Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-15
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minor Matters or Interest Briefly an
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Sdss, ihst cNcuiuB.
MONDAY the employees OF the Pan
Handle railroad in this city were paid.
IMPROVEMENTS are being made at the
home Of George Corngiver,of South Me-
| Cullough street.
Ten new members joined the Chap
line street M. E. church, last Sunday,
under Rev. L. Ii. Jordan IS pastor.
THE brick is being removed from the
site OF the old Sweeney foundry at
Twenty seventh and Chapline streets.
BENJAMIN EMHoFF. who has the con-
tract for the new house at the city
workhouse, has the dwelling well under
way.
ST. ANTHoNY's church congregation,
| OF Bridgeport, will give picnic the
| twenty-seventh Of this month al Wheel
ing park.
EoFF street from Twenty second to
Twenty-third streets is TO be paved.
The curbing is being reset aud brick is
being hauled.
THE Bull Dog Athletic Club. OF the
South Side, is making big Improvements
at It's boat which is moored of the La
Belle landing.
A CHILD OF Charles Boring, of East
Wheeling, died yesterday, after having
been i'll but since Monday. Cholera in
fantum was the cause Of the death.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday TO Archie o. s. Wood, native OF
Bridgeport, aged 90, and Elizabeth
Maxwell, a native of Wheeling, aged is.
CONTRACTORS Au6er and Pell, Of the
South Side. yesterday got the contract
TO slate the new house which is to be
built for Henry LOCUS In the Eighth
ward.
CURLING has been reset on Market
street between Twenty.SiXth and Tween
ty.seventh. Brick is being hauled pre-
paratory to the laying of the pave
ments.
MURPHY BROTHERS., the plastering
contractors, are at work on the fine new
house of Louis Hoffman, on the Ma
tional Road The work will soon be
completed.
THE Fair Grounds were secured yes
terday for the Interstate Y. NJ. c. a.
Field Day, on the 21st OF September.
The members of the Y. NJ. c. A. in this
city will at once begin training.
A LAWN fete under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Society Of st.
Johns church, at the Laue residence,
North Front street. Island, will DO an
attractive event for this evening.
JOHN WATSON, the brick paving con-
tractor, has secured the JOB OF laying
fine brick pavement in front OF the bus
mess house Of Joseph Webb, on Mar
Ket street Work will be begun in
few days.
THE Belmont authorities are moving
In the Clemens matter. A case against
Mrs. Clemens, is set to come up before
Justice Clark, at Bridgeport, this morn
ing. and other warrants are said TO be
In reserve.
EMMA HILL. an inmate Of house Of
I'll fame in Alley G, was arrested last
night by officer Watson for being on
the streets for improper purposes. En-
ma had gone ont for cigarettes, accord
ing to her story.
Dr.. CLYDE FORD, OF the South Side,
yesterday received one OF the finest
microscopes ever seen in the city. The
instrument is of the Leitz make, and is
In every way complete. The microscope
will magnify eight hundred diameters.
THE Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail-
road Company will put in switch at
Edging toms Lane for the handling OF
material for the new school house, for
Joe. Brady's residence, the Adams resi-
dence, and others, 10 be erected this
season.
TICKETS for the concert and picnic
by the Mozart Singing Society. at Mo-
Fart Park, on Monday, September 3,
are going off like hot cakes. The con-
cert is going to be very attractive one,
with high grade features, and 1t should
be literally patronized.
THE new pipe line being laid from
Burnsville, Pa, to Benwood mills is be-
ing rapidly completed. The work is
now finished nearly as far as Elm Grove.
The line is to go down Browns Run,
and strikes Boggs' Run about one mile
from Marshall street, In Benwood.
EDWARD DORSEY, OF Sherrard, has
made the purchase of the Davidson
III.
farm contains one hundred and thirty
four acres, and was sold by the Sheriff.
Five years ago John Davidson, the
owner OF the farm, mysteriously disap-
peared, and no trace could ever be found
of him.
ABOUT one o'clock yesterday
somebody threw down the cent
slot machine in front OF George
III. Ebeling drug store on South
Market street, broke the lock and tried
TO take the 50 in change from the ma
chine. Mr.. Ebeling heard the nsise,
but when he got to the door the thieves
had escaped.
LATE last night no trace had been
found of the robbers who stole the
horse and harness from DR.. Dowler and
Wat Dugan, of McMechen, Sunday
morning. Monday II was currently re-
ported that Nc Mechen man had taken
the rig, that he came 10 this city, got
Iadv and went to Sherrard, where they
were married. There Is nothing in such
a report.
THERE will be 4 quoit-pitching con-
test at the A. o. II. picnic, al Wheeling
Park on the god, and the entries will be
made at W. f. Wier's furnishing store.
The entries will close on the evening OF
the 2lst, and all the crack pitchers OF
the town are expected TO take part.
The first prize will be gentleman's
watch chain, donated by A. Z. Stauver,
and the second prize will be charm,
TO be donated by Richard Donohue.
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