Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-06
SNALL TALA
ainor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthnY Told

MlnOr Matters of Interest brieny anu
PIthnY Told
THE steamer Courier will 80 on the docks
at Marietta for repairs.
THE force in Sheriff Steenrod's ONCE
has begun work on the tax ollls Ior W.
CONTRACTOR McMBCHEN yesterday nm
ished a residence at McMechen Tor Chas.
Hathaway, Of Main street.
Mrs. SCHNEIDER was arrested by Ohicer
Myer last night for being disorderly IN the
Eighth ward.
A NEwFOUNELAND dog valued at t5O oe-
longing 70 VIM. FrOhrman, OF the South
Side, was killed by an Ohio River train
yesterday.
ORDERS have been issued to the Street
Car Company to remove their track from
the old bridge and lay upon the new, ana
work will be begun at once on the cnange'
A RESTRAINING writ was issued by
Judge PAUL Yesterday morning, enlolnlng
Wilbur Jacobs and Il. II. Gillespie from
removing coal on some land owned oy
Sheriff Steenrod.
The bicycle races at the coming Butch
ers' picnic promise TO be the most eXcltlng
of any that ever has taken place Inc boys
who have entered are nearl y all IN active
preparation.
THE Well-knOwn expreSsmen, Burns "
Church, have received the contract Tor
transferring all baggage and mails from
the Wheeling and Lake Erie in this city.
The mails could not have been assigned 10
more reliable and faithful hands.
The foundation Of the extension to the
Bank of Wheeling property is now about
completed. The work Of remOdellng anu
rebuilding will be commenced at once, ana
during the continuance Of the work the
bank will occupy the vacant room next 10
Wilson & Chapman's establishment
THERE were bnt two cases in Police
Court yesterday morning. Mary Green,
for drunkenness, was given thirty DAYS
The next case was that Of Carl Hamilton,
the contractor. who was charged with fall
ing TO put a light on a big brick pile on
Market street near where he was oulldi ng.
Hamilton die not appear ard was lined e
and costs.
IL the Columbus state Journal OF last
Thursday II a quarter column story OF the
demolishing OF Wheat Il Hancher's Dig
clock by the fractions Wheeling Bakery
team. IL is written in a semi-humorous
vein. and calls up several outside incidents.
Its quite clevery constructed piece. 1t
Is not a difficult task TO see the author be-
tween the lines
A RECENT law compels railroad COM
panies TO raise their station platforms TO
within nine inches of the lower step on
passenger coaches. In accOmpliance with
this law the Panhandle has had force
of men at work raising the platform at the
Dennison station, and the change IS TO be
made on the entire line as soon as possible
-EHteTprtse-CdH
gHE Coroner at Pittsburg telegraphed to
Chief McNichol yesterday that man be-
longing in Wheeling had been killed there
bv the cars. \ letter afterward came, CIV
ing the name as Foritz Polezskl OF the
Eigth His address was given as No. 4, ~
Jacob street, but upon lnquirlng TINS mum
| Der turned out 10 be grocery store. The
exact location of his home could not be
found.
ONE of the peculiar ccupations Of the
[ town is the collecting Of empty beer kegs
and barrels By the owners OF scrub teams,
/ who drive about town doing odd jobs The
return of ten empty half barrels at tue
| brewery will secure half barrel OF beer
for the collector, and ten whole barrels Will
be good for twice the amount OF beer.
/ Quite a good deal Of the fluid in the course
OF year IS picked up in this way.
THURSDAY afternoon about o'clock Mil
/ ton ROseberry, Of the South Side, son OF
/ u. h. ROseberry, Republican candidate Tor
/ Assessor of Marshall county, met with q
painful accident while at work in the Xiv
I erside tube works. He was making pipe
and in some manner the sharp end OF one
struck him on the left arm, near the elbow.
/ 10 tore the flesh from the bone almost clear
10 the wrist He was taken home as soon
as possible, where Doctor Ford dressed the
wound.
President a. \. GAUs of the w. L. Will
son Tariff Students Democratic Club, has
called a meeting of the club for Monday
evening at I:3O o'clock at McLaughlin's
Hall A full attendance OF the members is
desired. as the Committee on Uniforms
will make their report. President Gaus
has appointed the following gentlemen as a
committee to draw up the constitution and
bylaws, who Will also report at the meet
ing: John Handlan, Frank Daley and
Robert DeyrieS.
The Moundsville camp meeting opens
next Thursday and lasts ten days. Some
of the finest camp meeting talent has been
secured and excursion rates Will be given
on all branches of the b. Il 0. K. Il. Dr.
Louis Albert Banks, who has made name
for himself as one of the leading workers
iu the effort to abolish the sweater sys-
TEN" of working in Boston and other East
ern cities. will preach each evening, and
his sermon will be illustrated by views
from a stereOptiCOu. The meetings are un-
der the direction of the Presiding Elder,
assisted by a committee of three ministers
and three lavmen. Rev. G. A. Van Anda,
Rev. -. McChesney, DIR. ID. Fl. Moore, Mrs.
/ Ii. j. Trego and other prominent workers
ers will be present The services will
commence with sunrise service at O'Clock
each morning.