Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-09
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
PithIly Told.

THE Council Committee on Police IS
called 10 meet this evening.
The Wheeling Bridge Company has eau
ed in the last installment OF - per cent oH
subscriptions.
DR.. SwoPE, in the course OF MS sermon
yesterday morning, made orlel aIIusloHs "
the tragedy of Saturday
THE Joint Conference Committee OF
Council. on Salaries. will meet at the Puo-
lie Building this evening
A B. & o. brakeman, who lives IN
Moundsville. had his right forefnger badly
mashed Saturday night about III O'CLOCK
DIR. Campbell dressed the wound.
SATURDAY morning about II o'clock, two
cows belonging TO Col. All. Sweeney, were
run over by "Pewiky' train, at sixth
street The animals were afterwards shot'
PRoF. JOHN Nj. BIRCH, principal OF Lins-
| lv Institute, will give talk on "Japa n
To the Young men at the Young Men
| Christian Association building on tues
day evening.
The twenty-third anniversary of Excel
sior Lodge Of odd Fellows will be held at
odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday evening,
| March nth. A very attractive programme
! has been arranged.
!
Hospital Association, on Saturday, as in
tended. owing to the tragedy, as one or two
of the members were related to the famll Y
of the deceased. The meeting Will be held
some time this week.
THE usual number of electric motors was
nut ON YESTERDAY morning, about twenty In
all. but the power became weak, ana hVe
cars were taken off the 'loOp." Only SIX
cars have been running on the main line
for several weeks past
The stockholders of the Farmers Adj
dress Company have elected as Directors
Messrs W. r. Donaldson. w. l.. Calm,
w. b Simpson, w. ID. Johnson, John
Baltic. j. l. Billiard y. l.. List, w. A.
Wilson aud DR. A F. Stifel. The Direc-
tors will meet again this evening.
The Commissioners in the condemnation
case of the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Railway Company vs.. Louis kaleche, com
mittee for James Mclaughlin, an insane
person. have filed a report in the oilice oil
the Clork Of the Circuit Court, fixing the
price Of the lot sought 10 be taken at s3,OOO
A BRIDGEPORT paper says: Clarence lr-
win of Wheeling. together with two men
from Buffalo, two from Cincinnati and two
from Cleveland have formed company
and will leave the first of May for Idaho
10 engage III EOlu mining. IutN nave 81
cured valuable claim on Madison river
canyon.
SATURDAY evening Mrs. Adam Weisger
Der. who lives at 25O5 Eoff street, had d
narrow escape from being burned to death
While crossing the room with the lamp in
her hand, she tripptd and fell, and the
lamp exploded, igniting her clothes. Hel
right arm was badly burned, and her head
bruised badly, by striking against the stove
DR.. Alderman rendered the necessary med
ica service Under the circumstances
Mrs Weisgerber's escape was remarkable
MRs. MATILDA u. HEISKEI, widow of the
late O. w. Heiskel. died al the family res
idence. No ll22 Chaplaine street. about
Is O'Clock Saturday evening Mrs Heske
was particularly noted for her deep relig
Gus feeling in all matters relating L
church work, aud her death caused grea
regret among wide circle OF friends
Seven children, three sons and -four daugh
ters. survive her. They are William
Daniel L. aud Ohio Mrs Henry Nj. Rus
sell, Mrs Judge j. k Paul, Mrs. Annie
Burke and Miss Sidney HeiSkell. The
funeral will take place to morrow.