Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-15
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly anc
Pithily Told

AT Opera House this evening-"Ths Still
Alarm"
AT Grand Opera House this evening-James
Reilly in THE Broom Maker"
TIE Western Sanitary Pottery will be
put in operation Monday.
WILL BoDLEY fell on the icy pavement,
yesterday, and cut his head slightly.
@MAeeIE BAKER was arrested by Officer
Scally, last evening, for disorderly conduct
in North Wheeling.
TIE Epworth League of North Street
NJ. E. Church will hold a Library Social
at the church tonight.
A POLICE warrant was issued for Henry
Faubel, Yesterday, for permitting gambling
in the Buffet building.
THE case of Mr.. Klieves, charged with
selling liquor or Sunday, will be called In
Police Court, this morning.
THE Women's, Christian Tempe rance
Union will meet at the Y. NJ. G. a. build
ing this afternoon at o'clock.
THERE will be music at the Wheeling
Club this evening Killmyer will play and
a large attendance is expected.
C. HoDGENs, of Portland, offered s15,-
600 cash for the Crawford coal land, near
T;tonville, Ohio. 1t was not accepted.
LIZZIE EVANS has disband her company
and returned 10 New York. Lizzie used 10
prosper when VIII Duffy was il advance.
A wELL-KyowN sport at Martins Ferry
is wagering 800 that the three men pitted
against Mcclellan in the coming running
race will win.
STOCK, and especially mich cows, are re-
ported to be suffering from a disease re-
sembling grip. They lose appetite, refuse
food and water, and have lung congestion.
CHIEF OF POLICE MCNIoHoLLs will coup
to Steubenville to-day in connection with
the warrant for the arrest of Constable
McMasters, of Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson
county.
AN article of agreement between the
Caldwell & Peterson Manufacturing Com
pany and Henry Bieberson, respecting a
roadway on South street, was put on record
yesterday.
PATRoNs Of the REGISTER who have been
missed in the distribution of the artistic
and useful Counting House Calendar for
1892 issued by the West Virginia Printing
Company can secure one By calling az this
Office.
Mr.. JAMES WILLIAMS, the night watch
man who was reported missing was not
lost or missing. He was sick and did not
and friends TO think something had happen
ed him.
TIE Washington Life Insurance Com
pany, G.. b. Briscoe, agent, IS circulating
handsome and instructive almanac for
1892. Besides the historical matter con-
tanned in the pamphlet it is very nicely
illustrated.
IN recent interview, President A. Z.
Succop, of the Pittsburg, Canonsourg &
State Line Railroad Company, stated that
ne was closing up the right-ot-way plans OF
the company and expects 10 have the road
under control early this spring.
THE Christian Endeavor people Of Mar
tins Ferry are already taking some inter
est in the convention 10 be held at Toronto,
in June. An effort will be made TO have
special train run up and back on the second
day for the accommodation Of the people of
Bellaice. Bridgeport, Martins Ferry, St
Clairsville, Mt. Pleasant, Portland, Bril-
liant, Mingo and Stenbenville.
NEARLY all the tickets for the Ravine
Reading Room ball have been sold and tue
attendance promises TO be very large. The
opening Of tue new engine house with
ball is very appropriate and opportune
and the gentlemen who have the affair IN
hand will be sure TO make both financial
and social success out of the gathering,
Tonight at the New Vigilant is the time
and place.
THE eleventh annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Delaine Sheep Breeders Association
was held at Canonsburg Wednesday. The
fourth volume OF the Association, which
has recently been published, shows reg
istration Of 6, l43 sheep up TO the year $50.
During the past year over 900 sheep have
been registered The Association embraces
some of the most prominent tiockmasters
in Pennsylvania, New YORK, ONO and
Michigan.
ACCORDING to reports from local physi-
clans, the weather OF the past few days has
somewhat increased the spread of grip IN
this community, and the amount OF sick
ness attributed to this cause is consider
ably more than that Of few weeks ago.
The Same report comes from other local.
ties. Thus far the death rate in Wheeling
from what might properly be called the
grip, has been small. One month OF mod
erately cold weather continued steadily IS
what is needed, so it is claimed, 10 check
its ravages.
On Tuesday evening the Golden Rod
Chautauqua Circle held 4 meeting at the
home of DIR. Hattie 3. Jones on Fifteenth
street. The topic Of the evening was Lin
coln.m At the roll.call each gave quota
ton from the martyred President. After
ward Lincolns life was told in an interest
ing way. Each member, in turn, laid in
Jiie, small rail, and at this told portion
of Lincoln's life, each one having an as
signed part. Then each one chose rail at
random from thepile, laid it on the fire, and
as it burned told some story Of the great