Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-08
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told


Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told
S. M. S.-Squirrels do not appear to be
protected by law in w. va.
WORK on the big wall for the Messrs.
Baer is again stopped by the high wafer.
w. E. WILLIAMS, of the Island has de-
clined as a Republican candidate for School
Commissioner.
THE new extraman appointed on the
force is Henry Snider, of the Sixth ward,
formerly puddler.
THERE are complaints from the Water
Board that boys are in the habit OF going
up on the hill and bathing in the new reser-
voir.
THE Board of Commissioners meet this
morning at ten o'clock at the Fulton Lodge
to consider the Wheeling Terminal Coz
proposed switch into Fulton.
JUDGE PAUL. is back from the Brook
county Circuit Court. There was but one
indictment-for carrying concealed wesp-
ons-and the defendant plead guilty.
Mrs. JAMES ScHUCK fell down flight Of
steps at her residence in alley G, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, yesterday
morning, sustaining painful injuries.
LOUIS KLoPRoTH, an employee of the La
Belle mill, cut an ugly cash in his right
temple Dy falling against some machinery
in the engine room Monday evening.
Mrs. NEwCoMB, of Forty-eighth and
Jacob streets, complained TO the police,
yesterday, that she had been bitten on the
leg by dog belonging to Mrs. Valentine
Miller.
THERE were three cases in Police Court,
yesterday morning. William Nogler,
charged with disorder was dismissed, anu
Ed. Shipley got 81 and costs. Frank Conn
had q fine suspended.
The funeral of the late J. A. H. Parsons
will take place at noon to-day, the remains
being taken to Washington, Pa. on the
80 p. IN. train. The members OF Cyrene
and Wheeling Communicates, Is. L.
will accompany the remains.
Mr.. HUGO L. Loos, prominently men
toned as Republican candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff, has declined in fav-
or of Mr.. T. C.. Moffat. This looks as
though Mr.. Moffat would have things all
his own way.
THE attention of the Board of Public
Works should be called TO the thirty-lnch
water main on Eoff street above Twelfth.
The ground is all soaked from the con-
tiuuous slow and steady stream which
comes from the broken main. Citizens IN
that vicinity are fearing that their cellars
are flooded if it is not attended to soon.
THE west sidewalk of the Main street
stone bridge is about all in place, and most
of the curbing is set on the east side. The
parapets and wings are all up, and the
masons are working on the retaining wall
in front of the Goshorn property. This
wall will only come up to the level OF the
sidewalk, but is very heavy.
ATTENTION has been called to the fact
that in narrating the death sentence upon
William Maier, and in stating, in connec-
ton Herewith that it was the first death
sentence imposed since 1862, the Ike
sentence upon Taylor Strauder was over
looked. Strauder was sentenced TO death
in 1871 or 1872 but the case was appealed
TO the u s. Supreme Court, on constltu-
tional grounds, and there was a reversal.
Mr.. JOHN A. SEsLEY, the city's very
efficient electrical engineer, under whose
supervision the city arc plant was erected,
will probably leave for New York to-day
Mr. Seeley is negotiating with the Mar
tins Ferry Council to supervise the plant
TO be erected over there and has also re-
ceived a large contract in Syracuse, n. Y,
covering both arc and incandescent light
ing. He also has on hand the supervision
OF an electrical road near Jersey City, and
the construction of a plant in New Hamp-
shire.