Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-09

SMALL TALE.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithny Told.


Pithly Told.
AIARGE number OF visitors in the
city Yesterday visited the Wheeling
Park.
A FORTY FEET addition, extending
from the Union depot platform to Mar
ket street, has been laid.
THE Jesse Shaffer who appeared in
Police Court the other day Is not MI
Jesse Shaffer OF the gas office force.
THE new steel ladders for the dre de-
partment were shipped yesterday. Toe
new chemical engine for the lsiano mas
not arrived as yet.
THE wedding OF VIM. Smith. popu-
lar sheet roller OF the Whitaker MILL,
and a young society lady, OF the South
Side, is announced.
Annie Elmer was arrested for drunk
enness, about midnight last nlsnt'
Half a dozen other drunKs were Aiso
run in during the day.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to William A. Harsh, native OF
Marshall county, aged 35, and Della
M{lliken, native OF Greene county,
Pa, aged "a
SOUTH Jacob street, from Forty
third to Alley 80, is now paved by the
Street Car company. For over year
the Street Car company has had por-
tions OF this thoroughfare torn up.
SECRETARY SALISBURY requests that
the members of the Labor Day Com,
mittee meet at Trades Assembly Hal
Sunday at / o. m. sharp 10 prepare
their report of Labor Day for the As
sembly.
THE popular Olivette Club OF the
| South Side is making arrangements fol
a grand moonlight outing at Mozar'
Park soon. Arrangements are beinG
made for the biggest event In the cIuo'
history.
THE delegates Of the Ohio VALLEY
Trades Assembly and members OF a!
local unions are requested TO meet In
bridgeport at one o'clock to-day, Il
take part in the dedication OF the ne'
labor hall.
OK Twenty-ninth street there Is con
siderable scarlet fever. A boy age'
three years, son of Jno. S. Millinsky
has an attack from which he cannot re
cover. In some families there are
high as five cases.
PHILIP S. GREINERs, OF Farm ont
with his operate company In his ne'
play "Grandpa SQueers," is before tn
public. This gentleman has engage
ments booked until next February, u
the large cities over the country, ID
will play in Chicago, Louisville an
Pittsburg.
WILLIAM SHARP, an old resident
this city. and former mill man here
died in Steuhenville yesterday, In tn
sixty-first year of his age. The funer'
will take place in SteuoenvilIe to-mol
51r Mi Mi SharBD Agh 81 was s Tf Gy kRGwn %s w 10 iR
gret to learn of his demise.
CHAs. DRIEHoRsT. JR. and Chas. Ket
tier, OF South Jacob street, caught
huge insect believed TO be a blac
spider, three inches long, on the stree,
last evening. This In the spider lin
seems TO break the record. The insec
is Gagged, and can be seen at Mr.. Ke'
tiers place, South Jacob street.
Mrs. HENRY BAER, OF Chaplin
street, was the successful guesser G
the basket OF wires at w. i. Allison
display in the Exhibition Hall. Th
basket contained 20,059 wires. Mrs
Baer guessed 20,050. She will be tn
recipient of a handsome flower pot
The guesses ranged from $4,000 to 25C
A VERY economical patent has JUS
come to our notice; patent that ever.
householder needs. 1t Is Hibberd''
Patent Improved Calorlfic Gas Burne
for cook stoves and CRATES. There are n
bad faults about this patent, and tn
most important feature to the house
holder is the saving OF 25 to 40 per cent
in your gas bills. All those who ar
likely to be interested are invited T.
call at the plnmbing establishment o
Geo. Hibberd 81 Son and examine th
gas saver.