Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01
SMALL TALk.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Pithny Told.
THE Board Of Commissioners meets
tomorrow in regular session.
THE Council Committee on Finance is
expected to meet Monday evening.
THE Young residence at Fifteenth
aud jacob streets, has been beautifully
painted.
CONDUCTOR RUDOLPH BUTTS has
moved into his elegant new brick resi-
dence on Sixteenth street.
THE public concert by Mayors band,
at the Public Building, was abandoned,
last evening, owing TO the wet and cold
weather.
SoUrH SIDE grocers stated that bust
ness was better last night than for
months. The pay came in encourag-
ingly, too.
CHRIS. FLoTo, the East Wheeling
baker, has brought a fine f~our-year-old
colt from the country. This animal is
hard to equal.
The w. g. z. Railroad switches, con-
Meeting with the B. 81 o. at the stock
yards, and with Schenk's penthouse at
Fulton, are completed.
AT its recent meeting the E. M. c.
Lodge initiated one member. This
lodge though young bids fair to be
among the foremost in the city.
THERE were two cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. Harry Hill,
for disorder, got SIS and costs. Tie
other case was sent out Of town.
COMPLAINTS are heard that persons,
particularly on the South Side, hitch
horses to shade trees, damaging them.
This is proving annoying to many.
The Wheeling Athletic Association
has organized q good foot ball team.
team, They are practIcing and will
| play a number OF games in the near
future.
WILLIAM FALLoURE was the only de-
PENDANT in Police Court, last night. He
was fined IS and costs for whipping the
venerable Wash Deibaugh, yesterday
morning.
THE Venus Club, Of the South Side,
a popular organization, is arranging for
a dig dance In Hughes & O'Malley's
Hall soon. Eewhart's orchestra will
furnish music.
LAST Friday afternoon and evening
a picnic was held at Sycamore Grove, at
Elm Grove, to benefit Mrs. Jos. Rlckus,
an unfortunate lady. The proceeds
were nearly $50.
THE funeral Of the late William Nc
Combs took place from the family resi-
| dence on South Broadway, yesterday,
and was largely attended by relatives
and friends Of the family.
THE boys OF the Riverside Fishing
CLUB went hunting a few days ago AMI
returned yesterday. They had good
luck, for JneY got several ground hogs,
'possums, coons and squirrels.
NEXT Friday night the popular Alert
Club, OF the South Side, will give a
dance in its hail on South Jacob street.
A large number Of invitations are out.
Killmyer will furnish the music.
A FELLOW stole q pair OF shoes from
a store near the corner OF Main and
Twelfth streets, yesterday evening, but
was captured before ne had gone far
and made to surrender the plumber.
TONIGHT the Mozart Singing Soci-
ETY., at their hall at Thirty-eighth and
| Jacob streets, will give q concert.
| There will be good singing and extra
solos and choruses. A pleasing time Is
looked for.
WIN. Fox Of the VlgIlant, presented
the Hook and Ladder boys with . most
artisticslly carved wooden soldier yes
terday. 1t now adorns the hose tower
at the Hook and Ladder hremmen's
headquarters.
HALLocK Bros, doing the city con
tract Of building the retaining wall on
| CaldwelPs Run, have not been working
for several days. A scarcity OF stone
causes this. a large force OF men will
be put at this work In 3 few days.
Some time age Allan Newman, OF the
Sixth ward. had q valuable COW killed
az the O.. r. r. crossing at Twenty
seventh street By q train. The railroad
compady has agreed to pay Mr.. New
man 500, the full value Of the animal.
THERE is no noticeable change In the
fight for places on the new Board OF
Gas Trustees, except that Nh. w. Z.
Wolf Is not an active candidate for the
place, as may have been implied by the
public talk and publications regarding
the matter. Mr.. Wolf has made nc
personal effort to ecure bis election
and his name has been used without
authority.
OK 4 beautiful knoll, opposite the
the Wheeling Park. is being erected 81
elegant residence for A. T. Young, the
East End druggist. This structure
gives promise to be one OF the fnesI
along the motor line, Chas. EisenbAet
is contractor for the carpenter work,
and Holiday & Son ara furnishing the
lumber. Rose & Hamilton have the
plumbing contract