Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-18
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pith
lily Told.

The B. & o. is to pay by check
hereafter.
Council meets this evening in spe-
cial session.
The Pumpkin Seed Club met at Miss
Annie Jepson's, last evening.
AT Benwood it is denied that the
Riverside furnace is to be banked.
The Seventy-seventh Ohio Infantry
will hold a reunion at Marietta Sep
tember Sd.
The B. & o. is about to pay serious
attention to the tramps, between tnls
city and PittsNurg.
The meeting of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee was postponed last
evening until Friday evening.
Before Justice Arkle, yesterday,
Laura Wright was given partial near
ing and the case was continued.
Frank Meaton was arrested by
Lieut.. Ingram, yesterday afternoon, on
disorderly charge preferred by his
wife.
Contractor o. H. Auber, of the
South Side, was awarded the contract
TO roof the Hennegan & DAILY block IN
Sistersville.
The aides for the labor day pa
rade are ordered TO NEE, the Chief Mar
shall at Trades Assembly Hall, at 1870
pm. Saturday.
The Benwoood and Southern rail-
road is now open to Tomlinsons. just
north of Moundsville, and the first car
was run through yesterday.
The official call has been issued for
the reassembling of the Democratic
County Convention, next Saturday, 10
select candidates for House of Delegates.
Yesterday was a day altogether
charming. The temperature az no time
was uncomfortable, and at 7 last even
ing stood at 73 and at 10 p. m. at 6S.
There were twelve eases in Police
Court. yesterday morning. Six went to
the hill, two women to jail, three al
lowed to leave town, and only one paid
his fine.
The tools that were lost some time
ago in the Albion Oil and Gas Compa-
ny's we'll in We;zel county, w. Va,
were recovered Saturday and drilling
resumed.
Robert Mehan and Mike Moran were
arraigned before Justice Phillips yester-
day, on a charge of trespass, preferred
by Bessie Larue, and were fined So and
costs each.
"A force of B. & o. workmen are
arranging to hoist the big steel girders
out of the bed Of the creek, at the old
depot site. All the prellminaries we're
arranged yesterday.
Robert Spencer, colored, was ar
raigncd before Justice Gillespy, yester-
day, on four charges, assault on "Tichia"
Boldin, ditto on Josie Ward, resisting
an officer and drunkenness.
C. R. Goetze has a fine display of
perfumes in his window, the decora-
tons being in blue and white. They are
especially appropriate at this time, dur
ing the national convention of the Ba-
varian Society.
-Ex-Oficer John Shorts is being
urged to stand as a Democratic candi-
| date for Chief of Police He has a fine
record as an officer, in this city, and at
the Worlds Fair, and also in the SER
vice of the B. e o.
The annual teachers institute TO.
Wheeling teachers will begin ON Tues
day, September 1st. The instructors
will be DR.. J. P. GOody, of Athens, O.;
c. B. Gilbert, Superintendent OF
Schools OF ST. Paul, and others.
Lucy B. Hayes Circle No. 2, Ladies
of the G. A. R., will give a lawn fete
this afternooon and evening at Bridge
! Park. Prof. McClelland's band will be
in attendance. This will be one of the
most enjoyable affairs Of the season.
There s movement on foot in the
city to organize loan company, under
the general banking laws, similar to the
new loan company in P.ttsburg, which
will loan money on personal property
! at a rate not to exceed six per cent per
/ annum.
Fishermen again had great luck
! along the creek, between Market s.reet
! and the river yesterday. They used
| lines with plenty of hooks but no bait.
and yanked out fish by the sides. gills.
tails and every other way. Many large
strings were thus caught
| -Nesbtt & Devine sold the property
owned by Mrs. Bridget Haley, on North
Market street, for $1,1OO, and the fol-
lowing lots Lot No. -, on Charles
street and lot No. 90, on High street, for
Mrs Elmer Moore, to Robert Mexican,
for s325; lot No 19, in Edgngton addi-
ton, for John G.. West, TO John Haley,
for S375; and lot No. AZ, in Belvedere
addition, owned by Frederick Happy, for
$3.50.