Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-26

Minor Matters OF TntersIt Briefly and
Pithny Told

PithIiy Told
FAIRMoNr is to have a building boom
In the spring.
THE Council Committee on Cemeteries
is called to meet tonight
THERE is more sickness than usual
on the South Side. L. is principally
colds.
Ike STANLEY and John Richie were
arrested by officers Lukens and Carney,
late last night, for fighting, on Market
street.
THE South Side firm of Kerr & Coen,
which assigned temporarily, dealt 10
wholesale groceries aud not produce, As
reported.
SHERIFF FRANZHEM and Officer West
will net leave for Augusta, Ga. with the
colored lunaIic, Robert David, until
$40 Wednesday morning.
FRANK WILDER and Bessie Allen
raised row at Lucy Belmont's about 4
o'clock yesterday morning, and were
arrested by Officer Creighton.
REVIVAL services at the Wesley Nj.
E. church are continuing. There have
been sixty-iVe conversions. The meet
~ings have been IN progress six weeks.
THE Opera House Orchestra held its
usual semi-monthly concert al Arion
hall last night. A good crowd attend
ed, and the usual pleasureable evening
was spent
THE German American Veteran Socl-
ETY. held 8 meeting yesterday evening at
Menge g. Howley's Hall. A good
crowd attended and pleasant evening
was spent.
The biggest revival ever known in
that locality is ia progress At Barton
Station. II is said that hundreds are
being converted A lady is conducting
the services.
Ross EVANS, the man who raised a
FIVE dollar bill to twenty, Saturday
night, was taken before Commissioner
Campbell and was sent to jail in default
Of 81, 600 bail for hearing to-day.
ALARaE crowd Of boys sksted yester-
terday afternoon on the creek, near the
Market street bridge. The ice was 10 q
dangerous condition. The bridge. was
lined with spectators watching the
skaters.
REV. B. c. BARTLEBAUGH. OF the
Hearne Tabernacle, preached special
sermon last night at the church. The
discourse was an unusually interesting
one, and there was good crowd In at
tendance.
THE many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas NJ. Fee will be panied TO learn
of the death, yesterday morning, OF
their youngest daughter, and will ex-
tend sympathy. Two other children Of
the family are seriously Ill.
The progressive little town, Nc
Mechen, is lively now, and the prospects
for next summers progress Is even
brighter than last year. Many persons
are arranging to have fine resid ences
built, and even now several new
buildings have been erected.
THE old South Side rink, which was
purchased by the EpiscopalIan congre-
CATION of this city, is being fixed up for
the purpose OF starting mission church
there. The interior Is to be fitted up
tasteiuly, and the new seats are already
placed. The first meeting will be held
there next Thursday evening.
THE new st. Andrews Episcopal
Chapel, located in the Eighth ward near
Forty-second street, will be opened next
Sunday. The opening services will be
conducted by Rev. K. r. Swope, under
whose able efforts the chapel has been
established. There will also he Sun
day School preceding each Sunday ser
vice.
LAST Thursday, at the home of
Thomas r. Jackson, the stone contrac-
tor, at EdgIngton, there was q pleasant
event. II was a celebration In honor OF
the interesting son, Thurman, OF the
popular contractor. In the evening
about thirty persons from this city and
that neighborhood met, and a most
pleasant evening was spent. Not the
least delight Of the evening was the
elegant feast spread.