Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-29
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pthiy Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthny Told.
Ar Grand Opera House-Gray & Stevens
Specially Company.
Mas. LOUISE HAGER, of Sixteenth street,
burned her hand in painful manner yes
terday morning.
SHERIFF STEENRoD and Deputy Herman
Bentz will leave 70. day for Linville, Ga,
with Edward TilGngnis, lunatic, ordered
taken there by Judge PAUL
LENT commences on next Wednesday,
the "a OF March. ShrOve Tuesday (Mardl
Gras) is the LIST of March. There is . more
than usually heavy movement toward New
Orleans.
Tom RAFFERTY,, operator on the electric
motor line, was discharged on Saturday by
Superintendent Harrington, for leaving
his car at Tenth street. He was afterward
reinstated, il being shown that he was not
at fault
A CONSIDERABLE amount Of spring plow
ing has been done in the past few days by
the farming community. Most Of the thrifty
farmers are always anxious 10 get their
oats sown as soon after the first of March
as possible.
The league season. it is said, will open
April Il. with a schedule Of l54 games and
a double championship season. New York
will open with Philadelphia, Boston with
Baltimore, Brooklyn with Washington,
Chicago with ST. Louis and Cleveland with
Cincinnati.
A SMALL building belonging to Kochnline
Bros, at Etnaville, burned about eleven
o'clock Saturday night. The Island reel
and Atlantic engine went over, and the
Martins Ferry fire department also re-
sponded, but could be OF no service. The
loss is but about 800.
"JACKn CRoGAN's familiar coaching song
will not be heard upon the diamond during
the coming season. jack mas mad an
offer from a California club, but could not
accent IL. owing % the condition of his
knee. which will probably prevent him
from ever playing ball again.
Two children were baptised yesterday
at St. Matthews By the rector, K. Rush
Swope. on which occasion the water used
in the baptismal fount came from the river
Jordan. The tots who had the
honor of being sprinkled with water
from the Holy Land were the sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. fancy.
ANNOUNCEMENT of the death of Mr.. AL
bert 4. NelmeS is made this morning Mr..
Nelnes was one of the cutters at Thomas
Hughes & Co. and came here from James
town. New YORK. Mr.. Nelmes leaves
wife who is with him and many friends
and relatives in England, his home He
came to this city January lst.
ONE Of the most pleasing entertainments
given at Steubenville last week was by the
Bachelors club. Music was furnished by
Kramer's band, of Wheeling. Among
those nresent from abroad were: Walter
Brackeu. of Pittsburg; Fred Updegrah, OF
Mt Pleasant; Ralph Cunningham and
Misses Alice Carnahan, Louise Garvln and
Fanny Conwell, Of Cadiz; Jessie Frazier,
Younestown; Miss Butte, Bellaire; Miss
Comlev. Adena, o., and Mrs. b. McMech-
en-, Of Wheeling, w. va.
THE government maintains at Washlng-
ton a useful Suo-department, which might
Ia called the bureau of Orthography, +"
the duty of which is 10 revise and make
uniform the spelling Of American geo.
graphical names. 1t officially knocked out
the IN" from Behring, and now DEGREES
that the proper spelling OF Plttsourg Is
T,-itbout the final ''h.n That supertuouS
49, and has never answered the purpose
0f either use or ornamentalon. Inere IS
No more reason why "burg" should be
snelIed with an "h" than that "dog" should
involve the use Of two ''g's.
THERE was a very pleasant party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. David Paxton, at
Martins Ferry, Saturday evening, IN honor
20 10y he twenty-first birthday of Miss Olive
StesS a sister of Mrs. Paxton. After
SsSre- entertained in delightful manner
Nv Miss olive, assisted by Mr.: and Mrs.
Ss,-ton until a late hour, refreshments
we're served, after which the guests ue-
r W.T. THOSE present were the Misses
Bertha Goodhue, Nomai Goodnue, Carrie
and lola Rennard, Minta Saddler, Mary
Pbirips. Jessie Wilson, Myrtle hughes,
DAISY Paxton and Mary SummernllI, ana
Messrs. David Jones, Grant Ino1lpSol'
Snmmerhin. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ij,cben MIR, and Mrs. Everett Covey and
Mrs. Louisa Stead.