Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-08
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ana
PithuY Told

diCted for the MURDER OF heE huSOduu'
will come up before Judge PAUL, in the
Circuit Court, Monda.
TIE frst ball OF the Crescent
Social will be given at Turner Hall on
next Friday evening, May 18th. This
organization is composed of a number
Of popular young gentlemen OF the
East Side, and as the affair is the first
with them, they promise TO make II a
success In every particular.
TIE Klngfsher Club, composed OF a
number Of popular East End gentlemen
will give a grand picnic on the New
Fair Grounds, May 3Oth, Decoration
Day.
The attention OF the general public
is called 20 the announcement OF the
flne art sale to take place at 1857 Mar
ket street. These pictures embrace
works from some OF the most eminent
artists OF Europe and America and we'll
worth examining by lovers of fine art.
Tue catalogues will be made up next
week, and the time OF sale also an
nounced.
The work OF building the parapet at
the stone bridge is progressing rapidly.
There is considerable stone on hand,
vet there are about three carloads more
10 arrive. About 100 feet Of the west
parapet is now laid, starting from the
north end OF the bridge. II is expected
that the entire parapet will be com
pleted In about two weeks, and in three
weeks, the bridge will be very near COM
pletiOn.
JAS. SMITH was arrested by Officer
O'Brien, Louis Jordan by Officer Her
bert, and viii Forsyth by Ofhcer
Treuschler.
ALFRED CALDWELL was yesterday APP
pointed attorney in fact for the Geo. h.
McMechen & Son Company
SEVERAL carloads of retOrts FOR the
city gas works have arrived.
SOME excellent results have been
gained by patient exercise at the Y. M.
c. A. gymnasium, as final examinations
are showing. The greatest gain In
chest measurement (natural) is 3 Clio
inches, smallest 40 OF an inch.
THE twenty-second annual conference
OF the General Secretaries of the United
States and Canada will be held al Prov
idepce, r. l., May Goth TO 31st. A dis
trict convention will be held at New
Cumberland some time in June. Beth
any College will be represented. >. p.
Parker is chairman Of the District Con-
mittee. There will be an Interstate
Encampment OF the associations Of West
Virginia, Maryland, District Of Column
bia and Delaware at Mountain Lake
Park, July 26th to August sth.
Nix. w. C. SHUITz, a former Bellaire
merchant, has opened shoe store at
1891 Jacob street, with full line OF
stock az the lowest prices.
NTssRs. HANNA Bros. have pur-
chased the cigar store formerly owned
by Mr.. Samuel Layman at the Creek
bridge.
The members OF Enterprise Lodge
No. 5, o. u. A. NJ, are making arrange
msnts for a musical and literary enter
tainment combined with strawberry
supper, TO take place on the evening OF
June 81 at Odd Fellows Hall, corner OF
Chapline and Twelfth streets. One OF
the features Of the program will be an
address by the National Vice Counselor,
Mr.. Robert A. Cassidy OF Canton, Ohio.
The Commencement Of the Seguin
Collegiate Institute, takes place at the
Opera House, Friday evening, June
18th.
DR.J.H. PIPES is having the inside
OF his house on South jacob street rem
ovated.
A programme OF special music will be
rendered to-day at the Second Presby-
terrain church. The music is Of q class
that has seldom been attempted here,
and is under the direction OF Prof. Ham
mond.
Rev. E. Harris, pastor Of the Colored
Congregational church OF Nashville,
Tenn. and Professor OF Hebrew in
Fisk University, will preach in the
Peoples congregational church to-day,
in the absence Of Rev. DR.. Shaw, OF
Cleveland, who was expected to here,
but was unavoida6ly detained.
Rev. W. P. Cage, OF Bethany will
Dreach az the Disciples church to-day
in place Of the pastor who will conduct
a meeting at Cameron the coming week.
THE musical and literary course OF
entertainments given by the Young
Mems Christian Association this season
was highly successful. There were $50
lecture course tickets sold at the very
low price of 81 each, and 500 concert
course tickets wore sold to members and
friends. The expense Of both courses
amounted to 81, $40. 20, and the receipts
were Sl76. Is in excess OF this amount.
The gain would have been larger but
for the expense incurred in renting the
opera house for three OF the concerts,
the seating capacity OF their hall not
being sufficient to accommodate the
ticket holders.
IL police court yesterday morning
Richard Gordon got 81 aud costs for
drunkenness, and James Smith Tor
vsgrancy cot thirty days on the hill.
TAE Ohio Valley Base Ball Club has
been organized for the season and will
play their first same to-day week. They
have been able to secure the services Of
WIN. Bayha, formerly Of the Nets, TIE
great third baSeman.
EDGAR FARREL, the four year old
son of Mr.. ana Mrs &. J. Farrell, OF
of Littseton, w. Va, died Thurs
day evening at $50 o'clock after
A brief illness OF two days. The cause