Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

THREE deeds of trust were left for recor(
at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
MARY BuRKE was arrested for drunken
, ness last evening, and taken to the station
house.
The card of thanks from the Bridgeport
Bohemian Society cannot be published UNI
iii translated.
TAXPAYER, Of Benwood, cannot get
anything inserted in the REGISTER unless
he furnishes his name.
A FOUR YEAR-oLD child of w. NJ. Glen
ans was reported 10 the police, last even
ing. as being lost. The little one was
found later.
BIDS will be received at the Office OF the
City Water Board for coal for the ensuing
year. Bids will close on Wednesday, De
cember 3lst.
THE Council Committee on Lights, anc
the Board of Gas Trustees, are called TO
meet in joint session this evening, TO con
slider the electric light question.
OWING TO q break in the main pipe at the
LaBelle Pottery, there may be scarcit!
of water south OF Caldwell's run until the
pipe is repaired, which Will be to-day.
THERE was a marriage at the parsonage
of Rev +. n. Lynch last evening, in which
the contracting parties were Mr.. Jacob r
Etz and Miss Nettie Watson, both OF this
city.
The Republican Senatorial conferecs
are called 10 meet at Wellsburg on the 23d
inst, to select a candidate for State Sena
tor, 10 fill the uueXpired term Of the late
Hon. b. +. Smith.
THs electric motor employees complain
Of some of the passengers, who chew TO,
bacco continually, ana form little pools OF
tobacco Juice on the floor OF the cars. II
is especially annoying to ladies.
AT Il meeting of the Retail Grocers' Pro
tective Association, held last night, 1t was
agreed to give no Christmas presents this
year. All union grocery stores Will bt
open evenings from now until after New
Years.
INPolice Court. yesterday morning, John
Mckinley got $40 and costs, for disorderly
conduct James McGarvin. for the same
offense, got 81 and costs, and Geo. Engle
narut, $ ana costs; this penalty being re
mitted, on condition that he 20 to Bridge
port and stay there.
joins BRoZOwsKI, John Przetszski, John
Kopnowski, Peter Riel, Alik knezewski
and Mark SOlnefeld have organized cor
poration by the name of ''Sw. WtadystOwa
krola, Tor the purpose OF mutual protec
ton, benevolence and charity, and filed an
agreement IN Clerk Hooks office.
STAFF CAPT. HowELLs. of the Pittsburs
and West PENNSYLVANIA Division, will visit
the Salvation Army on tomorrow and
Wednesday. A great time is expected at
the Army hall on these two evenings. All
are invited. Staff Capt. Howells is the
new division officer for this district, and
takes the place of Major Asphalt.
FRED. OHrRsTIoR, PolGnder, who is
employed at the Belmont blast furnace,
when into the Niagara hose house, last
night, with his face badly bruised and
asked for an officer, saying that Jim Ma
loney had assaulted him. lie returned
shortly after and said that Maloney had
been discharged and he would not prose
cute.
Mrs. MENA MINKENIYEI, of the South
Side. was surprised last Friday evening,
at her home, by her sOas and daughters,
and number of her friends in honor of
her fifty-fourth birthday. A pleasing
| feature OF the occasion was the presenta-
ton 10 her Of 4 pair of gold spectacles.
The evening was very enioyably spent in
dancing, and u splendid supper was served
at ten o'clock.
| PROF SPEEDY, who has been inStructing
the dancers in the Kirmess, has been
obliged to leave the city on account of his
health \ physician was of the opinion
that he had symptoms of typhoid fever.
The illness and consequent departure Of
Prof. Speedy. will in no wise affect the
success of the Kirmess. All the dances
have been thoroughly practiced, and the
various participants have become very pro
ficient. An orchestra rehearsal was held
last evening at the old Court House, and
everything passed of very smoothly. The
Kirmess will 90 on in all respects as though
Prof. Speedy was here.