Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-31
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithiiY Told.

OPERA HoUsE-Natiuee and evening perform
auce-EdgAr Seld-n i'm ''Will o. the Wisp'
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-Matinee aud evening
yerIormanc -'Ltphts and Shadows
THIS is great weather for the building
trades.
THE young butchers will give ball
at Schenk's Hall on Thanksgiving even
ing.
CITY COLLECTOR WHITE has so far
turned in $40, 52l % of the city taxes,
which is great record.
The South Side Athletics will give
another OF their hops at Windsor Hall
next Thursday evening.
MANY of the farmers are nearly done
huSking their corn, and report good
yield and of fine quality.
THE big derrick was once more gotten
in shape at the stone bridge, yesterday,
ana work will go on as usual.
THE Bijou Social gave their first ball
ut Beethoven Hall last evening. Music
was by Mayors full orchestra.
TIE Farmers Alliance has an organ
ization at Valley Grove, w. Va. One
half of its number are women.
THE last will of Sarah Carroll, de-
ceased, was admitted TO probate, yester-
day, and ordered to 6e recorded.
JULIA WHEELER qualified as eIecu-
trix of the estate of Ellen Wheeler, de-
ceased. Bond, $500; Bernard Zook,
surety.
Col. w. W. ARNETr, of Wheeling,
and Hon. Ross Alexander, of Bridge
port. will speak al Bellaire Monday
evening.
People living on the bottoms in the
East End complain that the oil lamps
ON Baltimore and Elizabeth streets are
seldom lit.
An electric call was put up between
police headquarters and the Atlantic
engine house, yesterday. 1t will be used
10 call the patrol wagon.
RESIDENTS near the Hobbs glass house
complain of the danger and annoyance
of boys throwing stones. Several win
dOwS have been broken in residences.
WHILE Mrs. Goudy, of Marshall
county, was coming across the Island
i'm p buggy, Yesterday, she lost basket
containing q pocket book with eight or
ten dollars intt.
TIE Central Hunting Club, which is
composed OF number OF popular cigar
makers, gave their third annual ball at
Turner Hall last evening. The Opera
House orchestra PLAYED.
TWELVE brick layers, and about thirty
men in all, were az work on the electric
power house, yesterday. Engineer
Seeley will leave for New York City to-
day, and will return about next Friday.
A. HOWELL, Of WaddingtOn Place, has
a tree OF bellflOwerS that yielded seven
teen barrels this year. Many OF the
apples weigh from fourteen TO seven
teen ounces each.
THERE were but three cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. Thomas
Kater got So a0d costs, and the rule for
Mrs. Albert, witness, was dismissed.
A drunk went to the hill for fifteen
days.
CHARLES DOYLE, of MoGudSville, had
his right foot mashed by a wheel of Z
ket house, yesterday afternoon. he
was taken TO the home Of some friends
in the patrol wagon.
THE one hundred yard foot race at
WellSville Wednesday evening, between
Maxwell and Hendricks, of East Liver
pool, was won by Maxwell by about
two Yards. Considerable money is said
TO have changed hands on the result.
E9ABoUT noon yesterday three buildings
occupied by Italian railroad workmen,
and the coal tippleS owned by William
FRY. opposite Moundville, caught are
aud were destroyed. About S1,50o in
money belonging TO the Italians was
consumed.
FARMERS are complaining on account
of the long continued dry spell. Streams,
wells and springs on many farms are
drying 10, and ia some instances stock
have to be watered, so scarce is the wa
Children Cry for Pitchers CastOria