Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-01

Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly ana
Pithily Told
BOARD of Commissioners this morn
ing In regular session.
ARE BosroN was arrested by Officer
Snider. last evening, for drunkenness.
JAMES Rowan has not purchased the
Briceland saloon. The place is still for
sale.
THE Council Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades is called to meet THIS
evening.
TIE South Side Americas Club. was
ont in their natty new uniforms yester-
day, between showers.
JOHN WOODWARD and Charles Jack
SON had a fight In East Wheeling, last
night, and were arrested by omcer
Daum.
THE meeting OF Excelsior Lodge 40.
u. w. will be this evening. and not
Tuesday evening, as slated in'tne REG
IsTER of yesterday.
SCARLET fever is quite bad on the
South Side, and in East Wheeiing' q
prominent physician says, there Is great
danger Of an epidemic.
CLINT PICKET was arrested for drunk
enness Yesterday by officer Scally, and
Harry Fonner for disorderly conduct at
his home by Officer Creighton.
LAST night, on the newly washed
street car tracks, where sediment hao
not been deposited by the storm, tie
street car running was splendid.
THE new Criminal Court will meet
this morning, Judge Jordon presiding.
Judge Campbell's Court will meet in the
large room of the Board OF Commission
ers.
JOHN CUSTER, who met such terri
BILE accident by being caught In the
Lower Benwood mill coal mine lew
DAYS ago, Is improving nicely. de Will
recover.
PEDESTRIANS were wondering what
was the matter with the electric lights
last night. The lights above the creek
were all out at least three times within
half hour.
THANKS to the rain, some OF the brick
pavements looked. last night, as though
thew had been scrubbed with hot water
and brushes. II was very good job OF
street cleaning.
WILLIAM GRECO and William Hareu-
hover went into Stella Woods house,
last night, and engaged In hght, IN
which Gregg was badly beaten up. oin-
Ger Watson arrested both men.
RECENTLY at the street car barns the
company put in powerful hydraulic
press, of eighty tons force. The ma
chine is used to withdraw car wheels.
A few days ago ffty-five tons force was
exerted by the arrangement.
THE three engines at the street car
company's power house are set. One is
adjusted and running, giving the best
of satisfaction. The generator from
Bridgeport has been brought over ana
set up ut the power house.
THE statement in the REGISTER OF
Yesterday that the little child OF Mr..
Delbruqee, Of Etnaville, had swal-
lowed two ounces of ammonia Is de-
clared by relatives OF the family TO be q
mistake. The child got some OF the
drug In its mouth, but did not swal-
low it.
DURING the storm Of yesterday after
noon frankie Bell. a little son OF Hen
nv Bell, Of No. 461 Market street. wan
dered of, and when found by Ohcer
Scally he was drenched to the skin ana
as happy as clam at high tide. de
was taken to the City Hall, where his
father found him.
AT the meeting of the Now Lodge
Excelsior No. 10, A. o. U. w., adyer-
tised for this evening In Wheeling Club
rooms, 1t is important that all members
be present at this meeting. 80 the ques-
tions OF constitution for the Lodge, and
place and time of meetings will be de-
termined. 1t Is especially important for
those applicants who have not yet re-
ceived their degrees.