Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-26
SMALL TALK

Minor Matters or Interest Briefly anu
PIthily Told.
HANG out your banners to-day.
THE wage.workers own the town.
FIVE hundred feet more of the city
flag stone were sold yesterday.
THE telephone ditch has been opened
on Sixteenth street as far east as Eotf.
ALL Of the city offices will be closed
at noun to-day, by order OF the Mayor.
RI. REV. JOHN T. SULLIVAN was
yesterday appointed attorney for Rt.
Rev. John j. Kain.
MARTIN & WILL have something new
in the way Of horse shoe mating Ia
their Market Street Barber shop.
UPcHURCH Lodge No. 20, A. o. ..
W., will be Instituted at Odd Fellows
Hall, next Wednesday evening, by the
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania.
LIBBY Z. McCLoY was yesterday ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate OF
John NJ. McCloy, deceased. Bond, 500.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday TO Edward McPhillips, a native
OF Pittsburg. aged 2l, and Mary A.
CorcoraD, native of Pittsburg, aged 81.
THE Arion Fishing Club, which has
been in camp at Grape Island for a
couple OF weeks returned TO the city
yesterday. They met with fair success.
The Fire Committee OF Council will
be called for three o'clock this after
noon, to see the Vigilant engine tested.
TIE test will likely be on Eighteenth
street
GEO. LoBENsrEIN was arrested by
Lieut.. Gaus, last night, for driving
over q sidewalk. Frank Bachtler was
arrested by officer Trischler, for dis
order.
Work was commenced early yester-
day morning to repair the "Pewiky"
trestle at Boggs run, damaged by the
fire the night before. New ties and
timbers will replace those burnt.
WITH its present issue the Ohio VALLEY
Farmer changes its name, makeup and
scope. 1t is now the Ohio Valley Farm
er and Labor Journal, has been enlarged
TO eight pages, and is a bright and
newsy weekly paper.
A DEED OF assignment made by
Joseph Montgomery, of West Findley
township, Washington county, Pa, 10
j. Q. Longdon, was put on record in
Clerk Hooks office, yesterday. A por-
Iion OF the assets are in Ohio county.
THE Elm Grove railroad switch at
Burgesson 81 Kimmons' stone quarry,
near Hugus', has been completed, and
will probably be tested to-day. The
stone obtained from the quarry are the
finest ever gotten out about this city.
CARDS of invitation have been issued
for the opening OF the Bellaire, Bridge
port aud Martins Ferry street railway,
at Bridgeport, at 10 o'clock next Tues
day morning. A number of addresses
will be made, and luncheon will be
served at p. m.
THE firm Of Etz & Seifert have de-
livered the three sets OF harness for
which they recently contracted with
the Council Fire Committee TO the Hook
and Ladder, Niagara and Atlantic
houses. The harness are finely made
in every respect and very satisfactory.
A FEW daYs-sgo the Baltimore and
Ohio briSee at Elm Grove caught fire,
and would probably have been destroyed
had not the Waterman at the Elm Grove
station seen the blaze and put IL out
with the aid of the track foreman Of the
Elm Grove. The two men carried TWEEN
ty-two buckets of water.
Mr.. JOHN LEMMoN.a we'll known and
popular engineer Of the b. &c o.. welded
Thursday evening Miss Elsie Duelly, a
highly respected lady OF McMechen.
The wedding was private and the two
were pronounced man and wife by Rev.
Campbell, OF the NJ. e. Church OF Nc
Mechen. Mr.. and Mrs. Lennon will
make their home at McMechen.
THOSE crossing the river TO the La
Dor Day Picnic to-day should remem-
Der that the pontoon bridge, at the foot
of Twelfth street, affords the shortest
route to the Fair grounds, IL being but
about five minutes walk from the heart
Of the city to the grounds. The fare
for the round trip Is the same as over
the big bridges, while the walk is no
greater, even If you cross to the Island
by street cars.
The Mountain State Cycling Club,
now twenty-five members strong, will
purchase three prizes TO be raced for
tri-weekly by all the members Of the
club on the Fair grounds, The first
prize will be for the winner OF two
mile race, second one mile, and third
one-half mile. The prizes will always
be the property of the club and ever J
member will have chance to recapture
hem.