Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-07
SMALL TALK
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Minor Matters of Interest Briefly anu rita
lily Told.
There was but one case in Police
Court, yesterday morning.
-McMechen's preserving WORKS
started up in -ull yesterday.
The Beabout Club will give their
regular dance Friday evening.
The Silver Leaf Club will give
dance at Mozart Hall tonight.
A very enjoyable private hop was
given at Meyers Hall, South Eon
street, last night.
"A man whose name could not be
learned. slipped on the ice and cut
cash in his head last night, on Market
street, above Twelfth.
The Central glass works have been
shut down since Christmas, but VIII
start I'D Monday. 1t is reported that
two furnaces will be started.
The Board of Directors OF the
State Fair Association will meet this
evening to consider some matters con-
nected with the coming State Far.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Hermann Warnecke, a ma
tive of Germany, aged Y, and Chrls,
tina Bremen, native Of Germany aged
%.
The Council Committee on Health
is called for four o'clock this afternoon,
to look at the plans for the proposed
new building for the city ambulance
and DatrOl wagon.
The LaBelle will make a big ship
ment of nails to the South to-day on
the Hudson. The Hudson will carry
them as far as Cincinnati, from when
point they will be transferred.
A young daughter of Robert Stulz,
of South Eoff street, died Tuesday
evening at s o'clock of diphtherla. Inc
child was playing last Sunday and IN
apparently good spirits, but was taken
sick that night.
The funeral of the late y. D. WORK
will take place this afternoon at z
o'clock from the residence OF the de-
! ceased's son-in-law, Mr. w. H. Rogers,
( on South Eoff street. Interment VIII
, be at Greenwood cemetery.
An omission has been made OF the
I fine Christmas gift which Edward
! Hofreuter, the popular business man
of South Jacob street, received. lie
was presented on Christmas eve with a
I fine bouncing boy by his wife.
The local cigar business is very
dull. Of the three principal factories,
/ the Miller factory, on the South SIDE,
has about all hands employed. Inc
Marsh factory resumed work last week,
and the Pollack factory is employing
about a half dozen men.
/ The BARRIERS of Pittsburg have
reduced their prices for hair cutting
from twenty-five to twenty cents on
account of hard times A Wheeling
barber yesterday said that this action
would prevent prices being raised mere
for some time, If at all.
The self-feeder boys at the La
Belle mill have won their strike after
heing out for over two days. me
company has agreed to pay the boys
the difference of one-half cent a keg
which was in dispute. The boys went
back to work yesterday at noon.
RAND progress has been made in
the work upon the addition to the Car
roll Club building, and II Will be ready
for OCCUPANCY within a short time. The
interior plans have been fully described
in the Register. One OF the best Tea
lures will be the hall with the largest
seating capacity in the city.
The City Council OF Chicago, with
out q dissenting vote, passed an ordl-
nance making it misdemeanor 10
wear high hats in theatres and public
meetings, and the manager or any
theatre who permits this ordinance TO
be violated in his house will be brought
IN and fined in Police Court. the
high hat must go, and it would be well
for the Wheeling Council to bravery
follow suit.
Patrick Moran, well known
Democrat. Of North Wheeling, has Sc
cured the local agency for w. j,
Brvan's book. 1.-The First Battle, and
has already sold a number of copies.
This book is bound to be Immensely
popular. as il contains much valuable
and interesting reading. 1t contains
a biography of Mr. Bryan, written by
his wife. an account of his famous tour
during the last campaign, his principal
campaign speeches and speeches when
won him fame in Congress. 1t is also
beautifully engraved throughout with
the photographs of national silver
leaders. Mr.. BRYAN has pledged HIM
self to give one-half of the proceeds
from the sale of this book to the help
of the silver cause.