Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
Officer MCGEE locked up a drunk,
late last night.
The Council Committee on Markets
is called to meet Monday evening.
There was only one case in Police
Court last evening. The offender went
to the hill.
The Ladies Of the St. Alphonsus
Church reaDzed $G55.83 from the recent
oyster supper.
The Mozart Singing Society and
German Veteran Society have entertain
men,s tonight.
Officer Gardener arrested jeff
Woods, last night, for disorderly con-
duct in the Second ward.
The police locked up quite anumber
of vags, last evening. They have been
pretty thick in town, of late.
The ladies' section of the Wheeling
Turner Society viii give an apron neck
tie social on December 10th.
There were six cases in Police
Court. yesterday morning Two Went
to the hill, two were fined and two sus-
pended.
Jos. Bauman the popular organ ma
ker has purchased a new sail boat of
Thompson, the Portland Ohio, boat
builder.
The Liberty Band of the South Side
VIII give a masquerade ball at Mozart
hall on January oath for the purpose
Of buying uniforms.
The crowds of shoppers on the
streets, last evening, were immense.
The retail trade was very lively and
many stores did not close up until al
most midnight
The Central View Club will give
its second grand ball at Beethoven Hall
Monday evening, December 29d. Mu-
SIC by Mayors full orchestra. A fine
time is anticipated.
The Island Ferry resumed its trips
yesterday morning. in accordance with
the request made at the last meeting Of
the stockholders. Some additional
stock was subscribed during the day.
The Opera House orchestra will
render an unusually attractive pro
gramme at this evenings rehearsal at
Arion hall The second part will con-
tain a descriptive piece which will de-
light every one.
John Moran went to No. 1923 Main
street, yesterday afternoon, and at
tempted to lay down the law to an
other mans wife. The "Other man APP
peared on the scene, hit Moran over the
head with a poker and otherwise bruised
him up: He was then arrested.
-Messrs. NJ. C. Taylor and George
Abrams. who have charge of the work
of hosting up the big steel girders to
support the third floor joists of the new
*. of p. Temple, have two of the girderl
in place and will hoist the other three
the first of the coming week. These
Orders are 40 feet and six inches long,
by % inches deep, and weigh about five
tons each.
A telegram from Claysville, yester-
day afternoon, announced the death
there, yesterday morning. OF Mrs. Mar
tina Milligan, wife of George K. Mill
gan, and mother of eX-Councilman
Frank NJ. Milligan, of this city. Mrs.
Milligan had been i'll for about a year,
but still her death was unexpected to
her relatives and friends, her malady
having taken an unfavorable turn only
within the past few days.
The poems of viii S. Richardson,
many of which have appeared in the
columns Of the Register for the first
time, will be published in book form
about the 18th of the present month,
and viii be eagerly looked for by ad-
mirers Of the verses. As the bulk of
the volume win be shipped by freight
from New York, and be delayed en-
route, those who desire the book for
Christmas presents can notify Frank