Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-15
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pithy

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pithy
lily Told
The Belmont heaters are off for a
few drys.
Some small repairs are being made
to the wharf.
Council is called for this evening
in extra session.
-Four pudding furnaces at the WHIT
aker were put on yesterday.
Several departments of the LaBelle
pottery went on yesterday morning.
Charles Alexander was arrested
yesterday for d.sorderiy conduct Satur-
day night.
The Silver Leaf Club will give a
dance at their hall, No. 1913 jacob
street, Thursday evening.
There were nine cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning Two went
to the hill and the others paid.
Several shots were fired in the vi
entity of Wilhelms vineyard, on Nc
Culloch street, at half-past ten o'clock
Sunday night.
Justice +. H. Gillespy dismissed
Thomas Cassidy, on the charge preferred
by Samuel Smith, Of not bling OF good
fame and yagrancy.
Officer Allen yesterday arrested
William Berry and John Chester for
fighting. A charge of resisting an Off
Ger was also placed against Chester.
"A marriage license was issued yes
terday TO Waiter l.. Snedeker, a native
OF Ohio county, aged u, and Clare Il.
Schmidt, a native Of Ohio county aged
10.
Evangelist Randall has not LETT the
city. the evening paper to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Further, he has no
idea of leaving, but will stick to his
work.
There was a tremendous rush for
school books at the book stores, yester-
day, and the statesmen had all the bust
ness they could possibly attend TO for
a time.
Chief Healy has the new striking
apparatus in the City Hall tower nearly
completed. T. requests that no aiten-
ton be paid to the irregular ringing OF
the bell to-day.
Tomorrow morning the lap weld
furnace at the Riverside tube works will
be put into operation, which will cause
the plant 10 run in full. The stee!
works will run full time hereafter.
The Road and Bridge Committee
of the County Commissioners viewed
Churchi,Ps road and Big Wheeling
creek yesterday and ordered several
new culverts with other road repairs.
Before Justice Phillips, yesterday,
James Reed and Frank Swartz were
fined ten dollars and costs each for
stealing several crates Of eggs, last
week. In default they We're sent to jail
for thirty days.
A man in a drunken condition was
hit by an incoming three o'clock freight
train, yesterday morning, at Elm
Grove. and knocked a considerable dis
tance. The man who, it is said, haired
from Pittsburg, refused to give ais name.
An elegant entertainment took place
at the Park mansion last evening. The
Occasion was the thirty-four-h birthday
OF Ernest Kriger, the genial manager
Of the Park. Numerous friends and rel
atives were pres NJ, all of whom will
remember the event with the greatest
pleasure.
The damage and insurance at the
Sunday morning fire was as follows:
Residence occupied by 5. G.. Smith, dam
age. s4OO, insured in ths German; Youn-
niger residence 5000, held by the Stand
ard; J. Giesey's residence, damage $50,
held by the Franklin Company The
wagon shed and contents OF Mr.. Freise
was not insured.
Mrs. John List, President of the
Humane Sociey. requests that the
mother of the babe found on door
step a few days ago call upon her PR
vately, in the interests Of the child
Mrs. List has had several opportunities
to obtain a home for the child, but peo-
ple wiling 10 take il naturally desire 10
know something definite about lis an
tecedents.
The first term of the Linsly Insti-
tute opened yesterday morning with the
usual number of boys. With very few
exceptions the former students have all
returned, and many new faces are no.
ticed among the recruits. An unusu-
ally large number of nonresident stu
dents is in attendance. The year bids
fair to be among the most prosperous
in the history of the school.
The trustees and board Of directors
of Mt. Zion Cemetery Association, OF
Caldweils run, Will publicly dedicate
the three acres Of an addition to the
GEM terry on Sunday afternoon, October
4. A programme is being arranged, in
which several ministers, the lions con-
greeation. choir and Sunday School will
participate. Rev. p. J. Hob will dedi-
cate the grounds.