Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-06
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Piihily Told


The steamer Scotia VIII leave for Cincin-
natl Tuesday morning
ALI the public offices ut the City Hall
will be closed this morning.
THE marks ut the landing. last evening"
indicated ten feet six inches and about sta
tionary.
The old wharf boat has been sold TO Lo-
Gan NOl. of Baresville, o. II Will be
taken away this week.
TIE Martha Norris that was fined in
Justice Davis court yesterday IS not the
Martha Norris of 1927 Morrow street
4 LITTLE fellow by the name of Willie
Alberts was caught in the turn-table at
Wheeling Park Saturday night, and one OF
his legs quite badly injured.
TnE Seventh ward Democrats are re-
auested TO meet az their hall on Virginia
street at 7.30 this evening, TO make ar
engagements for the campaign.
THE Wheeling Wheelmen will hold u
meeting at their headquarters, 1902 Market
street, at 80 p m. All wheelmen who
desire 10 make wheeling u success are in
vited TO attend
ELECTRIC motor No. 80. on her down
trip about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
met with an accident near Thirty-ninth
street. delaying down going motors Tor
twenty minutes.
WoRE on the Chapline street bridge over
Caldwells run was prosecuted all day yes
terday, the contractors, Paige, Carey X
Co, being anxious TO complete the straight
ening of the run before cold weather comes
on.
THE Democrats of the Eighth ward are
called 20 meet this evening at Tcutonla
Hall. i'm Arbenz's block, at Thirty-third
and Jacob streets. for the purpose of form
ing a club. All Democrats of the ward are
earnestly invited TO be present.
THERE will be a Boston Social this eve
ming, given by the Sons Of Veterans of
Camp No IT, The affair will be for the
benefit of one of the members who is
sick. Supper will be served from 30 10
g:30. Admission will be - cents.
A MEETING Of Moulders Union was held
Saturday evening at Trades Assembly
Hail. and the question of the demand for
lOper cent. increase in wages demanded by
the men at Fishers foundry came up. II
was reported that Mr. Fisher had consented
10 give the advance.
THE Shamrocks defeated the Red Cross
oil club Yesterday afternoon on the Tunnel
Green bv the score of 5 TO ,. Batteries,
for Shamrocks, Smith and Buchanan. for
Red Bross Oil. Malcolm and Finegan; base
hits. ShamrOcks II, Reds >; struck out, by
Smith &, by Malcolm e.
The New York League base ball team
arrived in town on the late train last night,
and will remain here for a few days. Man
ager Mutrie was seen by a REGISTER re
porter last night, and was told that the club
would play picked nine here tomorrow
There are a lot of good players here TO form
a picked nine.
Bill MCLAUGHLIN received telegram
last week from Manager Mutrie, OF the
New Yorks, asking for an open date this
week. Bill responded that the two best
days of the week were Thursday and Fri
day, and IL is quite probable that they
NAV be induced to come here. They will
likely play two days here.
SATURDAY night viii c. Mack, of the
Gray X Stephens Company, which has
been playing a weeks engagement AT the
Grand. on the pretense that he had re-
ceived a telegram that his wife was sick in
New York, obtained money from Miss
GRAY. HealSo borrowed money from 9th
ers and left without paying his hotel bill.
He skipped to the tune OF 500.
ALARGE number of people had their at
tention attracted, about . o'clock Saturday
evening. to "A very large and bright star,
about twenty degrees south of the zenith.
The star would blaze out with the brilliancy
of Venus. for a short time, and then grow
so dim as 10 be scarcely visible, once or
twice disappearing altogether. About half
past nine it was shut out from view by
clouds.
B.& O. ENGINE No. 40, pulling train
of about forty freight cars broke coupl-
ing while rounding the curve at Thirty
third street. about 30 o'clock last night.
The conductor did not notice the break,
but went on to Benwood with ten of the
cars, leaving the rest remaining on the
track on Thirty-third street, blockading
both the Eoff and Chapline street crossings
Two electric motors were lined up in front
of the pottery, until the cars were re