Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21

SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and Pith
ilY Told

A handsome team OF iron grays has
! been received for the engine at the Mag
ara house, the old team Of whites being
traded. The new team was out yesterday
for trial and proved satisfactory. one
test made was to stop the horses at the
south end of the Market street bridge and
then compel them to make another start
with the heavy engine up the hill towards
| the Y. NJ. C. A. The animals accom-
plished this with some effort.
Florence Dale and May Dean were re
leased from jail yesterday by order Oh
Judge Hugus.
Albert Wilhelm. lad eleven years
old. was knocked down on Market street.
above Ninth yesterday morning, by
countrymans horse. and was rendered
unconscious for some time. No bones
were broken, but the boy suffered con-
siderable pain from a conclusion IN the
back of the head. His condition Is not
| serious.
Joseph and Lon Stein, two Sixth ward
young men, caught a large salmon IN the
river yesterday that weighed eleven
pounds.
The Home Dressed Beef Company, on
South street. managed by G. II. Medick'
has been moved to Schenks on Market
street.
The foundation Of the addition to DR..
Rau's residence, on South Chapline street.
has been started.
An individual somewhat under the in
fuence of liquor attracted great deal
of attention on South Chapline street
Yesterday afternoon by his peculiar ac-
tons. He remained in a kneeling position
on the curbstone for over an hour without
changing. and spent the time in cracking
and picking nuts. Whenever any Of the
meat of the nut would drop from his
hand he would not hesitate to pick 1t out
of the mud. he was finally picked up by
a couple of his friends and taken home
The Saturday Review is a new weekly
paper that made its first appearance yes
terday. 1t is published by Messrs. Jones
| 6. Murphy, two well known and enter
prsing printers. "a
There were two cases in Police Court,
| yesterday morning. one went TO the hill.
The American Rosette Club will give
a dance at their hall, corner Market and
| Twenty-fourth streets, Tuesday evening.
There is a letter in the hands Of Post
master OKane addressed to James Fer
Cuson or his heirs" The party wanted is
! a relative of the late James Ferguson, of
| Newark. O. The writer is Margaret
! Springer, Of No 1885 Prairie avenue, Chi
cago.
The Council Committees on Fire and
Ordinances are called for Monday even
, ing.
William NJ. Creighton was yesterday
! appointed administrator of the estate OF
Mrs. Ruth Melton. deceased.
Mr.. J. L. Gimn. formerly Of Dana's
! New York gallery. has magnificent DIS
| play OF photographs at O'Neills.
There was Il complete change OF
scene I'm the weather department, yester-
day. and as a result we hac a nne day, al
though the barometer was very low up to
midnight last night
Mrs Thomas Bayless, a highly re-
spectcd lady, living on Thirty-first street.
died about midnight Friday night. Her
death occurred quite suddenly, although
she had been suffering for some time
with Brights disease. The deceased was
a sister Of Capt w. II. Travis. who is
! lying very III at his home on South Chap
line street.
Last night about nine o'clock the pas
| sengers on n south-bound car were treated
to Il highly edifying conversation which
took place between a passenger and the
! conductor. The conductor was trying TO
persuade the passenger, who was stand
ing, to push his way to the front of the
car The passenger objected in vigorous
terms. and many threats were made by
both parties to punch faces" etc.
Charles higgins. of the North End.
has been sent to jail Ly Squire Fitzpat-
rick on the charge of mnacy. higgins
will he sent to the Spencer asylum within
the next few days.