Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-04
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly aud Plth
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PAY dav for the employees of the Board
Of Public Works.
The floor i'm the corridors of the City
Building is being repaired.
The Lenten Club will give dance at
Democratic hall on March 9Th
A party was given at the Silver Globe
hall. on Twenty-fourth street Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Eliza Stephens. Of the Island was
buried Monday at Sistersville. That city
is her former home.
The Harmonic Singing Society gave a
dance at Democratic hall, on South Main
street Tuesday night.
A young son of Harry Krager, the
we'll known Eoff street barber, is serious
~ in with the measles.
in Police Court. yesterday morning.
Charles Sugden was fined s. and costs for
drunkenness. He paid up.
To-day is pension day. and the old
soldiers are sending in their vouchers TO
get their quarterly pensions.
James Gray, a popular kilnman of the
La Belle pottery. had his left hand pain
fully cut Tuesday on a sharp nail in a bar
rel
Officer Bero has added another notch
on his stick of number Of dogs killed. He
has dispatched thirty CANNES during the
last six weeks.
The changes in the City's Clerks office
have been completed, and the quarters
Of the Clerk and Mayor are now a model
of ueatness and convenience.
The IS indictments for misdemeanors
returned by the Criminal Court grand jury
were all for women of i'll fame. Thirteen
women were each indicted twice.
The State Board Of Examiners will
hold examinations for teachers at Wheel
ing. Grafton. Athens Concord Church,.
and Huntington, on March 18th, 26th and
9th.
John Dennison was arrested yesterday
for jail breaking at Washington. Pa and
taken back by authorities from that place.
He was confined in Jail for minor Of
tense.
The Protective Home Circle held an
open meeting Tuesday night at Pythian
hall. on Twenty-seventh street 4 por-
ton of the evening was devoted to social
enjoyment.
Henry Carroll. bartender at Edward
Hofreuter's saloon. on South Jacob street.
yesterday burned the left side of his face
painfully by falling against hot stove
in the saloon.
There was a report on the street last
night that there was a main between
Wheeling and Martins Ferry chickens in
Benwood Nothing could be learned of
the fights. and the report was probably
unfounded.
The Penitentiary Board held a regular
meeting at Moundsviue yesterday. but
transacted only routine business. They
expect to hold another meeting before the
new Board. appointed by Governor Akin
son. takes charge.
There will be meeting of the Oratorio
Society this evening at Odd Fellows hall
at eight O'Clock. a large attendance is
desired. as there is plenty of work before
the society. if they wish to present Men
delssohns st. Paul in May.
The number of Wheeling persons who
Ntpdlltu TOT W ullEtOn. 10 ne present
az the Inauguration of President McKin-
ley was not large The Pennsylvania
Company sold about fifteen tickets and
the b. & O. a similar number.
The funeral of Henry Sorg. Of Bellaire.
took place yesterday afternoon. and was
largely attended The remains were bur
led i'm Mt Zion cemetery. Wheeling Lodge
No :. Shield of Honor, had charge of the
funeral and the services were conducted
by Rev. Hermann Haas. of ST. Pauls Ger
man Lutheran church.
Next Saturday. commencing at 10 a.
m. the Miller property. consisting of the
two business houses Nos. 1929 and 1881
Market street. and four dwelling houses
in Centre Wheeling. Will be put up at auc-
ton at the front door of the Court House.
The properties. for business and dwellings.
are In very good locations.