Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-29
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters of interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

DURING the STORM yesterday du cicC-
| trio light wire at Forty.third street was
| broken.
THE class OF 1913 of Lincoln school
gave picnic at the Park yesterday az
! ternoon.
THE Board of County Commissioners
held meeting yesterday afternoon to
audit bills.
THE Council Committees on Police
! and Fire are called to meet In joint
session tonight.
OK the Fourth Of July several picnic
! ing excursions of South Side young
folks will enjoy the day In the country.
THE annual collection was taken up
last Sunday.at the U. P. church for the
benefit of the City Hospital, amounting
to S42. so.
GEORGE D. WILSON qualified as ad-
ministrator of the estate Of A. nj. TODD,
deceased. Bond 5000. with Louis
Zoeckler surety.
Both the Wheeling and the La Belle
potteries will close down next Saturday,
for a short stop. Both establishments
will pay that day.
THE entertainment in the Sixth ward
school, given by the scholars, last night,
was largely attended, and was COM
pletely successful.
A FoECE OF men are engaged painting
the fence around Mozart Park. The
stone work OF the incline will be fin
ished by next Saturday.
DURING the storm last evening large
locust tree, near the County Infrmary
at Elm Grove, was struck by lighting
and completely shattered.
For the last six months the South
Side bank has declared dividend OF
per cent, payable the first OF July,
and per cent was placed for reserve.
BY yesterday evenings storm por-
ton of the warehouse being torn down
at Bloch Bros, was thrown clear across
their switch, q distance Of twenty-five
feet.
THERE will be no market at the Cen
tire market next Tuesday, the Fourth.
1t will be held on Monday afternoon in
stead, between the hours OF 3 and 9
p. m.
mike" Newhardt and B. Alderman,
OF the South Side, started late Tuesday
evening for trip Of over one hundred
and fifty miles down the river, on tur-
tie hunting trip.
TELEPHONE wires at Ford's crossing
and on Thirty-second street were cut
by the lightning during last evenings
storm. A man at Ford's crossing was
slightly shocked.
In Clerk Hooks Office yesterday, a
deed was recorded from james A. Filan
and Nora Filan, to VIM. R. Taylor, for
lot 20 and part OF lot 10 in square %.
Consideration, $3.50.
RINEHART g. TATUM, have sold for
Geo. Mcclellan to Della q. Cranmer, lot
No. in Lewis Lunsford's subdivision
in Leatherwood, opposite Toll House.
Consideration, $4,000.
A BOY, aged two years, OF l.. d. At
we'll of Forty-third street, died rather
] suddenly yesterday. The child had
!, eln sick for about year, but its death
came very unexpected.
The excursion of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
last Tuesday night, on the steamer
liberty to Steubenvllle, was a very or
derly one. A large crowd attended and
In excellent time was had.
THE programme for the Zane Street
Church entertainment at Odd Fellows
Hall to night includes some OF the very
6est local talent. The entertainment
deserves liberal patronage.
1.-TWO engines in the B. & o. yards
II this city, ran into each other ,yester-
dly. Both machines were broken, but
D one hurt. The engines have been
t4se to the shop for repairs.
IA DAUGHTER, aged ten years, OF Chas.
Starlight, Of the Drovers' Home, in
Utplr Benwood, fell from an apple tree
yeftt rday. The little girls arm was
fractured and she received other
bruises.
EVERY day one or more horses being
driven on Chapline street, near Cald-
wells run. falls on the slippery SUBJ
stance there. Too much tar on the
brick causes this. Several animals
have been badly injured.
THE remains OF John McCloid, OF
Twenty-fourth street, the man who
dropped dead few nights ago, were
buried yesterday at Linwood Cemetery,
nerrl Bridgeport. A large cortege OF
people. followed the remains TO the
cemetery.
BLOCH Bros. tobacco workers met
last Tuesday evening, and it was made
known that instead Of the factory being
shut down for eight days as expected,
the time would be continued one week