Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-24

NEWS NOTES OFYESTERDAY
A Collection Of the Small Events Of
Each Passing Day.

The Criminal Court will meet to-
day.
Yesterday was B. P. W. pay day at
the City Hall.
One deed of trust was admitted to
record by Clerk Robertson yesterday.
"A number of the La Belle tin mills
are off on account of scarcity Of metal
Something will have to be done soon
with the city perfumery works. on
Wheeling hill.
The Riverside Club will hold a BAN
quet at its hall on Thirty-eighth street.
Thanksgiving evening.
The third department of the Ep-
worth League of Wesley. M. E. church
will meet this evening.
Prof O'Connor will give dance at
the Pythian Castle this evening. Prof.
Long will furnish the music.
"A ladies' dancing class was organ
lied at the Kenmore Club quarters on
South Jacob street, last evening.
The plate department. of the La
Belle Iron Works was idle yesterday,
owing to break in the big engine.
Prof. Delbrugge will hold Friday
evening and Saturday afternoon dane
ing classes this week at Egerter hall.
The government Office in the custom
house will be closed Saturday, out of
respect for the late Vice President Ho-
bart.
A number Of residents on South
Chapline street are complaining of the
condition of the thoroughfare at pre-
sent.
Last evening John Carney was ar
rested by Officer Bero, and Grace Stark
was arrested by Officer Turner for
being drunk.
The Council Committee on Fire will
meet Monday to open bids for the new
engine house. The bids close Monday
at 4:30 p. m.
The Good Citizenship movement is
endeavoring to ascertain something
from an examination of the official
bonds of public officials.
"A marriage license was issued yes
terday to George w. Renner, a native Of
Chill, O., aged 80, and Sarah Ellen
Smith, native of Pittsburg, aged 20.
The Pittsburg police yesterday re-
quested the local department to look
out for colored boy who stole bay
horse in the Smoky City and came this
way.
Wheeling Lodge No. %, B. P. O..
Elks, is making preparations for the
annual memorial services, to be held on
the first Sunday in December, as stated
in the Register some time ago.
Christian Schnepf has issued neat
card explaining>the U. S. flag signals,
and weather bureau service, giving the
location of fire alarm signal stations,
schedule of the W. & E. G. road, and
other valuable and useful information.
Ed. Kraft, of the South Side, had
his hand injured in an accident while
at work at the Acme box factory, in the
East End, Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Kraft has been unfortunate lately, hav-
ing received injuries while engaged in
his work last week.
"A young child of Mr. and Mrs.
Heinrichs, residing out Caldwell's run,
while playing about it's home Wednes-
day evening, fell and was badly bruised
on the body. A physician was summon
ed. The child's injuries are not thought
to be of a serious nature.
Yesterday afternoon it was report
ed to the police that at point out Cald-
wells run, three men, two of whom
were working on a new gas main, had
been bitten by dog, which was sup
posed to be mad. 1t was learned that
the men were not badly bitten by the
animal. Officer "Schconey" Bero, who
needs no introduction as a crack
shot" when it comes to killing dogs,
was called out the run to investigate the
case.
"A serious fire was narrowly averted
at the residence of Harry Kruger, on
Twenty-seventh street, last Tuesday
evening. A young SON of Mr.. Kruger,
on returning from an errand to the
grocery store for can of oil, poured
some of the explosive liquid into fire
in CRATE in one Of the rooms, and as
a result the mantelpiece and some
drapery caught fire. Mrs. Kruger, who
was in the room at the time, smothered
the flames and in doing SO had her
hands painfully burned.
IN SOCIETY.