Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-03-14
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Matters of Minor Importance Picked Up
About Town.
range. Yesterday

Matters of Minor Importance Picked Up
About Town.
YESTERDAY was good Lent day-for
umbrellas.
Twodeeds oftrust were admitted to record
yesterday.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS tomorrow in
special session.
THE demand for coke has kept the gas
works yard bare OF late.
The Episcopal Choir is practiciug some
beautiful music for Easter.
YESTERDAY was pay day at HOBBS,
Brockunier L Co. glass works.
The Pioneer Society will hold its annual
monthly meeting tomorrow night at Arlon
Hall
The last will and testament of Alexsn-
der Mccoy, deceased, WAS admitted to pro-
bats Yesterday.
The bon.ton colored folks gave a large
dancing and skating carnival at the Isl
and rink Friday evening.
QUITE a large crowd witnessed and
laughed at the orange race at the Chap
line street rink last night.
SURVEYING for the pipe line Of the
National Gas Company has been going on
in the lower part of the city the last few
days.
LOGAN TRIBE No l, Improved Order Of
Red Men, will hold an important meeting
at their wigwam in Crangle's block this
afternoon.
The Knights of St. George OF Ohio,
Pennsylvania aud Wheeling will convene
in annual conclave in this city some time
in June.
"INDUsTRiAL School No l, has been Or
ganized in this city and will be ready for
operation May 2, st the Sixth ward mis-
sion chapel.
The Hinge factory i3 running fall. A
new and much larger electrical generator
has been placed in the plating department
at the works.
AT the north end of the Eott street
bridge, over Caldwells run large hole
caved in yesterday afternoon, making it
dangerous for wagons.
Mr.. NELSON. Of the Washington county
Natural Gas Company, ssys there is no
truth in the report that his company is TO
pipe natural gas to this city.
WILL EVANS, of Etnsville, held No. 46,
which drew the picture, "Shermsn's March
to the Sea-" raElsd BY Crystal Fountain
Lodge G. 7. on Friday evening.
A HORSE and cart took tumble over the
dump at the Pewiky depot yesterday after
noon, caused by the bank giving away.
The animal was pretty badly injured.
THERE will be o supper a. the K of P.
Hall, Bridgeport, Wednesday evening, for
the benefit of the West End NJ f. church
This affair will be managed By the ladies
Of the church.
A GENTLEMAN who came down from
Brilliant yesterday says that Parker ap-
piled for lodging at house in that town
on the evening OF the day on which he
made his escape from jail here.
Ii the Republican primaries for nomiua.
ton of Mayor, held in Bellsire yesterday,
there was @ bitter contest between W. Fl.
DEONu anu II. II. 4 GaEoOu. OLOHh
his delegates in every ward By small
majority.
A LARGE crowd greeted the exhibition
drill OF The Linsly Institute Cadets at the
ALEXANDRIA Palace rink last evening. The
boys went through their evolutions in fine
style and received applause. A pleasant
evening was spent in skating and the
Mystic Grew" realized handsome sum.
MEssRs. PsTER WELTY Il Co. yesterday
purchased the building now occupied By
John A. White 4 Co, on Market street
They will begin tearing it down on the
first of April 1t is their intention to erect
q large building to conform with their
Main street house and occupy the whole
with their business.
The funeral services over the remains of
the late Lsborious Kress took place yes-
terday at st. Alphonsus church, being con.
Quoted by Rev. Father AHgelus. The St, |
Alphonsus and German Benevolent Socie-
ties attended in a body. The interment
took place at Mt Cavalry cemetery a large
concourse OF friends following the remains
10 thNir last resting place.