Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-03
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told


PithiIy Told
YESTERDAY was payday at the Main
street stone bridge.
THE platform at the Panhandle depot
is being repaired.
a CAR load of iron for the new Jail ar
rived last evening.
THE Council Committee on Ordinances
is called TO meet TO night.
THREE deeds of trust were left for record
at Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday.
THE Alphas will give a private hop at
the Park, on the evening of June 18th
THE Ladies' Hospital Association will
meet this afternoon at three O'Clock, at the
Y. NJ. G. A, building.
A NEW FIRE alarm box, No. IS, will be
placed at the corner of Market and Tween
ty-seventh streets, in few days
w. WATT was arrested last night by Off
Ger DonnelIy, for throwing brick through
the window of house Of i'll fame.
THE st. Alphonsus Society will cele'
brate their twenty-third anniversary in q
fitting manner on the 23rd of August.
AN Elm Grave saloonst is billed to ap
pear before Justice Thornburg to morrow
to answer a charge of Sunday selling.
Billy CoNARD was fishing yesterday
and caught an enormous catfish, which
will be displayed in his window to-day.
PAIGE, CAREY & Co have opened an of
flee in the room formerly occupied by
Squire Geo Ankle, on Fourteenth street.
CHIEF FRANK HEALY was called to 34l4
Chapliue street, yesterday, to examine d
defective fiue on complaint OF neighbors
THE foundation for the addition to Hoff
mans tanuery is almost completed, and
work will be commenced on the super
structure in a few days.
Mis- MARY BRYsoN has opened an ice
cream parlor at her residence on South
Jacob street, where she Will make all
kinds Of delicious cream.
A NEW class in boxing has been organized
on the South Side. A number of promi-
neut business and professional men of that
section of the city are members.
THE Bachelor Club have issued invita-.
tons for hop at Wheeling Park, on the
evening Of the 18TH INST The Opera House
Orchestra will furnish the music.
Nix ELMER CARLIN, delegate from Typo
graphical Union No ~, of this city, left
for Boston last evening, to attend the SEES
sion of the International Union, which con-
veneS there this week.
THE German Pioneer Society will picnic
to-day at the Park. Accompanied by the
full Opera House Band they will go out
with their ladies on the one o'clock motor
and spend the day at that delightful re-
treat.
REV NEUMAN will formally take charge
of the congregation of the Bridgeport
Evangelical Lutheran church, next Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Paul Ziegelmier, OF
this city. will oficiate at the installation
exercises.
TIE will of Mary d. Johnson, deceased,
was admitted TO probate and ordered 10 be
recorded Yesterday. w. G.. Wilkinson,
named as executor, qualified and gave bond
in the sum of 81, 800, with Charlotte John
ston as surety.
TIE Carleton Circle, of the Second Pres
byterian church, gave successful enter
tainment last night, assisted by the Pre-
mier Banjo and Mandolin Club. A good
crowd was in attendance. and neat sum
was realized.
THERE was conference between the con-
tractors for the construction OF the new
stone bridge and the engineers, at the Ho-
tel Windsor last evening, but they de-
clined to divulge the exact nature Of the
proceedings.
THE Ohio River train due here at $40
was delayed about four hours last night by
a freight wreck below Parkersburg. A
couple of cars were demolished and the
engine badly damaged, and the passengers
were all transferred.
THE funeral OF the late A. 7. Castor will
take place this morning at II o'clo k, SER
vic being he'll at ST Matthew's Church.
Mr. Castor was an old and widlvknown
citizen of Wheeling, and his death occa-
stoned much regret
THE June number of Young Mems Work ,
the monthly publication of the Y. NJ G. A.
of this city, has Just been issued in attrac-
tive form from the REGISTER job depart
ment The publication is full of matters of
interest to the organization it represents.
The new whistle at Bloch Bros Tobac-
co Works was put in position yesterday
afternoon, and was given trial about four
o'clock. The footing gave rise to rumors
of an explosion which were circulated in d
more or less exaggerated form all oyer that
section of the city.
THE frequency with which the trolleys
drop from the overhead cables of the cleo
trio motor line, and the consequent danger
and loss of time to passengers, is in meas
ure remedied By the oiling OF the trolleys
about every fourth trip, by workman
stationed at Forty third street. The main
trouble, however, lies in the condition of
the cables. They are slack, and kinks can
be found every few feet