Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-17
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthily Told
SOME of the furniture of the new City
Bank arrived yesterday.
MAYER's brass band plays for the l. 0.
o. +. parade on Thursday.
THE Council Committee on Railroads is
called to meet this evening.
JACOB Yoke. of North Wheeling, was
arrested last night for abusing his wife.
Work was commenced yesterday morn
ing to replace tue roof on the Spears Axle
Works building
TIE circus aud the Odd Fellows parade
all comes off on Thursday next. 1t Will be
regular gala day.
The Electric Light Commission was
called to meet last night, but failed to Sc.
cure a quorum. This meeting will be held
later in the week.
THE Registers challenge any club under
fifteen years. For particulars call on or
address James Norrington, care Western
Union Telegraph Company.
THE M. L. Lally Seniors would like to
play the Fourth Ward Stars game OF
bali on the tunnel green Saturday, 2lst. If
accepted answer through this paper
WI. Raw called at the REGISTER Office
to say that the use of his name as sug-
gested at the Washington District meeting
last Saturday evening was unauthorized.
CHIEF McNICHoLs lost valuable seal
ring on Saturday. He took it of while
wishing his hands and walked away and
left it. Some one came in and picked up
the ring.
AT a meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Peabody Insurance Company, held several
nights since, the plans Of Leiner u Faris
for their new Market street building were
accepted.
A TIGHT rope walker gave performance
at Fulton last night between seven and
eight O'Clock The rope was stretched
from the school building to the saloon
across the road.
HARRY LACEY, who, it will be remem-
bered, was sent TO the pen for two years
for various irregularities while represent
ing himself TO be an agent of the Forepaugh
show. was released yesterday morning, and
came up 10 the city.
Mr.. JOHN s. MAYOR, who was suggest
ed as a candidate for County Commits
sioner at the Madison district meeting on
last Saturday evening, respectfully de-
clines to be a candidate. DE wishes TO
thank his friends, however, for their good
intentions.
SUNDAY NIGHT, about o'clock, George
BurSee. from Benwood, was running down
Sixteenth street 70 catch an electric motor.
He ran against the post at Erb's livery
stable and was thrown violently 10 the
ground. He sustained bad cut on the
right side Of his face.
IL Police Court yesterday morning Abe
Fletcher and William Donmeyer Tor dis
orderly conduct got 50 and costs. Thomas
| Corners for drunkenness got 80 and costs.
Hattie Taylor for keeping house OF Ill
fame got $50 and costs, and three inmates
anted up 50 and costs.
A HORSE attached to buggy, the rig be-
longing 10 an Eighth ward citizen, took
fright near the terminal station about
! o'clock Yesterday evening, and ran across
the bridge and down Twenty-tirst street to
Water. where the animal was stopped.
/ The buggy was badly damaged.
THE house and grounds Of Altenheim
will be open to the public this afternoon
and evening. The lady managers will serve
a fine supper from 20 O'Clock, and the
| Opera House band viii De in attendance 70
| discourse sweet music. The lady mana
gers will be assisted by a reception com
| mittee of ladies, consisting OF Mrs. Frank
]. Hearne, Mrs Il. r. Swope, Mrs. G. B.
Hart and Mrs. VIM. Stamm.
AN accident occurred on the B. & O
early Yesterday morning at bridge No. liz
| the other side of Pennington. The second
section of freight train No. So jumped the
( track, and locomotive No 500 and fourteen
cars were derailed. Engineer Cordell l:
/ the regular engineer and the whole crew
escaped injury. but the cars were badly
crushed. Nearly all the cars were loaded,
and eggs, flour, bacon and general pro
visions were scattered over wide terri
tory. 1t was ore Of the most disastrous
freight wrecks experienced for some time.
There were two tramps Ia one OF the Dox
cars, and one was badly cut up.
Ynn can attend the Fairmont lot sale