Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-06
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told.

PithiIy Told.
YESTERDAY was real hot one.
JESSIE Brooks was arrested at late
hour last night, for drunkenness.
THE docket Of the Criminal Court
will be called this morning at half-past
nine.
MAGGIE BURKE, an old-time street
walker, was arrested by Chief McNichol
yesterday afternoon.
THE fines and fees in Police Court,
for the month of June, aggregated 81
215. rs, collected from 2s2 cases.
THE work OF repairing the street
having along the car tracks north or
Sixteenth street. on Market, was COM
menced yesterday.
THE work of reconstructing the
Wheeling & Belmont Company's
Back" river bridge is again being en-
ergetically prosecuted.
A FORCE Of B. & o. men are at work
laying down the extension OF the new
switch through the yard OF the passen-
ger station on South street.
THE Pink Carriers will go to Wash
inQton. Pa, Saturday next and play the
college club at that place. They VIII
leave on the 1880 train.
THE 11-year-od daughter OF Charles
Barnes, the barber, who lives on Chap
line street, died yesterday. It's remains
will be Inferred at Steubenville to-day.
THE Marshall county Circuit Court,
Judge PAUL, closed its law business yes
terday. Some chancery matters are
still on hand for consideration the re-
mainder of the week.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Thomas Tice, a native OF
Washington county, o., aged 30, aud
Isabel Miller, native OF Washington
county, aged 26.
The police here have been notified to
look out for man who has been going
about town for day or two, ordering
no drinks in saloons and the flashing OF
a hundred dollar bill as ''all the money
I've got"
THE Frew Furniture base ball cIdb
defeated the Bertschy Furniture club
Yesterday by the score OF IS to l. Bat
tery for Frew were Riddle and Merge;
Bertschy, Ford and Bowman. They
also defeated a picked nine by the score
OF 9 to 5.
THE Board OF Directors OF the peni-
tertiary met yesterday with Mr.. Van
Dorm, of the firm of iron contractors,
and offered some changes In details OF
the new building, such as window
guards, doors, etc. The Board Will
meet again to-day.
THE calling Of the Committee on
Wharyes for Friday night makes 1t
questionable whether or not Council
will be called for that evening, as In
tended, TO act on the amendment TO the
annual appropriation ordinance and the
new railway ordinance.
E. &, o. RAILROAD officials are In the
city TO effect sanitary arrangements Tor
| all trains. The water closets are TO re-
ceiye attention, chemicals being used.
! All water used in the coolers is TO be
boiled. and two fifty gallon tanks are TO
be placed here to keep up the supply.
POLICE warrants were issued yester-
day for Harry Hawkins, James Beck
and George Woods. Hawkins was In
| fight with GiyeGs, colored mar, on
the Island, Beck whipped an old man
in East Wheeling and Woods raised a
row In a house OF i'll fame in East
Wheeling.
THE Council Committee on Wharves
has been called TO meet tomorrow even
ing to again consider "Pewiky" depot
proposition, at the foot Of Eleventh
! street. 1t is understood Engineer
Becker, OF the railway company, has 3
prooosition to submit somewhat differ
ent from any Of those Jet considered by
Council.
HALL & RUcHEL, proprietors OF Sozo-
don't. propose TO make house to house