Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-16
SMALL TALK

out with q nobby new wagon.
The stockholders of the Natural Gas
Company of West Virginia are TO meet
to-day.
II. T. MENKEMELLER, the South Side
shoe man, is making big improvements
at the store.
JOHN and Andrew Shafer. brothers.
were arrested by Officer Buch, yester-
day for disorder.
Jos. WIEpNEg has opened q confec-
tionery at the corner OF Twenty-eighth
and Jacob streets.
]. e. MILLER, OF the Sixth ward, lost
very valuable horse this week. The
animal took sick and died.
THE Ohio Valley China Company
club defeated the Young Americans by
score Of Is to IA, Sunday.
The Commissioners Committee on
Roads and Bridges met yesterday, and
transacted some unimportant business.
The county election for members OF
the Board of Education and Superin-
tendent OF Schools takes place to-day.
THE PanneIl property on North Main
street Will be sold at public auction 10
front of the Court House on Saturday
morning next.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Fridolin Storch, native OF
Germany. aged "a, aud Josepha SltZ-
mann, aged 20.
THE Council Committee on Petitions
and Remonstrances will likely be called
In day or two to act upon several
transfers Of licenses.
THE Nail City lodge Of Good Tenn
lars will have six candidates for initia-
ton at their meeting tonight. They
meet on Twelfth Street.
THE stockholders OF the Wheeling
Democratic Club was called to meet last
evening, but as there was not quorum,
the old Board will hold over.
The Jr. o. A. NJ. will instituted a
new lodge at Simpsons Hall. South
Side, this week. The order will also
establish one at Sherrard soon.
THE report current In the South Side
last night, that the gang OF gypsies had
taken a child from the lower end OF the
city, but were caught at 1t, could not be
verified.
THE boys all went to work yesterday
morning, at the La Belle pottery, since
the settlement OF the difficulty. The
best OF good will now prevails between
employers and employees.
THE puddlers at the Lower Benwood
mill didn't go on yesterday, as was ar
ranged. OF the entire plant only the
steel mill is now on. The starting of
the remainder is indefinite.
THE Council Committee on Real Es-
tate and the Board OF Commissioners
Committee on Court House and jail will
meet this evening to open bids for
work about the Public Building.
LAvINE MURPHY, aged seventY-nine
years, a respected old lady, died last
Sunday at Whisky Run. Old age
caused her death. The remains were
shipped to Jolly Landing yesterday for
burial.
The Linsly boys will hold their an
nual field day exercises at the new Fair
Grounds on Friday, the Goth inst. A
fine programme consisting OF all the
leading outdoor sports is being arranged
for the occasion.
BERNIcE SPEIDEL, daughter OF
John Speidel, of South Jacob street,
celebrated her birthday last evening at
her home, by having in number OF her
young friends as invited. The occasion
was very pleasing one.
WITHINthe last few days gentleman
from Chicago visited the South Side
and looked at desirable sites for the
building OF large structure to be used
by Chicago beef company. Eucour-
agement was given that the branch
would be established here.
The item in the Labor News column
OF the SUNDAY REGISTER referring to
repairs after fire at the Central glass
works, was an error, so far as the Cen
trail was concerned. as another plant
should have been mentioned. There
has been no fire at the Central.
A PORTION Of the structural iron for
the new warehouse at the Riverside
mill has arrived. The Schaffer Bridge
Works of Pittsburgh is supplying the
iron. The building is to be built right
away. The structure will be q large
one, being three hundred and fourteen
feet long.
FIFTY couples attended the dance
given in Cycler's Hall, South Side, last
evening by the Full Bloom club. The
dance was complete success. Myers
Orchestra rendered the music. The
surprise given by the club to one OF its
members was fine box Of cigars award
&c to Jos. Mcneil.
THE boys-about-town who play the
races were kicking themselves, last
night, because they didn't buy Diablo,
who won the mile-and-a-iourth race at
Guttenburg. The odds here we're 20 TO
/. In Brooklyn ii was so to shot,
and kilograms last night said the pool
rooms were hit hard on the nag.
WILLIE, a young son OF Alex Deaken,
OF South Eoff street, was badly bitten
by dog yesterday. The boy, with his
parents, were visiting 10 North Wheel
ing. The lad tried to take bone from
dog owned by Mr.. Fehr. The dog
jumped and grabbed the right hand OF
the boy and bit chunk out Of 1t. The
injury is very painful one.
OLD citizens of Tnadelphia dis
trict, say they never saw more ex-
citing campaign there than the pres
ent one has been for Superintendent OF
County Schools, and member OF the
Board of Education. The election will
be held to-day, and the results OF the
tall hustling done by the candidates
and their friends will be made appar-
ent.
JOHN FERGUSON, a well known char
acter, created considerable excitement
at Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets yesterday. He took after some
boys with an open knife. He caught