Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-23
PERSONAL PENcnMas-
The Midsummer msahderlngs OF
Friends and Strangers.



The last conceit, if you are . girl, is to
have pair of butter knives, fruit knife.
fish knife or q paper cutter made out OF
common every day spike from one OF our
city nail mills. First you get your spike,
which is becoming little difficult now that
the mills are practically closed down; tor
paper cutter or fish knife Q seven inch
La Belle spike is the right thing, if for
butter knife or fruit knife you want a SIX
inch. Armed with your spike or spikes,
yol walk out to the Hinge Factory, and
give genial George Ford the contract for
b. atipg the huge nails out into knife-blsdes
of any fancifuf shape which may suggest
itself to you from the long slender Italian
stillstto to the broad graceful curve of the
Turkish scimeter or the substantial though
homely pattern of the Arkansas toothpick.
Nhen this is done, always reserving two and
one half inches from the head OF the spike
downward for handle, and the knife has
been ground and smoo,hed and frightened
upon emery wheels, you take it to Jim
Cecil, at the same factory, and with your
brightest smile you ask him to kindly etch
your name, q motto or q fancy design upon
the blade. When he has complied with
this request you have the whole affair nick.
ell or silver plated, or the blade one or the
other OF these and the head gold, in the
plating department, and the result is thing
Of beauty and novelty which at once
81 ows the excellence Of the material our
mills are working on, and secures you the
envy OF your friends.
Mr.. George Simpson, of the hinge fac
tory, is in Pittsburg,
viii Young returned yesterday from
pleasant visit in Eastern Ohio.
Mrs. VIM. Isbsm will return to Philadel-
phia, in several days after pleasant visit
to relatives here.
Misses Eva and Bee Noble of Twenty
first street, will leave this week on visit to
Claysyille, Pa, friends.
Invitations are out for swell reception
to be given at the residence of Mr.. Joseph
Bel, Of Leatherwood, Tuesday evening.
Mrp. John W. Holiday and daughter,
Miss Ella, of Steubenville, passed through
the city yesterday en- route down the river.
Archie Adams returned last evening from
Q weeks visit TO Terra Alta, where he IT,
hailed some Of the healthy mountain
breezes.
Mr. Will Caldwell returned to Louisville,
Ky yesterday morning accompanied by his
sister Miss Belle who will visit friends al
She!5yville, Ky.
The Nj ses Cruck two charming Balti
more ladies, will arrive Thursday and pay
an extended visit to their cousins, the Miss
es Kennedy, of Thirteenth street.
Frank Hoffman and Frank Stsmm, of
Wheeling, are stopping at the Barlow
House They will spend the summer vaca.
ton bere.-Buckhannon Banner.
A progressive euchre party given by Mr..
Sam Patterson, at the residence OF NJ,
LoriDg last Thursday evening, was one Of
| the enjoyable events in society circles dur
ing the past week.
John Coleman, the South Side druggist
will leave tomorrow morning to join the
Lone Star FishDg Club at Glen Esston,
where be will spend week fishing for bites.
George Ebelipg will fill his place while he is
away.
was talking TO one versed in the mys.
teries Of the skim milk of commerce day
or two ago He said: You have no idea
of the amount Of milk consumed in this city
outside Of those families who get their pint,
quart or half gallon at the back gate every
morning. The various hotels take an i'm
mense amount in tire aggregate, the con-
fectiopers, in summer, call for good deal,
the restaurants use many gallons daily, but
our chief customers are the saloons. A great
many Of the better grade of bar rooms
probably sixty or seventy-fve in all-keep
milk on hand constantly, and two or three
of my customers in that trade take three or
four gallons day. | suppose others take
ss much. think would not be far out Of
the read were to say 200 gallons of milk
is handed out over saloon bars every day in
his city. 1t is great saving in swelled
heads ard dry, parched throats.
Mr., Will Allen, Of Marshsll county, is the
guest Of friends on South Chspline street.
VIM. Shields and family, Of the South
Side, returned home yesterday after pleas
ant visit in the country.
Mrs. Berry Hoffman, her many friends
will lie panied to learn, is lying quite low at
her home with typhoid fever.
The Misses. Maggie and Kate Nightin.
gale, accomplished bellies of Marietta o..
are the guests Of Miss Lena Loos.
Miss Maggie MeEntee and Francis Will
iamson, of the South Side, will leave for
Piltsburg this morning on visit.
Eddie Koebler agent for the Schmulbsch
Brewing Company at Canal Dover, o., is
visiting relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Kate Engle and Miss Mary Person,
two charming young ladies Of Steubenville,
O., are guests Of the Misses NuDge, ofthe
North End.
Messrs. James Travis and VIM. Shaffer,
Of the South Side, returned yesterday
from an extended visit to Mt. Clements
Springs, Mich, where they went for the
benefit of their health. Mr.. Shsffer has
been almost entirely cured Of the rheuma-
tism.
Mr.. ". J. Amick returned Friday last
from business and pleasure trip through
Eastern cities, stopping at Lake Chatsuqus
on bis way home. he had O delightful
trip, and reports that business in the East
locks bright and the merchants are all in
good spirits with plenty Of orders to keep
them going but few from this section.
The social world shows some signs Of
throwing of the lethargy resulting from the
swelteriDg heat of midsummer Three or
four most enjoyable events transpired dur
ing the past week in the city and out the
pike, and hear OF two or three more az
being set for the immediate future. The
multitude which has been passing the sum-
mer in various hooks and corners remote
from the Inconvenience Of city life in Aug
u.t, will soon return, and with their coming
it lie reasonable to look for an occasional If
not frequent appearance of the dress cost
and The charming feminine toilette which
usually goes arm in arm with it.