Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
SMALL TALk
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and fith-
lily Told

season are on sale at Houses.
1.-THE Pirates of Penzance' at the
| Wheeling Park Casino to-nlghI'
Thomas Scott was arrested for
fighting. Yesterday, by Officer Bauer
"A power of attorney has been given
bv the jefferson Oil and Gas Company
to D. z. Phillips.
The Grand Opera House band has
been engaged to play for the cigarmak-
| ers on Labor Day.
Carl Bertschey fell from a bicycle
! last evening, and had one OF MS an
kles badly sprained.
The Commissioners Committee on
Finance met Yesterday and went over
the delinquent tax list.
The Finance Committee of the
| County Commissioners considered the
delinquent tax list yesterday.
james Hutchinson, of Benwood, had
his left hand badly bruised while at
work at the Riverside, yesterday.
The rains Of Yesterday brought
Boggs' Run out heavy, and some Of the
low ground along the banks was food
ed
The sewer running from Thirty
sixth stree 10 Thirty seventh street, be-
tween Woods and McColloch streets, Is
beng laid.
The work of tearing down the north
/ abutment of the old B. & o. bridge across
the creek is proceeding rapidly, despite
the wet weather.
A marriage license was issued yes
Iterday to Charles N. Schaub, a native
of Wheeling, and Mary Bonenberger, a
native of Wheeling.
D. Campbell. of the Oil Exchange
saloon. was arrested yesterday on bail
piece. at the instance of Mrs. Samuel
Letzkus. A new bond was given.
There was a good deal Of Republic
cans politics about the lobby of the Nc
Lure last evening, and Candidate At
! kinson was very much in evidence.
The delegates from this and the
upper Handle counties TO the State
and Congressional Conventions, left for
| Parkersburg on the Ala train yesterday
| afternoon.
"A second detachment of Republicans
| left for Clarksburg. over the b. Il o., at
1926 o'clock this morning. Others VIII
go down to Parkersburg via the Ohio
river road this morning.
TWENTY-FIVE chickens, the property
of John Walker, of Baker street, East
| End. were poisoned by some miscreant
| 1t is alleged that the perpetrator com
| nirtad The deed for revenge
The Glsnn's Run Sunday School
will give q lawn fete Thursday evening
on the school grounds. A band is eX-
pected to be in attendance, and good
time is assured all who attend.
Miller Bros, the enterprising tool
manufacturers Of South Woods street,
have closed down their plant for repairs.
A new boiler with several other power
appliances will be placed in the works.
A number of Wheeling people are
preparing to go to Canton next Sun
day or the excursion, which is being
given under the auspices OF the I'm
proved Order of Red Men of this city.
Two new wells have come in on
Little Grave Greek, in the Marshall
county fleld-the Johnson & Dorsey No..
3 Otto and another well on the Roger
son. Each is good for about 100 bar
rels.
The Council Committee on Streets
Alleys and Grades met last evening 10
again consider the petition of James A.
Henry TO have a portion of the east
parapet wall at the south end of the
stone bridge removed.
Contractor Robrecht will in few
| DAYS commence laying the bricks for
the proposed Improvement Of the east
side of Jacob street, between Thirty
sixth and Thirty-ninth streets. At
present he is grading the street by aid
of the city's white elephant"
The North Wheeling glass works,
on Second street. closed down for re-
pairs. A new crown mill will be put
in the furnace during the stop, which
will almost require siX-weeks' shut
down. The company has good order
list. but this Improvement was badly
needed.
At last evenings session of the b.
p. w. it was announced that the board
had perfected an agreement with Mr..
/! Weisgerber for the sale OF his ground
on Fink street. Island, needed TO widen
the street. No agreement has as yet
been reached with Mr.. Berkeley, who
owns another piece wanted by the city.
st. johns Catholic congregation Of
Benwood held their annual outing at
Mozart Park yesterday. Notwithstand-
ing the threatening weather and the
! heavy rain during the afternoon fair
sized crowd attended and enjoyed terp-
schorean festivities to the music of
Nayers orchestra. The picnic was
voted as q success.
The choir Of the Second Presbyter-
ian Church gave a sacred concert con-
sisring of choruses, solos, duets, trios
and ouartettes, to the ladies' of Alien
helm. Sunday evening, going out on the
seven o'clock motor and returning on
the nine The programme was render
ed in fine style and was enjoyed by the
large audience present. The choir is
composed of the following members:
Mrs. Geo. b. Caldwell and Miss Anna
Meyers. sopranos; Miss Florence Phil
lips and Miss Oberman. altos; Mr.. Char
les Zulauff, base; Mr.. Harry Bell, tenor;
Prof. Hartmann Organist and leader.
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NOTICE.
Owing 10 the rain Yesterday. many of