Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-22
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithIly Told.


PithIIy Told.
There was no Police Court, last
evening.
The German Veteran Society has an
entertainment tonight.
The new residence of H. B. Grimm
is rapidly nearing completion.
Officer Michigan arrested Conner
Jones, last night, for drunkenness.
Contractors Bushan & Walters are
erecting two houses at Edgington Lane.
George Hibberd the plumber, is
erecting dwelling house at Echo Point.
Prof. Billy Mayer plays for the Mel
lie BLY, Club at Westwood's Hall Christ
mas Eve.
The new residence of Henry c.
Morris, on North Main street, is almost
completed.
There were three cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning-a vag and
two DRINKS.
The Silver Club has secured Billy
Mayors for Monday evening at Bee
thoyen Hall.
The ladies' of St. Johns congrega-
ton realized $500 at their recent bazaar
/ and apron social
The Liberty Band boys has secured
Mayors orchestra for their ball on the
oath of January.
Mrs. George Tracey fell on the ice
last Sunday night and broke her left
wrist in two places.
The North Penn Oil and Gas Com
pany will commence to drill at Viola
next Tuesday morning.
The Huberose Fishing Club will
give ball at Beabout Hall, Christmas
night. Music by John Long.
Charles Schul, of the Terminal Com
pany, had his right index finger mashed
yesterday while coupling cars.
st. Matthew's congregation, of Ben
wood, realized $2SS at their recent ba-
zaar and supper at the Benwood City
Hall.
The Council Committees on Real
Estate Cemeteries, Markets and Ordin-
ances are called TO meet tomorrow eve-
ming.
Andrew c. Stoetzer has announced
himself as a candidate for the nomina-
ton Of City Sergeant on the Democratic
ticket.
Charles Bremen yesterday qualified
as the executor of the will of William
Lohmann, deceased. Bond, $4,000; no
surety required.
+. Schenk and Sons have contract
ed to furnish the West Virginia peniten-
tiary with 1900 pounds of spareribs for
Christmas dinner.
The South Side bank has declared
a three per cent. dividend, payable on
January ID. The directors have also
declared three per cent. for the sinking
fund
-Benecke Bros, of the South Side,
have presented Hermann Lodge No. 1,
A. o. L. W, with very fine flag case,
measuring II by feet. It has been
placed in Goetze's hall, on Twenty
third street.
The attention of people carrying
life insurance and thr5e "0nten plating
taking up Insurance, IS directed to the
report of the examination of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, printed
on the third page in this issue.
The Central Vie" Club will give
their second grand ball tomorrow
night. December 23d, at Beethoven hall.
A grand turkey walk will take place at
10 o'clock. Prize waltz at II o'clock.
1t promises TO be a success IN every re-
spect Music by Mayors full orchestra.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail-
road Company is having engine No. 2
entirely remOdelled and rebuilt. The
summer cars are being reprinted and
the old curtains will be replaced by new
sliding ones. The several winter cars
are also receiving new pipes for steam
heating
The Mother Goose bazaar at the
Wesley NJ. E. Church last evening,
given by the young people of the con-
gregation, was very enjoyable enter
tainment and a big success. The
church was very nicely decorated. and
a very large and appreciative audience
was in attendance. The sum cleared is
somewhere in the neighborhood of 500.
The entertainment will end on Monday
night.
What would otherwise have been a
record breaking shopping day was
spoiled, yesterday, by the almost in
cessant rain. Up to one o'clock in the
afternoon almost no business was done
in a retail way, and last evening the
crowds on the street were not so large
as Thursday and Friday evenings.
Merchants are hoping TO make it up to-
morrow and Tuesday, however.