Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-14
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told

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PithiIy Told
No Police Court yesterday.
A DRUNK was run in yesterday by the po-
| lice.
THE old slate roof on St James church
is being removed.
THE stone bridge contractors have got a
great hustle on themselves.
The Wheeling Title and Trust Company
got its handsome new safe yesterday.
THE Board of Commissioners Commit
tee on Finance is called TO meet to-day.
GEORGE JENNINGS was arrested by Officer
Porter charged with disorderly conduct.
The w. and J. college boys are all very
highly elated over their complete victory
with the Western University team.
SHERIFF. CHARLES C. ENSIGN, Of Elyria,
O. offers reward of $50 for the arrest Of
Peter LEM and Geo. Davis, burglars.
THERE will be grand ball at Cheering
er's Hail, Fulton. Oh the night OF the 2lst
inst, in celebration OF the 81 Gallus Mar
ket.
THE girl who stole the watch and other
articles from q residence on Maryland
street, last Thursday, was not named Har-
rison, as heretofore stated.
THE saloon firm of Capped & Weisgerber
has been dissolved, Mr.. Capped retiring,
The business will be conducted as hereto
fore by MIR. Joseph WelsgerDer.
JUDGE GEORGE Z. BOYD has been chosen
bv the Brooke county bar TO hold Court at
Nellsburg, and has accepted. Judge
PAUL is holding Court in Moundsvllle.
THERE was a great shortage OF natural
gas on the upper part OF the Island yesUer-
PpOnlaInt PnSup0
In some residences breakfast could not be
cooked
He. BAcHMANN & Co. have started a
wholesale produce store at No. 2l26 Main
street. They are enterprising young men,
and would like to have their friends 10 call
on them.
CHIEF DELBRUGGE yesterday received
from Columbus photograph OF the man
who is wanted there for burglary. IL very
closely resembles Charles Freeman, VINO
is in jail here on suspicion.
Mrs MARY P. MARTIN, of No GIL North
Tenth street, Philadelphia, writes Chle1
Delbrugge for information Of her husband,
who seems 10 have left her and came 10
West Virginia with another woman.
OFFICER LUKENs yesterday found little
child named Curry, belonging in Bridge
port, at the corner Of Twelfth and Market
streets. The child had wandered away
from home and crossed over TO the city.
The freight business on all the railroads
in this vicinity is very heavy at present,
and depot hands are pushed TO the utmost
to keep tine platforms clear, while sldlngs
are full of cars everywhere, and cars are
scarce.
S. S. BLOCH was yesterday appointed ad'
ministrator of the estate of Helen Bloch,
deceased. Bond, $4,000; Henry Baer
surety. The appraisers are Marcus Baer,
Bernard Baer, A. o. Maxwell and Bernard
Horkhei nler.
THE heaters in the Mingo steel plate mill
90 on the eight hour turn to-day, thus
making three heats in the twenty.four
hours instead of two The new arrange
ment will give employment TO dozen more
plate heaters.
A TELEGRAM was received by Chief Del
brugge last night from the Chief OF Police
of Columbus stating that man LETT that
CITY last night for Wheeling, for the pur-
pose Of identifying Chas. Freeman, who
was arrested last week.
THE City Gas Board will meet tomorrow,
when Secretary 4. A. Franzheim will ten
der his resignation. 1t is likely that Mr..
Robert Pekari will be at once chosen TO the
place The other officers and employees
will hold over, no changes being contem-
plated
ISAAC F. SADLER, an old and very well
known citizen of the Island, and soldier
who went through the late war, died at his
residence on North York street, yesterday
evening, in the sixtieth year of his age.
The funeral will take place Friday after
noon at O'Clock, interment at Peninsula
cemetery
Tbie ,vaalr will coo ahout all Of the win
dow-glass factories at work and good sea-
son is anticipated by the manufacturers.
There is very little glass on hand, and there
is probability that the prices may be adj
vanced At Pittsburg some delay was
caused by the doubt concerning the future
of fuel. None of the manufacturers care
ABOUT going back to coal and resorted to
fuel-gas fystems after the official failure of
natural gas in that city.