Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-05
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Minor Matters OF Interest," Briefly and
PithiIY Told

Minor Matters OF INTEREST Briefly and
PithtIy Told
THE new system of freight checking
on the Panhandle went INFO effect yes
terday.
IMPROVEMENTS are being made at
the home of Daniel Becker, near Forty
third street.
THE residence of DR.. Mary A. Baron,
of South Eoff street, has been beauti-
fully reprinted.
CHARLES VIEwIG, OF South Jacob
street, is improving the surroundings OF
his handsome residence.
a NEW bowling club Of prominent
South Siders is being organized in the
locality of Thirty-sixth street.
w. T. BURKLE, the harness man, Is
making a set of the finest driving hsr-
ness ever seen in the city, for jacob
Snyder.
THE foundation for the new residence
OF DR.. w. Z. Stathers, on South Jacob
street, is being laid. The foundation is
to be of tile.
A LITTLE son OF -Brun Often, OF Alley
B, near Twenty-second street, died yes
terday morning, after long illness, OF
scarlet fever.
THOMPSON & BRADFORD, the new
express firm. has opened an Office al the
business place OF Henry Sonneborn, on
Market street.
Fort HENRY LODGE No. 2, Shield OF
Honor, held a meeting last night at
their hall on the South Side and two
candidates were initiated.
The elegant new stable at the Schmul-
bach brewery will be under roof this
week. Some of the stalls in the new
structure are being placed.
TIE Dovener club, Of the Sixth Ward,
held its first regular business meeting
last night at the new quarters. There
was fair crowd in attendance.
CHILD Of George Hans, Of Seven
teenth street, will be buried this after
noon at two O'Clock at the Peninsula.
The child had been i'll for some time.
THE Bill Nye fishing club, OF the
South Side, is making arrangements for
the summer outing down the river.
The club has about twenty members.
AUBER and Pell, Of the South Side,
have received the contract for the
stating and tin work for the fine new
residence Of j. A. Holiday On South
Eoff street.
THE will of John McGarrell was ad-
mlJted 10 probate at Clerk Hooks
office, Yesterday. T. S. Riley qualified
as executor; bond, $1,000; Johanna Nc
Garrell, surety.
ARLEY MARSHALL, the young man OF
who has been in the Benwood lookup
for the last week for jumping a board
bill in Benwood, was released yester-
day, having settled the bill.
A SOUTH Slider has a copy Of the
Plttsburg Dispatch, dated August 80,
1856, and among other items IL has, that
the people OF Wheeling will hold meet
ing TO vindicate the liberty and freedom
Of speech.
GEORGE MCENTEE and William Kline,
Wel.knoWn young men OF the South
Side, went to the camp OF the Dovener
Fishing Club, down the river, last Sun
day, and while there ran race across
the river for stake of S. a side. Kline
won.
THE new street car line in North
Wheeling is about completed, and the
tracks ara now all laid. The line is now
one of the finest in the country. One
car was run over it last Sunday, and an
other will be added in the morning,
making the old number.
WILLIAM MILLER was arrested oy
Officer Lukens, yesterday, for having
in his possession a valuable spy-gl lass,
belonging to Mr.. Zillis, above the city.
The prisoner was locked up until his
claim that he had borrowed the glass
could be investigated.
STREET car No ~ was coming up
town last night at 9 o'clock, when the
power ceased at the Sixteenth street
crossing of the B. 81 o., on Market
The car was directly on the tracks for
about five minutes before it could be re-
moved, and luckily no train was passing
at that time.
A SHAFT at the power house OF the
street car company broke yesterday
morning, and the power was not hrst-
class tire rest of the day. Considerable
delay was caused by this. One OF the
engines at the power house is disabled,
and the additional break makes 1t hard
on the reserve machinery.
THERE are lot Of bad boys about
Ford's Crossing, aDd they lie in wait
there to catch the passing street cars,
aud to steal ride while the conductor
is off signaling. They risk their lives
in doing it, and people in general are
tired of it. Legal steps are about to be