Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-24
SMALL TAEAa
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
PithiIy Told

THERE were four cases In Pollce Court,
Yesterday morning.
MAYER's band will give a picnic at
wheeling Park on the 18th Of next
month.
A DOZEN Wheeling wheelmen went
for long ride Sunday. They went far
out the Bethany pike and came back by
the way of Triadelphia.
THE preserving works OF the city
find it very hard to get blackberrlss.
The dry weather has made the crop
short in most places.
THE many friends of Chas. Springer,
Of the Fifth ward, good Democrat,
are very eager that he secure the noni-
nation on his ticket for constable.
MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to John Purvis, native OF
Beaver county, Pa, aged 40, and Jennie
c BAKER, a native OF Indiena, aged IS.
A DOZEN of the society couples Of
Bridgeport gave a big wagon picnic out
wheeling creek Sunday. They report
having had one Of the most pleasant Of
times.
THE case OF State v. Edward Work
and wife, charged with petit larceny at
tho residence OF j. +. Sacher, on the
Island, will come up before Justice Gill
lespy to-day.
SUNDAY the Central Garden club gave
a grand wagon picnic. About fifteen
young couples went out Wheeling
creek, and they spent one Of the most
pleasant Of days
TIE Young Mems Society OF the St.
Aluhonsus church held meeting last
Sunday and II was decided to have big
picnic at Wheeling park on the twenty
third of next month.
A FORCE of carpenters have begun
LAYING the jOsts for the addition TO the
Sixth ward school building. The masons
are done, and in few days the brick
layers will begin their work.
A FORCE OF men are at work finishing
the sewer which is being laid from In
front Of the First Christian Church TO
opposite the Hook and Ladder hose
house on Twenty-frst street.
THE newly organized Clothes Pin So
clal club, OF the North End, under the
leadership OF their captain, George Tap
pan. went to Pttsburg last Sunday
where they enjoyed 4 most excellent
time.
THURSDAY evening at the Thomp-
son NJ. L. church on the Island, the
Union Epworth League OF this city
and locality will hold a meeting. They
have arranged most Interesting pro-
gramme.
RANDOLPH and Morgan Butts, Joseph
Bier and d. Broos, well known Wheel
ingites, will be merry party that will
leave tomorrow for fishing trip to
Fish Creek. They will be gone for
some time.
PATRICK MORAN, OF Washington dis
triCt, says mis- name was suggested for
delegate TO County Democratic Con-
vention and for district committeeman
without his authority and be wishes his
name withdrawn.
A FEW days ago a fine Holsten COW,
the property of Chris Else, living on
the motor line between the city and
Fulton, was run over by car on the
w. & e, q. Railway and killed The
cow was worth $50.
JOSEPH WAsEMAN, of the National
road has beaten the record for ground
hog killing. Last Sunday morning he
went out and in the evening came
back 18th -i.a l~-5a o"Nu "a -asTs II
got enough TO give his friends lunch
for several days.
THE Terminal Railway Company, of
this city, will extend the system into
the heart OF Benwood as soon as the
Riverside Company shall complete eX-
tensive fills now in progress. For
the present the Terminal will build no
depot in Benwood
CITY CLERK THoNER, Mayor B. F..
Caldwell, Fire Chief Healy, aad other
members OF the Wacht am Rhine Fish
| ing Club, returned from camp Yester-
day, and spent the remainder OF the
day telling about the fine, large time
they had, and describing the "bear
dance"
THE Lone Star fishing club has gone
| for the summers camp near woodlands
on Fish Creek. The club left the city
last Sunday evening, and was composed
OF the following well known Wheeling
people: Otto Werner and wife, Drug
gist John Coleman and wife, Peter Mil
| Ter and daughter, OF North Wheeling,
and John Emig will go the latter part
Of this week.
FoR the last few days there has been
big excitement In the gypsy camp al
| Elm Grove. -Four days ago two OF the
bows were sent from the camp with a
horse and wagon after hay. They did
not come back but skipped with the rig.
One of the gypsies followed them for
four days and finally located them near
Cadiz, O. They were brought back &c
the camp with the horse and wagon.