Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-16
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly an
PIthily Told

been repaired.
A GREAT many cases Of la grippe are re-
ported from Fulton.
TIE grippe moves serenely in its snort
Ing, sneezing and insinuating way. A-a-s-
| c-atchoo-o-o!
A POLICE warrant was issued yesterday
| for James Lucas, for disorderly conduct on
November 4th.
WILL there be any rabbits left' The de-
mand for them never was as great as 1t has
been this year.
ANNIE BROWN was found drunk near the
La Belle mill, about half-past one o'clock
| this morning, and was taken to the City
Hall in the patrol by Officer Donovan.
| AT TIE Potters' Convention, now in pro-
gress in Chicago, Mr.. L. M. Pearson, of
this city has been elected First Vice Presi-
| dent.
EXTRA copies Of Fridays REGISTER, put
| up in wrappers, containing the complete
account of the unfortunate accident at the
| stone bridge, now ready at the REGISTER
| counting room.
The entire Island fire alarm circuit is
cut out, by the breakage of the wires on
| the suspension bridge, and must remain so
until men can climb TO the top or the bridge
abutments 10 make repairs.
The funeral of the late Benz. Fisher will
take place from the family residence on
| Fourteenth street, at , o'clock this after
noon. The funeral will be under the au-
| spices Of Cyrene Commandery, h. L.
STEUBENvILFE exchanges say that the
| pottery at that place has resumed opera
| tons after two weeks shut down. The
last seasons trade yielded big returns
| Ivory china will be new feature Of the
Il 10 which "a OrgSant RIM on iron stone
| ware.
THERE was a meeting of the Bostwick
| Fire Proof Steel Lath Company held at
the Exchange Bank Wednesday afternoon
| at O'Clock Mr.. Clarence +. Irwin, for
/ merly of the Standard and La Belle Mill,
| was elected Secretary and Manager OF the
| company. This is au excellent selection.
The Council Committee on Streets, Al
| leys and Grades met last night before the
session OF Council, and approved the ordl-
nance establishing new grades for the
streets in the vicinity of Caldwelrs run;
| Bills aggregating $50 were also ordered
| paid.
AT 10 o'clock this morning w. B. Simp-
| son, executor of the will Of VIM. Busby,
deceased, will offer for sale, at the front
! door of the Court House, forty feet OF
! ground on Market street, lying south OF the
! property occupied by ID. M. Campbell.
| This is rare opportunity TO become the
owner of very desirable property.
! Coz. Bill CALDWELL, the shoe drummer
| of Wheeling, was circulating around among
| his friends last evening. Down at the Com
| mercisl last night some wag reported that
| he was a notorious moonshiner mere under
| heavy bond for his appearance at U. >.
| Court-Pdrkersb,g Sentinel. The ''wagn
| certainly carried tue Joke too far.
IN an interview with real estate agent
| Of this city yesterday, he spoke encour-
| agingly of the future prospects OF the city
as far as real estate transactions are con-
! cerned. He states that the demand for
| property is brisk, and predicts that from
! now on the demand will continue to in
crease. Prices keep up TO good figure,
| which is also another encouraging sign.
IN commenting upon the will of the late
Michael Reilly, the Wellsburg Herald says,
| lit unfortunately happens that this will,
| in the opinion of competent attorneys, is
| thoroughly legal, and if contested, which it
| NAV be, it will most likely stand. 1t was
| drawn up by ID. Lamb and Henry NJ. Rus
| sell, as careful attorneys and as competent
the more's the pity-as there are In the
! State"
THE Alliance ReUjcp says: A letter was
! received to-day from Jack Crogan, OF
! Wheeling, W. Va, asking for position as
! manager of our base ball club, and assur-
! ing the directors that he could gather a
| winning team. Crogan is well-knoWn
player and played in the Tri-State League,
\ but as Manager Morgan's work has been
| more than satisfactory, it is safe 70 say
| Crogan's application will not be considered.
Tue Brilliant Steel and Iron Company
| started up their new bar mills this week,
to fill orders already taken. The company
! expect at once to put down another coal
! shaft a short distance from the present
| shaft to allow of their increasing their
/ force Of miners TO meet the demands for
| coal caused by their increased capacity.
! These departures should open up new era
| of prosperity for Brilliantly el|SbuTg Her.
| aid.
THE Ravine Reading Club gave ball
| last night at the new Vigilant engine house
which was largely attended. There were
| about two hundred persons present.
/ and all had a most enjoyable time. Ter
| rels' orchestra furnished the music. The
| affair was well conducted, and everyone
present mad Joyous time. The ball was
| given in aid Of the Reading Room, which Is
| fast becoming one of the most popular re-
sorts in the city.
SEVERAL farmers, who were in the city
! Yesterday morning, when asked what
| effect the recent storm would have on fruit
! trees, shook their heads and did not give
| very encouraging reports. 1t is feared the
! accumulation of ice on the trees has proven
! disastrous-more so than many imagine.
! One gentleman reports that for some dis
lance he failed to sec single orchard
where the limbs of a majority Of the trees
were not touching the ground. Tidings from
other sections are just as bad. While the
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it is hoped later developments may present
brighter state OF affairs.
THE sober looking greyhound that has
appeared for years in the play Of 'Th9
| Sin Alarm" knows his cues as well as
the actors in the play. When he first
! comes out he invariably lies down on the
left of the starge, as close TO the footlights
| as he can get, and seems 10 enjoy. the
warmth of the gasllgbts. At certain
| speech from Jack Manley he gets up lels-
! urely and crosses over to the opposite side
of the stage and again takes up recumo-
ent position. Then when the horses re-
tire, at a word from Manley, he also walks
| of the stage, but when the gong strikes he
comes out barking and jumping and tearing
around as il the whole scene depended up
on his efforts.
THEY are having beer war out in Chi
cago. There is great discussion on the
prices. One paper among other things
saws: "Beer is now down to 81 a barrel
The trade talked about ''warn when the
price was at s., brit when beer was at 50 1T
was only 81 a barrel below the figure which
has been the normal price for the last year.
Up to the time that the English people
took hold of the breweries here beer sold
for about IS barrel, the market occasion
ally, of course, being enlivened by wars,
when the price would drop TO e. or occa-
sionally to s., or in an emergency TO 8.
AT q a barrel no ordinary brewery can
live. No brewery certainly can pay in
terest and dividends on big capitalization
| 81 Iii ,,,nLa hear which the nanple for