Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
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Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment

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The Crescent mill will resume work tc'
morrow, after weeks idleneSs.
THE remains of Mrs. GiIliland were semi
to Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon
GEORGE HARMON, general manager OF che
truck factory, was on the sick hst al
week.
SWEENEY & SoSs cast the large curbine
for the squeezers for Cincinnati mill yes
teIGay.
The heavy wind yesterday afternoon
blew down q fine shade tree on Twenty
fourth above Chapline street.
Miss Emma Ais who has been the gu IS,
of Mrs Dr. Ross, left last evening on the
ST. Lawrence for her home in Parkersourg'
The funeral of the late Isaac Freese took
place yesterday afternoon, about 2 o'clock,
and was very largely attended. lnterment
st Peninsula.
YESTERDAY buggy broke down on North
Main street. Fortunately the horse at.
rached to it was a very quiet animal, and
did not offer to run away.
THE game of base ball between the
Healey's and Tunnel Orphan mines came
off yesterday afternoon and was won by
the latter, by score of % to IL.
VIZ HAGEDoRM has retired from boiling
at the La Belle mill and is now keeping
saloon on Eoff street; his fellow workmen
Of the La Belle mill will miss him very
much.
TWENTY FIVE good statesmen are wanted
at the music store of G. A. House, 1920
Market street, to sell Pianos and Organs in
West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Salary or commission paid.
Mr.. WILLIAM DUFFEY, the pleasant
and accommodating engineer OF engine 3O6
of the ?. & O. was greeted on his return
trip from Grafton one day last week, by
young engineman, present from his
wife.
YESTERDAY afternoon very exciting
game Of ball took place on the Island, be-
tween the two amateur clubs, the Uniteds
of Centre Wheeling and the 0livettes, OF
the Island, for apurse of $40; the game was
won by the Uniteds, the score standing II
to 10.
A VERY deplorable sight was witnessed
BY a number of citizens at the suspension
bridge, yesterday. Two youths, about
twelve years of age, were in beastly state
of intoxication, and were trying to cross
the bridge. Something certainly should
be done to keep such boys from getting
liquor to drink.
THE Hook and Ladder Company has been
using the Clator ladders, since the accident
to the hook and ladder truck on the Island,
this week; and yesterday morning while
responding to the ala N, the linchpin
broke in one OF the front wheels at the
corner of Twenty.third and Market streets,
allowing the wheel to come off and turn
ing the ladders on their side. Fortunately
the men received no damage from the ac-
cident.
Mr., WN. FoRsYTHE, assistant health
officer, removed the carcass OF a horse
which had stranded in the back river, at
the foot of Virginia street, yesterday. This
carcass has been lying in the river at this
point several days, and the citizens had
become very indignant over the non.at.
tention of the health officer. Yesterday
evening they were all in good humor, as
the offensive smell had been removed.
THE Committee on Health met last night
and transacted the following business.
They recommended to Council that here
after the health report for every three
months be given out to the lowest bidder.
Owing to the great trouble of disposing OF
the night soil, they would recommend
Council to appropriate sufficient sum to
procure plans and specifications OF the
different modes of consuming night soil
used in the larger cities.
SHORTLY after 10 o'clock this morning an
alarm of fiie was sentin from box 5, at the
United hose house, occasioned by the ex-
plosion of gasoline stove in the large
frame house, corner of Jacob and Twenty
fourth streets. The blaze was quickly put
out, but little damage being done. Great
presence of mind was shown by Mrs.
Banks, the lady of the house. who as SOON
as the explosion took place, fastened to
close the doors and windows, to prevent
draft, and thus fought the fire, putting it
ut before the arrival of the department.