Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-28
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Minor Matters Of Interest Briefly and
PithilV Told

In many localities.
Work was commenced yesterday
morning to rebuild the TOP part Of the
old Fourth ward school building.
DURING all the hot weather, that has
prevailed there was but one case of
prostration before City Physician
Spragg.
THE Committee on finance Of the
Board of Education will meet to-mor-
row at . o'clock, to examine the sheritf's
delinquent tax list.
THE members of the Disciple Sunday
school of Little Washington and their
friends will picnic at Wheeling Park on
Thursday, August 4th.
An unknown miscreant cut the rope
attached to the electric light at Thirty
ninth and McColloch streets Tuesday
night and the lamp fell to the ground.
THE new management Of the street
| railway has already begun the work OF
improving the road. A force Of men
are at work on North Main street lay
ing new rails.
ALIrrLE daughter of George Loos
was bitten by dog yesterday, and be
had a warrant sworn out to have the
dog killed, but the owner OF the dog
would not give up the animal.
THE employees Of the Wheeling Pot
terry Company, with their wives and
| families will picnic at Glenn's run Sat-
urday. Preparations have been made
for accommodating about three hun
bred.
THE B. & o. switch running into the
ground to be occupied by S. Baer's
| Sons building is being torn away. Most
Of the piles have been driven and prepa-
ratons are being made TO commencethe
work.
Mr.. CHAs. GoFF, the well-known con-
tractor, was taken suddenly i'll Tuesday
night in front of Ambrecht's drug store
| on the South Side. DR.. Belleville was
| called and the man was removed to his
| home.
THE ladies Of the entertainment COM
/ mittee, desire TO express their slncerest
! thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who
so kindly and ably rendered the pro-
gramme of the hospital musicale on
| Tuesday evening.
THE keystone Juniors would like to
hear from the NJ. E. Malley Juniors, for
a game of ball Sunday afternoon on the
! Tunnel Green. II the challenge is &C
cepted, please address Louis jackson,
| No. 1924 Market street.
WIN. TUCKER, a well-known and high
ly respected citizen of the Eighth ward,
died at his home yesterday, after short
illness, What makes this demise par
ticularly sad is the fact that his daugh-
ter was married on Tuesday.
THE receipts of hay continue light and
the local market is firm in consequence.
| No. l timothy is about as high now as
| it has been at any time this season. As
intimated in this column some days ago,
the crop in this part OF the country will
be below an average this year.
J. NJ. BOOTH OF Moundsville purchas-
ed several shares OF the Bank Of the
Ohio Valley stock, belonging to the
! Stockett heirs, which were sold at the
! front door Of the Court House Saturday.
The price paid was S74.50 per share, a
| premium of "a. so per share.
DURING the storm Tuesday afternoon
|
| Fisher, the dairyman, about four miles
east of the city, and his two sons and a
hired man, who were working in field
nearby, were badly shocked. The barn
with all the hay and wheat it contained
was destroyed. The insurance expired
but short time ago.
The Government has renewed its
contract with the Wheeling Hospital to
! care for the sick and disabled Marines.
! The Sisters in charge of the Wheeling
! Hospital have also a contract with the
B. & o. R. r. to provide for their sick
| and injured employees. This is a well
deserved recognition Of the care and
attention bestowed upon patients by
the Sisters at the Hospital.
IN Police Court, yesterday morning,
George Major, John Reinacker and Ed
ward Emhoff were up as dtsorderlies,
but dismissed. William Weidebusch
for disorderly conduct toward his wife
was fined 50 and costs which was paid.
Ben Thompson for drunkenness
got 81 ant costs. Teddy Nc
Crane was up for swimming, but
was released upon proving that he had
proper ClOlneS on
CONSTABLE Ed Darby made rather
painful mistake last night. There were
| two Jars full Of liquid in the cellar OF
his house, aud one Of them was filled
/ with ice water. Before retiring he ran
down in the dark and quickly dipped
out what he supposed was the ice water,
but he struck the wrong jar, and got
some lye water instead. His mouth
was quite badly burned, but be quickly
ran for vinegar, and relieved the pain
somewhat.
THE testimony in the case before
Clerk Hook, In which Miss Lizzie Ham
| ilLon asked TO be the guardian OF the
! daughter of the late John Glass, was all
taken on Tuesday. and the hearing was
! then postponed until Friday, when the
arguments will be heard. Some OF the
relatives want John K. List as guardian.
| Miss Hamilton is represented by Cald-
well & Caldwell, while White 81 Allen
/ appear for the other side.
THE Island boys who are camped on
the Ohio river about two miles below
New Martinsville are having splendid
time on their outing this season, catch
| ing lots Of fish, turtle and other game
of the season. Their commissary is an
old experienced hand in camp life and
sees that the boys are we'll provided for.
| Their visitors this season have been
/ quite numerous, among them Chief Nc
! Nichol, Charles Huseman, Col. Tom
Furry, A. F. Stump, Joe Conrad and
| others.
| ~ ,o.o. -o-,5a ~ Tho Wheeling