Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-17
NOTE AND connExr,
chat and Gossip on Various Topics
About Town.

chat and Gossip on Various Topics
About Town.
THE work Of boring at the Central gas
well is progressing rapidly.
SIVSRAB lady visitors inspected the Vigi-
liant Engine House yesterday.
MAYEa's orchestra plays for a select
dance at Franzhiem's hall tonight, and for
q moonlight picnic at Martins Ferry Sat-
urday night.
YESTERDAY David Ash, q prominent
Twelfth street clothier, presented William
Colts, of the Vigilant engine house, with
handsome chair.
JoE HARNxY, an old and well-known
printer OF this vicinity, was taken to the
hospital yesterday, to be comfortable dur
ing a siege of rheumatism.
THE Pioneer Society held q delightful
picnic at Wheeling Park yesterday. Tue
dsy was all that could be desired and the
Olo folks enjoyed themselves immensely.
The Opera House Orchestra was in attend
ance.
JOHN COSDRY, who was run over on the
Hen pfield some time ago, is resting nicely
at the hospital. His legs are each in a
sling and doing well, and it is thought they
will be saved.
The men are busily engaged getting up
the machinery and housing preparatory to
boring for gas at Reymann's brewery. They
will hardly be able to commence boring
before Monday.
YESTERDAY the special committee APP
pointed to inspect the Vigilant Engine
House stables net at the hose house. What
their report will be it is hard to say, but
they both seemed in favor of making the
needed changes. This house certainly does
need repairing, not only in the stable, but
the roof leaks badly.
WEDNESDAY night the thieves were
providing around on the Island. The first
place entered was Mr.. Thos. Schrieber's,
where they carried away two valuable ca
nary birds and cages. Mr.. Francis Louffs
residence was also visited and fine bird
and and hat were carried Of.
The excursion, tomorrow, by Holiday
Post, G. A. r., to New Martinsyille, will
surely come Off There were soma doubts
expressed of the ability Of the Telegram to
run during the present stage of water, but
her captain pledges himself to the contrary
and stakes his reputation on her going.
LAST night about half. past IL o'clock, an
alarm of fire was turned in from box 10,
Crescent iron works. The department re-
Spopded very promptly, only 10 fud the
fire extinguished. Upon examination 1t
was discovered that the ire caught from
furnace No. I, setting fire TO a coal chute,
which is situated against the side OF the
furnace. Damages nominal.
WHILE the natural gas welp' fever is on
in this section Of the country, let 1t not be
forgotten that there is continual escape
OF intiammable gas from the rocks in the
edge OF Pipe Creek, at LOckwOod's mill, in
Mead township, Wood county. There Is
no tubing or concentration Of the gas, yet
il can easily be lighted with match. As a
curiosity it beats the Burning Spring at
Niagara Falls.
LAST evening Misses Anna Fulton, Ame-
liza Bittner anu Sallie Irwin rendered sur
prise party To Misses Mary Martin and
Jennie Chambers, of Pittsburgh, who are
visiting Mrs. Dell JaCOway.at Ma"nuerchor
ball About forty couple were present
aud judging from the frequent outourstS
OF laughter those present were enjoying
themselves dancing to the delightful
strains OF Mayors band.
AMONG those who have already taken
space for exhibition at the State Fair are:
e. Mendel K Co, Wilson Il Banner, ths
Wheeling Pottery, e. A. House, z. II. List,
Z. +. and +. G. Caldwell Geo. f. Stlfel 4
Co, John Friedel, NJ. Gutman Il Co, Peter
LoeCher, f. Shopper, Howe Machine Co.,
Edmund Booking, Isrnitz Bros, A. A.
FranZheim, w. h. Sheib, Geo. K. Taylor,
J. BrilleS, Domestic Sewing Machine CO
Frszier's Nat Business College, w, H. Rine-
hart, Mrs J. KlapheCk, Jacob Berger, Jno
A Lash, +. Slriff, Mrs. N. A. COlVig, Miss
DOdridge's Art School.
A LOCAL company has been formed al
Parkersburg to supply natural gas for fuel
and heating purposes, and they have asked
the Council for permission to lay gas pipes
through our streets. We are very glad 70
note this movement, and hope that it will
meet with success. II natural gas IS de
yeloped at this point the future of that
city as manufacturing city is secured.
Natural gas means cheap fuel, and cheap
fuel means more factories. Let the city
act generously in the matter, securing her
citizens in their rights, vet at the same
time Offering every inducement necessary
TO secure the success OF the enterprise.
SUPERINTENDENT KING. of the B. ~ o.
railroad, BIAS received the plans for new
shops and u roundnOu.e to be located at
GlenwOOd the point at which the Streets
Run crosses the MOnOnCahela river, aud for
the new passenger station to be erected at
McKeespOrt by the Baltimore and Ohio
Company The shops at GlenwOOi are to
be OF large dimensions and will be located
on twelve acres OF ground lying between
First street and the river, and Immediately
east of the tracks leading to the Pittsburgh
and Lake Shore transfer. The shops and
roundhouses are intended to care for the
motive power of the Wheeling and Pitts
| hurgh divisions, and the west end of th'
| Pittsburgh division. The present transfe
! 10 the river is now in disuse, owing To thl
completion OF the Pittsburgh, MCKeesp0r
and Nouehiogheny bridge, and its location
| will he used for yard.