Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-06
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

The Musicians Union is calleu 10
meet Sunday.
The Woman's Musical Club will
give a rehearsal Saturday.
The local supply of game appears
to be in excess OF the demand.
The Reed Oil and Gas Company
will elect officers in a few days.
The freight business on all the
roads running into Wheeling is BOOM
ing.
The pupils of the Seventh ward
school are preparing for an entertain
ment.
Harry z. Adams, chief clerk at the
Hotel Windsor, has been appointed a
notary public.
pie .9na~ Office Of the Board Of
Commissioners, at the Court House, is
Oe.ug pdn,el.
The steel work for the fourth and
fifth Stories Of the Exchange Bank
building is going up.
"A very enjoyable entertainment
and social was given at Thomson NJ.
e. Church last evening.
The real estate Of the late A. B.
Caldwell will be offered for sale at the
Court House tomorrow.
There were TWO cases in Police
Court yesterday morning. Both de-
PENDANTS went TO the hill.
The Criminal Court will meet to-
day, when Judge Hugus Will pass upon
TWO or three pending motions.
The only business transacted at
Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday, was the
recording Of two deeds Of trust.
Holiday shopping has started in
earnest. There viii be a big trade in
Jhe retail stores Saturday night.
A workman who was engaged in
painting at the Baar building, fell from
a ladder about four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and was severely injured.
The funeral Of Mrs. Laird will take
place this afternoon. The interment
Will be private in Linwood cemetery.
Only routine business was trans
acted az the session of the Board of
Directors of the Penitentiary Wednes-
day.
The Council Committee on Real
Estate met last evening and recon-
mended for payment bills footing up
S39.47
The funeral of the late S. c. A.
Hamilton viii take place this afternoon
at two O'Clock, from the First Christian
Church.
The musical and literary entertain
ment at the Wesley NJ E. Church, this
evening promises TO be a very attrac-
tive affair.
Work on the new Pythian Castle
is progressing rapidly Some very
heavy steel bands are being placed in
the edifice.
The Council Committees on Police
and Accounts are called for this even
ing. and the Committee on Markets
Monday evening.
Comrades Of Encampment No. 119
are called TO meet at Odd Fellows Hall
this afternoon to attend the funeral Of
Geo. H. Marshall
The Terminal Railroad Company is
preparing the ground for extensive
freight yards just south of Boggs run,
in Upper Benwood.
The new painters organization held
another Well attended meeting, last
evening, when the finishing touches
were put on the union.
1t is understood the Wheeling and
Belmont Bridge Company will cut up
the Bridge Park into lots, IN the spring,
and offer chem for sale.
The mercury was down as low as
fifteen i'm some thermometers, yester-
day morning. I, was the coolest morn
ing OF the season, so lar.
A big snow plow, manufactured by
the Ensign works, az Huntington, pass
ed through the city yesterday en- route
west. This is one sign of winter.
Yesterday morning Baggage Mas
ter William Riley OF the b. q o., was
struck by a mill crane at Taylorstown
and slightly injured about the face.
Gas consumers should remember
that by paying bills now they can
avoid the big rush and incidental de-
lay at the City Hall at the fag end OF
the discount period.
0Oult llule DtiOIt Qdl liz III NtoLCl
day morning burglars attempted to
force an entrance into the grocery Of
r j. Heubel, No. 224S Market street,
but the attempt did not succeed.
Fire Chief Healy has written to
manufacturers of fire alarm striking
apparatus. with a view to learning the
cost Of new outfit for the tower Of
the City Hall. An answer is looked for
to-day.
A very interesting straw vote on
the Republican nomination for Sheriff
was taken at the City Hall, yesterday.
-Four candidates received two votes
each. They were Messrs. MOffat, Men
del, Richards and Travis.
The funeral of the late Junius Dun
bar took place yesterday afternoon
from the residence of Mrs. Ann Crym-
bel. sister OF the deceased on Tenth
stree. and was quite largely attended.
The inJerment was at Greenwood.
Last evening William McGlumphrey
was aIraigned before Justice Gi,lespy
on a charge Of renting a house to be
used as a house OF i'll fame, Ella Debula
for keeping such a house, and Dode
Marshall for being an inmate. All were
required to give bond for court.
The labor trouble at the Sanitary
Pottery has been settled, and a part of
the force was at work yesterday, while
the remainder Will go on in a few days.
A settlement of the point at issue at
Trenton left the Wheeling finn no
choice but to acquiesce, although the