Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-27
SMALL TALK.


Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthfy Told
AT Opera House this evening-The last night
OF the grand kermoise.
AT Grand Opera House this eyening-New
York Day by Day.
LENT begins next Wednesday.
THREE DRINKS were arrested, last night.
TIE south spandrel walls Of the stone
bridge will probably be finished to-day.
THERE was but one case in Police Court,
this morning The offender was George
Preston, and he went to the hill.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
TO Alex, McRae. native OF Wheeling, aged
%, and Mary Ann Dorr, aged %.
FREpERIcKA ACKERMANN was yesterday
appointed administrative of the estate OF
Geo. Hooth, deceased. Bond, 800. b. b.
Dovener, surety.
SOPHIA WINzENRIED was yesterday ap-
pointed Administrative Of the estate OF
Godfrey g. Winzenried, deceased. Bond,
$500. Geo. Dusch, surety.
A NUMBER Of gas lamps were turned out
by some one, in the vicinity OF Twenty
third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth
streets, on Chapline, Thursday night.
Col. RICHARD SMITH, OF the First ward
last evening, presented Officer Driller with
a ten-dollar meerschaum pipe and silver
match box, as an evidence OF his esteem.
THE project Of bridge across the Ohio
to reach the upper end of Bellaire would
not meet with much opposition here, tudg-
ing from the tenor Of expressions so far
Belldfre Independent.
JUDGE PAUL. will hold an adjourned
term of the November term of Court to-
day, at which il is expected some decisions
will be handed down. Judge Campbell will
hold Court also, 10 hear the motion for bail
in the Garrison case.
IL view of the fact that the Wheeling
Island Gun Club has been victorious over
the Washington organization in two shoot
ing contests, the local boys have decided
not to enter third contest with the Nail
City lads.-WGShington Observer.
Mr.. HARRY FAUBEL will ship one car
load of blooded stock TO Cleveland this
morning, to be sold at the Cleveland horse
sale, which commences on Monday next.
Mr.. Faubel's shipment comprises some
very fine stock, with the best records. Mr.
Faubel will attend the sale in person.
ERRORS of the type made the REGISTER
say, yesterday, that "Mr. Frank Dixon"
had been arrested for violation Of the
election" laws. The item was intended to
read "Mrs. Frank Dixon fora violation Of
the ''postal" laws. The error was prob
ably apparent to most readers. Mrs. Dixon
was given an examination by Commissioner
Campbell, and the case was taken under
Amusement by him.
THE following tenants will occupy the
new City Bank building lnsur-
ance Co, Laughlin and Junction Steel Co.,
Rinehart & Tatum, DR.. G.. E. Mason,
Frank B. Ross, Crystal Glass Co., River
side Glass Co., Fostoria Glass Co., Lewis
& Hazlett, Standard Insurance Co., Major
Thos. H. Norton, Elson Glass Co., Wheel
ing Pottery, Chas 2. Hamilton, Glass and
| Pottery Exchange, Warwick China Co.,
Nail City Stamping Co, Buckeye Glass
Co g, Ohio Valley China Co. and Northwood
Glass Co.
A FAIR crowd was in attendance at the
athletic tournament at Bellaire last even
| ing, given by the East End Athletic Club,
Of this city. The feature of the exhibition
was the wrestling match between Messrs.
Frank Lucas and James Gillespie, Of this
city. Mr.. Gillespie secured two out OF
| three falls at catch-as-catch-can style.
| Charles +. Pollen, of this city, and Charles
| Hallerton, Of Streator, Ill, spared I'VE
rounds, which proved TO be the exciting
event Of the evening. Mr.. Hallerton got
/ the best OF the contest, considering Jne laCI
| that Mr.. Hallerton was twenty-five pounds
heavier than Mr.. Pollen. Walter Worls
was to do a somersault off seven tables, but
the gentleman failed to appear.
The Cadiz couple married this week
after a courtship by letter seems to have
| been one of the few fortunate cases that
result from such things. The correspond
| ence reached that point where If they were
mutually satisfied after meeting they
should be married, and George +. Wright
came on from Pine Valley, Oregon, to see
| mis- unknown correspondent. He was sat
| isfed and so was she with his appearance,
and letters he bore as TO his character
were all right, so Mr.. George f. Wright
| aud Miss Ida NJ. Green were married. The
| Republican, in its account Of the romance,
says that until after the ceremony Mr..
| Wright pretended to be a poor man, but
| then told his bride that he was in fairly
! good circumstances, as besides being the
| owner of ]. 100 acre ranch in Oregon, he
possessed live stock and other property"