Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-24
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pith-
lily Told


There was but one case in Police
Court yesterday morning.
The Council Committee on Police
is called for this evening.
The employees of the Board OF Pub
lie Works were paid off yesterday.
The brick work on the George S.
Feeny building will soon be completed.
The new clay retorts for the city
gas works arrived over the B. & o. yes
terday.
"A daughter of Mrs. Moore, on Six
tenth street, run rusty nail into her
left foot several days ago.
The Criminal Court juries haven't
been doing a thing to the criminals who
were arraigned at the present term.
Rev. Knoblauch lectured TO the St.
James Society of iSt. James cOngrega-
ton last night on the theme Berlin"
-Messrs. Hodgens & Stringer, Of
Portland Station, have sold fine
draught team to Patrick Mud, of Steu-
benv.lle.
The break in the twenty-inch wa
ter pipe at the north end of the Market
street bridge will be repaired by this
morning.
1t ra:ned twice yes;erday-the first
time at 6:15 p. m, and again about 8
p. m. There was just enough to main
tain the record.
-One-half of the mills were laid off
in the LaBelle tn mill yesterday to al
low the workmen to put in the natural
gas appliances.
Yesterday two Eighth ward women
named Rene Hanchwarcher and Mrs.
Martin, had a fight and were arrested
by Officer Shields.
The German Methodist congrega-
ton of South Chapl:ne street, picnick-
ed yesterday at Memminger's grove,
out the National road.
Henry 5chel,house was yesterday
appointed administrator of the estate
of Amelia Disse, deceased. Bond,
$1,000; G.. Ebbert, surety.
Angus, Rolf, formerly butcher on
South Main street, and William W,ede-
busch will open the saloon formerly oc-
cupied by f. Widdle by August LIST.
Osborne Gray, the local colored hod
carrier and labor organizer, left yes
Nerday for Charleston and Huntington,
w. Va. where he will organize several
new labor organizations.
Several days ago Charles Porter, Of
Elm Grove, an employe of the E!ec-
trical Company, scratched a small sore
on his arm with a rusty nail. Blood
poisoning followed, and his arm is now
in very bad condition.
-Couer de Lion Division, No. l, and
Bernard Stanley Division, No q, Uni
formed Rank, X. Of T., resolved to at
tend the National Encampment at
Cleveland, Chic, commencing August
oath. in a body Meister's band has
been engaged to furnish marching
music.
The I. O. X. of P. excursion 10
Zoor and Myers Lake Sunday, va the
W. & L. E. Railroad promises to be
a fine affair. Tickets have been placed
on sale with ". Stein and A. C. Wag-
ner, Fulton; Henry Bieber2on, julius
L0hse. George Hanz, CT Reymann' s
Brewery, Louis Schau, 1908 Mccullough
street; Jacob Lott, Gus Schumpf, and at
dspot ticket office.
The Cats run well on the Lewis
Boyer farm was drilled into the Big
Indian" sand on Saturday night. and IS
q producer, but the quantity is not yet
definitely known. Excitement runs high,
as it is the nearest well to this town.
being about three miles west. 1t is re-
ported that Jacob Schnegg received of
the Campbell OIL Company $500 for a
lease on $50 acres Of land adjoining the
Boyer farm.-BelmCnt Chronicle.