The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-22
MUSEUMS GROWTH
is SLOW BUT SURE
INTERESTING RELICS OWNED BY
WHeelINGITES ATTRACT
ATTENTION.
Equipment OF Old Baltic Ball Club
Placed on Display-Antique Coins
and Books Exhibited.

The Wheeling public museum. sit
ua'ed IN the public library on Market
street. while yet in its infancy. iudg.
ing from the collection of relies ana
curios that have already been receiy.
ed by its management and placed on
exhibition. will soon be one of the
most interesting places that stranger
within the portals OF Wheeling can
visit.
AS yet. the exhibits are few in mum
Der but what they lack in this respect
they make up in interest. New dis
plays are being added almost daily.
and II the citizens of Wheeling show
the proper interest and support the
success of the museum is assured. II
Is being maintained by the board Of
education.
upon entering the room in which
the museum is situated one is immedi.
ateiy attracted TO a large cabinet
placed on the south wall, in which
is placed pennants and other para
phrenalia used by the Baltic baseball
club of this city in 1866. A few men,
bers OF that famous old club are still
living and when they gather in the
museum many are the interesting tales
related.
Several base balls bearing the games
played and the scores OF the games
are in the cabinet The scores of the
games mounted up in high figures ana
according to the scores the Baltic
must have been fast cluU. \ pennant
trimmed in gold braid was presented
10 the club and II has also been placed
on exhibition. The score books, rec
ords and ball bats are included in the
exhibit.
Adjoining the exhibit of the old
Baltic baseball club is one of :he
jackets and copy of the bylaws and
constitution of the Hope fire company
which was organized here in 1885.
In table cases are several copies OF
famous masterpiece paintings OF
American artists. One of the most
remarkable is the Age OF Innocence
which is an exact copy of the original
which hangs in the national gallery
of London. 1t was presented by the
Collegiate Alumnae association.
Old Books Displayed
letter book of the Prayer &. Com
pany of Philadelphia, who conducted
an extensive import and export bust
ness in 1894, containing copies of the
letters written in various languages,
of Charles Prayer OF 1921 Market
street. The company was owned by
John and Mark Prayer. Jr. who is the
grandfather of Charles Prayer and the
grand uncle Of Isaac. George. James
and Daniel Prayer of this city To
read the letters. which are in perfect
handwriting, is interesting
In the collection Of relics is a num-
Der of books, some of which were
printed by old Wheeling printers.
"Furgal." an interesting story. is one
that was presented To the Wheeling
Library by George G. Aul in 1884.
Some time during its existence it has
been in water and its backs are badly
warped. II was printed in 1890. Other
books. including sermons. biographs.
history and interesting sketches of the
officers Of the revolutionary war, are
on display
The DAILY Citizen"
copy Of the Daily Citizen" a pio-
neer paper Of Nicksburg. printed dur
ing The war Of the states. is on display.
II was printed on wallpaper and only
on one side
book OF flowers. giving the his.
tory and other interesting data regard
ing the specimens. was loaned TO the
museum by Miss Gail II Holiday. II
is 12l years old. book OF the acts
Of the Virginia state Legislature. show
ing the action taken in incorporating
the town Of Wheeling" I'm 1906. is
on display.
Bank notes issued by the Confcder.
ate government during the war of re-
bellion are presented They were So
cured from the United States treasury
department
Old Coins Draw Attention.
Tn an interesting group OF coins.
from tho Spanish, United States. Mex
can and English mints Of many years
agO. perhaps the most unusual is the
swedish dale-. coin that was used in
1921. II IS about five inches square
and weighs I and ll-16 pound on the
four corners. and boz the center the Of
hci1l government stamp b. placed
warming pan that was used Nv
Zaonariah Sprigg loo II has been
placed M the museum by his grand.
daughter. Mrs Bertha Savage The
warming pan ls similar 10 tho skillet
.o to-day % has lone handle and i-
covered with lid through which are
% number ~ holes. % was filled with
hot Goals and ou 70 wIutsry night was
used beneath th" covers before the
owner r'fItod
s collection OF Indian heads mount.
DI ON card board .s another interesting
exhibit
Just 90 frv days AGO. copy ~ the
Wheeling Intelligence Hlc. was enter. ,
cd at the library o. contains many
interesting news events Of long aFo
and ir attracting much interest