Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-24
SMALL TALE
uinOr Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told


A POLICE warrant was issued for "Dons"
Russell yesterday, for disorderly conduct.
MAYER's orchestra will give their annual
ball at Turner Hall Friday evening next.
HoLIDAY's planning mill resumed opera
tions yesterday, after months smut
down.
THE Council Committee on Real Estate
met last evening and passed bills to the
amount Of $5l.
'BoozER," the Atlantic Engine Com
pauy's dog, was poisoned yesterday. Inc
remains were cremated.
HATTIE GRANTHAM was disorderly In
Jones saloon yesterday evening ana was
arrested BY Ohicer Herbert.
Tomorrow is the anniversary OF the
birth OF Robert Burns. There are several
ScOLians in this city 70 celebrate.
On the first Of next month the popular
South Side shoe firm OF Menkemlller q
Saryer will dissolve. Mr.. Saryer will re-
tire.
HENRY X. LIST was yesterday appointed
administrator Of the estate Of Cathrine A.
List. deceased. Bond, $4,000; Ambrose
List, surety.
ANARRIAGE license was issued yester-
day TO Francis ID. Clifton, native OF tul-
ton. aged %, and Anna Echwannenberger
a native Of Wheeling, aged -.
There was a happy time last night at
Turner Hail, the annual Mark Twain ball
keeping a large gathering busy for many
hours. IL was success throughout
THE Young Married Peoples Whist
Club will be- entertained next Thursday
evening by DR.. and Mrs, Reed Baird, at
their residence on Fourteenth street.
Tbs Bridgeport Y's have issued invita-
lions for a reception TO their friends TO be
given in the Good Templar's Hall next
Friday About hundred invitations were
issued.
If merchants will rub down the inside Of
their windows with a sponge saturated
with alcohol they viii not be annoyed by
the artistic work Of Jack Frost hiding
their display
QUITE a number Of election officers called
at the City Hall yesterday for the ballot
boxes and other election stun. A NUMBER
Of boxes remain uncalled for and should
be taken away to-day.
THE congratulations were general las
night, on the South Side, that the city su-
thorities had taken the ice from the Mar
ket street bridge. There were many hard
falls there
The Riley-Howley pugulistic contest
for points, takes place tonight at the
place where the Smith-ROWan contest oc-
Cured. A special motor will return at
the close Of the fight.
CINDERs splashed from the furnace at
the LaBelle mill, a few days ago, and bad
ly burned John Mularkey's eve. Mr.. Mu-
larkey lives on Mccullough and Thirty
first streets. His eye is very painful.
A YOUNG employee Of Butcher Charles
Rehrig, of Thirty-sixth and Water streets,
had one finger cut clear of and another
badly mashed while manipulating cutter
in the butcher shop late yesterday after
noon.
The select masquerade carnival TO be
given by the Harmony Club at TeutOnia
Hall, this evening, will provide suitable
cOnveyances 10 take guests to their homes,
in case the street car strike is not settled
by that time.
THE marriage Of Mr.. Albert Gehring
and Miss Lena Mandar is announced 10
take place at the home of the brides
parents in North Wheeling on the evening
Of the eth Of February.
THE Tri-State Base Ball League has is
sued q call for g meeting 10 be held in Can
ton on January 2StA. An effort will be
made TO revive the old pri-State League.
viii Wheeling be represented
THERE was a large attendance, last night
in the English Lutheran church, on Six
teenth street, at the exercises OF the Union
meeting Of the eight Y. p. 5. c. +. So
cieties Of the city. The meeting was an
interesting one.
A STRONG influence has been been
brought 10 bear upon Governor Fleming
10 pardon Melissa McGlUmphrey, who is
still in the county jail here Three physi-
clans have stated she was seriously az
tiicted with cancer.
REV. EDWARD RANDALL, the evangelist,
preached TO the inmates Of the pOorhouse
Sunday, reading Que of MOody's lectures.
The service was attentively listened TO.
Rev. Randall will probably arrange to hold
a series Of services at the poorhouse.
THERE were four cases in Police Court
yesterday morning Gertie Williams was
fined a. and costs for fighting with her
sister. Len Barrett and Thomas Duffy
were fined g. and costs for fighting. Bob
Stark, for drunkenness, was fined 81.
THE Arbitration Committee is still TAX
ing testimony with reference to the mat
tiers in difference of the Terminal Railway
Company and the citizens of Beuwood.
The matter is a very important one as 1t
involves over forty pieces Of property.
INthe Circuit Court, yesterday, in the
case of Elizabeth McGinnis V. Dorrance
McGinnis, a rule was issued TO show cause
why be had not complied with the order
Of January l4th Defendant appeared and
showed he could not comply with the
order, and the rule was discharged.
THERE was directors meeting of the
Wheeling Steel and Iron Co. last night,
and the semi-annual statement read. The
meeting Of the stockholders for the cleo
ton of directors and the transaction OF
other business win take place to-day.
CONTRACTOR HALLocK has commenced to
place the six foot layer Of concrete in the
bottom of the pump we'll at the new water
works pumping station. This WORK Will
probably require ten days. The concrete
rests upon the same strata upon which
the stone bridge was built, and IS built
about six feet above bed rock.
THE services at the Chapline Street NJ.
E church are very successful The num-
Der Of conversions has been fully half
hundred Rev. George Willis, the evange-
list, left yesterday morning for Detroit
where he will conduct series OF services.
The meeting az Chaphne Street NJ. Z.
church win be continued short time.
JESSE HERRINGTON, a respected citizen
Of the South Side, aged forty, died last
evening at his home, on Twenty-sixth and
Locust streets, of chronic diarrh9a. Though
he had been sick for some time, his death
was very unexpected. He was Balti-
more and Ohio engineer and highly re-
spected.
Cox and Pollen, the two lightweight
pugilists, who have been quib6ling for
some time, met yesterday at Shorts
saloon and signed articles Of agreement for
n ! = =. L. a -
tonight The fight is for Sl00a side. Cox
and Pollen are the two fighters over whom
there was such a wild goose chase on the
Ohio side last spring.
A YOUNG man whose knowledge of the
nrica of seslskin gloves was very ScantY