Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-19
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithiiy Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told.
THE new bank at Bridgeport is to be
opened to-day.
THERE will be about thirty cases in
Police Court this morning.
ABOUT seventy piles remain to be driven
for the false work Of the stone bridge.
THE Prohibitionists will hold meeting
at Bridgeport City Hall tomorrow even
ing.
THE Bistell case will come up before
Judge Ankle in the police courtroom this
afternoon.
WILLIAM DIXON was arrested by Officer
Terrell yesterday, for smuggling Dave
Gwin Saturday night.
MISS LEADS, of Baltimore. sang ''Rest to
the Weary" during the offertory, at St.
Matthew's church, yesterday morning.
THE houses of i'll fame kept by Flo Hall
and Georgia Frank were raided last night
and an aggregate Of fourteen arrests made.
THE Biiou Social will give their first
grand ball at Beethoven Hall, Friday even
ing, October Both. Music by Mayors full
orchestra.
SEVERAL parties living in the Eighth
ward have had skiffs stolen lately from
the river. If the guilty parties are caught
they will be dealt with severely.
THE work being done by Stewart Bros
on the new Caldwelis run railroad bridge
is progressing nicely The work is Of the
most substantial and durable character.
A FoUR-YEAR-oLD boy named Riedel,
living near Forty-third street, was severely
bitten in the leg by a dog belonging to Aug.
Rempke yesterday afternoon. The dog
was shot
The saloons did their usual Sunday
business yesterday despite the chiefs
order to close Nine or ten side doors were
open on Market street from the creek
north last night.
THERE is complaint from the electric
motor operators and conductors about
small boys throwing missiles at the motors
One Of these days one of the boys will be
arrested and fined.
THE Council Committee on Police will
probably meet this evening TO take up the
subject of new rules for the department,
and discuss the proposed abolition OF the
Office Of lockup-keeper.
WHILE playing with some companions in
the Sixth Ward yesterday afternoon, boy
named Ed. Kincald was cut in the hand
with a pocket knife. The wounds were
dressed at Menkemiller's pharmacy.
PREPARATIONS are being made by the
members Of the Arion Singing Society,
under the direction of Prof. Hermann
Shockey, for an operetta, which will be
rendered at some time in the near future.
SATURDAY night three men attacked VIM.
Rockford Top Mill workman, near the
Hospital, and beat him up shamefully.
Yesterday Officer Terrell arrested VIM.
Dixon on q charge of being one Of Rock
ford's assail
WILLIAM ROCKFORD, an employe OF the
"Top" Mill, was assaulted and outrage
ously beaten by three Martins Ferry men
near the hospital, last Saturday night.
The police heard nothing Of the matter
until after it was all over and the men had
crossed the river. No arrests as yet.
QAMoNG the base ball players wintering
in Bellaire are VIII White, of the Mime
apolis club; William George, Of the Port
land. Ore, club; William Kennedy, Of the
Denvers, and the Westlake brothers and
SOL White. of the Cuban Giants. Ken
nedy has offers from the Cleveland League
and Boston Association teams.