Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-19
SNAIL TALk
MInor Matters OF interest Briefly an
Pithny Told


THEO. w. L. Club will hold their annu-
al election Of officers tonight
THE insurance adiusters are at work on
the Caldwell 4 Peterson loss.
DoN'r forget the grand ball of the Mark
Twain Rod and Gun Club at Turner Hail
next Monday evening.
AUCr1oNRRR HERvEY yesterday sold the
Kemple property, on North YORK street,
Island, to A. L. Kraft, for 81, gO5
THE Mark Twain Rod and Gun CLUB are
making great preparations for their amman
ball on Monday next at Turner Hall.
THE will Of Anna L. Johnson was admit
ted to probate yesterday and ordered TO De
recorded. W. B. Simpson is the executor.
The Riley and Delaplain ridge road is
now omen from Glenn's Run TO snort
creek. IL has been closed for week oy
the snow.
THIs evening the Epworth League, OF
the Wesley NJ. E. church will give an en-
tertainment in their church. A fine time
is looked for.
The revival meetings at the First Bap-
fist church are being continued with grow
ing interest New inquirers present them-
selves each evening.
A MARRIAGE license was issued Yesterday
10 Joseph Brahler, native OF wheeling,
aged -, and Lizzie Wagenheim, a nstveoI
WOodsBeld, o., aged q.
IT was rumOred last night that there was
man run over by q. y y. train az
Boggs' Hollow. AS far as could be learned
the report was groundless.
TIE Americas Club, gave a supper at
their hall on Forty third street, last Tues
day evening. Good music, singing ana
general good time were the features.
THE concert and ball given by the Mo-
zart Singing Society in their hall on the
South Side, last night, was great success.
Fine local talent was displayed, and a gen.
eral good time was the outcome.
South Slders. in the neighbOrhood of
FOrty-thlrd street, are already building
and buying flats, preparatory 10 getting
ont of the waters way, should 1t come.
Four new fats have been built, two bought
and more wanted.
THE side Side Turner'S have made ar
engagements for a gymuastic entertainment
which will commence tonight IN their hall.
The affair will be brought to close on
Saturday night, and il will be attended by
most of the friends of the members.
TIE Third Presbyterian Church will
give a musical and elocutionary recital,
next Tuesday evening in their church.
Mrs q. NJ. Afford, assisted by Mrs. Flora
Williams and Messrs. Z. V. Arkle, Chas.
Zulauf and II. SchOckly, will compose the
talent
THERE is considerable betting on the re-
suit Of the coming election, for Chief OF
Police especially. Several hundred dollars
is bet. and it was about 100 to 50 IN favor
of McNichOl. A South Side business man
has carried the Bennett side this far prln-
cipally.
} ALL lovers Of the gun and rod are asked
to be at the Mcclure House tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock. The object is the
consideration Of bill for the protection OF
fish and game in this State. The Oil Will
be presented TO the present Legislature, If
agreed upon.
GEORGE MCELRoY and Gilt. Tracy were
arrested last night by Officer Buch for dis
order. Tracy is bartender, and McElrOy
saws when he entered the saloon where
Tracy is employed, about five o'clock last
evening, Tracy beat him over the head
with a shovel.
FRANK LONG, a lad, a son OF Barber
Long, of Main street, was run over by
wagon on Twenty-fourth street yesterday.
The boys were cOasting on the street and a
tea wagon ran over the boy, who was in
the road. His injuries are quite severe,
though no bones are broken.
Two ladies in a street car yesterday were
discussing the hardship to which conduc-
tors aud drivers are subjected during the
cold weather One observed that she
thought the conductor had the worst of it.
''Oh, no." said the other, 1.-The driver has
the hardest time, because the conductor
can come inside the car occasionally and
warm himself at the register"
FoR the past ten days or two weeks
trains on most of the railroads have been
from half an hour TO four hours late. OF
course this means the missing Of cOCnec-
lions, and largely accounts for the delays
subscribers throughout the State have ex-
perienced in receiving their papers. Mat
tiers will probably not change for the bet
ter in this regard until there is a decided
change in the weather
LAST Tuesday night when the mercury
was down about zero, and intensely cold,
two stage hands at the Grand Opera House
were out in the cold trying 20 get two very
stubborn dOnkeyS up the incline TO the
stage When all other means bad failed
one suggested, that the tail of the most
stubborn be twisted 10 give il an impetus.
The tail was caught with glee, but Bob
the originator of the scheme. was landed
about ten yards away in a heap Of snow.
Mas. SARAH Z. MERCHANT wife Of
George w Merchant, Sr, died yesterday
afternoon at a quarter Of three o'clock in
the 6Sth year of her age. Mrs. Merchant
was born and reared at Dumfries, Prince
William county, Va, removing here with
her husband some twenty-three pears ago.
She was a lady highly esteemed and re-
spected, and wide circle of friends will
deeply mourn her death. She leaves her
husband aud four children to mourn her
loss, the latter being Mr.. George w. Mer-
chant, Mr. r. B. Merchant, Mrs. s. +.
Higgins and Mrs Ella Holiday.