Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-24
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

MISS JOSIE MCCABE and Miss Blanche
Hope reopened their dancing school in the
Wheeling CLUB Rooms, Tuesday.
THE ladies of Zane-street church will
serve dinner and supper to-day, at G. A. K.
Hall, for the benefit OF the church.
SEABRIeHT Division. No. AT, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, will give
grand ball at Beethoven He'll on October
go.
MISS LIZZIE CRAWFORD, of Sixteenth
street, was painfully burned on the face,
Tuesday, by hot water splashing from a
kettle.
THERE will be dinner and supper at G.
A. K. Hall to-day. served by the ladies OF
Zane Street NJ. E. Church, for the benefit
of the church.
DINGER Bros. Yesterday purchased the
stores owned by their father, on Market
and Twelfth streets, at administrators
sale, for $1,000.
MEMBERS Of the local Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers will go to Parkers-
burg next Sunday to assist in the organlza-
ton Of Brotherhood there.
CRY CLERK THoRNER has received lot
Of inquiries respecting the electric light
per cent. bonds. He is having circular
of information to dealers printed.
and st. Louis some fine gymnastic appa-
ratuses for Turner Hall Prof. Krogh has
now over one hundred pupils on the rolls
LAFE WooDsCN will have benefit at the
Grand tomorrow evening, on which occa-
sion the Irishman's Love Company will ap-
pear. This promises to be rich treat
The Electric Light Commissioners and
Engineer Seeley located eighty-three mast
arms, along the line of the street railway
tracks and in the business district, yester-
day.
A LARGE amount of work is being done in
the direction of cleaning up the old Hemp
field" railroad yards, by the B. d 0. A
number of carloads of earth and rubbish
have been removed.
NOBLE S. LIGHTFooT, the trotting mare
of the Meadow Land farm, goes to Balti-
more to enter the 2:22 trot. 1t is thought
she will then be taken to Kentucky to try
to make her record in 2:15.
BLANCHE TAYLOR and Patsey Brown, both
colored, will appear before Squire Ankle
this evening at o'clock, charged with for
nication. The prisoners live in Diamond
Row." a sort of Whitechapel locality.
THE ladies of Zane Street M. E. Church
will give both dinner and supper at g. a.
r. Hall to-day. The ladies will serve
something nice at each meal, and it is hoped
their friends will patronize them literally.
MAUD GRANGER in Gabrielle" will be
star attraction at the Opera House to-
night. Her new play is from the pen OF
Mrs. Eta Henderson and Miss Mathilde
Estven, and is play with many strong
scenes.
A NUMBER of friends were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Col. Arnett, last evening, at
their home on Fifteenth street. The hours
were occupied with whist, choice refresh
ments being served at the hour when the
spirit moves.
THE Island school boys accept the chal-
lenge of the Richie school boys for game
of foot ball, to take place on the Island
Bridge Park on Saturday afternoon. II
accepted answer through the REGISTER.
Captain, H. Mcguire.
THE appointment of several recently Sc
lected agents at the stations on the Pitts
burg division of the Baltimore and OHIO
have been confirmed They include w. f.
Boyts at Fairhope, Miss Augusta Weaver
at Mills, and w. G. Glass at Elm Grove.
THE Washington and Jefferson College
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club has been
reorganized. The club this year is COM
posed of the following men: +. ID. Gardner,
H. r. Myers, L. d. Marks, J. d. Singley.
H. B. Nesbitt, NJ. d. HAYES and II. B.
Hughes.
THERE was a good deal of fun in town,
last evening, over the credulity OF an
amateur reporter, who, overhearing part
of stale joke, semi-political in its nature,
to the effect that Fitzsimmons had been
caught, rushed off to his Office and got out
a bulletin.
THERE were countless expressions OF
satisfaction, by business men, yesterday,
~ - ~ eel Nh
in determining to order the issuance OF the
third installment of 100000 in bonds, due
the Terminal Railroad Company under us
contract with the county.
A PLEASANT event occurred at the Simp-
son Chapel last evening. 1t was the mar
riage Of Mr.. VIM. Coles and Miss Margaret
Clark The church was filled with their
many friends, and notable among the
throng were the many white friends OF
the Dried. The nuptual knot was tied by
Rev. VIM. H. Simpson, according to the
prescribed methods Of the Methodist
Church.
THE Campbell farm in Holidays Cove
was purchased to-day for 5000 by Wheel
ing parties, who will erect thereon large
fire brick works. The tract contains ga
acres, and is located about mile and
half up the Cove on the New Cumberland
will be an important addition to the indus
tries of this neighborhood.-S
Herald
Local horsemen do not believe that ALI
erton has made any official record Of 2.O94,
as reported. The New York Tribune was
the only paper to publish the fact, and 1t is
thought strange that all other papers should
get left on an item of such Importance In
sporting circles. 1t is thought that Aller-
ton NAV have made a fast mile in private
Saturday but the record will De douoteo
until further authenticated.
The Office force of the Natural Gas Com
pany of West Virginia, gave pleasant
bowling party at the Park last night. Fol
Lowing is the personnel Of the two sides:
FirstoCaptain, George Riddle; and An
drew Hare. Michael Madden, VIII Riggs,
Tom Csrnahan and Bates Butter. Second
Captain, j. Howard Wells; and Will
Stephenson, Frank Stephenson, John Bos-
les. Ferd. Wingerter and one dummy.
Captain Riddles side came out victorious
by a score Of 5, 157 to 1900.
Thus far the present month has been re-
markable for high temperature which has
characterized it throughout the greater
part of the country, and especially in THOSE
sections which yield corn IN abundance.
There were very grave fears expressed at
the close of August that anticipated carry
frosts would prevent the maturity OF the
corn in the North and Northwest, where
the acreage is very heavy. Some frosts
had actually occurred, and ordinary Sep
TENDER weather, with its cool and frosty
nights, would have shortened the corn yield
by many millions of bushels.
THERE was a delightful surprise party
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Speidel at
their home on Chapline street Monday
evening. The affair was neatly navigated
bv Mr.. Campbell Sweeney, and at con-