Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-07
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
Ar rHE OPERA HoUsE-kobert Mantell in
The Cur>ican Brothers
AT THE GRAND-"The Blue and the Gray
afternoon and evening
The police had made no arrests up TO one
O'Clock this morning.
THERE was "A very large audience at
Evangelistic hall last evening.
Two deeds of trust were left for record
at Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday
OFFICERS DEku and STANLEY are of duty,
the former being i'll and the latter nursing
wounded leg
GEANvILir Burnett fell at his home on
South Huron street, Thursday night, DIS
locating his right elbow.
FIRE will be lighted in the new boiler IN
the power house az Thirty-siXth and Nc
Culloch streets. this afternoon.
THERE was but one case in Police Court
Yesterday morning, the defendant being
Christ Kline. He got SIX months.
MIR THOMAS FEE. brother OF Assistant
CITY Clerk W. II. Fee, will leave to-day
for Butte City, Mont, where he Will locate.
Tur street cars had u tough time OF II.
about hali-paSt one Yesterday alterhooh'
because of ice accommodating on the wires.
THr joumeymen stOnemasons OF wheel
ing having secured their charter, organ
ICED last evening. aud elected Magnes Long
President and Henry Rosenberg Secretary
LAST Tuesday James Frasher, manager
of the Wheeling Lime and Cement Com
pany. had bis eyes badly burned by splash
of lime. which he was running down u
chute.
WORK was commenced yesterday on the
excavations for the Eof street bridge over
| Caldwelrs run, east Of the motor track
The abutments on the west side are about
/ finished.
TIr students of the Seguin Collegiate
/ Institute had but one session yesterday, on
account of the funeral of Mrs Henry
! Jaeger. nee Seabright, an Alumnus oil lhe
/ Institute.
/ Is the Circuit Court, yesterday, IN the
ease of B Il. McMechen v Henry *. List,
/ the demurrer of the defendant 10 the
amended bill was sustained. Leave was
/ given 10 further amend the OIL.
The work Of laying concrete for the
/ foundations OF the new jail was being
pushed Yesterday Work has been done an
/ winter. as the weather would allow. win
the return of warm weather the contract
ors will proceed vigorously.
\ coon many pedestrians had bad fails
/ on the icy sidewalks, yesterday. One Wei-
dressed gentleman who took tumble on
| Market street gave vent TO some hlghly
original profanity as he surveyed Inc rum
Iof a light top coat. Then he took CAB.
I ARCHIE SrEArprR and Minnie Lee, col
ored. applied for u marriage license al thc
onice OF the County Clerk, yesterday, Dut
the would-be groom was not of age, ana inc
/ license was refused The lovers attracted
good deal OF attention by their antics
/ MEMBER, of the fire committee and Chiel
Healv are mapping out the years eNpcnul-
iures in 4 general way The comnlttee
will probably ask, either for new nose
house. on McCulloch street on new SilspN
engine 10 take the place of the Atlantic
sending the latter TO the Eighth ward
TuE Young ladies of the Eighth ward are
very much alarmed since the attacks when
have been made upon ladies' IN that portion
of the city. and several have PROVIDED
themselves with boxes OF pepper, Whlch
thew carry in their hands in case they are
compelled 10 be ou the streets after DARK.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER McGREGoR,
TRANSPORTATION agent forth Board oil Cohi-
Imissioners. Yesterday sent Mrs. smith
ipolicc Headquarters for a day or two, 10
.p1rkelsburg The family came from over
the Ohio and went 10 North Eagle, Kama
wha county.
Tnr Owls Head Oil Company held a
ue..fiua, al the Hotel Bchler yesterday
AFTERNOON The company holds leases M
TYLER aud WctIel counties. The well pu'
down ON Farrels run. in Tyler county
proved dry hole, but the company VIII
likely nut down another test well IN an
other territory early in the spring.
TnMoEEow will hr observed in the Fourth
street Methodist church. as in many Other
Methodist churches IN the worh, by appro
uriate services of song and sermon, rcailnl
tothe centenary of tile death OF John Yves
ley. the founder OF the Methodist Church
who died March I'd, li1l. The service'
will continue morning and evening Al
are welcome.
Tue odd Fellows Hall Association ha'
purchased Of Miss :. Irwin, the property
No. "a Twelfth street, now occupied 10y
the Domestic Sewing Machine Company
Consideration, &, 100. The Association
now owns the block from Chaplne stree
TO Capt. McLure's new building, and IL Is
understood they contemplate the erection
of a handsome new building in the spring
Tia entire line Of the Wheeling Natura
Gas Company between Martins Ferry ano
Rellaire. a distance of six miles, IS being
dug IN. searching for leaks, removing thu
water and caulking the Joints with leak, s.
as TO make them waterproof over o'
men are at work and the JOB is big one
The line has been in bad condition ever
since the flood. At times tho gas IS shu
of by the water in the main.