Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11
SNALL TALE
HInor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
PIthiiy Told

PIthily Told
At Opera House this afternoon and evening
Lizzie Evans in .'rhe Little Blacksmith.
at Grand Opera House this afternoon and
eyening-Fhe Social session.
THERE were several sleighing parties
about town last night.
The cost of registered letter is now
| but eight cents instead OF ten.
C. a. House, the well known music
/ dealer, will in a few days open a branch
/ store in Petersburg.
! THE Athletic and Literary Club will give
/ a grand masquerade ball tonight at Ger
| inger's Hail, In Fulton.
IT'S understood that arrangements are
/ being made for cocking main which Will
soon take place near Fulton.
THE small coal fires built around the fire
plugs yesterday attracted many young
ster who felt the nipping air.
OFFICER BUCH arrested John Small, a
| vag, last night, for trying 10 sell bogus
ring, under the pretext 1t was gold.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yester--
| day to William Fl. Dunbar. native OF
! Petersburg, aged %, and B. B. Walker, a
native of Parkersburg, aged q.
THERE will be free lecture on the Kee-
| lev Cure, at the Opera House, tomorrow
night, by Judge w. H. Dodge, OF Chicago,
Ill.
IL Police Court yesterday morning
| Bandy johnson was given thirty days on
each Of two charges, one for disorder and
| the other for resisting an officer.
THE coming of the celebrated Siberian
| explorer and lecturer, Mr.. George KEENAN,,
| TO the Opera House on Tuesday evening,
! January 18th, is attracting great deal OF
| interest
BY the explosion Of naphtha furnace at
| Marsh's cigar factory, Monday afternoon,
| John Lashley and plumber, whose name
| could not be ascertained, were burned, but
not seriously.
THE members of Holidy Post, G. A. R.,
will give a stag bean-bake Saturday even
! ing. at the hall, to which all old soldiers
| are invited, whether they belong to the q.
| A. Il. or not.
EDMUND RANDALL, the evangelist who
! has been in the city Cor some weeks past,
! is endeavoring TO secure the hall used Tor.
merly by Mr. Sawyer for the purpose or
| holding his evangeistic meetings
! DURING the funeral of John Mason yes
| terdav from his late home on McCulloch
/ street, boy by the name Of Williams en-
! tered the house and ransacked the rooms.
| The police are on the lookout for the in
vader.
! TIE National Iron Roofers' Association,
an organization composed of the leading
! iron roofing concerns in this country will
| hold its regular annual meeting in this city
| to-day. The banquet takes place at the
Mcclure this evening.
BURGLARS effected an entrance to the
! store of the Atlantic Tea Co. near the
! Fifth ward market house Monday night,
! and secured s. from the money drawer.
| They gained an entrance over the trau-
som. There is no clue to the parties.
TIE funeral of the late Mrs. Annie L.
! Johnson took place yesterday afternoon at
! two o'clock from the family residence on
! Thirteenth street. and was very largely
| attended. The services were conducted by
! Rev. DR.. Riker, and were unusually i'm
| pressive.
The funeral OF Mrs. Luke Nolan, well
] known lady of Benwood, took place yes
/ terday morning from the St Johns church.
/ The funeral services were well attended.
| The interment took place at Mt. Calvary.
| The deceased was one Of the Oldest settlers
! living in Benwood.
! A MAN who wore a Scotch cap pulled
| down so as to just cover the top of his ears
/ " a. d1hCu laob n4E ~ " ~ 40 NaA AS0 IN ~
! his ears covered up, as he had cap enough
| He assured his Questioner that it was not
necessary, but that as long as the very top
! of ones ears are warm the rest Will be
warm also. Try it yourself.
THROUGH the efforts of Sheriff Franz
| helm, il has been ascertained from the
prisoners in Jail that the purpose Of the at
/ tempt TO dig hole through the south wall
was to allow Else Gray, who was booked
| for the pen, to get away. Arrangements
| had been made with outside parties for
rope to lower Else to the ground.
IT was too cold for Council last night. 1t
was the night for the regular meeting, but
! it failed TO maJerialiZe. The First Branch
/ obtained a quorum, hut the Second Branch
| lacked four. Councilman Irwin took the
! chair, wore an august expression and delft
/ ly manipulated the machinery so far as 1t
went. In the First Branch Councilman
| Farrell presided.
! MONDAY night some one entered the
! pharmacy of George Ebeling. The pro-
| prietor of the store was surprised in the
| morning to find the front door unlocked
| Investigation disclosed the fact that very
! small window. located in the rear of the
/ store in a small closet, had been the means
| of affOrdiug entrance. A careful Sc
/ through the store showed that Z. --
ing had been disturbed, and no money was
/ missing.
THERE was a large audience at the Mo.
zart hall Monday night in the Eighth ward
| to witness the installation of the newly
| elected officers of the Fort Henry Lodge,
! No. ., Shield of Honor. The following are
/ the new officers. They were installed by
the District Deputy, I. j. Mayberry: w.
| M, Louis beagle; j. NJ, Louis Hartman;
| Chaplain. Charles Souuderman; s. NJ,
/ Thomas Doyle; Il. S, W. G. Marlin; t.
! S., Henry Steuck; Treasurer, Frederick
| Schaub; Conductor, Christ Baker; Inside
| Guard, Ellsworth Plant: Outside Guard,
! William Rothermund; Il. 5. to w. NJ,
William Long; l.. ). to w. M, G. A.
| Meyer.
The Premier Banjo, Mandolin and Gui-
/ tar Club has completed arrangements to
| give a big entertainment at the Presbyter-
| ian Church at West Alexandria. on next
! Thursday evening. They will be assisted
! b. Mrs. Kate Fitzgeraldin anumber Of vo-
! cal selections, and Mr.. Frank w. Nesbitt,
| the well known elOcutionist, On Saturday
/ evening Messrs. Brilles and Nesbitt will
| give an Evolutionary entertainment at Cole
/ rain, Ohio, under the auspices of the Farm
/ ers' Institute Of that place This speaks
well for the talent of these gentlemen to
! gain reputation at outside points, their
/ school of elocutioR having only been open
/ for brief period.
THE SOCIAL MAZE