Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-30
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
Pithily Told.

IltniiJ ioiu.
LAY away the new diploma,
With the ribbon tied around;
With the big bouquets aroma
Let it be- securely bound.
Take the books Of Greek and Latin
Sell them all at second hand
Let some other brain space fatten
Up a nabby lachrymal gland.
Spare awhile the fattened weiner.
Do not kill the little COW,
Wait until the lad gets leaner.
Johnnie's got to hustle now
THE commencement of Marietta College
will take place on Wednesday.
THE Simpson Oil Company has contract
ed to put down a well at once on their ter
ritory ut Belmont.
THE funeral Of Harry Crumbacker, the
Young man who was killed on the w. b. x
| T. Railway, Saturday morning, took place
yesterday afternoon, and was largely at
! tended. The interment was at the PENN
sula cemetery.
| CONSIDERABLE anxiety is expressed by
steamboatmen in regard 10 the where
abouts of the snagboat Woodruff. There
/ is plenty of work for her to do in this end
of the river and the sooner she gets at IL
the better.
THE attendance at the Park yesterday
was very large, and the people who came
in on the five and six o'clock motors looked
rather disappointed because it wasn't rain
ing, as il had for the two Sundays previous
at that time in the day.
OUR dispatches from Charleston an
nounce that Prof. j. II. Roemer, formerly
principal OF the Linsly Institute, has been
elected Principal Of the State Normal
School at Fairmont, and Miss Beulah Boyd,
teacher in the Fourth ward schools, as
! first assistant.
IT is understood the net proceeds OF the
| lawn fete at the Berger homestead En-
day evening will reach between $40 and
$50. One-third OF the amount goes to the
hospital fund and twO-thirds to St. Luke S
| Church. The ladies are TO be congratulate
ed on their success.
THE revival meeting held by the Gospel
Temperance people yesterday nj the Mar
ket House and the Bridge Park, Island, as
well as at the tunnel, on Twentieth street,
were largely attended. Especially was
this so of the Island aud Market House
meetings. A number Of tracts We're passed
about at the tunnel.
THE weather was exceedingly warm and
close Yesterday, hardly IA breath of air
atmosphere, and Notwithstanding the fact
that everybody thought it was the hottest
day of the year the thermometer registered
one degree less than one day in the early
part of the week, "a degrees being high
est reached at Schnepf's.
THE Clerks Union met at Trades Assem-
bly, Hall yesterday morning, and besides
admitting large number of new members,
tack action concerning several firms who
refused to close with the rest at q O'Clock p.
m, Saturdays excepted. Other business OF
Importance was transacted and the meet
ing adjourned TO meet again at the call OF
the President.
THERE must be something in the atmos-
phere of Parkersburg that causes people
to walk in their sleep Friday night John
Williams Jr., walked out of second story
window and smashed flower pot which
stood on the ground without being hurt
much himself. The same night w. Nj.
Farnsworth, of Paint Creek, fell from the
third story of the American House and was
badly though not fatally hurt He had Il
candlestick in his hand WI en- found.
OK Friday and Saturday large amount
of wool was shipped from this place over
the b. 4 o. and CHARTERS railroads. On
Friday five car loads, weighing about go,
900 pounds. were shipped over the Char
tiers to Boston and New Jersey, and on
Saturday four more car loads were ready
for shipment. Over the B. Il O., two car
loads, weighing y 900 pounds, We're shipped
on Saturday to the Horkheimcr Bros,
Wheeling. Last week four car loads were
purchased by this firm at Burgettstown,
making over 100000 pounds purchased by
this one firm from Washington county so
far this season. The price paid fer this
wool is 30 cents.-UdShingtOR Reporter.