Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-19
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
Pithily Told.
BASE BALL on the Island park this after
noon, Wheeling VS.. Springfield.
THE Board of Education meets in regular
monthly session this afternoon.
THERE were no cases registered at Police
headquarters at o'clock this morning.
FARMERS complain that the continued
wet weather is doing much damage TO the
wheat crop.
The charter of the Wheeling Democratic
Club was filed in Clerk Hooks office yes
terday for record.
ISAAC Hicks, aged - years, of ParlIers-
burg, and Ella Wilson, aged "A, of Wheel
ing, were licensed to wed yesterday by
Clerk Hook.
THE river marks on the landing last
evening indicated feet Il inches and fall
ing. The Hudson will be this mornings
Cincinnati packet.
THE Standard cooperative pottery, at
East Liverpool, Ohio, has been reorgan-
lied, and will start up July as stock
company, with a capital of $4,000.
ACCORDING to the latest information re-
ceiyed from Rt. Rev. Bishop Kahn, that
gentleman and party are at Venice. All
are well, and greatly enjoying the trip.
MIR. C. w. CONNER has resigned the Sec
retaryship of the Standard Insurance Com
pany, to take effect July LIST. II IS under
stood Mr. Conner will henceforth devote
his entire attention TO the Wheeling Ice
and Storage Company.
An Italian was fired out of Market
street saloon, at > 80 o'clock this morning,
and several men amused themselves by
smashing his nose and kicking him about
the body and in the face He was very
drunk or he would have cleaned out the
crowd.
An old and respected German resident OF
the Second ward. Mr. Fidel Major, died
Yesterday Just after noon, in the sixty
ninth year Of his age. Funeral from his
late residence on Market street at 80
o'clock. and requiem mass will be said at
the Cathedral AT . o'clock this morning.
lntcrnent at Mt. Cavalry.
PRosrCUrING ATTORNEY John \. How
ard left for FOstoria, o., last evening,
where he will he guest Of the committee
in charge of the great labor demonstra-
ton. to take place there to-day, gotten up
by the business men and labor organlza-
tons Jointly. Mr. Howard will speak to-
night, with exc Governor Foster.
THE funeral of Mrs Mary B. Altman,
formerly of this city, took place yesterday
afternoon from the residence of Mrs. Dick
son. on North Belmont street, Bellaire,
and many old friends and ac-
quaintances paid their last tribute of re-
spect to the deceased by attending the
funeral The interment took place at
Greenwood cemetery
WHILE Aurora, H., is blowing about
their girl census enumerator doing her
work quicker and better than the men, 1t
should not be forgotten that Miss Libbie
Steele. one Of the enumerators of this town
ship-in West Wheeling accomplished her
task in less than the allotted time, and did
it well, not case of omission being re-
ported. Our Ohio girls are quite as good
as the Illinois girls.-BciIdirc Independent.
AN interesting feature of the Grocers'
picnic, on the Fair Grounds to-day, will
be a croquet tournament. The Garden
Spot Croquet Club will play against a
picked team All admirers of the game
should be present, as some of the best play
ers of the city will participate. Prizes
have been donated by the following bust
ness firms: w. j. Lukens, kirbach X
Helmbright, Stanton X Davenport, Barnes
II McGregor