Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-01
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1870 W-srss-Party aad : Lot Of
yesterday Happsninss- -.
Wo,kmen have been engaged, under the
direction of Mr.. james Fitton, ior seIe
weeks. constructing Improvements 2 .nS
Water Works that are of great oenen', suI
a saving of both labor and fuei. ins'eAu
Of the loud exhaust directly above the nes
uamns. a line of pipe has been laid 80 tna'
tths team exhaust is run back to . neatet
n tbs old mower house. In the heater
one Continuous coil Of pipe, in all ITO feeI
Here the condensed steam Is made TO per
fnrm the action Of heating the odd WAter
ma, circles through the coil OF pipes De
fore II is run into the equalizer heater.
The condensed steam after passing through
The heater mentioned escapes out OF the
smokestacks of the engine, giving
them q fine draft. AFTER .ne
water In the pipes is heated oy the CON
deused steam it passes into the eqaaii"ef,
also a new piece OF machinery put II o'
late and is ike the one at the steel plant,
and there by a process is, by steam from
the boilers, made equal IN heat to the water
in the boilers. This equalizer leeds the
boilers and registers the amount OF water
in each. Ifthe-e are eight inches OF water
in the equalizer there will be a Like amount
in each boiler and all the fireman IS com
nelled TO do is to watch the water IN the
new spparatus. The aforementioned al
dition to the water works is SAID TO save q
per cent. in coal alone, one boiler less peihg
used since the heaters were put In. An
other good quality of these new fixtures IS
that the lime in the water is extracted De-
fore il enters the boilers, thus rendering the
scale that is found in most boilers q feature
of by-gone days.
AT the quiet home OF Miss Ida Lucas, q
popular little colored lady of the Third
Ward, quite a crowd Of her young friends
surprised her on Thursday evening. After
several hours of dancing and a fine lot OF
refreshments the company bid the lady good,
night. Among those present we noticed
the Misses Alice Mcpherson, Eta Green,
Emma Ransom, Maggie Mcpherson, Jennie
Butler and Messrs. Leonard Morrison, Spot
wood Green, Dave Wootenr Edward Coins
and William Truman.
Yesterdays Pickups.
Maring, Hart K Co. take a hopeful view
of business revival.
Cook Kelly is the latest addition to the
sick roll.
Charles J. Gill has gone to Pittsburgh to
prepare for a trip for his firm.
LaRoche played at Benwood last night at
the new rink.
Messrs. Riley and Cochayne are receiv-
ing their stock Of goods.
Mary Hardesty, Of near Barton s station,
who died on Friday of consumption will be
buried this morning at II o'clock. The
lady had relatives living in this city.
When it becomes muddy the path just
this side of the Mcmahon creek bridge will
be a good place for skif ferries.
Charles La Roche is musical director Of
the Benwood Singing Society.
The glass works received another allow.
ance yesterday afternoon. Their check
for 81 ,372.50
Thomas Miller SAYS its not a new tonsor'
ial artist, but it's a pretty girl baby.
Mrs. Cotter, Of W~ellsburg. is in the city.
The lady lost all her household goods in the
Wellsburg fire. .
The Conference Of st. Vincent de Paul
and the Ladies Aid Society will meet in st.
Johns School tomorrow, the former at .
o'clock a. M, and the latter at 4 p. m.
These societies are doing q great deal Of
good practical and hard work. Nine ladies
were engaged several days Of the last week
in repairing, reftting and remodling old
clothes and making up new ones for the
poor, especially the old and very young. In
every case a quiet and thorough investiga-
ton is made and where needed immediate
help is rendered.
Father Cults recent lecture in Wheeling
ing on the Press reappears in the Liver
pool, England, Catholic Times and Opinion
Of January l6.
Usually six or seven hundred persons in
Bellaire receive annually the blessing Of
St. Blasius for warding off throat diseases.
His feast occurs next Tuesday and the
blessing will be given in st. Johns as
usual.