Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-07
SMALL TlLL.
Minor Msttsrs OF Intersss Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Big improvements are being made at
the residence OF August Muley, the
barber. on South McCuloch street.
House snakes in large numbers are
reported on South Wood street, between
Forty-third and Forty-fourth street.
CHARLES KIELDsING. of 4242 Jacob
street, will have charge OF the races a.
Mozart Park next Saturday at the united
picnic of the Shield Of Honor.
TIE North Wheeling Republican
Club met last night and listened TO ad-
dresses by Councilman Il. c. Richards,
Hon. A. K. Campbell and ID. w. Martin.
A s1x-YEAR-oLD son OF William Henry,
OF the Sixth ward, strayed away from
home, yesterday. and was found In
Martins Ferry By the police OF that
city.
AN advertisement elsewhere In this
issue offers a reward OF $50 for the ap-
prehenslon OF the person who de-
stroyed the trespass signs on the Buch-
aaan farm, on Wheeling creek.
THE police received a telegram from
C. Il. Wiles. of Midway, Washington
county, Pa. yesterday, asking them To
arrest Charles Wiles, aged ID. II is
presumed the boy has ran away from
home.
THIS morning at Q o'clock, the re-
mains OF William Hssanauer, late OF
South McCulloch street, will be buried
at Mt. Calvary. Services will be held
at the church OF the Immaculate Con-
ception.
The Early Rose Bowling Club enter
tanned its friends at Fette's, last even
Ing, and very enjoyable time was
spent. Some very high scores were
made during the evening, 2s5 being the
top notch.
JOHN WATSON, the contractor In
brick laying OF the South Side, has been
awarded the contract to lay 2S7 feet OF
pavement at Sixteenth and Market
streets for Rinehart q Tatum, the real
estate men.
DEPUTY q. S. MARSHAL j. c. Nc
MAHoN has arrested Jacob Powers. OF
Silver Hill, Wetzel county, for violation
OF the internal revenue laws. lie
brought him In on the evening train
yesterday and placed him In jail.
THE Bareback fishing club, OF the
South Side, is home from fishing trip
to Belmont park. near Moundsville.
They had one of the greatest times OF
their lives, and while In camp had many
visitors, and made many friends down
there. They caught piles Of fish, too.
MARTIN DURKIN and William Ken
ney, the we'll known sprinters OF the
South Side, have arranged for a foot
race Saturday evening in Howleytown,
South Side, for q stake. There Is con-
siderable interest being manifested IS
to the result. The dash will be one
hundred yards.
THE QUOT pitchers OF the Eighth
ward engine house have offered a chal-
lenge to those Of the Niagara. The
Niagara men will accept the challenge
and offer to play the Eighth ward fell
lows one game or for the best out OF a
series OF five games. IL the match Is
made two of the best pitchers from
ach ward will be selected.
PROF. JOSEPH DEvINE, formerly OF
the South Side, writes from his home In
Lamoure, n. d., that half that town
has been burned by a big fire. Mr. De-
vine suffered considerable damage by
the fire. The town contains six hund'
red people and is the seat OF Lamoure
county. The county building and al
the articles In IL were burned.
LII. ALBRIGHT and II. W. Weitzel,
- I'D
School Commissioner at the primaries
Of the ward Saturday. BY the count
Weitzel was declared nominated. Some
Of Mr.. Albright's friends think there
was something wrong In the count OF
the voting, and they will have re-
count made. This work will be begun
in few days.
THERE was an item in the Bellalre
news OF the Hntelligencer yesterday, say
ing that the name OF Charles Johnson,
formerly In the employ OF the Il. ~ o.,
in that city, was mentioned In c0nnec-
ton with the suicide OF the White
girl at GAINESVILLE some time ago.
Charles Johnston, OF the b. & o. shops
OF Benwoo1 Junction, Is much exercised
over the similarity of the names, though
they are spelled differently. Mr.. John
stoD, OF the Junction, wants II said
he knows nothing OF the case. lie was
kept In hot water yesterday evening
over the publication. Mr.. Johnston, OF
the Junction, is young man OF charac'
ter, and the name mentioned In cOnnec-
ton with the death Of the girl Is that OF
another man.