Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-06
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Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
PithiIy Told.

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Pithily Told.
A CHANGE is being made in the B. &
o. switches In front Of the ice plant.
THE Board of Commissioners will
meet this morning in regular session.
THE power was off the street cars
about two hours yesterday afternoon.
OFFICER TRIsCHLEB run in e drunk
yesterday-the only arrest of the day.
A GOOD sized crowd visited Mozart
Park yesterday, and took in the sights
there.
THE coping stones are being placed
on the city wall out Caldwelfs Run.
The work looks splendid.
IT'S said that the new Davis Thea
ire, of Huntington, is among the hand
soonest in the State. 1t Is getting the
best companies.
IT Is reported there will be quite
large gathering at the boxing event al
Elm Grove, this evening.
NUMEROUS South Side hunters were
on the river yesterday, hunting DUCKS
A large number was taken.
INafew days the walls for the mon
estery at ST. Alphonsus church VIII
be completed. The brick layers Will
begin their work this week.
The Criminal Court will convene this
morning for the November term. The
grand jury will have but a moderate
amount of business before 1t.
THE Theatre Comique, at Parkers-
burg, has teen sold. A theatrical man,
ager from Canton has bought 1t, and
will open it again this week.
THE election returns will be read
from the stage at the Grand opera
House at the performance of the Rooney
comedy company on Tuesday night.
A WE'LL known South Slider was
Offering to bet that McKinley's majority
would not exceed 1000. When last
seen he had found no one to take the
bet.
TIE Council Committee on Sh eets,
Alleys and Grades is called to meet at 8
o'clock this afternoon, at the lower end
of the Fifth ward market house, to TX
a grade.
THE remains of Hiram McCombs, late
OF Elm Grove, were buried yesterday at
Zion Hill. A large eortege OF friends
followed the remains to their last rest
ing place.
THE Mozart Singing Society has made
ARRANGEMENTS for one Of its celebrated
Sunday evening entertainments, two
weeks from last evening. An excellent
propramme it being prepared.
A BOY named Flanagan stole a skiff,
Saturday, from man named Youngley'
at Glenn's run. The owner came down
to the city yesterday, and Oihcer
Trischler recovered the boat on the
South Side.
THE wives Of the engineers OF the
city will give a supper and entertain
ment next Wednesday evening a.
Walther's hall, at Twenty-slxth and
Chapline streets. A pleasing event IS
being planned.
THE Star Rod and Gun Club, OF Full
ton, the new organization, went up
Wheeling Creek yesterday to the new
club house site, to decide on the loca-
ton for the structure. The building,
to be frame, will be begun soon.
EDWARD j., the bright four-year-old
son of Joseph Blackinger, a popular
roller at the Crescent Mil, died after a
brief illness on Saturday last. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon.
The parents have the sympathy OF a
large number OF friends and relatives.
DETECTIVE MCBRIDE, Of Little Wash
inCton, Pa, was in the city yesterday.
He SAYS there is no clue as yet to the
identity OF the murderers OF Samuel
Dorsey. A silver half dollar and cent,
carried by the murdered man as pocket
pieces, were found on country road
mile or so from Washington.
THE popular Columbian club Will
give its grand opening masquerade ball
next Friday evening. The dance will
be given at Hughes & O'Mall.y's hall.
This organization is In no way con-
nected with the Columbian Athletic
club. Mayors full orchestra will fur
nish music. Over two hundred invita-
tions have been sent out.
CONSIDERABLE sport is being made
| of the rigs the street car company has
placed in front and at the rear Of the
cars to protect the employees. 1t Is
white canvas fixing with an opening
through which the operator is supposed
&c see. Going along the streets 1t does
not look unlike a show wagon or a
travelling photograph gallery. The
fixing is the worst thing out to scare
horses, and it is not much wonder.