Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-17
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithilV Told.


Go out to the park to-day.
Good strawberries were very scarce
yesterday
Officer Gardner arrested a drunk,
about eleven o'clock last evening.
The Liberty will take another ex-
cursion to Sistersville this morning.
There we're three cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. All went to
the hill.
SO far this spring the weather has
bsen exceptionally good for building
purposes.
Edward Bennett was arrested yes
terday by officer Wolf for disorderly
conduct on the South Side.
Joe Frazier was arrested in North
Wheeling last evening, by Office Coss,
charged with disorderly conduct.
The brick work of the new livery
stable being erected on Fourteenth
street by Mr.. LANCE is going up rap
idly.
Yesterday afternoon on SixteentY
street young man named Peterson
was kicked on the hip by mule attach
ed to a coal wagon.
Martin & Will have improved their
tonsorial room on Market street. A
new front has been put in, also hand
some centre stand.
-BenwOOd Commandery, Knights of
st. John. will hold an important meet
ing this afternoon. Four new members
will be initiated.
Large numbers of newly patented
bugs arrived in the city, last evening.
Some of the electric lights had as many
as a quart of the pests around them.
-Thenew train service on the Penn
sylvania line between this city and
Pittsburg is by far the best the COM
pany has yet furnished the Wheeling
public.
Edward Payne. sentenced to be con-
fined in the penitentiary for one year
at the present term of the Criminal
Court. was taken to Moundsville Friday
by Deputy Sheriff Lantry.
There was no session of Police
Court. last evening, owing to the alb
sence of Mayor Caldwell from the city,
while the death of Mrs. A. o, Maxwell
prevented President James H. Maxwell
from presiding.
The subcommittee Of the Charter
Commission is called for Monday even
ing. and the Committee on Streets, AL
leys and Grades for four o'clock Monday
afternoon, at Lohses cigar store. to in
spect the proposed extension Of Chapline
street.
Yesterday morning a big bull. said
to be owned by John WenZel, of the
Eighth ward, ran into Runners paint
shop on Market street, near the creek
bridge, and before the arrival could be
gotten out it upset and smashed about
everything in the place.
Yesterday morning Manager Win
terfield. of the Misfit Clothing Parlor,
went before Justice Peterman and
swore out three warrants for l.. S. Del
aplain. charging him with assault and
battery on Friday evening. The casa
has not yet been heard.
The tobacco workers picnic at Mo-
LdIl 7 dIh yesterday dltIdCltU al large
crowd of persons. Everything passed
off pleasantly. The handicap foot race
between Dan O'Connor and Mercer and
Carpenter was won by the first named.
Myers made the music for dancing
Garfield Assembly No. 1921, X. of L.,
cigarmakers, will give a picnic at Mo
Fart Park on Saturday of next week. A
fine programme Of attractions has been
prepared. Billy Mayors orchestra will
furnish the music for dancing. The az
fair promises to be a complete success.
City Clerk Dannelberg advertises
for a new set of bids for removing gar
bage. 1t will be remembered the Health
Committee recommended the highes.
bid the first time and the lowest the
second. There is some pardonable GU
riOSity to see wha, they will do the
third time
Tickets are going off rapidly for
the moonlight excursion TO Steubenville
on the steamer Liberty. to be given
Wednesday evening. 9th inst, under
the auspices of the Kings Sons of Zane
Street VI. z. ChurchMayers' full orches-
ira will play on the boat. The affair
promises to be a complete success.
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