Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-20
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PItbily Told

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
Prtbily Told
No WORK was done at the stone bridge
Yesterday, owing TO the bad weather.
The Vigilent engine company win likely
get in the new house the coming week.
Maple sugar is coming into the market
and retailing at fifteen cents per pound
THE Committee on Court House and Jail
OF the Board of Commissioners held snort
session yesterday afternoon.
THE East End Athletic Mandolin, Guitar
and HarmonIca Club serenaded the boys al
the Atlantic Engine House last night.
THE Mark Twain Rod and Gun Club
have engaged Turner Hall for Easter
Monday. w. w. McClellan's orchestra
Will play.
MISS JESSIE II. BROWN, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, will lecture at the Disciples church,
on Tuesday evening, on 1.-THE Child Cnar-
acter of Dickens"
THE Republicans of the Sixth and
Eighth wards will meet this evening, for
the purpose Of electing delegates to the
Parkersburg Club Convention.
The contract for three double sets OF
harness for the fire department-two for
the Vigilant and ope for the Niagara, was
yesterday let to John H. Hall for Sis.
THE scholars Of the Eighth ward school
are engaged in making arrangements Tor
the celebration of Washington's birthday
next Monday. A programme of musical
selections and literary specialues Will De
rendered.
Four car loads OF Congressman, together
with a number of press representatives,
passed through here yesterday on the b. ~
O., about three o'clock, from Washington
en- route to Chicago TO inspect the work SO
far as it has progressed on the Worlds
Fair.
CAPT. WIN. H. IRWIN received recently
from friend in Florida handsome menu
representative Of that popular Southern re-
sort, Winter Park. Enclosed within the folio
were number of sweet-scented and rich
ly.tinted flowers and ferns Of the salu-
brious cline, which were evidently freshly
plucked at the time OF forwarding.
THE 1.-TWO Old Cronies" Company was
unable to reach the city until after eight
o'clock last night, and they were obliged TO
go right to the Grand and perform without
supper. IL was nearly nine o'clock before
the curtain went up, but the large audience
waited patiently. The actors ate voracious-
", at Van keuren's at the close Of the per-
formance.
NEsBlrr s. DEvINE sold several valuable
pieces of real estate yesterday. The prop.
erty at 29l7 Chapline street was sold to j.
Nj. Dowler for 8, 200; the Beir property at
22l4 Jacob street to J. NJ. Parker for 3, 9O5 !;
two lots on South Wood street to Henry
Reiter for 81 500; lot on Eof street IN the
Sixth ward TO Henry Rosenberg for s925.
The Wheeling Athletic Club gave an
athletic exhibition at Somer's Hall in Bell
aire last night. Music was made by we'll
known Quartettes and guitar clubs. Those
taking part from Wheeling were James
Quinn, Walter Worls. James +. Gillespie
and Peter Davis. The boxers were Jack
Crowly, Harry Smith and Jack Cox, Of
Etnaville, Ohio. A number Of other local
amateurs also took part
o. c. GENTHER, manager Of the Grand,
has been appointed by the Actors Fund Of
America TO receive subscriptions and dona-
tons for the Actors Fund Fair TO be held
at Madison Square Garden, New York, on
May 2, The object Of the Fair is to raise
large sum Of money for the permanent en-
dowment of the only charity organization
ever established in America to help the
profession, the members of which have al
ways responded to every call made upon
them to help others.