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

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ant
PithiIY Told.
| At Opera House this evening-Jefersen Com
| edy Co. in '"rhe Rivals"
! At Grand Opera House-This afternoon and
| evening, Lost In New York
THE sun didn't fairly get its eyes open
until IL o'clock yesterday morning.
THE water main over the creek at the
Market street bridge is being repaired
THERE was but one case in Police
Court yesterday morning. colOred vag.
He got month.
THE work OF setting up the new rail-
ing along the retaining wall at either
end Of the new Island bridge has been
about completed.
JOE KINNEY was arrested by officer
| Cruce, yesterday afternoon, for fighting
with a railroad man named Conway.
The latter jumped on train and got
off,
TIE handsome new bell Of st. James
German Church, weighing nearly ton
and half, was hoisted up into the
tower, yesterday. Twenty Of the
Linsly Cadets assisted in getting the
/ DELL lnLO the tower.
AT q stated meeting of Nelson Lodge
No. 30, A. +. and A. NJ, on the 10th
inst, the following officers were elected
! TO serve for the ensuing Masonic term:
Geo. NJ. Varney, ". M; VIM. r. Dud-
ley, S. W.; David L. Richey, j. W.; j..
Elwood Hughes, Treasurer; j. A. Kyle,
Secretary.
THE south forty feet eight inches Of
the Busby property, fronting on Market
street, opposite the German BBnk, will
be again offered at public sale, at the
Court House, at ten o'clock this morn
ing. This Is very desirable piece OF
property, and the bidding ought to be
lively.
IT'S wise woman that knows when
to buy Christmas presents, and she Is
very wise If she buys them early in the
season and early in the morning. Early
In the season to enable her TO select
iudiciously, and early in the morning,
because she can more freely look around
her and see all the pretty things.
THE Benwood saloon keepers held q
meeting at the City Hall yesterday after
noon, and organized branch of the
Wheeling Saloon-keepers Association,
electing the following officers: Presl-
dent, VIM. Briceland; Secretary, James
Nolan; Treasurer, Geo. Goegline. The
Benwood branch will cooperate with
Wheeling saloon-keepers.
THE National StOcknlGn says:-At the
present writing the outlook for winter
wheat is not especially promising. The
best authorities agree that the weather
must be exceptionally good in Decem-
Der il the crop goes into settled winter
, in as good condition as is desirable.
There has been something OF an i'm
provement in the past thirty days, be-
cause of increased moisture, yet circum-
stances must be propitious from this
time on il the winter crop OF 1892 Is to
be compared in volume with that OF the
past season.
THE dry goods firm Of Julius Jacobs,
whose store is at No. 1864 Main, aud
Hamburger Bros, of No. 1871 Main
street, have been consolidated and both
stores will hereafter be owned under
the firm name of Jacobs & Hamburger.
Mr.. julius Jacobs and the Hamburger
brothers have large experience in the
dry goods business and will no doubt
gain a large patronage. The will carry
one of the largest and finest stocks In
the city.
INVITATIONS have been issued for the
second annual ball Of Nail City Lodge
No. 40. Brotherhood of Railroad Train
mon. In he given at Turner Hall Friday
evening, January Sth. Following are
the committees in charge: Order,
George St. Myers, Burt Wymer, II. E..
Board, John Stewart, NJ. A. Bremen
and A. Gaus; floor managers, VIM.
Marsden, VIM. ConowaY, H. Smouse
and A. Kinder; general, Samuel Altz,
j. Nay, Ed. Jasper, d. Henderson, b.
J. Patton, VIM. Stillwell, j. Keys, VIM.
Pyles, ]. Armstrong, n. McElroy, G.
BeIlville, b. j. Lergen, F. F. Agnew,
John Denney, L. Crow, William Sted-
man.