Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-16
SNAIL TALK.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told
JAMES W.PAxToN and son, Charles, are in
Chicago.
THE steamer Iron Queen has substituted
q cannon for her caliope.
THE Council Committee on Real Estate
is called to meet this evening.
THE Elson Glass Works, at Martins
Ferry, will go on in full to-nig Mt.
The Fourth Ward Stars challenge any
club in the city under 10 years OF age
MIR. THOMAS O'BRIEN declines TO be
candidate for County Commissioner IN
Clay District.
AN estimable Eighth Ward lady pre-
sented her husband, Saturday, with a
fourth pair of twins.
THE James Manley who figured in Police
Court, Saturday, was not the gentleman OF
that name who works in the Crescent mill.
AN amusing incident Of yesterdays
storm was the blowing away OF the shut
tiers from the front windows Of saloon,
exposing dozen drinkers TO the vulgar
gaze.
THE marriage Of Mr.. Milton Venaman to
Miss Emma Hennig, both of the South
Side, took place yesterday at nine O'CLOCK
in the st. Paul's Church on the South
Side.
THE West Virginia Tobacco Company
advertise several very fine, large rooms at
their place, the old Bodley Wagon Works
building, suitable for manufacturing or
storage purposes.
AN electric car jumped the track at
Twentieth street last evening about
o'clock, causing slight delay. After
bouncing over the cobble stones tor twenty
feet it was stopped.
Corn planting will be considerably de-
layed this spring by reason of the extreme
wet weather. The recent rains have been
the heaviest known for many years at this
season of the year.
THE robbery at the residence Of Mrs.
Fritz, at the corner Of alley + and Eigh-
teenth streets, noted in the REGISTER yes
terday, was cleared up by the police, who
found that the money had been taken oy
boy. 1t was returned yesterday, and there
will be no prosecution, the matter having
been amicably arranged.
LAST evening about o'clock gentleman
found that the electric light at the corner
of Eoff and FIfteeth streets was not burn
ing and he undertook to regulate it. The
result was shock which threw him on his
back in puddle of water and came near
knocking him out for good. His name
could not be ascertained.
To prevent the annual commencement
ball from taking place this year, after the
graduating exercises in the Opera House,
the Cadiz School Board hired the Wheel
ing Opera House orchestra and building
both for the entire night The ball will
not come off but it cost the people $50 TO
prevent it-Stellbcnuillc Gazette.
A LARGE number of the members Of the
Beethoven Singing Society, accompanied
by q great many friends of the organiza-
ton, made an excursion TO East Liverpool
yesterday on the steamer Liberty. The
trip was enjoyable in the morning, but the
storm Of the afternoon married the
pleasure a good deal. Several citizens
landed from the boat last evening minus
their hats, and sundry spring oonnets were
spoiled.
GONE of the few alterations in the rules
for playing football made by the Inter-
collegiate Association last week." said a
well known Y. NJ. G. A. athlete yesterday,
twill no doubt be warmly approved by the
spectators of this robust sport, as well as,
presumably, by the competing teams. 1t
is thgt hereafter, when touchdown has
been made and a try at the goal missed.
the ball shall 20 back to the centre Of the
field and be given to the defenders Of that
goal. Under the rule prevailing hitherto
it has only gone back TO the twenty-five
yard line. AS a consequence, the side
which has Just gained four points by the
touchdown finds itself already well adj
vanced toward the threatened goal. This
is too discouraging for the weaker team"