Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-30
SNAIL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
THE police have made 2O5 arrests, so
far this month.
THE Council Committee on Claims is
called to meet this evening.
OFFICER DAUM reported dead horse
living out on the Peninsula yesterday.
THE roof timbers are being placed on
the brick freight house OF the Terminal
Railroad Company.
OVER nine hundred electric light poles
have SO far been erected, and ABOUT SIX
hundred remain to go up.
THE Central Hunting Club will give
their third ball tonight at turner
Hall. Music by Mayersfall Orchestra.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terdav 70 Milton II. Frazier, a native OF
Roney's Point, aged 81, and Matte
White, a native of Roney's Point, aged
25.
Hon. JOHN A. HUTCHINSON received
81, 900 and the estate OF McSweeney
81, 100 for the services OF the two attor-
news in the Baker case.-TOronto 1rtb-
lLlle.
MANAGER WOLF, of the Telephone
Company. contempates putting in ma
tallic circuits, which will necessitate
doubling the number Of wires on the
streets.
TIE Belmont county grand jury re-
turned twenty-five true bills. The most
important were: John Andrews, shoot
tng with intent to kill; William Brad
ford. manslaughter; Alex. Gurley, horse
stealing, two bills.
THE Pittsburgh Despatch says: "Hen
~ Florsheim, who would lose largely
on contracts if his men again strike,
has played clever ruse in retaining 4
norton of the wages of the 300 negroes
working in his mines. This caused a
great deal of discomfort, but so far Mr..
Florsheim seems to have the upper
hand"
New feed wires from the power house
of the electro motor line Will De
connected with the Benwood ex-
tension of the road for the pur-
pose Of giving stronger power. IL IS
understood that Superintendent Har-
rington will commence work in a short
time upon the overhead cables for the
purpose of adjusting them to accommo-
date the spring pole trolleys.
JAMES P. MAXWELL has been ad-
mitted to partnership in the firm OF
Hubbard e. PAUL, wholesale grocers.
Mr.. Maxwell has long been connected
with the above named firm, and IS high
" esteemed among his business asso-
ciates in Main street for his efficiency
and integrity. His friends will be glad
TO near that he has become member
of the above named well-known firm.
For the past week meetings have
been held every evening, except Satur-
day, at the First Baptist Church, which
have proved all that the projectors OF
these religious revivals had hoped for.
Rev. M. O'Hara, Of Alabama, is conduct
ing these evangelistic meetings, and the
interest manifested by those outside OF
the church has inspired him to continue
the exercises every evening for some
time to come.
WITH the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad crossing the new bridge at Mar
tins Ferry it is altogether probably that
other roads will eventually make salts
factory traffic arrangements to use it al
So, as there is no doubt in the world
that that company will have very com
pete facilities for, haneling cars in
Wheeling and will control that kind OF
business. They have lines completely
covering the town now.-BeIldire hide
peudeNt.