Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-17
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AN infant child of John Casper, of
South Market street, died last evening
after short illness.
A CHILD, aged months, OF William
Foreman, of 1860 Eoff street, died last
evening of scarlet fever.
A FORCE of painters have about COM
peted work on the Seventeenth street
bridge across Wheeling Creek.
CONTRACTOR o. II. AUBER, OF the
South Side, yesterday began the paint
ing the roof Of the City Building.
THE Forty-third street pharmacy was
reopened for business yesterday. John
Early is the accommodating proprietor.
SATURDAY Morrison & Chew, the
boiler firm, put fine new boiler at the
barber shop OF Robert Gaus, OF Twelfth
street.
LAST night there was fair crowd
out TO hear the debate at the Sixth ward
Republican headquarters. There were
two speakers.
SEVEN members Of the police force
went yesterday afternoon to Wheeling
Park for bowling contest and to enjoy
a little outing.
BROOKS BLoS, of the Dovener fishing
CLUB, down the river, caught an eel
few days ago, and it weighed four
pounds. 1t was over yard long.
THE Board OF Public Works OF the
city will take trip over the town this
morning, to inspect the different pieces
of II Nv Cnnnnil
THE Reymann Brewing Company
could not get enough cars yesterday to
ship the orders. They got orders for
seven carloads, one after the other.
ELDER & Co., OF the East End, have
gone into the oil business, and have
given up the soap trade. They have
now three oil wagons OF the new trade.
GEORGE FOREMAN, Of the Nellie Bly,
fishing club, caught twentY-four
pound catfish the other day at the camp,
and sent 1t to q friend on the South
Side.
THIS is the day OF the outihg and the
celebration OF :he eighth anniversary OF
the Teutonia Singing Society at Wheel
ing Park. They have planned grand
time.
THE outing club, composed of twelve
young men from the Y. Nj. c. A, left
Yesterday morning for two weeks
camp near ZOar. O. They went by the
W. & l.. E.
THE new tennis court of St. Andrews
mission, on South Jacob street, was fin
ished yesterday, and there were num-
ber Of persons enjoying game on it
last evening.
THE preserving works OF the city are
now at work on the currant crop, which
is not large. They are just through
with the blackberry crop, which was
nothing ezra this year.
JOHN KoRN, the North Market
street business man, will entertain
many Of his friends at bis stand this
evening. The refreshments to be
served will be feature.
A NUMBER OF men and boys have
started a quolt pitching place In the
old cemetery along Sixteenth street in
East Wheeling. They want to see the
place used for something.
ONE-HALF of the members Of Kelley's
army, who are encamped near the city,
are married men. The greater number OF
them left their wives and families In
charge Of their fathers-in-law.
THE Globe fishing club left last Sat-
urday for the up-river summers camp
ing trip. The camps will be pitched at
Big Elm. The club will be the most
fully equipped along the river.
VAN CLEARY OF the Ceary Electric
Company OF this city, is at the Airing
ton Hotel, Sistersvi!le, fitting it up with
electrical apparatus. Ha5lett Freese
has gone to assist him with the work.
THE Union Epworth League, Of this
city and locality, will hold the regular
monthly meeting Thursday night at the
Thomson NJ. Z. Church, Island. They
have planned an interesting programme.
ABOUT o'clock last evening, in the
Sixth ward, it was reported that boy
had been drowned at the Belmont mill
landing. A great crowd flocked there.
The excitement was occasioned by two
policemen running TO catch car.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred feet OF new
hose arrived at the Atlantic hose house
Yesterday. The new hose will be given
a test near the Atlantic some OF these
DAYS, and II satisfactory, will be distr-
buted TO the different engine houses OF
the city.
On the last day of this month and on
the first day of next there is TO be ol-
cycle meet at Steubenvile. The races
will be on fine track in that city. Two
Thousand dollars is to be given away in
prizes, and there are to be sixteen races.
Many OF the wheelmen OF this city are
planning to go and to enter the race
CHARLES SrANKE, the well-known
blacksmith of North Wheeling, has
made the purchase Of very fine Ken
lucky thoroughbred pacing horse
worth $1,000. The animal Is beauty,
being a chestnut sorrel, and came from
Lexington. The horse has record for
uacing OF 2:1s. He will enter the horse
in many OF the races this fall.
YESTERDAY afternoon at o'clock
the remains Of Thomas Melaney, late
of East Wheeling, were buried at the
Peninsula. The funeral was large
one. Baltimore Lodge OF the Uniformed
Rank OF the X. OF p, with the Couer
De Leon division turned out TO the fun
eral in body. The procession was
headed by Meister's full brass band.
AAoUT nine o'clock yesterday fore
noon an Italian employed in the Bel
mont blast furnace was overcome by the
gas. he is one Of the cupoa men and
was sitting beside the furnace, Gas
came from the shaft. A doctor was
called and after two hours Of hard work
got the man around all right The man
lived in the lower part OF the city, and
no one appeared to know his name.
SEVERAL parties who live on Eleventh
street, went out last Sunday with
wagon picnic to have q good time. A
young lady was left in charge OF the