Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-19
SNAIL TALk.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PiLhily Told.

Pithily Told.
COUNCIL this evening In special ses-
sion.
REBECCA CRIswELL was arrested last
night for drunkenness.
THE South Side bowling club prac-
ticed at Mozart Park last evening.
THE water works had a bursted
water plug on Twenty-iourth street
repaired yesterday.
The wholesale liquor stores have all
decided TO keep open during the even
ings until Christmas.
The grocers of the city are keeping
open at night this week to benefit Gus
toners 10 their holiday trade.
THE Red Cross Fishing club will give
big dance tonight at Menge and How
ley's hall, South Market street.
The big dance to be given by the
Silver Leaf club at Mozart hall, will be
Friday night, and Lot tonight, as re-
ported.
La BELLE CoNcLAvE 215, Adhesive
Mogullians, held forth at Helmbrecht's
Hall, last night, and one victim was
put through.
THE Central Athletic club will give a
dance Friday night, at its South Side
headquarters. a pleasant social event
is planned.
USUALLY large amounts OF coke
are being sold at the City Gas Works
these days. This is attributable TO the
cod weather.
YESTERDAY the fire department
placed the new fire box 46 at the Whit
taker iron works. 1t is now in good
working order.
GEO. J. MATHIsoN, the real estate
and insurance man, is sending out more
handsome Christmas cardsto his friends
and customers.
ALARGE dog. owned by John Sires,
was killed yesterday at Whitman's
switch by the street cars. The DOG
was valued az Sl5.'
THE White Rose Potato Club OF Cald-
wells run, will have bowling contest
at August Fettes', on Twenty-ninth
street, next Thursday evening.
THE Ben Hur threw waves so high In
passing down the river, last evening, as
to capsize a boat off Thirty-ffth street,
owned by the Ocean Wave Fishing club.
The boat is badly damaged.
THE Breezy operate Company will
give one of It's we'll known "big
times" at the headquarters at Ford's
Crossing next Thursday night. A large
number OF guests are invited.
THE Alert club will give a grand
dance Christmas night, at its South
Side Hail. Four hundred invitations
will be sent out, and the boys propose
TO make it the biggest and best dance
ever given by them.
EARLY yesterday morning John
Sneider, aged 33, died Of consumption.
This we'll respected and energetic man
died at his late home on Eighteenth
street. He was formerly an employe OF
the Whitaker iron works.
YESTERDAY evening street car
jumped the track at McMechen and
Fourth streets, Benwood. 1t took an
hour to get the car on, and in the
meantime the cars ran down Main
| street, thus avoiding longer delay.
Word comes from Terrell, Tex, that
Mat. Tucker, farmer, was struck by
lightning a few days ago and instantly
killed. Nearly his whole head was
torn away. He is cousin OF John
Tucker, a well-known citizen Of South
! Chapine street.
THERE were seven cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. John
| Reeves was dismissed, Louis Nolte thir-
| ~ DAYS, Dennis Cleary fifteen days,
Frank Coyle fifteen days, Annie Tyce
$50 and costs, Ella Tracy S. and costs,
| Charles Green s. and costs.
THE remains of Christian Remhoff,
| late OF South Wetzek street, will be
buried tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Red Men cemetery. Deceased
was a member Of the Zion Lutheran
/ Benefit Society. This organization will
/ have charge Of the funeral.
THE wind Sunday night blew large
| sycamore tree at Squire TerrilPs, above
Trladelphia, down striking the tele-
phone line of the West Virginia Gas
| Company. Three wires were broken.
| Michael Madden, Of Elm Grove, had
/ the wires connected yesterday after
noon.
ABOUT nine o'clock yesterday morn
| ing there was a narrow escape near
! Seventh street, North Wheeling. A
/ school girl was running across the
/ street car tracks Ia front Of a rapidly
moving car. She fell on the tracks, and
only bv the greatest of efforts did the
| gripman get his car stopped before
/ striking the girl.
THE high river is proving godsend
to many poor people, so in need Of fire
wood. At all the South Side landings,
! groups were gathered yesterday after
noon and evening, catching the floating
! wood. At the LaBelle landing there
were fully fifty men aud boys yesterday
/ evening. Some Of them caught enough
| wood to last them 3 month.
JACOB RITZ, of Forty-ffth and Eofi
/ streets, is building what will probably
| be the finest coaster in town. The sled
/ will be a bobbed one, twenty-eight feet
/ long, and finished in first class style.
/ Mr.. Ritz is making the "Clipper" for
some young South Side ladies and gen
| tlemen who propose TO enjoy the sport
/ this winter, if there is Shedding.
! YESTERDAY afternoon on South
Jacob street there was a peculiar occur
/ renee. a man had sleigh mounted
on his wagon. The driver rode in the
/ sleigh. At FOrty-Second street the
! horses became unmanageable, and dash
ed 10 Thirty-seventh street uncontrol'
able, when they were stopped. The
man got enough OF his sleigh ride be-
| fore he got through.
JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, an emploYe OF
the Crescent mill, died of consumption
at his home, No. 126 Eighteenth street.
yesterday morning at o'clock. De-
ceased was very popular and highly es-
teemed by those who knew him. The
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