Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-16
SNAIL TALa.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthIIy Told

| MUMPS and measles are so general
at the extreme South Side, as TO be
nearly an epidemic.
THE will of Henry Conant, deceased,
was admitted to probate yesterday and
| ordered to be recorded.
Mrs. HUGHES, the miIliner. is making
preparations to build on the corner OF
Fortleth and Jacob street.
THE two-story club room being
erected in the East End by the Electric
Sparks is nearly completed.
THE boat OF the South Side fishing
club has been taken from the water at
Thirty-eighth street, but is almost deS
stroyed.
JOSEPH q. ARKLE yesterday qualified
as administrator OF the will of Thomas
! Shortel, deceased. Bond, $4,000; j. Ii.
Pipes surety.
THE masonry in the we'll at the new
water works pumping station Is now up
almost sixteen feet and work is pro-
crossing rapidly.
The brcklayers are going right for
ward on the Peabody building. There
are also working on the fifth story OF
! the Baer building.
AT Forty-fourth and Jacob streets,
! yesterday, the trolley on street car
slipped from the wire, and large arc
light was broken.
BUCH 6, BoTT will remove there bust
ness the first of next month, from the
corner OF Wood and Eighteenth streets
! TO 1922 Main street.
IT is rumored that a well-known bar
| Der and an accomplished young lady OF
Eighteenth street will in the near fu-
ture join the beGedicts.
THE plate mill at the Riverside steel
works is running on half turn now.
I IL is said the tube works department
will resume the beginning of next week.
THE civil case Of Dorsey v. Neuman,
claiming damages done by water run
ming into cellar, was settled before
! Justice Ankle, last evening, on a basis
of S4j for plaintiff.
THE case OF State V. C. W. Rixey was
settled amicab!y oy MIR. F.Ocrsheim and
Mr. RiXcy, yesterday, but was officially
! deferred by Justice Ankle until We'd
neSday evening OF next week.
SAMUEL NICHOLS, of the Sixth ward,
the well known ball player, who played
with Toledo last year, has accepted
! fielding position with the Savannah,
Ga, club the coming year.
The Wheeling pottery worked one
half day yesterday, and shut down, as
the materials were hot found Ia the
proper order. 1t is intended that work
! will araiD no resumed to-day
TIE large 1y-wheel at the LlBelie
mill, which cannot be run as the key
was lost, throws large portion of the
plant idle. Ii is said they won't re-
sumo operations till next Monday.
A NICE new news stand is being built
near the Baltimore and Ohio passenger
depot. The stand will be removed from
in the building TO the new location ad-
| joining the Caldwell & Peterson prop
erty.
Miss Sidney LIST delightfully."- enter
tanned The Terriers" at her home on
Maryland street, Island, last evening.
The apartments were charmingly deco
rated, and a most pleasant evening was
spent
THE remains OF Adam Weisgerber
were laid to rest, yesterday afternoon,
from his late residence, at Twenty
seventy and Eoff streets. The funeral.
was very large one. Rev. Dornblaser
Ciliciated
THERE were three cases in Police
Court yesterday morning. Gladys
Springer, for lettering In Kitty Lees
house, got s. and costs. John Russell
paid 50 and costs for disorder, and a
drunk dollar.
THE dance given this week in the
South Side Turner Hall was a great
success. The ball vas given by several
German ladies of the South Side.
and typical old fashioned dance was
the outcome.
THE Board Of Commissioners Commit
tee on Court House and Jail met ycSter-
dav and recommended that the balance
Of SO 500 on the new Jail be paid Muir
raw Bros, the contractors. a few bills
were also ordered paid.
Ir is said that Wyie Irwin, Esq,
will be the new Secretary or the Fire
and Marine Insuranctt Company, rice
! r. S. McLure, who will leave in few
weeks to go TO The M2Lure House, as
, member OF the new firm there.
/ LAST Tuesday evening, at Chas. Rays
house, on Forty-sixth street, there was
a pleasing event. 1t was dance, and
the EXQUISITE music was furnished by
Prof Thompson, OF Bellaire. The sup
Der was an elegant preparation.
IL the case Of VIM. Meyer, charged
with assault in the recent riot at Forty
third street, Squire Phillips rendered
decision last night, holding him over to
the next term Of Court. The amount OF
the bail will be determined upon to-day.
THE postofice people were kept ex-
ceptioaaly busy Tuesday handling the
valentines dropped here or sent TO per-
sons in town. Most OF them were OF the
cheap variety, and the custom has lost
much OF what was admirable In the past.
Will CONRAD is being unanimously
endorsed for Fish Commissioner under
the new law, now before the Legisla-
ture. A petition 10 that effect has been
signed by q large number OF leading cit
liens. SIR. Conrad would make an ez-
cellent man for the place.
A FEW nights ago the Americas Club,
OF the South Side, at their meeting
elected officers for the ensuing three
months. They were: President, Z.
w. Fritz: Vice President, w. &. Fritz;
Secretary, Ii. c. Carroll, and Edward
| Sprouts, Janitor.
HARRY KXoKE, OF Thirty-third and
Jacob streets, received a telegram yes
terday, announcing the death OF his
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