Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-08
SNAIL TALE
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithilY Told

Pithily Told
Repairs were made TO the Niagara
hose wagon yesterday.
THE Wesley NJ. E. Church will hold
social at Westwood's Hall tonight and
tomorrow night.
GRIP seems TO be on the increase on
the South Side. One physician reports
that be has thirty cases.
FORTY hour devotional services will
be begun this morning at the Church of
the Immaculate Conception.
THE Venus Club will give a private
masquerade ball tonight at Menge Il
HOWley's hall, South Market street.
THE Council Committee on Accounts
was in session, last evening, going over
the books Of the City Clerk and ReceiV-
er.
A VALUABLE parrot, belonging to
VIM. Knoke, the South Side saloonist,
died q few days ago. The bird was
valued az SIS.
THE Y. 2. :. c. E. Of the English
Lutheran Church, gave an entertaining
peanut party at the Wheeling club
rooms last evening.
THE Electric Sparks will give their
second grand ball at Beethoven hall,
Christmas night. Me!ster's orchestra
will furnish the music.
A FINE new whip was stolen from the
Niagara hose wagon at the Schmulbach
IRE. The thief IS known and will be
arrested if the whip is not returned.
THE social organization Of North
Wheeling, known as the 5. p. S., will
give an entertainment soon. An inter
esting programme is being arranged.
ALBRIGHT little daughter, aged seven
years, OF Henry EbeIing, Of Third
street. died yesterday morning, OF diph-
liberia. The child had been sick but a
week,
GRIP is very bad liz North Wheeling.
There are few families which are miss
ing the troublesome disease. Group and
pneumonia are also bad in that section
OF the city.
THE attention Of those desiring
handsome residence is called to the an
nouncemeut OF the sale Of the Capt.
John McLure property, in another col
umn Of this issue.
THE entertainment at the Madison
district public school was repeated, last
evening, with the same success as at
tended the first presentation OF the pro-
gramme. There was quite large au-
disnce present
THE Red Cross Fishing club will hold
a meeting tomorrow evening at Menge
81 Howley's Hall, South Market street
Business of importance is to be trans
acted. The new club now has about
twenty-five members.
THERE were four cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning John Leon
ard drunk, had fne suspended on con-
dition that he leave town, and two.
DRINKS and Pete O'Neal, for lettering
in the Second ward market, went to
the hill.
BEFORE Judge Paul, yesterday, the
case of City V. Henry KnOke was put on
trial 20 a jury, and a verdict Of guilty
rendered. The case Of City V. Edward
Clator was then put on trial TO the same
Jury. Both cases were appeals from
Police Court
COUNTLESS friends will regret the
death of Mrs Anna NJ. Battele, widow
Of the late Captain BaJtelle. which oc-
Cured yesterday morning at twenty
minutes past eight o'clock. Deceased
was one Of the oldest residents OF the
Island, and was held in high esteem by
all who knew her.
TIE Aid Society Of the North Street
NJ. Z Church, gave an entertainment
last Tuesday night, at tae church. c.
+. Darby delivered the opening address,
and Prof. d. Z. Reeder and Master
johnnie Reeder sang delightfully."-. The
Nickel Plate Qusrtette, composed Of
MessrS. Cox, Cunningham, Kindle
berger and Darby, sang pleasingly, and
Miss Emma C0pDage recited.
BARGAINS in Watches aud Diamonds,