Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

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is called 20 meet this evening.
The engines and boilers for the Nc
Clure House electric plant have arrived.
NICK. FFER was arrested by Officer
Trischler, last evening, for disorderly
conduct.
A BIG lot OF lumber is being unloaded
from cars at the Sixteenth street yards
of the b. 81 D.
The brick pavement on top OF the
telephone conduct ditch, on Main street,
is being relaid.
THE chemical engine repairs were
conf eted yesterday, and the machine
is again on duty.
WHAT'S thematteI with the proposed
Improvement to the grounds about the
Public Building?
Jyo KEEPLE, Of the South Side, has
purchased an elegant new bicycle, and
is learning 10 ride.
THE sidewalk on the west side Of
Eoff street, between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, is disgrace.
A LITTLE more Of the sort OF weather
we have been having this week ought
10 bring down the price OF butter.
At. RAY, of Thirty-ninth street, is
improving his residence by having his
house changed to a two story structure.
The Full Bloom Club, of the South
Side, have arranged for a grand private
dance in Cyclers' Hall, next Monday
evening.
RlFLEMES from Western Pennsyl-
vania, East Ohio and West Virginia
will hold big sweep-stake shoot In
Beaver Falls on the 35th inst.
AMARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Gustav Beck, native OF Ger
many, aged 81, and Maria Pompe, a
native of Martins Ferry, aged 2l.
SAMUEL WELSH, of Upper Benwood,
has purchased tine trotting horse from
John Connor, of Marshall county. The
horse cost $500, and is booded stock.
OFFICER DANIEc O'BRIEN last even
ing shot Jesse Shaier'S fine hunting
dog. This valuable animal had been
injured, aud it was thought best 10 kill it,
OFFICER CARNEY is building a sub
stantial paing fence around his grounds
on Wilson street, at the head Of Tween
ty-fourth street. The fence is ten feet
high.
THE difficulty at La Belle pottery was
settled yesterday by the Company
throwing out the new shape, for
which the employees demanded the in
| crease.
EAST Liverpool has an Indebtedness
Of Ss97, 600 and they have decided on a
levy OF - mills this year, three mills OF
which is TO pay interest. They get
about $4,000 Dow liquor tax.
THE Gayety Club, of the South Side,
gave dance last night in Teutonia
Hall, TO a large number OF their friends.
| The occasion was one of general pleas
ure. Killmeyer furnished the music.
EXAMINATION and confirmation Of a
| class Of the Lutheran parochial school.
Services at St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church at Benwood next Sabbath at
1880 a. m, by the pastor, c. L. Boecee.
CHIEF McNICHoL received a telegram
from c. c. Gail, OF Kenova. last even
ing. saving he would be up to-day TO see
the two suspected burglars, In Jail here,
who are wanted, if the RICH: men, in
Wayne county.
DIR. Pipes contemplates the erection
of two story building on the corner OF
| Thirty-sixth aud Jacob streets. The
property there is now occupied by ).
l.. Brice's drug store.
YESTERDAY a gang Of sixty men were
Tho Q0-inn N
water mains, above the city. To-day
the force will be increased. The pipe
are being put five feet below the sur
face.
THE difficulty at the Mozart Park in
cline, between the workmen and the
company, has not yet been adjusted,
and work Is at a stand-still there. It's
thought the matter will be settled this
week.
Ar Eoff and Thirty-second streets
Yesterday the 3. & o. railroad could
not be crossed by wagons for four hours
by reason OF the repairing OF the tracks.
The tracks are now repaired, the work
being finished late last night.
WHEN Water Assessor Martin Flynn
went 10 Harry Melville's house, back OF
the gas works, yesterday, TO make an
assessment, Melville sttemptt to throw
him out, and used very abusive Ian
guage. For this be was arrested.
JEFF DAVIS, the tourist, arrived yes
terday with his private secretary, and
left for Chicago to do" the Fair. JET
struck a windial here in the shape Of
four dollars, due him in a Justice case,
aud said he felt like taking private
car.
THE Belmont furnace will be blown
out next week for repairs. The furnace
will be refined and other improvements
made, also enlarged. These repairs
cannot be done in less than three
months. The furnace is very badly in
need OF repair.
THE Teutonia Singing Society, OF the
South Side, are arranging for grand
priyate excursion 10 Sistersville the 4th
of next mouth. The trip will be made
on the steamer Liberty, and everything
possible is being done to make the ven
ture q success.
HIS many friends rendered Ed. Miller,
of South Eoff street. 3 pleasant surprise
at his home last evening. The was a
large crowd of friends present, who
spent a most enjoyable evening. Most
elegant refreshments were served and
the evening was spent in a pleasing So
cial way.
THEIRS is strong talk of new glass
house being built on the old base ball
grounds, at Forty-hith street, on
the South Side. Mr.. ]. H. Hobbs,
formerly OF Hobbs glass works,
out who sold out to the U. S. Glsss
Company, is said to be at the back Of