Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-10
SNAIL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIV Told.


THERE was no Police Court yesterday
morning.
THE creek was quite high, at Elm
Grove, last night.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians met
last night in their semi-monthly session
at McLain's hall.
STREET car 10 burned out on the Isl
and yesterday and had TO be taken TO
the barns badly damaged
Mss MARY MURPHY died from an at
tack CT the grip, not consumption, as
stated in yesterdays paper.
THERE is good dea! OF complaint
that the City Hall clock does not regis
ter correct time, these days.
LAWRENCE CLARK, the city garbage
contractor, was arrested Yesterday for
failure to fnltill his contract.
TIE farmers can learn something to
their advantage by consulting the ad-
vertisement OF j. w. Hunter.
LAST Thursday night two coal flats
passing down the river struck pier OF
the Bellaire and Benwood bridge and
were sunk.
THE LOST LOAF" a dramatic re-
cial, will be played this evening at Mo-
Fart hall, by Sheridan Co., AZ, Military
Rank, a. o. K. of NJ. c.
THOMAS PRAcHr and Conrad Rose,
we'll known South Slders, killed rattle
snake at Caldwell's Run a few days ago,
which measured nearly six feet from tip
to tip.
THE will of Eliza Anderson, deceased,
was admitted to record yesterday. Z.
Humphrey MCLEAN qualified as exec
tors. Bond, 81, 600; Geo. j. Caddle,
surety.
A. d. ADLER's new waltz for the
piano, Memories" has been received
from the publishers, and is regarded by
musical critics as Mr.. Adler's best pro-
duction.
REVIVAL services at the Wesley M.
Z. church are continuing, and this
makes the fourth week of thier con-
tinuance. There have been about thirty
conversions,
LAST night at Odd Fellows Hall, the
ladies auxiliary, X. of p, held a pub
lie installation OF officers. Refresh
ments were served aud delightful
evening was spent.
HERMAN RoSEBERBY, the young tube
worker who had his hand nearly blown
off while hunting near Sherrard, recent
iy, is improving, and will not lose the
entire use of his hand.
CARPENTERS will finish the elegant
new residence of a. Il. Young, near
Wheeling Park, next week. Mr.. Young
expects to get moved TO his new home
by the middle of April.
FoRr HENRY Lodge, Shield of Honor.
will hold a meeting next Monday night,
which all the members are requested to
attend. The meeting will be important,
as new bylaws are to be voted on.
The only donation received at the
headquarters of the Citizens Relief
Committee, yesterday, was $50 sacks of
flour. from Mrs. John Clator. Several
emergency eases OF relief were attended
to.
VIRG1NIUs No. ., I. o. o. F., at its
meeting last Thursday night at ODD
Fellows Hall, organized an initiatory
team, and a quartet The members OF
the Quartet are: C. T. Reed, II. e
Kasley, Charles Morris and James Wag-
ner.
s. j. ELI.TFRITz was before Justice
Gillespy on charge OF trespass and a
peace bond. He was fined S. and costs
as to the first charge, which was raised
to $40 to permit Of an appeal, and a
bond was signed on the other charge.
This was also appealed.
Yesterdays weather report pre-
dicted heavy wind storm for this vi
entity, but ii did not materialize until
one o'clock this morning, when the
breeze freshened up good deal, and at
half-past one the wind was coming In
heavy gusts aud threatening damage at
exposed points.
ENGINE No. ., Of the Wheeling and
Elm Grove railway, completely over
hauled and looking like a new ore, will
be put on the road to-day after six
weeks at the shop. 1t was tested last
Thursday and gave the best OF satisfac-
ton. To-day engine No, 3 will be taken
20 the shop to undergo a similar over
hauling.
The certihcate or incorporation OF
the X. Hoge Hardware Company was
left for record at Clerk Hooks Office
yesterday. The incorporatOrS are X.
Hoge, 100 shares; Geo. Nj. Brown, of
Morristown, o., 10 shares, and Mr..
Rogers, ThoS. j. Rogers and Arthur
Rogers, of GAINESVILLE, o., 10 shares
each. Shares are $50 each. X. j. Hoge
is designated as the attorney.
THERE was a scrap yesterday after
noon on South Jacob street In front OF
DR.. Ford's residence, with an amusing
feature. Two boys got at it and said
they meant TO finish one or the other.
1t looked for a time as il both would DO
finished Finally one Of the boys said
be would finish the fight later as he had
10 go To attend a church young folks
meeting up street and it was time. The
street was full Of people watching the
scrap, and several wagons we're stopped
that their occupants might be onlook-
ers.
A Dry Goods Firn in Trouble.