Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-09
SNAIL TALK.
MINOR Matters of Iatsrest Briefly and
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FOURTEEN prisoners were received at
the penitentiary yesterday from Mercer
and FAyette counties.
| THE survey for the proposed tunnel
through the hill is being pushed by
| Engineer Gilmore Brown.
THE Boy Choir will sing at ST. Mat
| thews church, this evening, under the
direction OF Prof. ]. E. Raynes, of Steu
benville.
MICHAEL Hoe, Of the City Gas Works,
who accidentally cut his face so pain
fully with a shovel, will DE able TO go
to work next Monday.
THIS Is the ice harvest at the little
town Of Fulton. There are eighteen
ice houses in the place aud the greater
number Of them are filed.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Henry Vaas, a native OF
Wheeling. aged %, and Minnie Bishoff,
a native of Wheeling, aged 21.
NEXT Thursday at the Chapline Street
M. E. Church, an all day meeting, sim
lar to the one recently held at the
Fourth Street NJ. E. Church, will be
held.
THE water well being drilled at Albert
Whittaker's new house near Elm Grove
is now 103 feet deep and no considerable
vein of water has yet been struck. This
Is something unusual.
ANNIE J. COLEMAN went before JUS
tice Gillespy, yesterday, and swore out
a peace warrant for her husband, John.
He gave bond OF $50. The parties
live In North Wheeling.
REVIVAL services at the Zane Street
NJ. E. Church are continuing and this
makes the eleventh week. There have
been 145 accessons, and 25 this week.
Rev. ]. Engle is untiring, and presents
some new destinations every evening
! for those who attend.
MEssRs. HARRY SEYBoLD & Co.. OF
Glendale. have secured the patent for a
plant protector and insect screens.
This will be blessing to the farmers,
who have untold trouble with plants,
which have been at times utterly ruined
by insects.
THE only case In Police Court yester-
day, was the disorderly charge against
L. c. Darby. The witnesses told about
the same story published in the REG
IsTER, and the case was taken under ad-
visement, which is about equal to a
dismissal.
ROBERT SPEARS, whose release from
the Wheeling workhouse two or three
days ago and removal" to Bridgeport,
have been detailed 10 the REGISTER,
was given a hearing before Mayor
Hathaway yesterday, on the grand lar
ceny charge, and was held in $500 bail.
WEDNESDAY, night the cabinet Of the
Union Epworth League met In the
Fourth Street NJ. E. Church, and
drafted resolutions OF respect on the
death of William McAdams, the East
Wheeling mail carrier. These resolu-
lions were sent to the wife OF the de-
ceased.
ARCHITECT E. B. FRANZHEIM, Of this
city, has submitted fine sketch for
the proposed new Marion county Court
House to the County Court OF that
counto, and has also prepared plans for
a combined business block, l. 0. o. +.
hall and opera house for the Morgan
town Odd Fellows.
PEOPLE all over town are receiving
propositions by mail to engage in the
green goods business. The letter con-
tains the same old gag about the writer
having possession Of treasury plates,
and the letter contains the familiar i'm
itaton newspaper clipping. The stuff
comes from Frank C. Miller, No. 176
East Seventy-Seventh street, New
York.
INTEREST is growing In the endeavor
of number of young educated men in
the city to found philosophic society,
fact first mentioned in this paper.
Persons of influence have expressed
their willingness to do all they can TO
bring the endeavor to successful issue.
As the REGISTER stated, the object of
the society will be to have renowned
lecturers address audiences in this city
about twice month.