Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-23
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithlly Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithny Told.
MR. FRANK STANDI was yesterday
sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff.
THE packers at the Wheeling pot
terry, are again working Ia full.
THERE were two fights on Market
street asout half-past twelve this morn
ing.
THE big power generator has 81 last
been gotten into the street railway
s power house.
JAS. KURNER'S new residence at
WOodsdale IS about completed, and is
attracting much attention.
A LARGE amount OF machinery was
loaded yesterday at Sweeney's old foun-
dry TO be removed to Harvey, Ill.
IT was reported yesterday evening
that Jacob Wilhelm had sold out his
saloon 70 Sam BoleY, OF Pittsburg.
THIS long-distance blcyclists, Seattle
beu and Allen, left for New York yes
terday morning via the National road
THE new police helmets and caps,
ordered through Beuter, arrived yes
terday. The force will appear in them
Sunday.
THE Labele nall factory didn't 60 on
Yesterday as the employees anticipated.
II is not known just when they will
resume.
THE La Belle puddlerS quit work
Yesterday at o'clock by reason of the
intense heat. They will resume this
morning.
THE fog on the river was feariully
heavy Sunday night and yesterday
morning. aud navigation was greatly
interfered with.
FRANK CONDOR. by Officer Reitz. JOS
eph Driller, by Officer Driller, and w.
s. Dean, By Officer Conrad, were arrest
ed for disorder last night.
THE South Side club, the Bashful
BOYS, have arranged for a wagon pic
mic to Glenn's Run, on Decoration day.
They are arranging for an elegant
time.
THE case against William ErSkine,
ESQ, growing out OF the street railway
difficulty on the Ohio side OF the river,
is set to come up before Justice Howell
Thursday.
A DOG, valued at SEQ, belonging to
James Long, OF the South Side, was
killed by the street ears, on South
Main street, between Twenty-Sixth and
Twenty-seventh, yesterday.
THE remains Of WIN. Joyce, the man
who died from injuries received by be-
ing hit by the engine at the Riverside
fan ~
the Peninsula cemetery yesterday.
Two old style engines OF the B. & o.
called grass hOppers" have been taken
over that road for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. They were very peculiar
and caused no little comment among
railroaders.
YESTERDAY was another ScOrching
and sultry day. There were indica-
lions of a storm. but it didn's material
ize, although the local rain flag was
flying, and Hicks had predicted some
thing unusually severe.
THE Robinson and Alley base ball
mines, Of the South Side. played a game
at Mozart Park Sunday afternoon.
Fourteen innings were required to de-
eide the game, the score then being II
10 10 In favor of the ROoinSons.
COUNCIL will meet this evening in
regular monthly session. There Is not
= great deal OF business to be attended
10. There should be joint session, to
elect City Weighers, as those officers
should have been elected in April.
THE postponed dance, given by prom
inent colored people Of Wheeling, was
held In Whitman's Grove, South Side,
last evening Persons from all the
neighboring towns attended, making q
large crowd and completely successful
event.
LAST Sunday AFTERNOON, at the Tnn-
mel Green, the Hubsl of the Eighth
ward. met a Bellalre d inc in base ball
game. Rain preventek the game being
played out. At the e ii Of the seventh