Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-14
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF IntsrsH Briefly and
Pithily roIs-

CNUNcIL this evening in regular ses'
sion.
The police made 101 arrests during
the first twelve days Of August
THE Speidel Grocery Company stable.
damaged by fire few days ago, is be-
ing rebuilt.
THE renovation OF the sidewalks
throughout the city goes on AZ very
satisfactory rate.
MARKET street, at the intersection OF
Twelfth and just north Of Twelfth.
needs repairing badly.
A NEW brick pavement is being
placed in front OF Mitchel's livery
stable, on Fourteenth street.
HENRY SCHAFEs, the Eighteenth
street barbar, will make big improve
ments al his shop In tue near future.
TRAFFIC. on the w. & L. Z. railroad
is rapidly picking up, and the employees
say they can see freight getting heavier
every day.
w. A. SoSDERMANN & Co., the South
Jacob street grocery firm, appeared
Yesterday on the streets with nns new
delivery wagon.
IMPROVEMENTS at the business placs
of Lee Baer, on Twelfth street, are
completed. The firm OF John w. Beltz
& SOP Co. did the work,
THE new time card went into effect
on the w. &. L. E. railway Sunday.
The changes in both passenger and
freight runs were slight.
THE Globe fishing club OF this city,
which was one of the largest along the
river, is home from the summers camp
st Big Elm, up the river.
BRErN1NG Bros, the cigar manufact-
uerers, will have a handsome dwelling
built In North Wheeling soon. The
contract has net yet been let
THE W. B & T. railway is now doing
a better business fer this month than
for over q year Both the engines are
at work, and freight is heavy.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Jacob L. Kraus. native Of
Baltimore, aged 90, and Rosamond Ros-
enburg, d native of Wheeling, aged 20.
THE remains of Angus. Fisher, aged
II. late OF East Wheeling, were buried
Yesterday afternoon At o'clock at the
Peninsula The funeral was large
one.
HENRY SNYDER, the cigarmaker, who
re gently bought the house on the Ma
tional Road from William Fugit, Is
having his purchase greatly improved
and repaired.
THE handsome new frame house OF
Louis Hoffman,, on the National Road,
was completed yesterday. 1t cost So, 900,
and Contractor Edward Hamm, of Full
ton, did the work.
THE work Of remodeling the resi-
dence OF Henry Menkeneller, OF South
Chapline street, is completed, and the
house Is now one OF the most hand
some In that part OF the city.
SOME person is getting up what pur-
ports to be an official Bulletin OF the
State Fair. The Association has au-
thorized nothing of the sort, save and
except the official score card.
SACRAMENrAL services were held
Sunday evening at the Zane Street NJ.
E. church. Rev. Holt, OF Buckhsnnon,
w. Va, preached In the morning and
In the evening, He is quite an eloquent
expounder
LAST Saturday night thieves broke
into the hennery OF Conrad Wiedeman,
who lives on the Grand View road,
North Wheeling, and carried away af-
teen OF his finest fowls. he has no clue.
Chicken thieves are numerous In North
Wheeling.
THE Elm Fishing Club, of this city,
is now encamped a. Buffalo Creek, near
Bethany. Last Saturday the ball team
of the fishing club defea ted the
Bethany College team on the college
grounds by tie score OF II to Is. Hal
pin and Cole conducted the battery Tor
the Wheeling fellows.
THE improvements at the city gas
works are about completed. The en-
CINE room has been completely remod-
eled. The machinery has been re-
painted, and 1t Is now as handsome an
engine room as there could be found In
the country. Visitors are asked to step
out and have look about.
YESTERDAY morning was the time
set for the Reymann Brewing Company
to change the remainder OF their boil
ers from the use OF gas TO coal. This
was not done, as 1t was feared that
owing to the possible disagreement OF
the coal miners again, fuel could not
be regularly supplied. They will await
developments.
YESTERDAY was the time set for the
meeting OF the Board OF Directors oil
the w. d Z. G. railway. There was
no quorum present ard the meeting was
continued until this afternoon at l
o'clock. At this meeting IL is TO be de-
cIded whether the herdic running be-
tween Elm Grove and Triadelphia shall
be taken of.
R1so KRAFT, OF North Main street, a
we'll known young man, celebrated his
twenty.frst birthday at his home sat
urday night in q pleasant manner. his
friends presented him with fine gold
watch. There were fifteen couples
there, and they spent most pleasurea-
bic evening, the grand supper being a
major attraction.
CONTRACTOR RANDOLPH BUTTS yes
terday began work on the fine new
home OF Dr. Hupp, on Fourteenth
street. The building is to be OF the
finest brick, and will be three stories.
Some trouble exists as 10 getting per-
NIT from the Board OF Public Works for
the steps, and the matter is to be taken
into Council, probably.
To BE heard from-Rev. John Boring
at the Old Camp Ground, MoundsyilIe.