Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-07
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told


Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithilv Told
THERE were but three unimportant cases
in Police Court yesterday morning.
THE Board of Directors Of the peniten
tiary will meet in Moundsville to-day.
ALL the pipe for the new gas main has
been distributed along the new bridge TO
the Island.
THE Pink Carriers would like to play the
Red Stockings, of Martins Ferry, or the
Bellaire club for Monday afternoon next,
on the Benwood grounds.
The proprietor of Ridgeway's Grove
Blaine, O., west Of Bridgeport, will give
the use of the grove free to all picnic par
ties who wish to use it next Sunday.
THE Nick Garden Fishing Club left yes
terday morning on the Ben Hur for down
the river, where they will spend several
months fishing. There are ten in the club.
FIRE alarm box No. "a, at Main and
Twelfth streets, was cut out yesterday by
Chief Healy and sent to New York for re-
pairs. Box No. 5, formerly at the Niagara,
has been temporarily put in its place.
SIMM HATFIELD, an employe at the coal
mines of the Wheeling Mining and Manu-
featuring Company, caught the index
finger of his right hand in the coal-tripple
and had it cut completely on. DIR. Pipes
dressed the wound.
THE City Hall force made big effort,
yesterday, to have the water turned on in
the Paxton fountain, but at last accounts
the fountain was not playing. There seems
to be some doubt in the water department
whether there is water enough to spare, at
present, to keep IL running.
The first series of horse races at the
Bridgeport Driving Park will come on this
afternoon at clock between two speeders
owned by Isaac Newland aud Scott Cor
don. The race is for purse Of $3.50 side.
The race will be two and half miles, in
half mile heats, best three in i've.
JOHN A. RENNARD was yesterday ap-
pointed administrator of the estate Of Sa-
rah. Catharine North, deceased. Bond,
$500; Matilda A. Rennard, surety. w. r..
Westwood was appointed administrator OF
the estate of Joseph Shove, deceased.
Bond, 800; j. V. Westwood, surety.
The Elm Grove Railroad management
wish to say that the statement made IN the
InteIligencer Tuesday morning about people
having to walk in from Seibert's on Fourth
of July night because of lack or accommo-
dation on the road, was all wrong since the
three were filled. If any persons walked it
was from choice.
On the nineteenth of this month Miss
Ella B. Steinfeld. B. E, the celebrated
elocutionist, will give one Of her enjoyable
recitals in the Auditorium at the Mounds
Vile camp grounds. Miss Steiaheld is a
late graduate of the National School OF
Elocution and Oratory, of Philadelphia a.
She will be assisted by Mrs Flora B. Will
liams, Mr.. Charles Zulauf, Prof. Henry
Hartmann and the Mandolin and Guitar
Club.
Yesterdays IntclligenCer contained
statement to the effect that Editor Wind
err of the StdGtS- Zietung, had been badly
hurt on the leg by the explosion OF a big
firecracker, aud that he came near bleed
ing to death, etc. They had things little
mixed. Mr.. Winters sustained trfllng
scratch on one wrist, but was not at all
seriously hurt. A son of John Koch,
however, had one of his legs badly hurt
by the explosion of a cracker.
JUST before five o'clock yesterday after
noon young steer was being driven along
Market street when the animal boited into
House & Herrmann's. He was gotten out,
and went along all right until 1t saw the
bon bons in Bursts when, taking notion
TO browse off an ice cream soda or some
thing of that sort, it darted in. The store
was rescued by driving the animal out, but
p square below it darted into Bader IL
Mauer's, and went out the back way into
the alley 1t was a frisky young thing,
but evidently caught right on TO city life.