Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-24
SMALL TALK
minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithIly Told

street yesterday, something unusual.
THE third of next month the Simpson
Street M. E. Church will hold picnic
at the Park.
AFTER next Sunday there will be no
services in the Second Presbyterian
Church till September.
AN infant child OF Fred Schaub, the
South Jacob street barber, was buried
yesterday afternoon at the Peninsula
cemetery.
A YOUNG son OF Walter Burke, the
sexton at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, died
yesterday morning after short illness
of cholera infantum.
The well-known musician, L. n.
Billiard. will take charge OF the choir
of the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church the
first OF next September.
EUKENE Polio, of Forty-third street,
the man who was so badly Injured oT
falling tree not long ago, is not aoie 10
work yet, but is improving.
Tue alley on the South Side between
Wood and McCulloch streets, Is said TO
be in bad sanitary condition, and In
need OF visit from the health officer.
AT the services at the Second Pres
byterian Church yesterday morning,
special and Interesting feature was an
anthem by the chorus aud male quar-
tette.
THE comrades Of the Fifty-second
Ohio will meet in their annual reunion
on Tuesday, August 22d. in Hud. Mont
gomery's barn, near Toronto. Jefferson
county, Ohio.
THE boys OF the clay department at
the La Belle pottery hired big wagon
Yesterday and went out the creek back
of Bridgeport, where they enjoyed a
splendid time.
NEXT Thursday the Cathedral school
will 90 TO the Wheeling Park by an
early motor, and spent the day picnick-
ing. Arrangements are being made for
a splendid time.
THE wife of John Kehoe, OF Ben
wood, was arrested in Martins Ferry
about six o'clock last evening. She was
evidently in q demented condition, and
is held in custody.
MRS. JoRDoN. an aged lady OF the
South Side, was buried Yesterday after
noon at Mt. Calvary cemetery from the
home OF her son-iD-law, Jas. Killeen, OF
South McColoch street.
AT midnight last night there were
but four cases for this mornings Court.
Among them was Mrs. Klieves, for SELL
ing on Sunday. Shsrman Terrill, Tor
dtsorder and two druaks.
THE Alert Club, OF the South Side,
has changed the date of their next big
dance to August Sd. All arrangements
have been made for good time. Kill
meyer will furnish the music.
ALBERT NIcoLs, the employe at
Schmulbach's brewery, OF Twenty-sec-
ond street, who met with painful &C.
cident not long ago at the brewery, Is
able to go about on crutches.
COMPLAINTS are heard that the pile OF
ties owned.by the Mozart Park Associa-
ton. at Fortieth and McCulloch streets,
has no lantern or signal placed on 1t
these nights. People say this makes it
dangerous for drivers and pedestrians.
JOHN KENNARD, dynamo man at the
pany, has resigned his position, and
will begin work this morning for the
Wheeling Electrical Company. He Is
an old employe Of the Street Car Com
pany.
SUPT. TUCKER, OF the street car
barns, has got as pretty skiff for his
own private use as is seen on the river,
He purchased it recently and has had
IL neatly painted and reftted. He has
his craft launched near the new power
house.
ONE of the largest fish caught down
the Ohio river was caught by the Peli-
can Roo and Gun Club, by Mr.. Henry
Schenhals. 1t was salmon and meas
ured TWO feet and ten inches. The boys
are enjoying themselves. William LIE
Ness is captain.
The body OF Jas. Byrne, OF the South
Side, found at the La Belle landing last
Saturday evening, was buried yesterday
afternoon at Mt Calvary cemetery. 1t
is the general belief that Mr.. Byrne
waded into the river near Twenty
fourth street, and lost his life in that
way, instead Of committing suicide, as
many suppose.
MURRAY BROS, contractors, are rap
idly making preparations to begin lay
ing the stone for Bloch Bros new
warehouse. The excavations for the
pillars Of the building are being dug
and the stone are arriving rapidly. In
the excavation for these pillars over IS
feet below the surface, some OF the
woodwork OF the old Washington mill,
which manufactured bolts and hinges
there nearly twenty-five years ago, was
struck. It is regarded as strange that
remnants OF the old mill should be
buried so deep.
For the first time since 1t was placed,
nearly two years ago the big Worthing-
ton pump at Bloch Bros. tobacco fac
tory, failed to work last Saturday even
ing. For two years this large pump has
been forcing constant stream OF water
to the $4,000 gallon tank, which is liz
feet from the ground. The inside
machinery OF the pump failed to work,
and a special workman has been sent
for to repair it. 1t is said the pump
will again be in working order this
evening.
w. S. WRIGHT, mechanical engineer
at the power house OF the Street Car
Company, is genius. Mr.. Wright has
been busy for some time fixing an cleo
trical apparatus at the power house,
and 1t is now completed, In the en-
CINE room the telephone bell could not
be heard from the Office. Mr.. Wright,
by an electric bell 10 the engine room
attached to the telephone by electric
wires, has made it so convenient that