Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-13
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PtthiIy Told.

COUNCIL meets tonight in regular ses-
sion.
The paving Of North Huron street is
progressing.
NATURAL GAS was quite short in some
parts Of the city yesterday.
A NEW house for Mr.. Charles Smith was
started in the old ball park yesterday.
THE foundations for the electric power
house will be positively completed this
week
JOIN B. WILSON qualified as a notary
pubic yesterday. Bond, $3.50; 5. o. Boyce
security.
THE Teutonia Singing Society will give
a select dance on the evening OF November
4, at their hall.
THE will Of Catharine Schenk was ad-
mitted to probate yesterday and ordered
to be recorded.
THE city, through F. P. Jepson, Com
missioner, announces the redemption OF
400 OF the loan Of 1881.
JOHN S. DnoE yesterday qualified as ex-
ecutor of the will Of Hannah Whitehead,
deceased. Bond $500; no security required.
HENRY NJ. RUSSELL, JR., who has been
suffering from fractured arm, had the
misfortune to break it over again, Sunday.
MAYOR SEABaIGHT has completed the
work Of signing the electric light bonds,
and they have been returned to Clerk
Thoner.
MARTIN REED has been arrested and
jailed at Burgettstown, charged with pois-
oning Alexander Cappell, as detailed a few
days ago.
JUDGE PAUL. was at Wellsburg yester-
day, holding the first term Of Court there,
with grand jury, He goes to Mounds
vile to-day.
THE old frame building at the north end
of the Main street bridge has been torn
down TO make way for the erection Of
big derrick.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
to Patrick Rynes native of Ireland, aged
%, and Mary Harrington, native. OF Ire
land, aged 81.
A REFERENCE to our Lexington, KY,
telegram this morning shows that Messrs.
Schmulbach and Park have purchased an
other fine horse at a sale there.
CHEF MURPHY, of Columbus, advises
Chief Delbrugge that he thinks the man
Charles Freeman, jailed here Saturday, on
suspicion, is the man he wants. He will
send for him.
THE police were notified, about half-past
thieves were in the residence OF Judge
Boyd. Officers Desmond, Carney and
Frohme responded, but no one could be
found.
YESTERDAY morning a horse belonging to
Louis Harpfer's delivery wagon took fright
on Jacob street, near Thirty-third, and ran
off up Eoff street. The animal was stopped
at Twenty-sixth street, having done put
little damage.
JOHN BERGER, carpenter, working for
Woods Bros, on the house being erected
for Adam Yahn, on McColloch street, COM
planned to the police, yesterday, that his
tool chest had been broken open and lot
Of tools stolen.
For q couple Of days past stranger has
been seen prowling around the residence OF
Mrs. Beltz, at No. 21l9 Chapline street.
Once he was found up on the side Of the
building peeping through the window. The
police are looking for the fellow.
NEXT Monday night Natural Gas"
will be the attraction at the Opera House,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings Miss
Julia Marlowe will be seen in "Cymbe-
line" aud "Ingomsr," and on Friday and
Saturday evenings Miss Irene Kent will
be seen.
Mrs. SAM ROBINSON, the colored woman
whose destitute condition was referred 10
yesterday, did not come to the City Hall
as she promised, giving as reason that
she did not want TO be sent to the lntrm-
ary Chief Delbrugge yesterday received
three dollars for the relief Of the woman.
VAN ANpAs Operate Jollities in the
Electric Spark" will appear at the
Grand lon Friday and Saturday, October
18th and 18th. This company carries fine
band and orchestra, in addition to great
company of comedians, vocallsts and
dancers They also give a grand matinee
for ladies and children Saturday afternoon.
HoLLIDAY Posi- No. ~, G. A. r, and
Holiday Corps No. l, w. X. O., will give
an old fashioned bean bake on next Thurs
day evening at G. A Il. Hall. There Will
be in addition 10 bean supper an oyster
supper and refreshments. Inc reIleI
funds Of these two organizations have oeen
almost exhausted during the past year on
account of sickness and deaths among
those worthy to be assisted both inside and
outside of these orders, and the proceeds OF
this social will go 10 replenish the funds OF
these two organizations.
THE eight clubs in the National League
tried Sixtytwo pitchers the past season,
and of this number but few showed any
extraordinary skill. The Philadelphia
tried eleven pitchers, and the New York
and Cleveland clubs ten each. Inc chan-
pion Boston club had nine pitchers, while
Anson thought seven were enough to win
the championship with. The three tall
enders, Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Pitts
burg. had the least number, each having
tried six. But twelve of the sixty two won
more than half Of their games
TIE observance of Yom-Kippur, or the
Hebrew day Of atonement, which began
Sunday evening at shutdown, was contin-
ued in the Synagogue yesterday. The ser
vices at the Synagogue in the morning CON
sisted of song, prayer and sermon oy tne
Rabbi. In the course OF the sermon, RABBI
Bonnheim dwelt at length on the benefits
of friendship. The afternoon services con-
sisted OF services known as the Mssktr-
Neshomas. or 1.-The memory Of the dead"
This is a service of prayer in which the
Hebrew approaches the altar and offers
PRAYER for some departed one. The servl-
ces last evening consisted Of song and gem
eral thanksgiving.
SOCIAL MELANGE.