Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-13
Il. EMSHETMER
Is and 20 Eleventh St.
SMALL TALK.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithIly Told.
WoRK on the roof OF the Union depot.was
; commenced yesterday.
ArcTIoNEER HALLER sold the Henry Al
to property, at Triadelphia, yesterday.
A CROWD of young folks from the South
Side will drive out to st. Clairsville TO-
morrow.
THE new Boyd residence, at the corner
of Chapliue and Twenty-second streets, IS
ready for the roof
A MISSION will commence at st. Joseph's
Cathedral two weeks from to-day. sew
eral priests from distance will officiate.
The new switch tower Of the Terminal
Company, on Thirty-third street, is almost
completed. 1t will be quite neat struc-
ture.
THE foundations for the new Vigilant
engine house have been started. The al
terations al the Atlantic are well under
way.
THE work on the new railroad bridge
over Caldwell's Run, in charge Of Stewart
Bros, the contractors, is getting along
nicely.
THE Otto property, in Tridelphia, COM
priSing lot, Nos. 81 ana IS, was sold at
auction by Auctioneer Halter, yesterday,
10 Benz Exley, for $3.50.
MEssRs. BAIRD Bros. have finished the
viaduct for the new Island bridge as far
east as the east side of South Front street
and will have it all Of the coming week.
LOUIS FRANK, a butcher OF Bellaire, was
driving a horse down the approach to Ben
sons Ferry landing, in the Eighth ward,
Friday, when the animal dropped, and died
in a few hOus.
THE work ofriprappiug the new channel of
Caldwells run was resumed about ten days
ago, and is now about finished. The rail
ing for the Chapline street bridge is being
placed in position.
EUGENE +. HANKE received yesterday
morning a fine 10 foot balloon and
So foot parachute from the Baldwin Bros.
of Quincy Ills. and has several dates on
hand for asCensiOns for next summer.
TIE excavation for five new buildings
at the northeast corner of Eoff and Twenty
sixth street, for Mr.. d. M. Carey, has been
furnished. but the work is delayed on &C
count Of the difficulty in securing stonema-
sons.
A SMALL sized wreck occurred at Wheel
ing Junction yesterday afternoon, caused
by the collision Of passenger and freight
train. No damage was done, beyond the
the demoliShing Of caboose on the freight
train.
THERE came near being an accident at
the new City Bank building at noon yes
terday. WOrkmen were unloading stone
from wagon with derrick, when one of
the blocks swung back and struck horse.
Fortunately the force was not sufficient to
hurt the animal.
A NEW millinery store that is just now
attracting considerable attention, is'that OF
SOuneborn Il Co, at 1871 Main street. A
full and complete line of all the latest mil
linery will be kept in stock and ladies
would do well TO call and inspect the goods.
They are fresh and attractive.
THE St. Paulus Gemeinde were to have
given picnic at Archibald's Grove, in the
Eighth ward, yesterday afternoon, but
fearing that the weather would not be IA
vorable. il was given at the South Side
Bank Hall instead. A good crowd at
tended, and everything passed on very
pleasantly. Neuhart's Orchestra furnished
the music.
A. ROEDER & SON, State agents. have or
gained local board of the Eastern Build
ing and Loan Association of Syracuse, n.
y, in Warrington, W. Va, with J. B.
Mari as president, w. n. f1au secretary
and treasurer and n. c.. Linn as attorney.
Another board was organized at Farming
ton. W. Va, with j. f. Campbell president,
G. II. Ice secretary and treasurer and H.
@. Linn Us attorney; also one at Fairmont,
w. Va, with Arch Hamilton president and
Harry G.. Linn as secretary and treasurer.
THE balloon ascensIons and parachute
Jumps at the Fair last week have excited
the ingenuity of the small boys on the
South Side, and they are making para
chuteS of handkerchiefs, with a stone at
tached by a number of cords; but it re-
manned for one adventurous lad 10 repeat
the performance ofthe Jewell Bros. a tif-
teen-year-Old boy named Powers, living in
the Eighth ward, constructed a parachute
from an old umbrella, and holding 10 the
handle, jumped from second story stable
door 10 the ground. The parachute col
lapSed and he landed in a heap, but luckily
psfsqna6 without iDiurV