Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-14

Minor matters of Interest Briefly and
PithIly Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest brieny anu
PithIly Told.
TIE mercury touched "a degrees, at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
ARoUr 5000, 900 gallons OF water are
psed daily these days in Wheeling.
TIE Mark Twain Rod and Gun Club
will leave for its down-riVer Trip next
Wednesday.
THE Sabbath School, Of st. Matthew's
P. E. church, picnicked at the ParK
yesterday.
THE Duouesne Fishing Club. OF the
South Side, left yesterday Tor GOWN
river fishing trip.
THE Council Committee on Health Is
called for this evening to wrestle with
the garbage contractor.
DANIEL BECKER, Of Forty-third
street. has purchased a fine four-year-
old colt valued at $500.
A POWER of attorney from the Mag
nolia Metal Company TO Charles d.
Berry was recorded yesterday.
THE Jas. Green Fishing Club left at
6 o'clock yesterday morning Tor SIX
weeks stay Ut Willow Springs.
SHER1FF FRANzHEIM has appointed
Harry Goodwin, of the Island, Deputy
sheriff. vice A. P. Garden, resigned.
uThe State Board of Public Works will
arrive here to-day on its regular tour
of insnection OF the railroads OF the
State.
A CHILD of Thomas Temple, OF TWEEN
ty-seyeuth and Main streets, Will be
buried this morning at eight O'Clock In
J Mt. Calvary cemetery.
THE police force has been photo,
rraphed in two groups, the CHER ana
nine men Of the day force in one, and
nineteen men on the night force In the
| other.
THE Polish society, of the Eighth
ward. had a big dance at Archibald S
grove last night. A brass band was In
attendance, and things passed OIL
smoothly.
A LARGE amount Of steel is being
brought to the Top mill from the River.
side steel works. Employees take this
as an indication that the Top mill viii
| resume again oeIoIe iOHS'
A FEW days ago number OF North
Wheeling men had fireworks on the
river bank near the pottery. over one
hundred skyrockets were fired, to the
delight of crowd of spectators.
NEXT Tuesday evening there will be
a dance at Haberfeld's Park, at the
corner of Third and Main streets. Ter
relps orchestra will furnish the music.
Preparations are being made for big
| time.
THE Globe Fishing Club of North
Wheeling, composed principally of mill
men from the Second ward, will leave
next Monday for an up river fishing ex-
cursion. The club will be gone six
weeks.
PROF. F. II. CRAGo is receiving great
support from South Side people for the
principalship of the Eighth ward school
next term. Petitions are being circu-
lated and there are over one thousand
names on them.
THERE were three cases Ia Polices
Court. Yesterday morning. Joseph Gill
mer, for tapping vault into a sewer,
SO aud costs. George Gaudy's case
was continued, and Aug. Locke, for
drunkenness, had judgment suspended.
WM. II. KINNEY, the popular sa-
! loopist OF Seventh and Market streets,
has sold his place OF business to Frank
Hennes, who has taken charge. Mr..
Hennes is we'll known in the business,
having once kept at Eighteenth and
| Market streets.
REPORTS from the camp OF the Flea
Bite Fishing Club, Indicate that the
| boys are having q bang-up time. a
good story Is told at the expense OF
Young man from the South Side, who
unknowingly contributed Sl.OO toward
last Sundays dinner.
MEssRs. KURNER e. CHEW, the
Twelfth street painters and paper
| hangers, have opened a branch estab-
| lishment at Nos. 2747 and 2740 Chap
| line street for the convenience OF per-
sons living on the South Side who wish
any work done in their line.
Mrs. THERESA MoRosCo, aged fifty
seven, died at her home on South Wood
street yesterday. Cancer OF the stom-
ach caused the death. Her remains
will be buried tomorrow morning In
Mt. Calvary cemetery. Deceased was
| of a prominent Polish family.
THERE was an amusing incident in
one of the horse cars in North Wheel
ing few days ago. 1t was raining
quite hard and the lady inside the car
was riding complacontly along with
her umbrella hoisted, and she needed
it. These cars leak very much to the
annoyance OF passengers.
THE Superintendent Of the city water
works will have charge Of the work
soon TO be begun of laying atwenty-inch
water pipe, to connect with the thirty
inch water main In North Wheeling.
| This pipe will be laid between Seventh
and Eighth streets. Quite large force
Of men will be put to work soon.
WHooPING cough is epid emic in
North Wheeling. Along Main and
! West streets, in the North End, there
are at least fifty cases. Mostly chill
dren have the disease, but in many In
stances the old folks have it. The dis
ease is not fatal, but is quite severe. In
some families as high as six members
have the cough.
THE North End Literary and Athletic
Association is making big improvements
at their new building, at the head OF
Seventh street. The building is very
commodious one, and has veranda
overlooking that part of the city. In
front of the club house the boys have
graded and planted shade trees. The
club now numbers twenty-seven per-
sons, and the members take great in
terest In their neat club home.