Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-19

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told


Pithily Told
WooD Bros. had fine large sign
Iettered on their new planning mill yes
terday.
FRANK RITTER, the Main street bar
Der. has made repairs and improved his
shop generally.
SAVE your coupons. II you don't
like the Bachelor. then the next book
announced will probably suit you.
T. T. CocKAYNE is making an effort
to provide himself with house-boat,
and is soliciting funds to that end.
A power OF attorney in the Postal
Improvement Company to Henry Nd.
Russell, was admitted to record yester-
day.
THE entertainment given In G. A. R.
hall. this week, by the Simpson NJ. E.
Church, was successful In every par
ticular.
THE Wesley M. E. Church is prepar-
ing for a grand supper and entertain
ment the nights Of the 25th and goth
of this month.
The contractor for the work around
the Public Building, VIM. Stabbs, put q
force of men TO work yesterday tearing
up the flag pavement.
ADVICE to people contemplating Kill
ing game unlawiully: Don't doit. See
the announcement OF $50 reward
elsewhere in this issue.
FREIGHT traffic over the Union
bridge still continues exceedingly good.
For nearly three weeks now the trade
has been unusually good.
IT Is persistently rumored that Harry
Camden Is TO be one Of Gen. Watts as
sistants, with headquarters either at
Parkersburg or Wheeling.
ORDERS for the "Reveries Of a Bach
elor" poured into the REGISTER office
Yesterday. Coupon holders will receive
the book within few days.
JNo. A. ELBEBr, of Eleventh and
Market streets, has quit the grocery
BUSINESS and has had his place most
tastefully fitted up as saloon.
THE new Spencer Asylum Board met
Yesterday. Major Ran Stalnaker Is at
Spencer on business connected with the
GEORGE GUrHART has received an
accordion from Germany which Is one
of the most costly and most handsome
instruments of the kind In town.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Samuel G. Biger, a native Of
Monroe county, o., aged 25, and Josie
Durlg, q native Of Belmont county,
aged 20.
THE D. p. Association will meet Sat-
urday night, oinitiNte candidate from
the c., L. & w. freight Office. Ed.
O'Malley has been appointed medical
examiner.
PROMINENT South Side young men
will hold dance this evening in South
Side Turner hall. A large crowd is ex-
pected. Mayors orchestra will furnish
the music.
THE passenger train, No. los, due
here from Pittsburg at 1910 o'clock this
morning, was delayed about an hour
near Elm Grove by freight train hay
ing broken down.
Tomorrow evening the Alhambra
Club, of the South Side, will give a
grand dance in the South Side Turner
Hall. Arrangements are made for an
enjoyable time.
IT was pay day on the Pittsburgh d.
vision OF the B. & O. yesterday. Tie
car will 90 to Bellaire to-day, where the
h. 81 0. division employees, OF that
place, will be paid.
COMPLAINTS about the Buffalo Por-
trait Company are still pouring into
police headquarters. Some Of the people
say they have had pictures out three
months without hearing from them.
Engineer Gilmore Brown is making
map on large scale, Of the line OF the
Wheeling, Elm Grove and National
pike, showing the location Of every
house. 1t will be hung up in Clerk
Hooks Office.
LUKE KINsEY, the colored driver at
the Water Works, was discharged this
week, and Charles Lee, colored, was
chosen in his place. This makes the
third change there since the change
in Superintendent.
GUsrAvE SCHULTZ, OF the South
Side, madea large catch WHEN he visit
ed his trot line, at the La Belle land
Ing, a few mornings ago. The fish
weighed thirty-six pounds, and was OF
the Blue Minnesota sucker variety, o
species very rare.
WE have on our table copy Of the
Mon Messenger, an advertising sheet,
isseud by two weli-known nd'enterpris-
ing printers Of this city. 1t Is attrac-
tive and we'll printed, containing the
advertisements OF the representative
business men of Wheeling, and reflects
credit upon the publishers.
SOME days, at the Union bridge, as
high as six men want to cross free OF
charge, claiming they are out Of money
and are hunting work. They are al
ways refused, and it is quite long
walk for those who are sent back who
ONE from the Martins Ferry side.
NEAT invitations have been issued for
the commencement exercises OF the
Magnolia High school OF New Martins
vile. w. Va, to be held in the Opera
House, In that city, this evening at
eight o'clock. The graduating class is
composed OF Made Booher, Chas. Hall,
Nicholas P Dougherty, Daisy Richard
son and Clarence H. Clark.
Shot by tho street Commissioner.
Special 7sisgrGm 10 tie Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 49,
John Bowles was shot this morning by
Street Commissioner Turner. Bowles
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