Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Many Miscellaneous Matters in Small
Compass.
The News of the Day in the City
and Vicinity, Reduced to Brief
Paragraphs for the Convenience
Of Hasty Readers of the Register.

case in Police Court, last evening.
Officer McCausland arrested, James
johnson, last evening, for drunkenness.
The various barber shops in the
city will be closed after dinner on the
Fourth of July.
Lieut.. Ingram arrested two South
Side youths, last evening, for hghting
on Eleventh street.
Charles Geiger was removed to the
City Hospital, last evening at nine
O'Clock, for medical treatment.
The Turner's OF the Wheeling Turn
ing Society have arranged a dance ana
side show for Monday, June goth.
On July 10th the English Lutheran
congregation will have picnic at
Baird's End Grove, near Freeport, o.
The Beethoven Society viii cele-
brate their anniversary on July 9Th
with picnic at Scneider's vineyard.
The long distance telephone wires
to Parkersbur were connected at the
lower end Of the Eighth ward during the
past two days.
The city garbage men will give
their third annual picnic at Sycamore
Grove July 4th GOlhnger's orchestra
will furnish the music.
st. Stephens congregation, OF the
South Side, held the boards at Mozart
Park yesterday, giving very enjoyable
church picnic.
The Elder soap works, of the East
End which have been closed down for
the past ten days. will resume again
tomorrow as usual.
The Veteran Society of this city
meets to-day at the Democratic Cluo
rooms. on the South Side, to organize
into a theatrical organization.
The Albion Gil and Gas Company
we'll. east OF New Martinsville, on Coal
run. is down about 1,400 feet, and the
indications for oil are good.
John Federmeyer, a workman at
the LaBelle mill, accidentally stepped
irto one of the watts containing acid, on
Friday, badly burning his foot and
right hand.
The South Side Bank has declared
a 8 per cent. dividend for the past SIX
months, payable after the expiration OF
this month A very handsome sum has
been added to the surplus fund.
THE Alsace-Loraire Society, which
has been meeting in the East End, has
been compelled to change their meet
ing place TO the Democratic Club rooms
owing to the increased membership.
The teachers committee OF the
Board of Education have recommended
one hundred and twenty-nine teachers
for the next year. The names will be
made public at the end of this month.
Morris Holman, who is employed
al the Pabst brewery, on the South
Side, sustained a very bad cut on the
head by a Ratchet falling down the
steps and striking him. DR.. r. NJ. Rau
attended him.
The board of public works are CIV
ing the new artificial stone manufac-
tured by the Wheeling Stone Company,
a trial on South Market street, using
the stones which were especially pre-
pared for curbing.
The Sabbath School of St. Paups
Church has received a handsome new
banner from the Smith Manufacturing
Company, of Milwaukee, Wis. The
old banner was a victim of the blaze in
the parsonage several months ago.
A movement is on foot among the
retail dry goods and notion merchants
to close their places Of business at five
O'Clock daily, Saturday excepted, dur
ing July and August. The arrangement
thus far has met with general approval.
The Ebenezer Baptist congregation
(colored) is arranging for the purchase
of a suitable piece of ground on Eoff
street for the erection Of a new church.
The members are working hard and say
that at the end of the year their plans
will be carried out.
In Police Court, yesterday morn
ing. the only case was that against f. c.
McWilliams, charged with peddling
without a license. the case having been
continued for a week. The complain
ing witness failed to appear, and the
charge was dismissed.
The Directors Of the Wheeling
Street Railway Company held meeting
at the Mcclure last evening No spe-
cial business was transacted, merely
the ordinary routine matters being
brought up. All the Directors were
present with the exception of Mr.. Haz-
zard. who is at present out OF the city.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the An
cient Order of Hibernians of the Cathe-
dral. will attend the regular meeting OF
Parke Division tomorrow evening, and
the auxiliary Of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church will attend the meeting
of Mullen Division on Tuesday even
ing.
The Independent Hose Company, Of
Martins Ferry. yesterday decided not
to attend the races at COshocton, O.,
on account of the bad treatment receiv-
ed a year ago. The Company accepted
the invitation to take part in the tour
nament and parade at Mcheesport, Pa,
August 11thand 18th.
Mr.. William Poulton, of Woodsfield.
O.. who arrived in this ciey several
days ago in search of work was success
full Yesterday at the hinge factory. Mr..
Poulton worked but half an hour
when he got his right index finger al
most mashed to jelly. DR. Reed was
called to attend the injured man.
The following arrests were made
by the police last night; William Nor
an. Goitering in an alley, Officer Allen;
Jacob Smith, disorderly, Officer Gard
ner; Claude Devinney, disorderly, Off
Ger Michaels: Ed. Dyer, disorderly.
Lieut.. Ingram; James Johnson. drunk
enness. Officer McCausland; John Jen-
kins. disorderly, Lieut.. Ingram.
Miss Lillian B. Hobbs. of Barnes
Vile. rendered the thrilling poem, How
ST. Michaels Was Saved" to a large and
intelligent audience in the NJ. E