Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-06
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told.
THREE deeds OF trust were left for
record yesterday in Clerk Hooks Office.
TIE w. b. Il II. Co. laid its tracks
across the switch at the power house
yesterday.
A DOZEN Polanders arrived In thecity
last Thursday. They took up quarters
near the Riverside iron works.
SICKNESS among the street car men
Is about as bad rs ever. About dozen
OF the employees are now laid up.
THOMPSON Bros orchestra gave n
dance last night at Menge & Howley's
! hall. The hall was filed and n pleasant
evening was spent.
Mr.. MARTIN THORNTON brought back
from Louisville n bottle OF fine Ken
lucky Bourbon, which he presented To
the REGISTER force.
LAST night n street car trolley wire
broke near Twonty-third street and de-
Iayed traffic half hour. The repair
wagon mended the break.
The Teutonia Singing Society has
Invitations out for a dance at its hall on
the 18th OF this month. Mrs. James
Riddle will furnish the music.
THE Wheeling City band met last
highs at Nicholas Eisenauer's, in East
Wheeling, where they practlced new
music and had a general good time.
JACOB RITZ. q well known mill man,
has started a ferry skif at Forty-thlrd
street, TO take the place OF the Benson
ferry. which has been removed TO Sis
tersville.
LAST Thursday night suspicious
characters were about the IaRelle
pottery stables. Waterman Robert
StrobeI finally scared them away with
fire arms.
FRANK KLUG and Terrence Brannen,
OF the Sixth ward, have gone for n coon
hunt with their fine dogs. A stake OF
s25 Is placed by each man that his dog
will catch the most coons.
The Fourth Animal Meeting OF the
West VirginiBia Historical and Anti
quarian Society will be held AZ It's
rooms I'm the State House, in Charles
ton, at .. m, Tuesday, January 6.
The Tube Rose Athletic Club and the
Columbia Club played "A game Of foot
ball on the u. d O. Park, at Twenty
eighth street. The game was an inter
esting one, and was won by the Tube
Roses. Score, 10 20 9.
The Richie Rugby and the Llnsly
foot ball teams will contest at the old
Fair Grounds this afternoon. The
game will be called at o'clock, and an
interesting game Is assured. The colors
Of the Richie are black and orange.
ABoUT a hundred South Side boys
met at the grounds near DR.. Ford's
residence. on South Jacob street, yes
terday, for a football game. The boys
pounded each other and made things
Interesting FOR people IN that locality.
FRED NoLTE, the South side grocer.
decided yesterday 10 rebuild on the
ruins Of the Hannah cigar store on
South Chapline street A neat three
story structure will be begun In few
days
THE remains OF Alfred Dimmick's
horses, burned last Thursday evening
at the fire near Tuenty-seventh and
Main streets, we're removed 70 tho
crematory yesterday. The ruins arc
being cleaned away.
a SOUTH SIDE band has sent out let.
ters asking for money. The Wheeling
City Band wishes Il made known that IL
Is not this organization. The Wheel.
ing City Band meets az Helmbreehts
hall, and Is under the directorship Of
Prof. Hoos.
vs.. T.. Russell, head clerk on the
mail car which was wrecked in the &C
cident at BradiaS, Ind, on Monday
night, died ~ his home at Nj. Vernon,
on Thursday night at o'clock. Mr..
Russell was well known here. lie was
for time on a run between Sandusky
and Pittsburg, and also between Graf
ton and Chicago. He was recognized As
one OF the best clerks In the service.