Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-13
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthily Told


Company.
Grape was admitted TO probate yester-
day.
THE German Pioneers will hold meet
| ing tonight to eject officers for the ensuing
| year.
THOMAS MADDEN and D. Park were ar
rested by Officer Scally last evening for
! fighting.
FIRST papers were issued at the Court
| House, yesterday, TO Henry Molner, and
Henry Chermar.
THERE will be meeting OF the Local
| Union of Carriage Makers this evening at
K. Of L. Hall, at 80.
! THE Baldwin Locomotive Works have
| closed a contract with the Baltimore and
! Ohio for forty locomotives.
THE new freight platform on the Term
| inal Company Land, at the foot OF Chap!ine
and Eoff streets, is well underway.
| THE Bank Of the Ohio Valley is distrib-
! uting among its patrons some very hand
some and convenient letter openers.
| Mr.. WESLEY MURPHY. the Island grocer,
| has sold out his business to Frank Black,
who will take charge about April lst.
| Mr.. WILL FISHER, accountant at the
| Exchange Bank, has resigned. and has en-
tered the employ OF Caldwell IL Peterson.
THE Old Homestead" will be at the
| Opera House on the 25th and 26th OF this
month. On the 23d Jed Proutyn viii be
| seen.
SOME evening the latter part of the
| month Mrs. DR.. Longshore Potts will give
private lecture AT the Opera House 10
| ladies only.
| A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday
| to Benz. Green, native Of st. Louis, aged
IS, and Lizzie Lane, a native of Washing
ton, Pa, aged 80.
THE electric cars had q hard time getting
| up the long grade on the new Island bridge,
last night. Traffic was good deal delayed
in consequence
! A. J. SWEENEY & SoN have received a
contract to furnish the machinery FOR the
| equipment of the new addition to the
Howard plate glass works.
SPECIAL revival services are in progress
at the Wesley M. (. Church, in charge Of
| the pastor. Rev. Joseph Lee, and are
meeting with great success.
AFTER the Stockholders meeting at the
| Exchange Bank, on Monday, those present
| adjourned TO the Stamm House where a
! sumptuous dinner was served.
THE Ravine Reading Room Club will
| give adance at their club room in the
North End Friday night. Terrells
orchestra will make the music.
LADY WASHINGTON COUNCIL No. l,
| Daughters Of Liberty, will give an enter
tainment and reception at Westwoods'
Hall, on the evening Of February 18th.
| Killmyer will furnish the music
THE B. 81 o. Railroad Company drove
| several piles for bumpers" at the Chap
| line street side of their yards, yesterday.
The conclusion of the heavy hammer per-
ceptibly Jared the City Hall and all sur
rounding buildings.
MANAGER BRYANT, Of the keep it Dark
| Company, yesterday received telegram
! from Paul Allen, Of Lester & Allen, the
| well known comedians, stating that he was
not seriously hurt in the railroad accident
at Charlottesville, Ind.
THE funeral of the late Thomas Shortle
took place yesterday morning. The re-
mains were taken TO the Church OF the
Immaculate Conception, where high re-
auiem mass was celebrated. The inter
ment took place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery
THERE was another good-sized gathering
| at the Opera House last night to enjoy the
| spectacular piece OF "Superba." The
| scenery did not work quite so well as on
| Monday night. still there was enough TO
bewilder and entertain, and the audience
was well pleased. -
THHRE was constant fleshing of cleo
! tr;city along the street railway last night
| from the trolley wheels, soccasioned by
the intermittent breaking OF the circuit by
reason Of the ice collected on the under
side of the wire. At times it was quite
lurid, and attracted considerable attention.
The furry of sleet, about half.past six
! last evening, left the sidewalks in very
slippery condition, and number of bad
falls resulted. The day and evening was
about as miserable as is often seen, ana
will give the grippe fresh start. A cold
wave is promised for to-day, and II IS 10 De
| hoped it will come along on time
| ABOUT twenty-five members Of the Pa
| triotic Order Sons Of America, of this city,
will go down to Wheeling Wednesday ev-
ening on the 5:27 B. e. o., where they will
be invited guests OF Washington Camp No.
! l. The Wheeling Lodge will install Off
GERS in Commandery and Camp, after
which lunch will be served and social
time had.-Washington pa Journal.
QUITE remarkable record in the con-
tinuance Of good health and the constancy
| of clerical duties is shown in Mr.. Eugene
| the Office of the Fulton Paper Mill. He
| has been engaged in other establishments,
however, but in twenty-eight years he has
not lost q week from his duties through Ill
ness.
REv.J.J. JONES has received letter
rom Hon. John NJ. LangstOn, the colored
rator Of Virginia, promising to be present
nd deliver an address at the celebration OF
Washington's birthday in this city, on
February 22d Rev. Jones has prepared
programme for the occasion. Mr.. Lang
ston was TO have been here on Thanksgiv-
ing day but was prevented by illness.
TIE third annual installation ball Of the
German Soldiers Society will take place
January 81 at the Arion Hall. The COM
mittee on arrangements is composed OF
Messrs. II. Borgert, F. Dettrick, l.. Reid
ell, O. Gugald and c.. Otto. The music will
be made by the Opera House orchestra,
and during the evening banquet will be
spread.
A MOVEMENT is on foot to re-establish
brick works on the Peninsula. The idea
is to start a company with capital OF
800, 600. and Il is thought that IL will be
successfully formed. Quite number OF
citizens are said to be interested in the
movement. The clay on the Peninsula is said
! to be or unusual quallty Tor orlcRs, alu IL
is believed that no finer soil can be found
! anywhere.
THE desires of those who have earnestly
labored for the formation of an Eastern
| Ohio Base Ball League have finally been
satisfied, and the players Of the leading
cities in that section of the State have
formed an organization. The circuit in
cludes the seven cities Of East Liverpool,
Youngstown, Canton, Akron, Wooster,
| Salem and Alliance.
THERE were seven cases in Police Court
Yesterday. Ed. Phillip got s. and costs for
| disorder Joe Lally was fined $40 and
costs for drunkenness, but execution was