Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-11
OF THR Town.
MILITARY TITLE WAS GAINED
seurg Newspaper Nan-A Bad Piece Of
Bricks Not Well RepIaeed-A Tale Of
eur Ladies and a Lack Of Nerve

~uU htSL class gentleman, ''that
George Il. Welshons Of the Plttsburg
Com. -G0z., now has Colonel as a prefix
to his name. That is result of his
trip to Georgia with Girls. Magee, in the
attempt to carry the State for Harrison.
vGeorge tells a good story ofhow he got
the title, When he got to Atlanta, in
the Interests Of Harrison and Mapee, he
went TO a hotel, registered, and asked
for a room. The clerk was very sorry,
but he hadn't a room in the house. and
offered George a chair In the rotunda.
Along about two o'clock in the
morning George captured a chair,
bur it was long time
until daylight; he felt
lonesome, and he thought be would
drop into the bar and seek some good
company and q drink. Several gentle.
men were standing about talking poll
ties, and as Welshons asked for lust a
little whisky the bar-keeper intro
duced him tOa gentleman on his right as
Colonel Robinson. Mr.. WelShons was
glad 90 meet Col. Robinson, and said he
was just taking drink, and would be
glad II the Colonel would join hlm, ETC.,
"a remarked that be was with his
Ifond N0jiga6l johnson. Colonel john
son was introduced, ano saflr- ne was
glad Co meet Mr. WelshOns, chatted
about politics for q moment, aud intro
duced Colonel Ranger, who had step
PED up 20 the bar Mr.. WelshOns greet
ed both gentlemen, invited them
TO join him, and Colonel Ran
ger said Ire would be happy.
but he had just left a couple of friends
for a moment to light his cigar; be
would call them in, He introduced
Judge Smith and Colonel Brown.
Greetings were exchanged, and Colonel
Brown recognized Colonel Black few
steps away, and he was introduced.
Colonel Black had Major Jones with
him, and he was brought into the party,
and so 10 went on, until there were if
teen Colonies and Majors aud Judges in
line at the bar, and it cost Welshons
about two dollars and half There
were anxious enquiries as TO how long
Mr.. WelshOns was 20 stop in town, he
was accOsted as Colonel by several Of
he found the title was a fixture, and he
gets Colonel now right along. It's cost
him something, too"
That's & nice piece Of asphalt pave
ment opposite my place Of business on
Market street, said Jacob w. Grub,
"bU- it's q terror to hOrSemen. There
isn't day but some horse slips down
there, and it's only question of time
until there is bad accident az that
point. The horses are accustomed TO
me brick pavementS, which are little
Ough, and afford a footing, and the
nags jog along all right until they
s nike the section of asphalt. Then
thay slip and slide, and 70 sometimes re-
au6es a great effort 90 prevent their
goinE down altogether. I have seen as
high as five horses slip there in a single
hour. Some OF these days a fire engine
horse viii slip, the engine will so over
him and there will be a bad smash-up,
with probable loss OF life. The asphalt
ought to be rOughened or taken up"
The Board of Public Works Inspec-
tor who is overseeing the relaying OF
the brick pavement along the street
rail way track ought to get down TO bus
iness, "said an observaut gentleman yes
terday. "a portion of the work has
been done very well, but there are sew
eral places where the bricks laid ought
10 be torn up. One is In front of Erb's
livery stable, 40 Main and Sixteenth
streets, and another is 40 the south end |
OF the Market street bridge. The fOun-
dalton for the bricks was not properly
prepared at either of these places, and |
between the ties the pavement has sunk |
as much as three inches, making 10 very
South Jacob street, and they ought 70
be attended TO"
"Say, boys, n a2y Of you hear Of me
sitting down TO another game Of poker
I'm forfeit something handsome. Until |
last night / thought 1 was lulu.'
Now know Pm chump."
This was the exclamation which took
the breath away from a half dozen we'll
known men, who surrounded the speak
er i'm the lobby of the McLure last
night. Clarence NJ, which may or
NAV not be his proper name, always had
the reputation among the boys Of being, |
I'm street Darlance, dead game sport"
When ft came to a question Of chance, |
he was daring 20 the verge
of recklessness. He would wager
uDon anything, and was generally
considered quite an accom- mOdatlng sort
az a fellow. for most OF the boys would
come to him when they couldn't place a
Est anywhere else, and he frequently
IsT,oDstrated 10 them that there is
nothing one-haf so uncertain as oead
sure thing" Added 20 this, be was con-
coded 10 be quite en- adept at the great
American game of draw" lt was not
surprising. then, that his friends main-
tanned q strict silence, and eagerly
awaited the explanation which they
knew would follow.
"Last week" he continued, "a Iello"
7piaved a cold deck on me, ana peat
four kings 20 the tune Of So. The only |
reason 1 didn't spread his nose over MS |
face was because be had the auVantage
over me OF about IS ayorGupols'
Last night G. invited me
10 his room, and we started !
a LITTLE seance, with five players, TWEEN
tv-fve cent ante, no limit In an hOur |
there was $500 on the table, about equal !
Nv divided among four of US. - was !
the loser. When his turn came 70 zeal, |
he took ont a new deck Of cards, ana |
DIaced 5000 in greenbacks under the Ie" |
checks he had. That looked suspicious, |
lie shufled, and the next man declined
the cut. Now, knew he would pear
watching. He dealt me three queens |
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