Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-14
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
PIthily Told

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthily Told
THE new police clubs, recently ordered,
arrived last night.
THE stockholders of the Bank OF Wheel
inc and of the Wheeling and Elm Grove
Railroad Company VIII elect Directors 10
day.
A WATER conductor broke loose on the
est side of the City Hall, last night, ana
big lot OF water ran through the wall lhUo
the basement.
If yor have the grippe don't be in q
hurry getting out when you feel almost
well. A relapse is much worse than the
original attack.
A CAR load OF asphalt and other stun for
the water proof covering of the stone
bridge was unloaded yesterday, ana the
heating pans, etc, are being placed IN po-
sitiOn.
JAMES II. WALLICK with his two great
dramas, The Bandit King and Mountain
King,n with the celebrated Jesse james
horse, will be at the Grand the first three
nights of next week.
There will be four eclipses this year, two
Of the sun and two of the moon. But TWO
of these will be visible in this section,
partial eclipse Of the moon May II and a
partial eclipse Of the sun October ~.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yester
day to John L. Weitzel, native OF WheeI-
ing. aged %, aud Ella B. McEntee, a native
of Wheeling, aged IS; also, to Anthony
Korn, native Of Germany, aged "A ana
Harriet E. Elberts, 4 native OF wheeling,
aged 81.
TUESDAY night the Mccoy Shoe Com
pany elected officers and directors OF the
Company for the ensuing year as follows:
]. z. Mccoy, President; w. A. Wililam-
son, Secretary, and +. Z. Mccoy, Treas
urer and General Manager; j. E. Mccoy,
L. E. Mccoy, w. a. Williamson, Alfred
Paul and Z. L. Rose, Directors.
On Monday the Wheeling, Pittsburg and
Baltimore Railroad stockholders elected as
directors Charles f. Mayer, w. w. Smith,
j. 3. Washington, William Workman,
John McCleaye, John 3. Scully and a. NJ.
Byers. The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, J. 3. Washington; Secretary, A. w.
Black; Treasurer, w. II. Iams, Baltimore,
Md.
4 THREE-MILE foot race has been arrang-
ed between Everett g. McClelland, OF TINS
city, the champion long-distant runner,
and Clarence EbOert, Amos Paxton and
Bert Montgomery, Of Martins Ferry. The
race is TO come off at the Martins Ferry
rink on Saturday evening, February6.
McClelland will run all three men, fresh
one starting in on each mile. The winner
takes the gate money.
The annual meeting of the West Vir-
ginia Home for Aged and Friendless
Women was held Tuesday evening. The
retiring Board of Directors was reelected,
as follows A. J. Clarke, Rev, d. y. Gun
ningham, ID. D.; Rev. w. Il. Cooke, D. D.;
Myrou Hubbard, J. Z. Hughes, 7. t.
Hutchisson, L. +. Sands, George Wise, j.
A. Bell, 5. Fl. Kasley, John 5. Naylor, j.
n. Vance, George W. Atkinson, j. G. Ri
heldaffer, Allen Brock, o. G. Dewey and
+. II. Williams. The following ladies'
were appointed a Board of Managers of
the Home: Mrs. d. A Cunningham, Mrs.
a, j. Clarke, Mr.. Geo. B. Caldwell, Mrs.
Ellen Caldwell, Mrs. j. A. Bell, Mrs. 5. ).
Bloch, Mrs A. e. Egerter, Mrs. j. w.
Grubb. Mrs. T. 7. Hutchinson, Mrs. Ed.
Hazlett, Mrs. H. f. Jones, Mrs. S. NJ.
Mendel, Mrs. George G. Milligan, Mrs. J.
T.. Paul, Mrs. A. L. Rice, Mrs. +. NJ.
Strong. Mrs. L. f. Sands, Mrs. j. N.
Vance, Mrs. Geo. X. Wheat Mrs. j. Wag-
ner, Mrs. Geo. Wise, Mrs. S. Wallace and
Miss Ann Cummins.