Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-08
SMALL TALE.
Minor Matters OF Interest," Briefly and
PIthIly Told


A NEW pavement is laid in front of
the Y. NJ. C. A. building.
CURLING is being set on Thirty-ninth
street, between Jacob and Water.
IMPROVEMENT are being made at the
interior OF the Eighth ward engine
house.
THE shelving is being placed at the
newly improved Atlantic tea store, on
South Market street.
FRED HAFER, the Thirty-third street
butcher, had fine horse to Gle Monday
night. The horse was worth $500.
On the Goth of next month at Mozart
Park the ladies of the Golden Eagle will
give their first grand annual outing.
d. C. KERNER has a force OF men at
work painting the windows and interior
of the St. Alphonsus school building.
Mrs. JOHN BRADDoCK Is having q
large retaining wall built in front OF her
residence at the head OF Twenty. Gig hth
street.
GENERAL business on the B. & o.
railway is better this week than IL has
been for many months. A great revival
in trade is noted this week.
REPORTS come from the locality OF
Sherrard that the recent rain greatly
developed the corn and potato crops. 1t
is now thought that these crops will be
fair in that locality.
CoUER DE LEON division OF the K. OF
P. drilled on the South Side last night
aud made fine showing. They are in
practice for the big event OF the lodges
OF the X. OF P. TO be held at Washing
ton City this summer
f. N. Brown. a well known and pro-
gressive farmer OF Sherrard, will have
one of the fLest barns in that locality
built in the near future. Already the
work has been begun. Contractor
Charles Connors will do the work.
HENRY Cook, of No. 2132 Jacob
street. some two weeks ago caught a
young gray eagle on Chapline Hill,
which ne was showing around the city
yesterday. The bird, although very
Young, measures 4S inches from tip to
tip.
JOSEPH LUBIC, the Austrian OF the
South Side, who is making such rec
ord for fast wheelman, and who has
won all the races he has yet entered,
will be in the race next Saturday AZ the
picnic at Mozart Park to be given by
the Shields OF Honor.
MONDAY night there was pleasant
event at McMechen. Last Saturday
the Scnwood X. OF p. gave grand out
ing at that place, and it was found so
successful that the picnic was continued
Monday night. There was large crowd
there. and the second event was just as
successful as the first.
AT Q o'clock Yesterday morning the
remains of William Hesenauer, late OF
South McCOlloCh street, and for years
one of the best known among the work
men of the La Belle iron WORKS, were
buried The funeral was a large one
Services were held az the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception, on the
South Side.
AT the picnic at the Fair Grounds
Monday, gwen by the society OF ST. AL
phonsus church, leading feature was
the one mile and half foot race. Charles
Mounds, OF the South Side, came in hrst,
and got fine box OF cigars as the prize.
Clemens Kirchner, also of the South
Side, came in second in the race. The
race was an exciting one.
ONE week from next Saturday there
is TO be grand event at Mozart Park
to be given by the Hibernian and 81.
Johns Societies OF BenwOod. There
will be a street parade in Benwood on
that day, and 1t is to be headed by the
Boggs' Run brass band. The march
will be made TO the foot OF the incline.
1t is being planned that the event shall
be a successful one.
LAST night the L. S. NJ. Fishing
Club, co imposed Of popular South Siders,
left the city for the summers camp at
Ten Mile, Pa. They go well equipped,
aud il is safe to say that the natives
where they are TO pitch their tent never
saw such an array OF dogs, guns and
hunting munitions. Contractor o. II.
Auber is the captain: john Berry is the
turtle hunter; Fred Zegler, the Thirty
third street plumber, will be the bait
hunter, and "Billie" Nicos will be dish
washer.
The Niagara tlremen again ouer
challenge TO the men of the Eighth
Ward hose house for game OF horse
shoes or series OF games. They offer
to play the Eighth Ward men, two
games at each house, and the third to
be decided upon between the fremen.
The distance to be pitched will be fifty
four feet the regulation distance. They
want to play the Eighth Ward fellows
for any kind OF supper. and are willing
to meet their representative this eve
ming at eight o'clock at William Twins
drug store TO make the arrangements.