Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-13
SMALL TALk
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithly Told

among Island children.
THE congregation Of the English Luz
thsran Church will meet tonight.
CHRIS CLINE was the only offender In
Police Court, Yesterday morning. He
went up for thirty days.
The Mozart Bowling Club, Of the
South Side, will have bowling contest
at Mozart Park this evening.
GUsTAvE FREDERICK, engineer at
Bloch Bros tobacco works, has an
Italian greyhound, imported. The ca
nine is fne one, and cost S45.
The brick work Of the new Lange
building, at Main and Fourteenth
streets, has been completed.
JOHN w. LASHLEY, an old and reiia-
BILE employe of the city gas Office, has
been cut off the force, to reduce ex-
penses.
MARY and Lottie Heinrich, mother
and daughter, were arrested this morn
ing for keeping a disorderly house at
No. 2515 jacob street.
THE Red Cross Fishing Club will give
a grand dance next Tuesday night at
Menge & HowIey's hall, South Side.
Bachman will give the music.
BoTH engine and pumps at the new
city pumping station are now ready TO
run, and the Board hopes TO get the
plant started up regularly on January
first.
THE Disciples protracted meeting at
McMechen is still in progress. The
meetings are growing Ia interest, and
there are many accessions TO member
ship.
THE ruins of the stable at SchmuI-
bach brewery will be cleared away this
week The lower part of the structure
will be fitted up temporarily for the
horses.
THE spring on the City Hall bell
broke yesterday, which explains the
fact that the alarm, at five o'clock,
didn't come In right. Chief Healy Is
having repairs made.
THERE was slight fire in upper Ben
wood yesterday, ia Edward Jefferson's'
saloon. The blaze caught from the
CRATE and burned a hole In the ceiling.
The flames were soon put out and q
large fire averted.
THE Niagara hose wagon in its run to
the fire yesterday afternoon, ran over
and killed large, valuable dog, owned
by Mrs. Lsnahan, of Alley B and
Twenty-ffth street. This dog was con-
sidered among the finest in the city.
TIM FAULKNER, the popular mute,
who has had shoe making establish
ment out Caldwel's Run, will transfer
his business to Thirty-third aud Chap
line streets in few days. Tim is well
known, and is sure of liberal patronage.
A BIG improvement in the shape CT a
sidewalk is being laid down on the south
side OF Ohio street. from South Broad
way to York. This good work ought to
be extended east to Penn street, where
several hundred people have to daily
walk in the mud.
S. 81. RoDEHAvER has brought to the
city monster hornets nest, which be
found out in the Cheat Mountain coun-
try. II is twenty inches long and thir-
ty-five inches in circumference, and Is
on exhibition at the store OF the Wheel
ing Installment Company, on Market
street.
AT sos o'clock last evening the fire
department responded to an alarm from
box 80. Someone saw smoke coming
from a chimney, and being blown down
ward around a building at No. 152 Six
teenth street, and thought the building
was on fire. The hook and ladder Ere
men put up their ladders, but finding no
ire the companies returned TO their
quarters.
VIGILANT Lodge, No %, A o. U. W.,
will hold an open meeting at their hall,
Schaffer block, McMechen, Thursday,
December 14th. A special train will
leave the B. &c 0. depot at 7:40 o. m,
sharp, returning Immediately after open
meeting adjourns. This being their
first open meeting, they desire the
hearty cooperation OF all members OF
the A. o. U. w.
j. II. LUEENs, the wounded Uhrichs-
Vile man, who was found at McCulloch
and Seventeenth streets, Monday morn
ing, with two bad cuts on mis- head,
caused by falling of a train, and who
was being kept in the Lookup keepar's
office, at the City Hall. under treat
ment. wandered off just before noon
yesterday. The police had orders to
bring him in if found.
SINCE the relief offered by Beuwood
citizens to the suffering Of the town on
Thanksgiving, there have been few
cases OF actual want brought to light.
Probably the most destitute family is
that Of Mr.. HockenberrY. The REG
IsTER stated that recently child died
of this family, suffering with cold and
hunger. Now the mother is down,
dangerously i'll of typhoid fever. The
good people of Benwood are aiding the
family.
J. q. LUKESs, the wounded Uhrichs-
vile man, who was found at McCulloch
and Seventeenth streets, Monday morn
ing, with two bad cuts on his head,
caused by failing of a train, and VINO
was being kept in the Lookup keepers
Office, at the City dali, under treat
ment, wandered of just before noon
Yesterday. The police had orders TO
bring him in il found. Last evening il
was ascertained Lukens had gone by
train to Benwood, crossed over to Bell
aire, gone by train to Bridgeport. and
taken a train for home. his son ar
rived late yesterday afternoon in search
Of him.
Adjudgsd Insane.
erseiaI Tsge0r7ns 20 rs RsJssESr.
PARSONS, W. VA, December 12.-On
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