Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-30
SMALL TALK.
Events of Interest in Polite Circles in This
City and State.

Events of Interest in Polite Circles in This
City and State.
The Mikado Club gave very sue
cess-ul dance Saturday night at MOI
art Park.
There were five disorderly cases
on the blotter at police headquarters
last night.
Work will be commenced to-day
to lay the piers for the engine at the
new LaBelle plate mill.
William Beiskirk, engineer at the
| Wheeling laundry, had his arm crush
ed while at work Saturday.
-LaBelle Lodge A. o. U. W. Will
give an outing and basket picnic at
Mozart Park next Saturday.
-Barnum & Baileys big show Genes
to Wheeling Friday, September "a.
The city and surrounding country is
already well billed.
Edward Flanagan, Of Benwood,
lost a gold watch and chain valued at
S65 at picnic at Whiteman's grove, in
upper Benwood, Saturday night.
The wife of William Glazer, a
miner living at the croner of Wetzel
and Thirty streets, died yes
terday evening of blood poisoning.
The funeral of the late Hugh
Clark, ST., will take place at 8 o'clock
this afternoon, from his late residence
IN Pleasant Valley. Interment at Stone
Church cemetery.
The LaBelle tin workers will have
a brass band Of twenty-five pieces. Ar
engagements were made yesterday to
form the band, and Al. Somers, of May
ers' band, will be director.
Wood Bros. have secured the con-
tract for $4,000 residence for w. H.
Pfarr, treasurer of the Locke Shoe
Company, to be built on the corner of
Ohio and South Broadway, Island.
The Bellaire steel works, which is
being remodeled throughout, will be
ready for operation in two weeks. 1t
was the original intention to start
week earlier than this, but the work
has been delayed
"A Dillonvale miner who had been
crushed and hurt internally by lot of
coal falling on him, and who has been
at Haskins' hospital for some time,
was taken home by his friends yester-
day. He will not recover.
Several long train loads of coal
have been passing through the city
during the past couple of days on the
Baltimore & Ohio. Several shipments
were received for manufacturers in
this vicinity from the lower end Of the
State.
The furniture for the new st.
Mary's parochial school, on the South
Side, has arrived, but the workmen
will not likely finish the interior work
Of the school department in time for
the school to open next Monday, as in
tended
George Elliott, an estimable citi-
zen Of the South Side, died yesterday
afternoon in the SIND year Of his age.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Henry Harper, No. 1929
Chapline street. Interment at Green
wood cemetery.
The Wheeling Teachers Institute
will meet this morning at the hall in
the Y. NJ. G. A. building There will
be competent instructors, and all
teachers in the city are expected to be
present. The Ladies' Aid Society will
serve luncheon every day during the
progress of the institute.
A wreck occurred on the Balti-
more & Ohio road east Of Martinsburg,
w. Va, yesterday. A fast passenger
train collided with freight train on
siding, smashing several cars. No per-
son was injured. Traffic was delayed
for six hours while the tracks were be-
ing cleared.
The music to Haydns Creation"
to be sung by the Oratorio Society this
season, has arrived. Members desir-
ing to obtain same before the first
meeting on September 6, may do so ut
Banners by making the regular de-
post. Persons desiring to join the
chorus this season should make appli-
cation September 6, at p m, at Odd
Fellows hall.
One of the striking features OF the
trades display in the Labor Day parade
Saturday was the float Of House &
Hermann. which was divided into
two departments, one representing the
present condition Of the miners home,
where several were at the table eating
dry bread and water,and the other por-
traying the condition Of the home as
he hopes to see it in the future, where
On elegantly set table was displayed in
the center of a well furnished dining
room.