Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-10
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithilY Told

THE German Fire Insurance Company
has declared a five per cent. cash dlVl-
dend.
A FORCE OF men are at work wiring
the Schmulbach brewery buildings Tor
electric lights.
A PROMINENT city official offered to
bet, last night, so IL is generally under
stood, that Pennsylvania would go Dem
Ocratic.
THE last will and testament OF Kill
liam Hilderbrand was admitted to pro-
bate yesterday and ordered to be re-
corded.
TIE police have been instructed to
arrest number OF drivers OF express
wagons who have failed to pay their an
nual license tax.
THE members Of La Belle and We'll
come Lodges, A. o. U. W., are called TO
meet at 1880 this afternoon to attend the
funeral Of the late l. +. Sewart.
STATE Bank Examiner Young has
been in the city for several days past,
and has passed upon the condition Of five
banks. de is expected to return next
week.
THE Bosrd Of Directors OF the Wheel
ing and ConuellsVille Railroad Company
met Yesterday for the transaction Of
some business Of no especial interest to
the public.
VISITORS to the State Fair grounds
this year will find number OF improve
ments, but none more noticeable than
the new double entrance on South
Penn street.
THE funeral Of Mr.. 1. f. Stewart will
take place from his late residence on
Thirtieth street this afternoon at two
o'clock. Welcome Lodge, A. o. U. W.,
will have charge Of the funeral.
THIS morning at seven o'clock large
excursion party will leave the Terminal
depot, over the Wheeling and Lake
Erie, for Canton, o., where the day will
be spent amid the delights OF Meyers
Lake.
An eIghteen-Inch sewer is being put
In at the south end OF the stone bridge
TO drain off the surface water from the
south half Of the bridge as we'll as that
coming from Main street, north OF TWEEN
tieth.
IT is reported that the Wheeling Ice
and Storage Company will erect a stor-
age plant this summer, costing In the
nelghbOrhood of $4,000. 1t will occupy
space 50x4O and will store about 1000
tons Of ice.
THE Keystone Juniors would like to
hear from amy ball club in the city
under sixteen years OLD. II the chal-
lenge Is accepted please answer through
this paper. Apply to Louis jackson,
No. 1924 Market street.
JOHN BRADY, a machinist at the Riv-
erside Tube works at Benwood and who
resides In the Eighth ward, had the lit
tie finger on his right hand mashed by
getting il caught in gear wheel. DR..
Haskins dressed the wound.
JUDGE PAUL. will hold a special
term Of Court on Wednesday at 2 p. IN.
Among other things there will be an
application by Council for plaintiff for
an additional order in the Delbrugge
case. Some chancery matters will also
come up.
THERE will be fine musical recital
as the MoundSville camp ground a week
from next Tuesday evening. Among
those who will take part are Miss STEM
field, B. E., Mrs. Flora b. Williams,
Chas. Zulauf, Mrs. Baedke-Naeser and
the mandolin and guitar club.
THE City Bank people hope to occu-
by their elegant new quarters In the
new City Bank building in about two
weeks from tomorrow. The handsome
fire place iu the new building is certain
ly an artistic piece Of work and is the
admiration Of all visitors.
QUITE q number Of Wheeling people
went out to Elm Grove yesterday after
noon to attend the sale OF lots on the
Howell place. Auctioneer Heryey did
the selling for Rolf s. Hervey. Some
FIVE or six lots were sold at prices rang
ing from sl25 to SPAS.
THE West Virginia State Fair Asso-
citation has just issued one OF the hand
soonest bulletins Of that coming event
ever gotten out in this part Of the coun-
try. The paper is eight pages in size,
profusely illustrated with views OF the
grounds, and contains a large amount of
matter relating to the Association.
AT the regular meeting OF Wheeling
Lodge No. 9, L. o. o. f., held last night,
there was a veay large attendance. The
Wheeling degree staff conferred the
first degree on three candidates, and
after the regular business Of the lodge
the newly elected officers rendered
fine treat.
A son Of Mr.. Beebout, Of the Second
ward was reported lost to the police
Yesterday afternoon. About a quarter
past two officer Buch found little boy
at Market and Fourteenth streets. He
said his name was Arthur Lawrence.
His parents were found later in the
day, they being from GAINESVILLE.
MEssRs. Lawrence, Blair, Wilson,
Crangle and 0glebay, of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad, took drive
abont the city yesterday, in charge Of
Mr.. Oglebay, viewing the manufactur-
ing concerns, etc., and then had their
car run over the union bridge and went
down to Bellaire over the c., l.. & w.
tracks.
A GAME of base ball was played on
the Island yesterday between mines
composed Of cigarmakers from b. Sea-
mons aud Augustus Pollack's. Pol
lacks men came out victorious by a
score of % to IL. The features Of the
game were Isrsel's and Bowman's hit
ting and Smiths pitching, he striking
out ten men.
Mr.. JAMES SHEPPARD, Of East Wheel
ing, one of the most talented sketch
artists in this portion of the country,
exhibited large number Of pen-and-ink
and pepcil sketches to number OF