Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-05
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Brt%ny ana
PIthuY Told.

Tpr Island Fishing Club is spen ding a
pleasant season in camp below New Mar
tinsville. :,
AN imnortant meeting of local union no.
a p. ". q. U. is called for this alter
noon at o'clock.
ARCHITECT KoENIG has furDisned plans
for a handsome new house ODE erected by
Becker & Zimmerman i Benwood.
WoRKMEN are engaged in cutting the
spiles under the stone bridge OF close 10
the grouDI so as TO prevent the lodging
of drift.
In Police Court yesterday morning there
was but one case, Thomas Coleman, for
drunkenness, was fined 81 and costs, which
he paid.
CAPTAIN B. B. DovENER, of Wheeling,
will be one of the speakers at the RepuoA-
can ratification meeting 10 be held al Par
kersburg tonight
TIE literary society of the Zion Luther
an Church is making arrangements for
lawn fete on the 3lst Of August at the
Bridge Company's park.
No WORK has yet been done toward ar
ranging the B. & o. tracks at the stone
bridge so as to allow the workmen TO 90 on
with the finishing Of the bridge.
The milwaukee" restaurant and saloon
on Market street has been sold oy George
X. Wheat to Frederick Artz, Of Pittsburg:
The new proprietor has already assumed
charge.
THE st. Alphonsus Society picnic parade
will be headed by two bands, the Opera
House Band and the American Cornet
Band besides the various Catholic societies
of the city.
GARFIELD ASSEMBLY Of cigarmakers will
give picnic on the State Fair GROUNDS
tomorrow, the proceeds to be sent u .ie
Homestead strikers. A fine programme
has been arranged.
SQUIRE ROGERS, out Of the kindly feel
ing he has always telC for the boys IN the
Fifth Ward Hook and Ladder House,
will shortly present them with handsome
flag, twelve rect long.
AN associated Press Tdispatch from
Pittsburg last night stated that the Laugh
lin Nail Company, Of Martins Ferry,
signed the scale yesterday.
By deed made August 3, VIM R. Donald
son and wife and Charles Ahl, sr, transfer
to the Donaldson Carriage Company prop
erty on the east side Of Main street In the
Fifth ward; consideration $4,000.
Mr.. ]. V. GARvIS, the South Side dry
goods man. is erecting one-story frame
house adjoining his own building, on South
Eoff street. When completed 1t will be
occupied by the Globe Tea Company
WoRKMES are now engaged in painting
and repairing Wayman Chapel A. M. h
Church, on Market street The new pas
tor Rev. II. Artope, IS doing what he can
TO better the condition Of the church.
THE Odd Fellows of Triadelphia gave
Unafnr6QV
The Daughters Of Rebecca, Of this city,
were invited and number otthem went
out. The prcceedsare TO be devoted TO the
erection of building at Triadelphia.
The funeral of the late Casper Horner
took place yesterday afternoon from his
residence on South, Wood street. Rev.
Herman Haas, of >St:}Paul's church, con
Quoted the services at.the house. The
interment took place at Mt. Wood ceme-
terry.
AT 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
funeral of Mrs. John Holt took place from
the family residence, on Fifteenth street
1t was largely attended by friends from
this city and Pittsburg. The interment
was at Peninsula cemetery, and Rev. II.
Z. Dornblaser conducted the services.
The horse and buggy of Joseph Hoffman,
which was stolen at the Fair Grounds Sat
urday night, has been located. Jesse Sweed
secured it at Quaker City, and Ohicer
Terrill went out yesterday morning and
brought the property in. Two Quaker
City men took it and attempted 10 sell II 10
a Mr. Johnson of that town. There is no
clue to the thief.
CORONER PHILLIPS has devised plan
to aid him in ascertaining the exact cause
and circumstances Of the death Of persons
10, Sc al cd
He has had printed blanks on which the
name, age, etc, of the dead person is to be
filled out and has forwarded a number Of
them 10 every physician, railroad company
and hospital in the vicinity.
SQUIRE ROGERS says that hereafter he
will be an out-and-out Farmers Alliance
man. The National Republican conven-
tion was nauseating enough to the ONO
county brethren through the failure 10
renominate Blaine, but the Huntington
convention completely ignores us in the
way of offices. l am going TO join the
Alliance and be on the earth
II the architectural line business is
quiet here in Wheeling, as nearly all the
plans for work this season have been
made, and little new building outside Of
that which has been nentlonedin these
columns will be advanced this year But
during the winter and spring months there
will likely be rush OF work at all the
offices as a large number of new buildings
will 90 up next year, particularly suburban
houses.
MARRIAGE licenses were issued to the
following persons yesterday by Clerk
Hook ITO james PToler, aged u, ma
tive of}Harmon, Ohio, and O resident OF
Wheeling, and Mollie Gumagb, aged p,
native of New Castle, Pa, and resident
OF Wheeling TO-William Bell, aged 25
native Of Winchester, Va, and a resident
of Wheeling, and Carrie Belle Young,
native Of Steubenyille and resident Of
this city.
The cases of James Kiger for assaults
upon Mary Coleman and Frank Coleman
cameup before Squire Gillespie last even
ing. Kiger was fined s. and costs in each
case Al first Kiger bitterly resented this,
as be said the testimony was all one way,
and he didn't propose to pay it. He would
take an appeal, and when the Squire told
him he would have to raise the fine TO $40
in order to admit of an appeal, he said he
didn't care and started out after bonds
man, but upon more careful reflection con-
Guided 70 anteup on the hve-dollar basis.
Belle Kger for assault on James Coleman
also came up She was likewise fined and
paid. The parties all reside on North
Huron street. and it appears 10 have been
quite neighborly scrapping match.
Mr.. W. D. WE NTz, Of Geneva, n. Y,
was cured of the severest form Of dys-
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