Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-14
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly aud
Pithily Told.


HOLIDAY trade will now absorb the
thoughts of our people.
THE work has been commenced on the
tower at the Vigilant hose house.
THE new change in the time table on
the b. 81 o. goes into effect tomorrow.
JACOB LoEFFLER will add second
story to his dwelling in the Eighth
ward.
THOSE who claim to be posted, say
there will be about six feet of rise in
the river.
SUMNER is officially over. Janitor
Howell took down the City Hall avn
ings, yesterday.
HENRY KARTKE was arrested last
evening for indecency, and James Rider
for drunkenness.
j. c. EcKHART's handsome new resi-
dence on North Main street will soon be
ready for occupancy.
THE Knights Templar will probably
have banquet at st. Clairsville about
the first of the new year.
THERE is said to be good quail shoot
ms oi'HS Viz oOubhOlh PoAo va VIZ
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad.
The healthtul sport of climbing over
the hills and through the hollowS is now
being enjoyed by numerous people.
A DOG kept at No. 141 South Broad
way, bit little child Of Charles Coch's,
yesterday. The police were notified.
OFFICER HERBERT arrested Maggie
Smith in the Second Ward this morn
ing, about o'clock, for disorderly con-
duct.
REAL ESTATE seems to be changing
hands rapidly these days in this city.
There have been several changes with
in the past week.
Two hunters were on the B. 81 o.
passenger train the other night. One
had seyenty-tive quail and the other had
hundred and tel.
JACK SHEPPARD has resigned at the
Buffet and will go into partnership
with Mike Warner at the Monarch Sa-
loon. This is a strong team.
JOHN He'll reported to the police,
last evening, that a valuable dog be-
longing to him had been stolen. The
dog is believed to be in Moundsville.
Mr.. j. f. MERRYMAN, prominent
lawyer OF st. Louis, delivered the ami
versary speech before the metropolitan
Society last week at Bethany College.
A COUSIN OF Charlie Mitchell, the pngil-
ist, is said to be in town, preparing to
organize class in boxing. He is desir-
Gus Of establishing class at the Linsiy.
The river coal men are anxiously
watching for that long delayed rise, but
the state of weather Is not assuring.
There are millions OF bushels on the
river.
JOHN w. CoULsoN, Of Bellaire, has
force of twelve painters at work in Ben
wood and McMechen and has twenty
seven houses under contract at this
time.
ONE of the foundations for the en-
gines at the electric light power house,
is almost completed, and the other is
well under way. The cap stones are
being cut.
CHARLES THOMPSON, one Of the work
men employed at the Main street bridge,
fell from the false-work to the ground,
yesterday morning, sustaining painful
bruises. -,
NEXT Monday afternoon there will be
a meeting Of all interested in the COM
ing Kermoise. The meeting will be
held at the Y. M. G. A. building, and
large attendance is expected.
GEORGE BUTLER, who is well known
on the South Side, will open new sa-
loon at the corner of Twenty-third and
Market streets. He has a fine stock OF
wines and liquors and expects his friends
to give him call.
A WELL known young gentleman
about town who plays stiff game OF
billiards, tackled stranger over at the
Mcclure House unawareS last evening,
and soon found he was not in 1t. The
stranger piled up one modest run or
thirty-four on three-ball game.
IMPROVEMENTS still continue to In
crease in the North End probably more
than any section of the town. A row OF
new houses are being built near john
athan's Ravine and several stores in that
direction are undergoing great deal OF
renovating.
THE law prohibiting hunting on an
other mans land against his Will was
amended in Ohio last winter. The pen
atty is a fine of S. to SIS for the first Of
tense and from SIS to $50 for the second,
if committed within year from date OF
first otfense.
OLIVER HOLMES and Raymond Pryor,
two well known young men, will row
skiff race this afternoon at three O'Clock.
The race will be rowed over the Bellaire
course, and will be one mile with turn.
ANDY Anderson will act as referee and
the contest will be for S25 side.
COUNTY ORGANIZER w. w. Foreman
has called convention of the Farmers
of Ohio county to meet this morning at
Rechabite Hall, No. 80 Twelfth street,
at ten o'clock. The purpose OF the
meeting is to form county branch OF
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union.
THE masons expect to get to work on
the north wing walls at the stone
bridge, to-day, and will run them right
nm TO grade. Another steam engine is
10 be placed on the north side OF the
creek. and still another on the south
side, to operate the derricks on the
towers.
A MAN went into Bellaire restaurant
Yesterday and offered the proprietor s.
for all the oysters he could eat. As the
fellow did not have very hungry look
on his countenance, the offer was sc-
cepted. He proceeded to get outside OF
the luscious bivalves at such a rate that
he had soon disposed Of So worth. when
the restauraEteur called halt. and Of
cred him SO II he would stop. lie
stopped.
THERE was risky episode in front