Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-09
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THERE was fine shower OF rain at
midnight last night.
A BICYCLE merry-go-round with eight
wheels has been started at Mozart
PARK.
A NUMBER OF people from Bellaire
gave an enjoyable picnic yesterday al
ternoon at Mozart Park.
THE attention of parents is directed
to the card OF the Linsly Institute In
this issue Of the REGISTER.
ED. B. SHANNON was arrested by
Officer Lukens, last evening, for disor-
derby conduct on Water street.
THE Board of Public Works asks,
this morning, for proposals for con-
structing a stone wall on Twenty-ninth
| street.
FRANK SCHROEDER, the South Chap
| line street undertaken, has made big
| improvements at his business place in
the way OF painting.
THE engine and boiler for use in
| handling stone on the "Pewiky" rail-
road Improvement. at the foot OF Eev-
enth street, was set up yesterday.
THOMAS ALLEN. the well known bus
mess man OF upper Benwood, got a
present yesterday from some OF his
friends in fishing camp down the
river. He got nine turtles and they
weighed 100 pounds exact.
IN Police Court yesterday, Maggie
| Townsend, disorderly, was fined 50 aud
costs; Christ Cline went to the hill for
Is days; George Forsythe, dlsorderly,
was fined SIS and costs; John kenna,
vag, was fined IS and costs.
JOSEPH LUBIC. the Austrian wheel
| man OF the South Side. has been barred
from entering the race at Mozart Park
| Saturday az the Shield OF Honor picnic.
| The committee says the raceis for anna
teurs only, and they think Lubic too
speedy.
THE Wheeling aud Lake Erie Railway
will run a special fast train to Canton,
Myers Lake, Zoar aud Massillon, leav-
| ing Union depot at 7:30 g. m, city time,
Sunday August 10Th. Tickets will be
on sale at Elm Grove railroad ticket Of
fee aud Union depot several days before
| the convention.
| YESTERDAY afternoon some one I'M
known set the pile OF rubbish on ire In
the bed of Wheeling creek between the
stone bridge and the B. q o. The
flames blazed up very high, and there
was great danger OF the fire spreading.
The Atlantic firemen were called out to
extinguish the fire.
AN evening paper stated last night
that the Niagara fremen ran against a
buggy at Twenty-fourth and Chapline
| streets, in the run TO the fire Tuesday
evening. The firemen wish a coriec-
ton made, as they did not touch the
rig, but came very near 1t. The buggy
was owned by Thomas Coffee.
HENRY +. ENNIS, now Of Toledo, who
for some time has been on the South
Side for visit TO his friends, will leave
tomorrow. Tonight he will entertain
q large number of his gentlemen friends
in farewell party, and they are plan
ming big time. Mr.. Ennis was for
merry OF this city, but is now one OF the
employees Of the Libby glass works at
| Toledo.
AT the outing given by Mrs. Fred
erlcka Lindemann, of Fortieth street,
at Mozart Park, Tuesday, to nun Der
OF her lady friends, there was an excit-
ing potato race. The race was on the
| floor of the Pavilion, and ten OF the
young ladies took part 10 1t. Mis-:
Josephine Smallstick won the race, and
! received for her prize finely made
pocket pin-cushion.
The fremen OF the Eighth Ward &C.
cept the challenge Of the Niagara men
for contest in QUOT pitching. They
will play for supper to be prepared by
any OF the caterers Of the city agreed
on. They will play series OF hVe
games. two In each Of the hose houses,
and the other to be played on strange
ground. The two best pitchers IRON
each hose house will be selected.
LAST evening there was q pleasant
event at the home OF DR.. j. K. Manley
of South Chapine street, the popular
physician. Willie, the bright son oil
the DR.. and Mrs. Manlsy, was aged ter
wears yesterday, and his parents planned
a surprise for him. There were mum
Der Of happy little folks there, and they
enjoyed the evening as only little folks
can. The excellent supper served wal
one Of the attractions Of the evening.