Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
SMALL TALA
Minor Matters or Intsrst erisdy and
PIthily Told


Pithily Told
THERE were nine assorted cases 10
Police Court, yesterday morning.
THE State examination Of teachers
commenced yesterday st the rooms OF
the Board of Education.
PREPARATIONS have commenced for
the removal of the Public Library to the
Masonic Temple building.
OFFICER CARNEY arrested William
Hill, last evening, for drunkenness.
Officer Snider arrested WIN. Love for
disorderly conduct
The water well being drilled at Wheel
ing Park, which is 10 supply the entire
grounds with water, is down about $50
feet. 1t is to be drilled 400 feet.
The plant of the Joseph Bell Stove
and Range Company, at Muncie, Ind,
will 90 on in full next Monday. Half
| time only has been made Of late.
THE remains OF Mrs. U. II. Lydick,
late Of South Chapline street, were sent
by the h. & o. yesterday morning to
Quaker City, this State, for burial.
CHARLES BRANuM, son OF H. P.
Branum, and Ada Morgan, daughter OF
II. c. Morgan, all OF Bridgeport, were
married at Cambridge, Ohio, on Friday
of last week.
SECRETARY George Hook, of the State
Fair Association, is mailing large num-
bers Of premium lists for the coming
Fair. All the new Autograph posters
have arrived from the printers.
THE storm last night about ten o'clock
held up several Of the street cars. The
dust was driven into the eyes OF the
motormen so that thew could not see,
and had TO ind shelter within the cars.
Considerable delay was caused.
ROD DIXON and George 0'Neill, ar
rested by the police at one o'clock yes
terday morning for having silver cas-
ter In their possession, were sent 10 jail
by Justice Gillespy, yesterday. The
caster was stolen from Wilhelm's res
taurant, on Market street.
The sale OF seats for "My Lord IN
Livery" and "Checkmate," to be given
by home talent at the Opera House next
Friday evening and Saturday matinee,
was opened yesterday morning. There
was a great rush and there are but few
seats left Those wishing to attend had
better secure their seats at once.
FRED MYERS. OF South Wetzel street,
lost one OF his valuable horses last Sat
urdav. He hunted most every place
for the missing animal. and the horse
was located yesterday among the stock
of Gypsy camp out CaldwelPs Run.
| The animal was recovered, the Gypses
saving IL had come TO their camp.
THE colored people OF this city and
locality gave dance last night at Whit
mans orchard In Upper Ben wood.
There was in attendance very large
crowd OF colored people, and that had
one of the most pleasant evenings, ap-
parently. The closing exercise was
signalled by the cake walk, something
dear to the heart Of the colored man.
CORONER J. w. ScHULTRE has two
very rare and valuable pictures. The
Squire woald not take any amount OF
money for them. They represent u
winter scene and the Madonna. The
Coroner came into possession OF them
through the death OF a relative, and II
has always been his desire 10 locate the
artist, whose name is Carl Becker, a
| noted German. In looking through a
pamphlet yesterday he found the name
and address Of the artist and will write
to him in Berlin TO. day. He thinks the
artist would like to know where his pic
lures are. The painting was done In
1853