Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-18
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly. ana
PIthIlY Told

Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly anu
PIthnY Told
OFFICER FAREY arrested John Cooper,
last evening, for disorderly conduct
ONE drunk made up the sum total OF
cases in Police Court, yesterday mrrning-
MEssRs. WATSON & LARkIN have pur-
chased the saloon formerly owned oY FRANK
Leslie.
Tar Natural Gas Company of West Vir-
GINA are laying new gas main on Chap-
line street.
THE Council Committee on Police was
called to meet last evening, but could not
obtain aquorum.
The M. F. c. S. will give grand picnic
to-day at Whiteman's Grove. Music Dy
Mayors orchestra.
THE stone bridge workmen will be paid
off to-day. The pay roll amounts 10
81, 702. IS for the hands, and s5,6Sl.2l IN all.
MARY GREEN was found lying in Alley
nine, about haif-past ten last night, ana
was taken to the City Hall in the patrol
wagon.
TIE Albinger property, East Wheeling,
will be sold at public auction this morning
at the front door of the Court House. ms
is rare real estate bargain.
THERE was heavy rain out the B. & o.,
this side OF Fairmont, last evening. Pas
sengers who came in on the late trains re-
ported the small streams booming.
The Elm Grove Council of American
Mechanics was instituted last night by
Wheeling Council No. l. The new Council
starts out with twenty-five members.
THE residents in the neighborhood OF
Forthwith street complain that garbage
is not collected often enough, and is al
lowed to stand for weeks at time.
NEXT Tuesday evening, June 2lst, an en-
tertainment and festival will take place at
the Fulton NJ. E. Church. An interesting
programme is being prepared for the occa-
sion.
A GREAT many people discussed the propo-
sition of the Water Board TO remove the
pumping station above the city limits, yes
terday, and the plan met with general
favor.
THE Taylor County Fair Association
have arranged an attractive programme OF
six races for the 23d inst, the purses
amounting to $500. On the programme is
free for-all trot for $3.50, running race
for $3.50 and pace for 500.
THE Catholic Universe, Of Cleveland, pub
fishes under the caption 1.-THE Battle Cry
of the Factory Lord" most pointed and
interesting campaign song for ,'92. IL IS
from the standpoint of tariff reform and
was written by z. Montgomery.
THE remains Of Thomas Downs and
Charles Pfaffenbach, two Of the victims OF
the Covine ton bridge disaster arrived yes
terday. The remains Of Mr.. Pfatfenbach
were taken down to Bellaire for burial,
and Mr. Downs body will be buried here
to-day.
m, ;reuropca ~, tho yoronartv destrovad
or damaged by Thursday evenings fire was
81. 200. placed in out-of-town companies
through the Emsheiner agency. or the
sum named 500 was on the house, owned
by Mr.. Kirbaugh, 5000 on furniture and
fixtures and 500 on stock.
JUSTICE HENRY CRAWFORD, of Bridge
port, died at nine o'clock Thursday night,
after an illness of about three weeks, in
the forty-eighth year of his age. For a
number of years the deceased was mem
Der Of the Bridgeport Council, and was
also Justice of the Peace at the time OF
his death. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at two o'clock
d. GUNDLING & Co. created something
of q sensation among antiQuarians, yester-
day. by exhibiting in their west window az
Egyptian mummy, 5000 years old. AS
Mark Twain would say, ait was real an
tioue," and was really dead" One lead
ing attorney created a good deal Of fun by
alleging that another leading attorney
knew the deceased during his life time.
SOME of the residents along Water
street, south of Thirty-ninth, seem to have
a spite against bicycle riders, and almost
every evening" when wheelmen are seen
coming, planks are thrown across the street
to stop them. Such persons should re-
member that bicycle riders have the same
right TO the roadway that a carriage has,
aud that in case of accident some one
would be responsible in damages.