Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-18
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest Brteny and
Pithily Told.
ONE deed of trust was admitted to record
at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
CHARLES LANDMYER of Pike street lost
a valuable bull dog yesterday, and the
police were notified to be on the lookout
for the animal.
THE firm of Capps s. Loomis has been
dissolved, Mr.. Albert Capps retiring. The
business will be conducted by John LOOMS,
at the old stand.
THE Health Officer ought to look at the
pool of filth at the corner Of Alley and
Alley B. The stencil in this neighborhood
at times would do justice TO a slaughter
house.
Mrs. ANNA HAMILTON, wife of Thomas
Hamilton, of Benwood, died at her home
yesterday evening. The family had many
friends and relatives in Wheeling. The
funeral will take place Wednesday after
noon.
A VERY obstreperous bull which was be-
ing driven down Market street yesterday
afternoon tried to enter the cigar store OF
L. Helmbright, next to the REGISTER office,
but was driven out before his bull-ship got
cigar.
THE City Bank marble front on Market
street is progressing nicely and attracts
great crowds of sight-seers. While lower
ing huge piece of marble yesterday by
the derrick the pin in the stone slipped and
it fell to the ground without any damage.
The music of the Weinerwurst band
will again be heard in the land. The mem
bers came up from their fishing camp, on
the Muskingum river, yesterday. Prof.
HObstetter reports lots OF fish and a good
time.
THE new tank, which is part Of the
fire extinguishing system, being put in by
Bloch Bros, has been completed. 1t has
received a coat of dark paint, with the
words Mail Pouch in large letters. 1t
can be plainly seen all over the South Side.
THE Retail Grocers Association, at their
meeting last night, decided by unani-
nous vote to accept the invitation OF the
Retail Merchants Commercial Agency, to
attend their grand rally and banquet, To be
given in their hall, NJ 1910 Chapline street
this evening.
BIG days work was done at the stone
bridge yesterday, large number OF stones
being placed In position at the south abut-
ment while the west wing wall, on the
north side is far advanced, and will be up
to the top of the abutment in few days.
The work is being hustled as hard as Hal
lock Bros. know how.
The Pittsburg Conference of the M. p.
Church owill meet in Wellsburg, w. Va,
September I'd. 1891, at 10 a. m. The Rev.
j. +. Dyer, of Youngstown, o.. is Presi-
dent The coming session will be OF more
than usual interest, as delegates to the
General Conference of May, 1892, will be
elected.
THE Y. NC. A. Field Day will be an in
teresting event. The exercises will be
held at 2 o'clock on the Fair Grounds
There will be twenty different events and
the contestants will be from the Washing
ton, Steubenville, Martins Ferry and
Wheeling Associations. If the day is fair
there will be large crowd to enjoy the
sports.
DANIEL BRosT, living at 500 National
Road, died yesterday morning OF the in
iuries received while loading stone at the
Peninsula on Tuesday last. He leaves a
wife and three children. He had a large
number of warm friends in the North End.
Mr.. Brost was in his sixty second year.
The funeral will take place this afternoon
at three o'clock.
JOHN MEDILL, lost $4,000 in the Wool
Growers Exchange venture. He was in
opulent circumstances when he went into
the concern, which was going TO give the
farmer himself the middle mans profits on
all produce, and also save the farmer the
middle mans profits on all sorts Of goods
which the exchange handled without profit,
and rent and hire to pay. The end was in
evitable. Medill borrowed $25, 900 on his
own account to tide the concern over, but
lost it all in the collapse.