Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-26
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithiIV Told


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THERE were two vags and three DRINKS
in Police Court, yesterday morning
OFFICER CREIGToN arrested two DRINKS
yesterday, and Officer Minkemeyer yag.
THERE are Just few candidates for the
eleven new positions in the ire depart
ment.
DAVID SELLERS two-story frame dwell
ing on Thirty-seventh street is almost COM
pleted.
THE B. & o. railroad company has fur.
nished beer cars Of novel design TO the local
breweries.
THE Sub Committee on Rules and Regu-
latlons for the Fire Department IS called 10
meet Friday evening.
THE big iron Orders for the Bridge and
Terminal turn-table, east OF JACOB street,
have been placed in position.
The Goshorn property at the stone
bridge is being torn down. "A nne ne"
building will soon occupy the site.
\ WILLIAM AUSTIN was arrested last even
ing for disorderly conduct by Officer west
Officer O'Brien brought in drunk.
THE directors of the Mozart Park Asso-
citation were looking over the proposed site
A COUNTRY wagon lost a wheel in front
of the postoffice, at noon yesterday. The
owner did not get it out OF the way for sew
eral hours.
THE English Lutheran Sunday School
will give their annual picnic at Crum!ey's
Grove, or the Wheeling and Lake Erle
Railroad, on Jnne 3Oth.
THE marriage Of Mr.. Charles Deisch and
Miss Fredricha Heine, both OF the Elgnth
ward, took place yesterday afternoon at
the residence Of Rev. Paul Zeiglemeyer.
A SERIES of severe thunder storms passed
over the city last night between 8 aud IL
o'clock. The lightning was very viva, ana
the thunder loud enough to wake all the
snakes in this portion Of the country.
THE Builders Exchange will give a ban
ouet tonight at the Mcclure House. About
one hundred will take part. Following
the BANQUET there will be series Of toasts.
President w. A. Wilson will preside.
THE Christian Woman's Board Of Mis-
sions of the Pan Handle will meet at the
Disciple Church. Wheeling, Thursday May
26th at . 80 and Z: 80 and Friday at 10 a. m,
speakers will take part from Bethany and
elsewhere.
WORK on the retaining wall for the
Messrs. Baer has been suspended for some
time, because OF high water. An immense
amount of stone for this wall and that for
the new church, to be built on South street,
is being unloaded.
AT ST. Matthew'S Church to-day there
will be Ascension Day service at p m,
on which occasion Wheeling and Cyrene
Communicates, Knights Templar, will be
present. The public generally, as well as
the friends of the order, are invited TO at
tend.
The management of the Park has ar
ranged a special programme for Decoration
Day, Monday next, consisting OF concert
on the Mound, Dancing at the Pavilion,
Music by the Opera House Orchestra, and
a great balloon ascension and parachute
leap by Prof. Steele of Columbus, o.
A MARRIAGE LICENSE was issued yesterday
to William Kreiger, native OF Germany,
aged %, and Adelia Minor, native OF
Marshall county, aged 10; also, to George
F.. Clemens, native of Washington coun-
", Pa, aged %, and Nora Robinson, q
native of Brooke county, w. Va, aged 70.
Mr.. LOUIS ZoECKKER announces himself
as a candidate before the Democratic prl-
maries for the Office OF County Commission
er of Washington district. Mr.. Zoeckler
is thoroughly well known in Washington
as a successful business man, and the De
mocracy could do no better than to select
him as their representative.
Mrs. ANNIE G. KURNER, wife OF j. g.
Kurner, died yesterday morning at o
O'Clock, aged So years. The deceased was
a most estimable lady and had wide
circle of friends. The funeral will be held
at the German M. +. Church this after
noon at 3 o'clock The interment will
take place at Peninsula Cemetery.
LAST evening Michael Agnee, Hun
garian Saloonist, of North Wheeling, Vass
McConeha, a man named McGill, and a
fourth party whose name is unknown, got
in row, up about Second street, and In
the course of the the muss McGin was hit
by Agnee with beer glass. The officer on
the beat could not be found, but Officer
Scally arrested Agnee and McConeha
SHERIFF STEENRoD and his deputies have
had fearfully hard time of it during the
present term of Court. No one not familiar
with the duties Of the office Of Sheriff can
have any proper conception Of the hard
ships and expense a series of big criminal
trials entails. The idea that trial, such
as the Garrison case means great deal OF
money for the,Sheriff is about as erroneous
as anything can be.