Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-09
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithiiy Told.

Pithiiy Told.
MARTINS FERRY is overrun with burg
lars and foot-pads.
THE railing at the Penn street end Of the
new Island bridge has been completed.
IN the past ten days Horkheimer Bros.
have shipped out nearly hall million
pounds Of wool.
JUDGE JOHN A. CAMPBELL is expected to
arrive in the city to-day, and Will open
Court this afternoon.
Mr.. GEORGE S. FALLoN and Miss Mary
Dockerty, both of Pittsburg, were married
yesterday by Rev. Mr.. Moore.
HENRY MILLER, the man arrested at the
fire last night, was not the Henry Miller
who works at the Crescent mill.
THE work of laying stone on the north
side of the creek, at the stone bridge, was
energetically resumed yesterday morRlng.
yam advertisement in another column,
Messrs. Kimberly g. Davis request the
prompt settlement Of all accounts due
them.
THE year 1S49 was the square OF forty
three; we had not square year, so 10 call
it, before then since 1764, and the next will
not occur until 1886.
AN appeal is made by the Superintend-
ent of the Reform School at Pruntytown
for donations to procure a set OF Dand IN
struments for the boys
THE fire department left line OF hose at
work playing on the ruins OF the nre al
during Monday night and up TO the middle
Of yesterday afternoon.
Miss MARY CAMPBELL will on Friday
evening entertain the Young Married Peo-
ple's Whist Club at the residence OF Mrs.
Wilson on Chapline street.
THE ladies of the Mission Circle OF the
First Baptist Church will give bazaar and
supper in the lecture room OF the church
tomorrow evening A good time is prom
Used.
ULYSSES FLETCHER, formerly Of Bealls-
vile, now employed at the Top mill IN this
city, will be married TO Miss Ida Glover, OF
Jacobsburg, to-day, at the home OF the
bride,
A PORTION of the stock Of Thos. j. Caul
field, the absconding music dealer, was sold
at auction yesterday by Constable Myers.
Several pianos sold low, but they were
scarcely bargains, nevertheless.
ABOUT half-past two yesterday morning
Thomas Gates fell in a hole while passing
along Nineteenth street, and had his legs
badly injured. He was taken to his home
in the patrol wagon by Officers Daum and
Desmond.
THERE were four cases in Police Court
Yesterday morning. II. B. Miller, for not
moving at the fire, was fined ~ and costs.
Thomas Donovan, for dlsorderly conduct
at Ed. Dennis, was fined Is and costs, but
Judgment was suspended. Two DRINKS
completed the list.
THE ladies of the North Street Nj. Z.
Church will give supper and entertain
ment at the Church next Friday evening.
Supper will be served from 5 to 10 o'clock,
and the entertainment will consist OF
musical and literary numbers, by some OF
the best local talent
The Fostoria Glass Company have COM
pleted repairing the damage done their
building at Moundsville by the recent wind
storm, and they will yet be making glass
during the first month Of the new year.
Quite a number of families have moved
there from Fostoria to be ready to go to
work in the glass house when 1t is COM
pleted.
THE Water Board met yesterday, but
did no business Of Importance beyond the
auditing of bills and general routine work
The natural gas situation was discussed
for time, and the Board asked Mr. John
H. Hall, one Of the members, to be present
at the session Of Council, and watch what
disposition was made Of the question. Mr..
Hall was present accordingly.
THE ladies who held Bazaar at the resi-
dence of Mrs j. n. Vance, last week, for
the benefit of the new Hospital and Mis-
sions will continue 1t all day to-day WED
nesday) till six o'clock. A few novelties
have been added to their list of articles re-
naming for children and grown people.
Would it be amiss to buy something for a
Il. -, laCQ
favored than ourselves for Christmas!
J. w. RoTHwRLL has finished the pic
lures of the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
club, and has neatly arranged them in a
large frame, which is on exhibition in the
display window in Katzenstein's store. In
the centre is the photograph Of the differ
emit instruments used by the club. The
group is composed of photographs Of Prof.
G. w. Fleming, director; H. NJ. Miller,
manager; Messrs. Marks, Hughes, Nesbitt,
Singley, Myers, Bell and Gardner, the
members Of the club.-WdshingtOn journal.
"a TRAIN Of the present day of thirty
care represents train OF ninety cars OF
twenty-five years ago." said man OF the
rails Yesterday, $50 much has the capacity
of cars been increased In the fifties a
majority of the freight cars rested on four
wheels, and had carrying capacity OF
from 1900 to $1,000 pounds. About that
time the eight-wheel car with two trucks
was introduced, with carrying capacity
of from $1,000 10 10000 pounds. This was
thought to be wonderful advance in rail
road business. Since 1887, quite number
of the $4,000 pound cars have been intro
duced. Fifty per cent. Of the cars on
through service are now Of the 60,OOOpound
make"
"ALTHoUGH it is a serious matter" said
a banker yesterday, 81 have to laugh every
time think Of the actions Of the incorrgi-
BILE crank that threw the bomb at Russell
Sage. He demanded over a million dollars
in cash, and he wanted IL instantly. If Mr.
Sage had given the lunatic his check Tor
the amount named, he would not have been
satisfied. II he had given him the cash, the
maniac could not have carried il, and be
could not have counted IL in month. He
could not even have carried a sstchel full
OF money, for his grip was loaded with dyn-
amite. A million dOllarsl Why, gentle
man brought $4,000 10 the bank the other
day. to be counted and put up in packages
for the bank, and il took the cashier two
hours and half TO count it, And the bills
were not smaller than fves and tens,
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