Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-17
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIV Told.

evening.
THERE were but two cases-drunks-in
Police Court, yesterday morning.
THE Medical Society of Belmont county,
Ohio, meets at Bridgeport to-day.
Col. MERRILL's estimates for Ohio river
improvements for next year are s7O6, 500.
ROBERT DOWNING is now engaged on a
novel which he expects to publish shortly.
A. j. CLARKE has been appointed attor-
ney for the Bostwick Fire Proof Lath
Company.
THE Fostoria Glass Co. is engaging peo--
pie for the operation OF their works at
Moundsville.
So far about seventy lots have been sold
in the Belvedere addition, on the east SIDE
of Wheeling hill.
THE cold-wave flag was displayed by
Schnepf yesterday for the first time. 1t
wasn't very cold, however.
QUITE a number of Bellaire people will
go TO Chicago this week on the excursion
to that great city of the west.
A MARRIAGE license was issued to Mike
Muher. native Of Austria, aged 70, and
Tena Verbanoc, a native or Austria aged
81.
PROF. ARTHUR MITCHELL instructor OF
the manly art will give practical talk 70
the students Of the Linsly this evening.
THE Board of Commissioners ask this
morning for proposals for coal, undertak-
ing and medicine for the year commencing
November 18th.
MEssRs. BAIRD Bros. have gathered up
and piled away about all the heavy timber
used by them in the erection OF the new
Island bridge.
THERE was fight at Trush & Biery's
saloon, about IL o'clock last night, ID. Cor
bin striking Chris. Weiss with beer
glass. Officer Lukens made the arrests
JOHN DOYLE, an employee of the muck
department at the Belmont mill, was
struck below the left eye with a piece Of
steel. yesterday morning, making painful
wound.
SHR1vER's sand boat is being worked for
all il is worth this good weather. An
enormous amount of gravel has been sifted
within the past six weeks, and the sand
stored away.
TT. HUTCHINSON & Co. are moving into
their new fopr-story building, corner alley
o and Main street. w. Il. Burt Il Co. are
putting in one of Hayden's trst-class n.y.
draulic elevators.
THERE was a pleasant bowling party at
Seibert's Yesterday afternoon, and some
rare sport evolved. The winners OF the
respective strings were Edgerton vance,
Lieut. Mitchell and Sam Harrison.
WoRKMEN are taking the old iron tanks
at the Warren oil refinery apart, as they
are too big to be moved otherwise. Inc
old pipe line on Eoff street, from Seven
teenth south, is also being dug up.
PEOPLE who live along the line OF the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company before 1T
reached the river and through whose
places the line runs, say the pressure IS
less than half what II was at nrst.-Betdtre
Independent.
REV. L. w. BaRR, formerly Of this city,
purchased the property OF b. r. Day, IN
Horns addition IN Bellaire, for S,59O
This property was built and occupied by
p. T. King few years since, when 1t cost
ABOUT twice the sum now paid for II.
THE bean bake and entertainment to be
given by Stephens Post, G. A. h, will oc-
cur at Westwood's Hall on next Sat9rGay
night. The Post will be visited by Holll-
day Post, Thursday night, at Handlan s
Hall.
THE police were informed last night that
a lost cnild-a little boy, in dress-had
been found in the Second ward and taken
To Alice Shells. At quite late hour there
was no report that the parents had been To-
Gated.
THE Waynesburg Messenger says; Wheel
ing is booming, and she will do more OF 1t
when she goes TO work and builds the pro-
posed Wheeling and Connellsville railroad
right through Greene county by way OF
Waynesburg.
A Mrs. HALL called at police headquar-
tiers last night and desired the officers TO
look I'D the whereabouts OF her husband,
whom, she said, had left for parts I'M
known. He was at one time IN the coal
business here.
YzsTERpAY afternoon John Belinger, a
resident OF the Eighth ward, was seized
with cramps while on Forty-thlrd street.
He was taken to Hahnis barber shop until
doctor arrived, who pronounced the case
serious one,
THE rains of the past week have served
IN make quite a change in the aspect OF
river matters, and the people dependent on
that thorOughfare for trade are wearing
broad smiles. At this point the rise In the
river amounts to several feet, ana II is sui
swelling slightly.
THE Wheeling Railway Company put
INTO use for the first time patent elevator
truck for repairing or stringlng overheao
trolly wires, electric light wires, etc. The
uldc0lQe Is OIGWn WV ASA0~~'
very ingenious affair.
THE Terminal Company contractors are
making a good lob of the filling or new
Ficbteenth street They are under no OBJ
LEGATIONS to grade this street, according to
t6e terms Of the ordinance passed by Coun-
Gil, but they are doing IL, all the
same.
Yesterday morning a team attached to
Henry Stoehr's ice wagon ran on, on Wood
| street. and tore down Sixteenth at a lively
! rate. coliding with William Smiths milk
wagon near Goetze's, Both outnts Were
badly tangled up, the milk wagon having
an axle broken.
ODD FELLOWS wishing to attend the an
nual session Of the Grand Lodge OF the
State. which begins to-day at hlngwoCd,
can make the best time by leaving on the
Il. Il o. at five o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. arriving at Klngwood at eleven
O'Clock in the morning or in time Tor dinner
The Freeport, Me, Sentinel of November
18th contains a verbatim account OF the al
dress delivered by ]. w. Amick, formerly
of this city, now President OF the Freeport
Y. Nj. C.. A., at the State convention oi Tue
Association at Bangor. The topic was
associations in Smaller Towns; How 10
Organize and Maintain Them
ARorr fifteen Parkersburg Knights
Templar have forwarded TO Wheeling their
applications to become members OF the Or-
der Of the Mystic Shrine. ABOUT that many
more applications will be presented at the
next regular meeting of the Order OF the
MYSTIC Shrine, and at least class OF not
less than thirty will be initiated about the
first of January.
The most conspicuous of the planents
this month is Jupiter, which is in constel-
lation. Aouarius shines brightly in the
south in the early evening. By the close OF
the month both Mercury and Venus can
he seen as evening stars. but they are too