Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-24
SMALL TALk
MInor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIv Told

minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIv Told.
ONLY one more day.
DoN'T send him suspenders.
WATcH-NIeHT parties are being formed
for New Years.
BOYS were coasting on several OF the
hills last night
THERE were no cases in Police Court,
yesterday morning.
THERE was a good deal Of thin ice in
the river yesterday.
PAY your notes to-day. The banks Will
be closed on Monday.
THE sun is now on duty in this latitude
hours and 10 minutes.
IT looks like a large assemblage at the
New Years Ball next Friday.
TO-DAY is the last day for registering
your name as voter, at the City hau.
SUNDAY schools are filing up in auticipa-
ton of the annual Christmas festivities.
AT midnight last night the indications
were that there would DO slelghlng To-
day.
MANY shoppers cheerfully carry home
armloads of packages to relieve The puzzled
storekeepers.
THEY say the skating on the back river
is capital Several parties are planning 10
go over to-day.
YESTERDAY the rush commenced in the
retail candy trade, aud the confectloners
win have busy time OF it to-day.
PosrIAsrER W. J. W. CowDgY present
ed each member OF the postotfice force last
night with u large Christmas turkey.
The City Hospital was the recipient ot
Christmas present in the shape OF a beau
tiful quilt made by the little girls oil MIS-
Dun0ar's room, Centre school.
THERE will be an assault en- masse upon
the stores to-day, and tbs whole city ana
al the surrounding country will turn IS
population into the streets, on shopping
bent.
TIE Christmas attraction at the Grand
will be "Our Irish Neighbours" both matt
nee and night. The company is good
one and the play full Of fun, singing and
dancing.
The iourneymen BARRIERS of this city have
put on foot move to have their hours OF
labor reduced The object is 10 reduce the
hours Of WORK, which are now from seven
in the morning 10 about ten in the evening.
They desire TO shut down at 5 p. m, except
Saturdays.
MAMIE IRWIN, an exceeding tough look
ing female, was arrested yesterday even
ing, for vagrancy, by Officer Fahey. Mamie
said her home was in Pittsburg, and that
she was sick. She was also drunk and
dirty, but those were trites she didn't
think worth mentioning.
A NEW mandolin and guitar club has
been organized, 10 be known as the I'm
perial Mandolin and Guitar Club. The
members Of this new CLUB are all good mu-
scians, and it viii be but short time be
fore il is among the leading clubs OF Wheel
ing. The members are Chas. EDhlin: Geo.
Phillips, VIM. Evil, Chas. Brand, WIN.
Kuhn and Lee Hoffman.
IL SHOPPING there is always to be seen
the woman with list, who scratches OH
one article after another with aggravatlng
CELEBRITY, meanwhile gazing about with a
superior air at some Hurried sisters who
have been twenty minutes deciding whether
Jimmie would like blue or red necktie,
as much rs 10 say, system, my dear wo-
man, system is what accOmpllSheS won
ders. Regard me- l had twelve presents
10 buy; came out at o'clock: II is now
only 4, and have out two more TO get.
ANOTHER large audience witnessed MIR.
Phil Peters and Crazy Cummings odd
Soldier Company" at the Grand last
night. There are few letter comedies as
well as comedians than Mr.. Phil Peters.
The ladies Of the company are all young.
handsome and sweet singers. Their voices
blending with the same perfect harmony
as his artistic rendition of yours sincerely
Soldier Benson, @. A. Il. 1884, Last Relic
of the War. There will be matinee this
afternoon, and to-night's performance will
close the engagement here. Reserved
co1tS IN sale f4anflgrS
CHRIsTMAs cards play much less i'm
portant part in the holiday season than
formerly. II is only year ortwo ago that
this form OF Christmas gift was exceeding
lv popular. and the sale OF elaborate Christ
mas cards was q prominent feature in the
business Of every stationer Bad taste ran
riot in the production Of huge stuffed and
perfumed satin denominations, which COM
handed fancy prices Now the small stock
OF the leading statiouers consists Of the
quiet and artistic forms of the simple card
or the somewhat more elaborate calendar,
all. however, tending toward the observ-
ance Of the English custom in this respect,
that OF refined simplicity.