Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-10
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.


Collection of the Small Events of Each
PaSsin: Dar.
Nothing is doing in the courts at
present.
There were no cases in Police
Court yesterday morning.
A big lot Of Ohio river water
melons reached the city yesterday, con-
signed to local dealers.
The Grand Opera House Band and
orchestra will play to-day for the
Dairymen's picnic at Pleasant Valley
Park.
Rev. w. r. Thompson, recently
pastor of the U. P. church at Roney's
Point, has received a call to Green
vile, Ind.
The Rosette club will give select
hop at Mozart Park ON Monday even
ing, the 2Sth inst. Prof. Long will
furnish the music.
j. P. Heinlein is having his resid-
ence on Twenty-siXth street handsome
ly remodeled. The work is being done
under the supervision of Contractor
Fisher.
-Engle Meyer, an employee of the
Belmont mill, while at work Tuesday
night, fell against some sharp edged
tin, sustaining bad cut ON the right
arm. A physician attended the in
jury.
Company c, First West Virginia
Infantry, of Wellsburg, passed
through the city yesterday morning en-
route to Morgantown, where the regi-
ment will rendezvous for a practice
march to Terra Alta.
Charles Murphy, of South Market
street. while engaged in his work at the
Warwick pottery yesterday afternoon,
suffered the misfortune of having the
index finger of his left hand taken off.
The injury was quite a painful one.
A still alarm yesterday afternoon
at 2:15 O'Clock, called the Atlantic En-
CINE Company to the Wheeling Termin
al Company's treStle at the foot of Eoff
street, where a pile of rubbish had
caught fire, presumably by sparks from
an engine. The blaze was quickly eX-
tinguished.
A horse attached to a buggy and
driven by an unknown lady narrowly
escaped being struck by dinky en-
CINE at the corner of Wood and Six
teenth streets early last evening. 1t
was through the efforts of Driver Por-
ter of the Atlantic Engine, who was
nearby, that an accident was averted
David Gray, a laborer. aged forty
years, died suddenly of cerebral hemor-
rhage at his home, No. 4732 Eoff street,
on Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock.
The deceased was a son of John Gray,
and was unmarried. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at two o'clock.
The interment viii be held at the Nc
Mechen cemetery.
A large party of people from Ly-
ons Ohio, held quite an enjoyable cut
ing at Wheeling Park yesterday. The
eXcursionists were accompanied by
brass band Of eighteen pieces, and
some excellent concert music was rem
dered during the day. There were
present about FIVE hundred people from
various points.
North Street NJ. E. church, will hold
lawn fete in the grounds of Mr.. L. B.
Morgan, No. els North Market street.
In addition to the usual features there
will be fancy table, and a fish pond,
in which the fishers may rest assured
that they are not the real suckers. To-
night, or, in case Of rain, tomorrow
night. Admission free.
The July number of the book of
the Royal Blue issued by the B. &
0. Railroad Company as a special G.
A. r. number, contains a splendid and
valuable map of the battlefields on the
line of the road and its connections
is handsomely illustrated. and the text
is largely a graphic portrayal CT the
B. & 0. and the civil war. including q
/ fine description of Gettysburg.