Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-23
SMALL TALA.
Minor Matters OF Interest brie"y ~
PithilY Told.

YESTERDAY morning was ZIG SoA
the winter.
TIE Island cars are again running al
their old-time gait.
THE Fort Henry Club will celebrate us
anniversary this evening.
THE rush of holiday travel has COM
meuced, and the trains are all crowded.
TIE children are losing sleep trying 70
decide what they want from Santa Oiau'
THESE are the days when the letter.car-
rier has to make psck-mule out OF nini'
| self.
TIE Island electric car line Is running
at its old.time gait, on the single troily
| system.
Bur two moro days remain upon which
N register YOUR name as q voter at the
City Hall.
TIE clerks in the retail stores will be es-
pecially glad when Saturday night comes,
| this week.
Irs funnier than barrel Of monkeys 10
watch girl trying to buy CnristmaS
present for gentleman friend.
In some retail stores the stocks are com
mencing to show signs OF having Deen ralu-
ed by the army Of holiday buyers.
THE Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen
will give grand ball at turner han thls
evening, at which there will be large at
| tendance.
A train on the Mexican Southern rail-
way was derailed yesterday and Jour per-
sons were killed and a number were
wounded.
Associate Justice Lamar reached Allan
| Ia, Ca, yesterday, en- route TO MS nome.
He became too sick to continue his Journey
and is quite i'll.
THE Kings Daughters of st. Matthew's
| Church will have a cake sale at the nome
of Mrs. George B. Caldwell, on Sixteenth
street, this afternoon.
THERE will be mock initiation at the
Opera House this evening by the combined
| American Orders. This will be very in
teresting and will likely attract large
crowd.
THERE is very general complaint at the
low candle-power or the electric street
| lamps. The carbons in use are OF an infe-
rior quality, and they are the cause OF the
| trouble.
| A head-end collision between two freight
trains occurred on the Louisville and Nash
vile main line, near Edgeiield, Tenn, yes
terday morning. Ten cars and two engines
were badly wrecked. Four train men and
two tramps were dangerously hurt.
| CONSIDERABLE spurious coin has been
circulating in the immediate vicinity,
Bankers are refusing counterfeit money OF
| some description every day and somebody
| Is likely 10 get into trouble il the author
tiles intercept the proper parties who are
putting them on the market. The stuff is
mostly made up of dollars and half-dollars,
bearing different dates and polished or worn
TO suit the date of each.
"THEsE mysterious packages" 1t was re-
marked yesterday, "have wonderful sig
nificance. Each little package means a
certain amount Of happiness in store for
somebody. Just think how many hearts
and homes in Wheeling alone will be made
glao by the membranes from their
| friends, and the assurance that they are not
| forgotten by their friends will perhaps be
greater cause for happiness than the gift
itself.n
| ONE Of the prettiest places about Christ
mas timeis the iewelry store, and there the
young man whose fancy turns, can be seen
purchasing some beautiful creation in gold
and silver for his sweetheart. There are
many novelties in silver worn this Christ
f, mas, and the assortment presented by the
| jewelers. Of Wheeling was never so large or
as pretty in former years. IL the young
man wishes 10 make present OF iewelry
or gold and silverware, he will certainly be
able 20 do so, for iewelry establishments in
| Wheeling are very numerous.
All the stamp collectors are eager TO Sc
cure the set OF Columbian Souvenir stamps
for their collections. The complete set,
which includes a cent, two-cent, three-cent,
four-cent, fve-cent, six-cent ten-cent fif-
teen-cent, thirty-cent hfty-cent, dollar,
two-dollar, three-dollar, four-dollar and
| fve-dollar stamp, will cost at par fl6.26.
AS the sale keeps up for the whole year,
every inhabitant Of the land who wishes
one or more Of the stamps can easily salts
fy his wishes. The sale opens at the post
Office the day after New Years.
ALTHOUGH this is scarcely the season
for snake stories the following in an ex-
change is too big lie to let pass: About
two years ago Willard Brown Of ST. Glars
vile, found an artificial egg floating in the
river and it being a genuine imitation Of a
hen egg he cut his initial on it and used 1t
for nest egg. Last June his mother went
10 the nest and found blacksnake in pos
session. In few days the egg was miss
ing. One day last week Lou Augustine
killed large blacksnake and noticing a
| hump on il he stepped on IL and out came
the artificial egg with w cut on it.
FROM present indications Wheeling will
see some handsome decorations during the
| holidays. A large amount Of evergreen
and holly has been coming in for the last
week, and dealers in IL are doing thriv-
| ing trade. Much Of the pine Is Of large
size and will make beautiful Christmas
trees. And by the way there is nothing
nicer than one OF these Christmas trees
and as the prices for the boughs are not ex-
trayagalt, the man OF moderate means can
afford to have one. Several Of our citizens
will decorate with mistletoe, but as this
shrub Is scarce and rather high-priced
there will not be much demand for il. The
average citizen will be content with the
more modest and plain pine and holly.
Miss BLANCHE GROVE, OF St. Clairsville.
was married 10 Mr.. Elbridge g. Amos last
evening, at eight O'Clock, the ceremony
taking place a. the residence OF the brides
mother, Mrs. G.. V. Grove. and being per-
| formed by Rev. Robt. Alexander d. d.
| The wedding was quiet one, as only a
few persons outside the relatives Of the
parties were present. The bride Is one of
the best known and accomplished young
ladies Of St Clairsville- Mr.. Amos Is q
talented ard successful young man. and
has for number OF years occupied the
position OF teller at the First National
Bank Of that place.
| WORD was received YESTERDAY from DR..
Burchinsl. OF Wheeling, demanding the
arrest Of Harry Price, whom be charged
with the theft Of two overcoats. Thomp-
son and Merriman were put on the case
and In q short time had Price II the lockun
Last night they succeeded Il rccovori6r
ono Of the coaf6 4 hnnd0ouo Gnrueu><