Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-24
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
Pithily Told.
SEVERAL drunks were run in by the
police, yesterday.
THE robins are here; and the blue
birds are on the way.
THE B. s. o. inspection gang passed
through Wheeling yesterday.
DRUGG1sTs are getting their soda
fountains in order, all over town.
FRED ZEIGIER is driving handsome
new wagon. Kramer Bros. are the
builders.
THE Council Committee on Railroads
will meet at the La Bell mill at O'Clock
this afternoon.
THE Wilson Bros, late Of Waynes-
burg, have opened dry goods and car
pet store at 1926 Makes street.
THE Riverside blast furnace was de-
layed six hours yesterday from the CIV
ing way of the connecting rod OF the
fire bell.
LoTs in the Hoffman addition are hav-
ing a ready sale. Six were sold yester-
day at 5000 each and several more are
spoken for.
THERE is considerable complaint
about the condition OF Jacob street at
the corner of Twenty-ffth. The drain
age is very poor.
Book beer will soon be with US. The
Reymann brewing company has sent
out unique invitations for test" next
Tuesday afternoon.
FIVE members of the Y. M. c. A., OF
this city, left for Washington, Pa, to
assist in a gymnastic exhibition given
at that place last evening.
ENGINEER GILMORE BROWN is going
over the route of the proposed extern
sion of the Elm Grove railroad, from
Elm Grove to Triadelphia.
AN occasional knowing" is seen on
the streets 1t is the advance OF the
annual fitting OF householders, aud the
harvest time Of the truckman.
SINCE the discharges OF mechanics
along the line Of the B. & o. there is
strong talk OF those remaining forming
general organization for mutual pro-
lection.
THE interior OF the Hotel Windsor is
yeceirii-g the annual spring overhaul
ing. The corridors and lobby, ana
number OF the rooms are being hand
somely repainted and repapered.
A FINE open Victoria carriage has
been shipped from the Donaldson car
rage shops, on Main street, to Kansas
City. 1t is said to be the finest piece OF
workmanship the Donaldson works has
ever produced.
THE work of paving the railway track
on Jacob street from the Eighth Ward
Hose House to Thirty-sixth is finally
commenced, and the piles Of brick that
have INSTRUCTED the pavement since
December are being removed.
THERE were two cases in Police Court
Yesterday morning. James st. Meyers,
who hit woman, badly injuring her,
got S5and costs: Ben. Ea der, for enter
Ing the Hotel Van Keuren and doing
practically nothing, got $40 and costs.
THE new addition to the Wheeling
Ice and Cold Storage Company is nearly
completed. 1t is a fine four-story build
ing with isolated walls and cork and
mineral wool Innings. A large elevator
and an Edison electric light plant are
among it's modern improvements.
THE examination of the Junior class
in the public schools Of the city was
held Wednesday. The examining com
mittee has not yet reported, but one Of
the members stated last night that the
classes seemed more than ordinarily In
telligent and there would be but few
failures.
A VERY sudden and sad death yester-
day was that OF Mrs. Amelia Wincher,
wife of William Wincher, of the Island,
who expired from the effects OF hemor-
rhage induced by severe cough, at
half-past three in the morning. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.