Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-28
SMALL TALK.

Yesterday was general auditing
day for the Board Of County Commits
sioners
The ladies of the ST. Alphonsus
Church gave an oyster supper in the
basement of the church last evening
The work of putting the Elm
Grove electric line in final shape on
Twelfth street has been about COM
pleted.
The election returns will be re-
ceived next Tuesday night at the BIZ
metallic Club, Fourteenth and Market
streets.
Oliver Murphy was sent to Jail by
Squire Haberfield last night for ten
days for stealing pair of hair clippers
from Andrew Hite.
Through the efforts of City En-
gineer White the sand and boulders be-
tween the lower end of the river marks
and the water was cleared away yes
terday.
The work Of adjusting the old cor
rugated iron roof of the retort build
ing at the gas works was begun yester-
day morning, and will be replaced by
a new roof of the same material.
Frank Page, of the Island, and
Jacob Fink, of Detroit, will start down
the Ohio river on long journey to-
day. They will use a boat which they
have named the "Hazen S. Pingree.''
AT the Deserving Girls Home, No
149 Sixteenth street, a lecture will be
given by Mrs. Rainbow at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. She will give a cook
ing lesson on boning a chicken, which
will prove both interesting and in
structive to all who may attend
There is a rumor af1oat that on
Thursday evening the Central Garden
Club will celebrate their anniversary
with a display of fireworks, and on
further inquiry it was found to be
true, and the boys say that therell
be a good time on the hillside tonight.
Killmeyer will play.
The merchants of this city and sur
rounding towns who are giving out
premium stamps with the purchase OF
goods will hold a meeting tomorrow
evening in Odd Fellows Hall to con-
slider the matter, as dissatisfaction in
the stamp business is expressed among
some of the members.
"A Halloween party was at work
in the North End Tuesday morning
and carrying away the wooden steps
in front of Steiner's oyster depot,
placed them on the street car track
The first north-hOund car collided with
the steps and broke them to splinters.
Such frolic is dangerous, as an acci-
dent might have resulted.
The department was called out yes
terday morning by a fire at Frank
Stencils picture frame establishment,
on South Main street. Mr.. Stencil
had gone out to get water to cook his
breakfast and returned to find his place
in flames. The one-story frame build
ing was practically Quilted and will
have to be rebuilt.
Prosecuting Attorney Robinson
and members of the Wetzel County
Court. David Dulaney, James A. Joliff
and John Debolt, were in the city yes
terday The object Of the visit Of the
Commissioners was TO get some infor-
nation concerning our Jail. The Com
missioners will likely arrange to re-
eeive plans and specifications for a new
jail at New Martinsville, the present
one being in bad condition.
A test alarm was turned in from
the Reymann Brewery about noon yes
terday. Fireman Kurner used a lad
der to the top of pole to arrange
some wires. While he was on the pole
the ladder was removed by Geo. Renl-
ser and r. E. Beal. Later the two
were arrested on a charge of violating
section Is OF the ordinance pertaining
to the fire department. They furnish
ed bail and the case will be heard in
Police Court this morning.