Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-10
Wbeelin9 Re9ister
SMALL TALk
Minor Matters ofIuterest Briefly and Pith
lily Told.

Minor Matters OF Iuterest Briefly and Pith
lily Told.
Frank Frazier was arrested yes
terday on a charge preferred by Bertha
Pracht. of Twenty-ninth street, and
was sent to Jail by Justice Rodgers.
Yesterday morning about ten
o'clock. a team belonging to John Wal
ters took fright on Market street, near
the Opera House. and ran to Twenty
first street before they were stopped.
No one was hurt.
1t is announced that the long-pro-
ieCted Improvement of another story
10 the Hotel Windsor will be under
taken the coming season.
Half a dozen new Island residences
are approaching completion.
Police Court was a blank last even
ing.
The State Society of Civil Engin-
GERS and Architects will hold its an
nual meeting at Point Pleasant, Febru-
airy 10th and 1lth.
Three deeds of trust were left for
record at Clerk Robertson's office yes
terday.
The recent cold snap has Interior
red a great deal with the fun of the
Island gentleman who enjoyed the
harmless sport of flying kite every
day from the Suspension bridge.
Chicken thieves are abroad on the
Island. A chicken thief entered the
coop of a resident on South Huron
street early yesterday morning He
was heard by a neighbor who raised a
window and yelled at him. In his haste
10 DEPART the chickens got away from
him and were found afterwards in a
neighbours yard.
The Liberty Bells will give ball
at Mozart Hall on January 22d. Prizes
will be given to the finest dressed lady
and the most comically attired gen.
tleman.
The Council Committees on Mar
kets and Ordinances are called for
Monday evening.
There was one case in Police Court
yesterday morning.
-Auctioneer Halter yesterday sold
the Becker property on Twenty-eighth
street to a James Wilson, for $3.50.
A child OF Thos. Morris, Of South Jacob
street is very i'll.
John Hughes. a popular conductor on
the street car line. committed the offense
of becoming a Benedict last week. Ask
ing for a short leave of absence he went
TO Piedmont and married a very charm
ing damsel of that place. Immediately
after the ceremony the couple returned tc
Wheeling.
The street car company are using
their vestibuled cars during the winter
season. There are three extra cars in
use. but the motormen and conductors OBJ
ject to riding on these cars in the cold
weather for the ends are open and I'M
protected from the weather.
A measle epidemic is raging up Cald-
wells Run. There are half-dozen fam
lilies in which every member is sick and
down with the disease The measles were
brought from the Run school by some OF
the children and have rapidly spread
The advisability Of closing school for q
short time is considered.
The new Tenders on the street cars
have been used lately and have operated
satisfactorily. Several dogs have beer
been picked up. y large shepherd dos
ran in front OF a car on Market street
the other day and struck the trigger OF
the fender. the fender on the front end OF
the car dropped. and the dog was scooped
up. He picked himself up and sneaked of
unhurt
The team attached 10 Walters heavy
ice wagon ran OFF on Market street yes
terday morning and for while created
CONSERVATION among other vehicles on the
street. The horses ran over the Market
street bridge but were stopped al
Twentieth street.
The American Vaudeville Company
which gave a couple Of pleasing entertain
ments on the South Side. will give bal
and entertainment at Elm Grove in the
near future Tho Hanson brothers tdhe
tie leading parts in the entertainment.
1t is stated that the BARRIERS Of Bel
laire have raised the price Of shaving
from ten 10 fifteen cents. 1t is the opin-
ion OF Wheeling BARRIERS that they chose a
most inopportune time to increase prices
considering the stagnation of business and
Industry in Bellaire. II Will no doubt
cause many persons who have been pat
ronizing the BARRIERS TO whet their razors
and shave themselves.
The Central Telephone Company are
distributing new catalogues among theii
subscribers.
e. \. Otterson. lveryman. has receiv-
ed new hack from Pittsburg. II is one
/ O. tho finest vehicles in the city.
Two extra blue cars on the B. & o
made their appearance on train No. ~
yesterday These vestibuled blue trains
are the finest trains that ever ran out OF
| Wheeling.
The Mobiles Of Osiris Temple, An
cient Order Of the Mystic Shrine, among
! other charitable institutions, kindly re-
membered the City Hospital by a hand
! some donation during the holidays.
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