Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-11
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithIlV Told

THE pri nters will be in love with the
Vice President.
THE Republican primaries take place
to-day between the hours OF three and
eight o'clock.
TARIFF" and reciprocity" Let's
see; Mckinley aud Blaine both dropped.
That looks queer.
THE Democratic Executive Committee
Of this county will meet at A. A. Franz
helms Office Monday evening.
THE Executive Committee of the
Electric Light Commission met at the
power house, yesterday, and inspected
the building.
EVEN the sky-rockets wouldn't go up
last night. A party On Market street
made half-a-dozen attempts TO send up
rocket, but 1t wouldn't go.
THE Benwood Athletic Club will give
| grand excursion TO New Martinsville
on Sunday on the steamer G. w. Batch
ellor. VIII leave the wharf at 1880.
THE funeral OF Charles D.. Wood took
place from his late residence on Six
teenth street at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The interment was at Mt.
Calvary.
THE funeral Of Miss Annie Deegan, of
Benwood, took place from ST. Johns
Church, Benwood, yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. The funeral was very
largely attended.
HENRY SAUBER, one Of the victims
Of the accident at the B. & 0. tunnel,
h,r cd ~
O'Clock. Nelson Laurel, the other boy,
is on the road TO recovery.
THE Gutman Crescents would like to
hear from the M. e. Lally Seniors for
q game OF ball Sunday afternoon, June
12th, on the Eighth ward grounds. II
accepted, answer through this paper.
THE Electric Light Commissioners
will probably be called for this evening
to receive the report OF the Executive
Committee and accept the power house
from the Wheeling Mining & Manufac-
turing Company.
THE Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia complained to the police, last
evening, that tent used by their pipe
line force just North Of the city was
stolen yesterday morning and carried
off by parties unknown.
.MAYERs played for the Knights Tenn
plars' funeral at Washington, Pa, and
was complimented by the Knights for
the fine funeral marches they played.
Billy also plays at the Park, Thursday,
for the st. Paul Church.
WEDNESDAY evening the body OF
ten-year-od boy was found in the river
just below Possom creek by Capt. Davis,
of the steamer Mcconnell. The body
was taken to Wards Landing, where
an inquest was held aud the body
inferred. 1t is thought here the boy
belongs in Pittsburg.
PROF. VINCENT will arrive via. the
Pan Handle this evening. On Sunday
evening he will address all labor organ
izations at Trades Assemb ly Hall on
the question of an alliance or combine
with the farmers-a matter that is
now under consideration by the Trades
Assembly.
AN interesting and profitable mems
meeting will be held at the Young Mems
Christian Association building at 7:45
o'clock tonight and 4 o'clock. Young
men are invited. A social will be held
at s:45 tonight. Sunday school teach
ers' meeting will be held at o'clock
this afternoon.
IT was light session at the Police
Court yesterday morning. A North
Wheeling boy was dismissed from break
ing an electric light globe on condition
that he pay for the globe and stop play
ing ball in the street. Nellie Clifford
paid $50 and costs for keeping house
OF il-fame, and three girls and four men
paid S. and costs.
Mrs. Harris school for young ladies
and children will close on Monday even
ing next with an entertainment given
by the pupils. The year just closed has
been very successful, and Mrs. Hart Is
making liberal ARRANGEMENTS for ad-
vancing the interests OF the school for
the next annual session, which will be-
gin September Il, 1892.
QUITE a novel plan Of endurance and
running will take place in the Third
ward, Martins Ferry, this afternoon
for a good sized purse. Ted Pritchard,
a local sprinter Of some renown, will en-
deavor to pick up hundred stones
placed yard apart in basket at the
starting point, picking up one at u time
and carrying it to the basket, and
so on in forty-fve minutes or less. The
whole distance covered in this task will
l,a hour ci vnilaS