicycle yesterday had collision with a
wagon, which resulted in painful injuries
TO Young Wagner 1t is understood he had
a couple of ribs broken.
THERE will be rehearsal of the "Drum-
mer Boy at the residence Of Mr.. John l..
Stamm, corner Twelfth and Main streets,
at half-past seven o'clock tonight. The
ladies and gentlemen who are TO take part
will please attend promptly.
The towboat Dick Brown, coming down
Yesterday, lost three out of seven barges al
the Union bridge Two of them were land
ed at .Etnaville and the other was caught
lower. The Fred Wilson passed down fly
ing light yesterday afternoon.
THE excursion of the Kings Sons of the
Zane Street NJ. Z. Church, 10 Wellsburg,
on the steamer Ben Hur, Thursday night,
was very successful affair. About three
hundred persons participated. They re
turned 10 the city about o'clock in the
morning.
FoUR carrier pigeons were brought down
from Pittsburg several days since and were
let loose from Wendell Bros. a letter was
from pitts bOrCr stating
that one bird had made the trip in one hour
and forty-seven minutes. Two got in lit
tie later, and the fourth one was seen in
the city yet yesterday, not having caught
the combination.
THE intoxicated women who staggered
up South Front street, from the Fair
Grounds, last evening, were TO be num-
bered by dozens. One couple of two wo-
men were so drunk they took the whole
sidewalk and filed the air with their bias
phemous epithets, addressed to every one
they met One Of the couple fell down, at
Fink street, In a maudlin condition. The
whole exhibition was a shameful one