Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-17
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters Of Ints-est B.!eHy and Pish
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Minor Matters ofInts-e't B,.eny and Pish
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Six men started TO work at the La
Belle sanitary pottery yesterday.
W. Cooper. milkman of Caldwell's
Run. has a brand new milk wagon.
The heaters at the La Belle did not
work yesterday, but will start to-day.
The Holiday planning mill is shut
down this week, but will resume in full
next Monday.
The Golden Rod Club Of the North
End will give their monthly dance
Thursday evening
Edward Bender, of the city gas Of
fee. is building a new fence around his
residence on the Sixth ward.
The pudding and skelp mills of
the Wheeling Iron and Steel Company,
at Benwood started yesterday
"A dance was given at DrOver's
Home club rooms last night by two
young ladies Of the lower end Of the
city
-Deuker's saloon, corner Twenty
sixth and .Chapline streets, has been
tastefully papered and renovated by
Lewis Baumann.
The Primrose Club will give
masquerade ball at Bishop hall, Fri
day evening, November 2Cth. Music
by the Crack-a-jack Band.
Some little excitement was caused
on La Belle street yesterday morning
by the runaway Of a team belonging
TO the Holiday planning mill.
An evening paper conveyed the
startling information that the River
side bar mill started up yesterday. en-
plOying 175 men. The mill started last
Thursday and employs 127 men.
A favorite water spaniel belonging
to John Coleman, the South Side drug
gist, was terribly lacerated by the at
tack of a vicious dog the other day.
Vim. Hosting. driver for Zarnitz
Bros, had a foot crushed at Sherrard
on Saturday by barrel of vinegar fall
ing on it, while getting the barrel out
Of the wagon.
An employee of the Riverside mill
was attacked by an apolectic fit last
evening at Forty-fOurth street. while
on his way to the mill. He recovered
sufficiently afterwards TO go to work.
Hattie G.. Johnson. a colored vira-
so. was arrested yesterday upon war
rant sworn out before Squire Gillespy,
charging her with assault upon a col
Ored boy named Robinson. She Will
have a hearing this afternoon.
The Republican headquarters Of
the Sixth ward have been transformed
into a meat shop T. Montgomery. the
grocer. has added the room to his place
of business and will use it for a meat
and general produce department.
Only a few reserved seats are left
for the lecture at the Y. NJ. c. A. to-
night There is great desire to hear
John r. Clarke. the great lecturer, de-
liver his wonderful lecture on the life
and character Of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Fred Fisher Of South Jacob
street. an aged and respected citizen Of
the Sixth ward, died yesterday after
noon at two o'clock. as result Of old
age. having reached the age Of seventy
one years. Mr.. Fisher leaves family
Of four children.
The advance agent of prosperity in
some localities seems to have come and
gone in a hurry. Ii was announced The
other day in the Register about the Top
Mill furnace and the Bellaire steel
works shutting down. In addition to
these the Wheeling steel works shut
down Saturday.
Edward Baker, a worker at the La
Belle sanitary pottery, has resigned his
position and will leave some time this
week to attend Princeton College.
Baker is a foot ball player of consider
able repute and next spring will play
short stop with the Dallas, Texas. team.
A number of Wheeling players viii be
with this aggregation next year.