Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-09
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithtlY Told


PithuY Told
THE rollers and heaters scale has been
signed at the LaBelle.
DIR. L. N. BuRcHINAL has removed his
Office and residence from 1927 jacob street
to 2330 Chapline street, formerly DR.. Bag
uley's Office.
BIDS are coming into City Clerk Thon-
ers Office for the extensive repairs which
are to be made to the roofs OF the several
hose and engine houses.
A LITTLE Sixth ward boy was lost near
the Market street bridge yesterday and
was taken to the hook and ladder house,
whence he was, sent to his home by tn
police.
CONDUCTOR EDWARD BURT and Operator
IL. Gump, of the electric railroads, who
were fined IS and costs by Justice Rodgers
for eiecting Alols Kreen from car have
had the fines raised to go and will appeal
to the Circuit Court.
ISAAC E. STEWART, a well-known and
highly respected resident Of the Eighth
Ward, died at his residence on Thirty first
street, yesterday morning, agedi tfty-hVe
wears. The deceased was member OF
Holiday Post and Of Welcome. Lodge No. 3,
A. o. U. w.
CAPTAIN BERRY, of Williamstown, has
closed a contract with A. j. Sweeney q
Son for a small passenger and freight boat
for the upper Ohio trade. 1t will be 10
feet long by 20 feet beam, and OF the stern
wheel pattern.
THE Ritchie District Republican Club
held meeting last night aud organized by
electing Godfrey Schul, President; H. W.
Schrebe, First Vice President, and Jas. Z.
McCready, Second Vice President. Alex,
Bebout was elected Secretary, and Charles
Craig, Treasurer.
THE Centre District Republican have
formed an organization for the campaign
with Charles +. Bachmann, President;
Stephen Waterhouse, Jr., vice-President;
w. D. Robertson, Secretary and Louis
Conrad, Treasurer. The club will meet
Thursday evenings.
THE Water Board has as yet done
nothing towards making permanent
location Of the new pumping station up the
river, they having been delayed by the I'M
avoidable absence Of Engineer Decrow,
He is expected TO arrive in the city to-day.
or by Monday as farthest.
THE venerable James Healy, father OF
Chief Healy, of the fire department, is Sc
riously i'll at his residence in East Wheel
ing. Mr.. Healy is one Of the Oldest citl-
zens of the city-being in his eighty-sixth
year-and there was some alarm as to the
result, but he was easier last night.
A PLEASING literary entertainment was
given last evening at the Fourth Street M
IL. Church under the auspices of the Young
Mems Bible Glass. Among the earnest
speakers were w. w Martin, G. L. Nc
Coy, VIM, Lorentz, w. B. Mckee, l. n.
Wikoff and L. &. Rice. The committee in
faos and
T. H. Brown.
ALL going on the excursion Sunday to
Canton and Reymann's Lake are urged 10
buy their tickets this morning In order
that enough coaches may be ordered for
the party. Tickets on sale at the office Of
the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad.
Price two dollars for round trip. The
train leaves the Union depot at seven
o'clock a. m.
YESTERDAY afternoon J. G. Moorehouse
and J. d. Rosebury. Of New Cumberland,
came down to the city to obtain some in
formation as to the whereabouts or their
sons, aged about ten years, who ran away
from their homes several days ago. One or
the boys left without a coat and the other
without shoes. The police are attempting
to look them up.
FRED HoRNIG, aged nineteen, of North
Wheeling, was arrested yesterday evening
By Officer Reiz for badly MASKING the nose
of a little boy named George Humphrey,
aged eight. II is stated that Hornig did
something to make the little fellow angry,
when he threw stone at Hornig. The
latter then hit him a terrible blow, knock
ing his nose all out Of shape.
THE custom cutters of West Virginia
will meet at the Mcclure House at 10 a. m.
July 18th, and organize a State Associa-
ton. John p. Foose, Of Dayton, o., ex-
President of the Ohio Custom Cutters
Circle, Robert Phillips, and G. S. Evans,
President of the G. f. u. A. of America,
have been invited to be present and assist
in organizing the Mountain State cutters.
To all Ohio cutters will be extended cor
dial invitation to be present.
THERE were three cases in Police Court
yesterday morning. Luter Hess, whose
escape from the workhouse and subsequent
arrest on another disorderly charge have
been noted, got thirty days. AS he has
eighty-fve days of his old sentence to serve
in addition, Luter won't get out until
about the time snow flies. Disber Porter
was fined &c and costs for fast driving,
but judgment was suspended. ]. r. Dun
ming got s. and costs for disorder at house
of i'll fame.