Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-17
SNAIL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithlly Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest Brleny ana
Pithiiy Told.
CALENDARS for 1892 are already ap-
pearing.
THERE was no session of Police Court,
yesterday morning.
THE railing for the new Isl and bridge
has arrived and is being placed in posi-
ton.
THERE is complaint in North Wheel
ing that the streets oil lamps are not
lighted.
THE bill Of exceptions for the appeal
in the case Of the American Suit Com
pany has been prepared.
THE owners of the Plttsburg mare,
Mollie S. LightfoOt, expect her to go
mile in 2:16 or PIT at Lexington, to-
day.
Born traffic and travel appears to be
universally heavy on all railroads at
present. Low water in the river is OF
! course responsible in the Ohio Valley.
Mrs. CHAs. STEIN, who lives on
South Main street, injured her arm In
a fall yesterday afternoon. DR.. r. II.
Billiard was called, and dressed the
wound.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to VIM. Buckner, native OF
Caroline county, Va, aged %, and Kate
Bloch, a native of Harrison county,
aged %.
THE Electric Motor Employees Union,
A. f. of L., will hold a special meeting
tonight and pass resolutions Of SYM
pathy and support for the striking ware
housemen.
A SLIGHT fire was discovered in coal
house adjoining the residence OF James
B. Mckee, on the Island, Thursday
night, and was extlnguished by Officer
McNichollS.
Blk. MCMECHEN was arrested yester-
day on two charges, one of selling pow
der without a license, and the other
for not keeping powder in a proper re-
ceptacle, etc.
HEAVY fogs have protected tender
Vegetation from frost In the valleys dur
ing the cool weather of the last week
or ten days, bnt 1t has got its work in
on the high lands.
QUAIL across the river are reported
more numerous now than they have
been for several years, but it will be a
month yet before the hunter can shoot
them without offending the law.
HERE AFTER the mails will be carried
to and from the postoffice to suburban
points by the Wheeling Railway Com
pany, and most of the employees have
been sworn in by the postoffice officials.
THE race between Nutwood, Elec-
tioneer and Red Wilkes grows more ex-
citing as the season advances. The end
of the past week saw the three sires
Just q tie with eighteen new 2:30 per-
formers each.
A NUMBER of Wheeling men have
leased 1000 acres in the northern part
of this county, which, it is claimed, is on
the rs degree line from Mcdonald, and
have contracted to have number OF
wells put down.
JAMES MCGEE and Charles Parker en-
gagged in a fight on Market street, south
of Sixteenth street, late yesterday after
noon, and were arrested by Chief Del
brugge and Officer Frohme. The latter
officer also arrested drunk.
New corn is beginning to make its
appearance and is knocking the high
priced old corn from the lofty position
in price that it has been beinging for
the past four or FIVE months. The new
is freely offered at so cents per bushel
and is Of very fine quality.
YESTERDAY Mr.. Henry K. List re-
ceived q receipt from the superintend-
ent of the Methodist Episcopal Hos
pital, Brooklyn, n. Y, for 1865 for the
support Of an adult bed for one year for
the benefit of the members Of the West
Virginia NJ. E. Conference.
Mr.. c. b. MCBRIDE, one Of the most
popular operators on the electric motor
line, and Miss Clark, Of the South Side,
were quietly married about six months
ago. Not until yesterday did the mat
ter leak out, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride
were overwhelmed with congratulations.
THE Bellaire Window Glass Works
did not decide to leave Bellaire. They
are trying to do something, in view Of
the fact that there is not natural gas
enough to run on, and they are fixed for
that kind Of fuel; but nothing definite
has been determined. There probably
Will be next Monday.
No PILES were driven at the stone
bridge yesterday, the day being oceu-
pied in moving the pile-driver. Work
was carried on all last night. The ex-