Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-15
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pith
lily Told.

There were two cases in Police
Court yesterday morning.
The ladies of Wesley NJ. E. Church
will serve dinner on Thanksgiving day.
Andy McCabe was sent to the hill
last evening by the Mayor for Vag-
rancy.
"A box and apron social will be
given at Myers Hall next Tuesday
evening.
The Wheeling and Warwick pot
teries paid their employees off in gold
yesterday.
The Board of Commissioners will
meet in special session tomorrow to
open bids for coal.
The new five room house Of Abra-
ham Baron, of South Wood street Is
about completed.
The Riverside LaBelle, Belmont
and Benwood mills and the potterles
paid their employees off yesterday.
The Central Garden Club will dance
at their club room Wednesday evening"
November 18th. Music by Klllmeyer'
-Repairs and extensive improve
ments are being made by Phillip Roth
on his residence on South Chapline
street.
On Tuesday evening West Virgin
ia Circle No. PSI, P. c. H., will give an
entertainment and social at Pythian
Castle.
The posts for the new telephone
line between Moundsville and Cameron
have all been set and the lines are be-
ing stretched.
A dance will be given at Schmui-
bach's Hall, Bellaire, Tuesday night by
the Jolly Three a South Side aggre-
cation of young men.
A number of young men Of the
Eighth ward are organizing a foot ball
team which they expect to possess all
the elements OF cracker jack.
The Good VIII Outing Club will
give one of their enjoyable dances at
Beabout Hall, December 10th Prof.
Longs orchestra will furnish the music.
The sixty girls employed at Nc
Mechen's preserving works had their
photographs taken in group yesterday
morning by a couple Of travelling pho
tographers.
1t was noticed that the town clock
did not strike the alarm yesterday
morning for the Island fire. The reason
is due to the fact that the alarm was
not kept wound up.
Prof L. G. Woolery, of Drake Uni
versity, Des Moines, Iowa will deliver
the anniversary address of the Ameri-
can Literary Institute in Bethany Col
lege next Tuesday evening, November
18th.
The Mohaska Pastime Club will
dance Friday evening, November Goth.
A large number of tickets have been
disposed Of and a good time is promis-
ed. Music by Prof. Mayors full or
chestra.
The gospel meetings which have
been conducted at the Home Taber-
nacle by Rev b. c. Bartlebaugh, have
met with great success. A number
have accepted Christ and many others
have asked for prayers.
The stores were thronged last night
with purchasers and merchants did
thriving business in nearly all lines.
The cause was due to the fact that
nearly all the manufacturing plants
paid their employees yesterday.
A strong foot ball team has been
organized at the Y. NJ. c. A. and has
arranged for a game with crack team
of Sistersvile for Thanksgiving day.
The team is composed of the best local
players and are sure to put up a stiff
game.
The North End Literary and Ath-
letic Association are making great pre-
parations to entertain their numerous
friends at their club rooms on Seventh
street, Thanksgiving night, with one
Of their enjoyable dances. Music by
Bachman's orchestra.
The Riverside Company has 5000
men working in the mill at Benwood
and 127 men working in the bar mill at
the head of Twenty-ffth street. Their
blast furnace at Steubenville Will start
up either to-day or tomorrow. This
will employ 175 men.
Before Judge PAUL, yesterday, ar
guments were heard in the case of John
Porter v John Mack and G. d. Boren,
in which Mr.. Porter claims $4,000 dam
ages for conspiracy to injure him in his
business. There is quite an array OF
legal talent on the case.
Thomas Hennegan has leased the
property at the northwest corner or
Main and Twenty-irst streets, and af-
ter remodelhg the building and store
rooms will start first class hotel and
saloon. 1t will no doubt be paying
investment, owing to the close proXim-
ily of the B. & o. station.
The match social given by the Ep-
worth League of the Wesley NJ. e.
Church. at the knights of the Golden
Eagle Hall, on South Jacob street, Fri
day night. was a splendid success. The
idea was a new one and proved
source of great enjoyment. The pro-
ceeds, which amounted to a snug sum,
will be donated by the society towards
paying off the church debt.
The criminal cases in the justice
shops these days are very few. They
are. however, very busy in attending to
civil cases on their docket. AS the
close of the year approaches the JUS
tees reap a harvest from these kind OF
cases. the majority Of which originate
from claims. and are left until the lat
ter part Of the year for settlement.
Three young men from the Eighth
ward bought tickets to the perform
ance last night at the Grand Opera
House. and left because they could not
pet seats. One of them afterwards ap-
proached the ticket Office to buy ticket
but was told by an officer that If he aid
not leave he would be arrested. The
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