Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-21
SMALL TALK
Minor NJ alters o: lntere't D-.sly aaI Pith
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Clean the mnddy streets.

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Clean the muddy streets.
The Reds will be banqueted to-
night at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Council Committee on Elec-
ticns is called for Friday.
"A benefit dance viii be given at
Mozart hall on February 9Th.
The Yellow Kids viii give dance
at the Silver Leaf hall on February ID.
The number of cases of sickness in
the city appears to increase with each
day.
-Chas. Bentz, driver for the Holli-
day planning mill. is suffering from bad
horseback which he received Mon
day.
The Silver Leaf Club, of the Eighth
ward, give a dance at their hall to-
night.
The city electric light plant wagon
broke down on the South Side yester-
day afternoon.
The majority of the girls employ
ed at the McMechen factory are off on
dttOunL VI tdCh VI : lciSo w al Z.
Anthony Connors, of the Wheeling
Pottery, had the palm of his left hand
badly cut yesterday morning.
The wagon of Chris Boenline, a
farmer back of Bridgeport, broke down
on the South Side yesterday.
The /. O.. X. of P. will give ball
at Mozart hall on January 9th. The
other two lodges of the city will be
present.
Harry Krager, the South Chapline
street barber, has recovered from his
recent illness and is back at his shop
once more.
To-day Maurice Holman will have
a hearing before Justice Rogers on the
charge of stealing cloth from Scham-
bras Main street store.
Rev. l.. D. Roberts will lead the
devotional exercises on Thursday at
2:30 p. m. at the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. All members are
invited.
The Wheeling Stenographers Club
will hold their regular business meet
ing in the Hess building this evening
at s o'clock. All members are earnest
~ requested to be present.
Bremen & Mabis, wholesale dealers
in fancy candy, will open up branch
store at Marietta. 1t will be managed
by Joseph Dudley, who has had charge
Of the local trade.
A team belonging to John Roth, Of
Fulton. ran away at Edeington yes
terday afternoon, and the wagon pole
struck an Elm Grove car doing a small
amount of damage.
1t was announced yesterday that
DR.. Birney had announced himself as
a candidate for Health officer before
the Republican caucus. This promises
to be q particularly lively fight.
A frst-class musical and literary
entertainment will be given tonight
at the St. Luke's parish house, on the
Island. It will be preceded by an eX-
ccllent supper, served by the ladies' oil
the church.
David Hill. an employee of the Bel
mont mill. was badly injured yesterday
morning by a pile Of heavy scrap iron
falling on him. His lower limbs ana
one ankle was badly mashed. DR.. Rau
attended him.
The Wheeling Steel Works is 1hut
down. and it is stated, for an indefinite
period. The men still maintain their
attitude and say that they will not ac-
cept any further reduction. The out
look is gloomy.
The new hall of the Fairmont
Lodge. p. p. o. Elks. was opened Friday
night. after a minstrel performance by
the GUY Brothers. The hail is located
i'm the Skinner building After the per-
Torrance several hours were spent very
pleasantly in the lodge room on So
cial season.
Mrs. Burdge, mother Of John
Burdge. hostler of the Ohio River road.
died yesterday at her sons residence
al the corner of Thirty-eishth and
Wood streets. The deceased was So
years Of age. She Will be buried to-
day at McMechen.
L. NJ. Higgins, of the South Side,
met with a bad accident Tuesday Whlie
putting a slate roof on the rear part OF
DR. r.. II. Billiards. house. on sixteenth
street. He fell from the roof nearly
TO the ground. about fifteen or eighteen
feet below. and alighted on a lumber
pile. The left side of his face and
body was severely bruised.
Attic annual election of the Couer
de Leon Co. No. I, L. R. K. Of p, at
pvthian Castle last night, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing wear: Chas. H. Gieger, CAPTAIN;
p e. Schaffer. first lieutenant; John c.
Hedick. second lieutenant; J. A. ely
I,er recorder: G. J. Weisner. treasurer;
trustees-Jacob f. Kull, w. F. K. Vogt,
James A. Lancaster.
The next entertainment Of the Y.
N C. 4. course will be given on the
9Stb next Thursday. An engagement
With Miss Annie Louise White has
been made for that occashn. The en-
fertainment. entitled "Flfrts and Ma
irons" will be something unique and
artistic. 1t will he a monologue in six
tahIeaux. by Robert Griffin Morris. il
Iustrat;ng the life of a modern woman.
Y.M. C. A. BOWLING.
-, ltd eo,.ias of the y NJ C. A.