Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithIlY Told.

minor matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithIiV Told.
LAFE HARDEN and Mrs. Harden were
arrested as disorderlies last night.
ELECTRIC CAR Adelaide was burned
to the station.
THE Bachelor Club will give one of
its semi-monthly hops at Franzheim
Hall this evening.
THE case of William q. Robinson v.
Peter Welty was still on trial before
Judge PAUL, yesterday.
Mr.. JAMES F. GIFFEN, popular
travelling man for Delaplain e. Co., and
Miss Annie Loefler were marri ed last
night by Rev. Mr.. Ulfert.
MRS. SHIPLEY, residing on the south
side of Sixteenth street, between Main
and Market, fell down stairs Tuesda y
evening, painfully injuring her head.
FIRE broke out again in the ruins OF
the Kimberly & Davis building, about
$50 last night, and the water had to oe
again turned GU through line of hose.
The Senior Class of the Public
Schools will have their first examina-
ton tomorrow at Washington school.
The subjects in which they will be ex-
amined are spelling and grammer.
AN old man by the name of John
Fulton fell on pavement on Market
street near Sixteenth street last even
ing, and received quit Q a cash in the
side OF his head. He was taken into
KIarl's drug store, where the wound was
dressed.
THREE of the scintillating stars in
the Howard BurlesQue Co, trotted into
the dining-room Of one OF the hotels
here so saturated with musk perfume
that the regular boarders began to won
der whether they were eating ambrosla
or beefsteak.
Mr.. WILL DAY has been engaged to
I sing with the Washington-Jetferson
Banjo Club, which will be here shortly.
Mr.. Day will sing for the first time in
public a thoroughly humorous selection,
and one that will likely be warmly re-
ceived.
THE Committee on Celebration OF
National Holidays for 1892 will meet at |
the Office of Squire Rogers, No. 1903
Chapline street, next Sunday afternoon
at2 o'clock. All Of those gentlemen
whose names were suggested from the
different organizations and the Finance
Committee are expected to be present.
Two OF the railway passenger agents
who were at the Mcclure Tuesday, start
ed for the east yesterday. They board
ed a train on the B. & o., and not know
ing anything about the change at the
junction at Benwood remained stead
lastly in the car, when they suddenly
found themselves waited back to Wheel
ing again. Then the air was blue.
A HANDSOME full-blooded st. Bernard
dog is something of canine prize.
There are said to be just six OF these
magnificent pets in this section. They
are owned by Milton Mabis, Morris
Horkheimer, Michael Friesmuth, w. Il.
Egerter and Henry Dierenger, Mr..
Dierenger having two OF these dogs.
The price of these dogs runs from $40
to 500.
Miss LIZZIE REIN, OF Bridgeport, o.,
the popular young saleslady OF Geo. NJ.
Shook & Co., gave an entertainment the
other evening at her fathers residence.
Those present were largely of Geo. NJ.
Shook & Co.'S employees, MeSsrs. r.
TruxeU, Pete Kress, VIM. Mckee, Ed.
Sample. and Misses Fannie knight,
Mamie White aud Miss S Riley. They
enjoyed themselves to their hearts con-
tent, but the saddest part was the home
ward journey on foot.
THAT new book, I'm Office" about
does not appear to be keeping up the in
terest that was awakened at the outset.
There have been about fifty copies sold
in this city, and while the opinions
differ TO some extent, most OF them APP
near to be somewhat adverse in crt-
cism. II regard the book as ten-day
wonder" said one gentleman, "a book
that will come far from standing the
test Of time" Another gentleman,
something OF student, notes the lack Of
literary merit, and the improbability of
many OF the circumstances the author
so fauntingly contrives.
Ir IS said that after this season,
"Snike" Hennessy, the converted burg
lar who s.cracks" a safe at each per-
formance of 1.-THE StOwaway," which
appears at the Opera House next Mon
day. will be seen no more on the stage.
A number Of prominent evangelists,
with whom he has had many consulta-
tions, have prevailed upon him to make
q tonr Of the country and address re-
vivai gatherings, giving his experiences
as a burglar, and telling of how he be-
came converted. The two Samuels,
Tones and Small, may look to their
laurelS.