Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-16
SMALL TALE
Minor Matters OF Inters,s Briefly and
PithfIy Told


THE water works employees were paid
yesterday.
YESTERDAY was pay day at the W.
B. & T. railway.
THERE was one case in Police Court
yesterday morning. drunk.
YESTERDAYS "wintry air" was some
what productive of spring fever.
THE B. P. w. put force Of men at
work yesterday cleaning Market street.
THE Council Committee on Police
was called for last night, but only two
members responded.
ROBERT DITToN was arrested by Of
fcer West. last night, for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
MOSES KINDELBERGER, the barber,
has moved his shop to a new location
on North Main street.
PART of the old city water works is
being fitted up for buggy shed and
stable for Superintendent Varney.
A NUMBER OF South Side young peo-
pie will give a private dance at Hughes
& O'Malley's ball, next Thursday even
ing.
THE Union Benevolent Society, of
this city. is formulatingplans for the
aid or the needy this winter. A general
meeting will be called in few days.
BEFoRE Justice Gillespy, yesterday,
Jacob burst, for assault and battery,
was fined So aud costs, and 81 and costs
for profane swearing, The peace war
rant was dismissed.
OPPOSITE Wilson e. ChapmaD's plan
ing mill, there is dangerous man hole
in the street. A horse sank into 1t yes
terday, and it took hard work to get the
animal out. Many complaints are
heard OF this.
THE ladies section Of the Mozart Sing
ing Society has completed an organlza-
ton for mutual advancement. The
wives of the male members and their
children are eligible. At present there
are fifty members,
THERE are three shanties near the
stock yards which boys and men are
utilizing for poker rooms and loafng.
People are complaining that their chill
dren are attracted there and learned
unsteady ways. They would like some
thing done in the matter
ENGINEER WILLIAM JUNKINs, Of city
water works is spending most OF his
time at the new pumping station run
ming the electric light engine. The new
Holly pump at the works was tried
Yesterday and gave satisfaction. There
are now ten feet of water in the new
reservoir.
New YEARS night the North End
Literary and Athletic Association will
give q grand ball at its club house at
the head of Seventh street. The mem
bers propose to make it the ball of the
season. Three hundred invitations are
sent out, Bachman's orchestra will
furnish the music.
THE North End Literary and Ath-
letic Association, at its recent meeting,
elected officers for six months. They
were: President, Charles He'll; Vice
President, John Bachmsn; Secretary,
3. w. Connolly, and 3. w. Connolly,
Treasurer. The association now has
neat club house of its own and is in a
fourishing condition, and has twenty
five members,
A. A. GAUs, Of the W. B. &c T., has
taken charge as yard master OF the Ter
mlnal Yards. Conductor Little, who
has been running freight crew on the
system for some time, has been chosen
chosen collector in Mr.. Gaus' place.
The new yard master is probably the
best known employe Of the system,
having been in the w. i. e. T. employ
for three years.
GEORGE EBELING, the South Market
street druggist, has something in his
store window which is attracting
great deal of attention. 1t is repre-
sentation Of Santa Claus in his sleigh
pulled by four deers. The article is
made to go round and round in the win
dow, propelled by water power. Mr..
Ebeling is a genius, but this display is
the most ingenius Of all he has made.
BEFORE Thanksgiving sacks were
distributed over the city to be filed
with provisions, etc. for the young
folks at the Orphans Home. The per-
sons having in charge the collection Of
these sacks have not done their work
well, as reports come from all over the
city that the sacks filed are in waiting.
At Charles Menkemeller's South Market
street drug store are many sacks, and
several envelopes containing money IN
collected
A PECULIAR condoa load Of freight
passed over the 3. 81 o. a few days ago.
en- route TO Baltimore. The car was
filled with railroad cross ties, from Ger
many, having been in use for seventy
two years, and being sent back from