The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10
Rrief Mention.

THIS weather Is hard on the tramps.
oH. yes! December is as pleasant as
May. :,
REGULAR monthly meeting of Council
tonight.
CIRcurr Court has adjourned over to the
9lst inst.
THE Clerk OF the County Court Issued
one marriage license yesterday.
oSrY- one arrest, plain drunk, had
been reported at police headquarters at ~
o'clock last night.
Two deeds of trust and one deed IN lee
were admitted to record yesterday 81 lhe
County Clerks Office.
REGULAR field day at yesterday morn
ing's session OF the police court. Fifteen
cases were disposed OF.
woRXNES were engaged yesterday II
spreading broken limestone on the Ma
tional Road above eth street.
CANDIDATES for Chief Marshal OF tn
Fire Department should bear in mind tina
the election comes off tonight.
TIE Council committees on Health
Ordinances and Fire Department met q
the city building last night.
WHEN a South Slider is asked il there
anything new" he invariably replies
"All quiet since Saturday nigh"
woRKMEx were engaged yesterda,
lin taking the cylinders and pitman
aboard Of Capt. Billy Lists new boat
A BIG wedding is announced to com
off in the eastern part Of the city this eve
ming. Cockayne's orchestra has been en-
ged to furnish the music.
The Arlington Stove Works will rcsum
operations this morning. The works wer
| idle for several days for the purpose
putting the stock on hand in order.
A SEWER subiect-The state OF tn
streets. To thoroughly appreciate tn
intricacy OF this joke, the suffering reade
will please pronounce sewer "sower.
WV. CARNEY, a South Side cartman, ha
his horse run away with him yesterda
afternoon in the Fifth Ward. The cal
was pretty badly wrecked, but Carne
escaped without injury.
TnEY have Photographer" on tn
evening paper who lets loose OH an ~
protected community the most maddenin
Of puns. The "paragrapher" should b
held TO keep the peace.
A FrRsr.CLAss polar wave would be
great advantage TO our merchants, Jus
now. II would make adherence OF hur
bred per cent in the holiday sales. Can
somebody "see" the clerk OF the weather
SEVEN out of ten turkeys shot for at tn
Whiskey Run shooting match, near We
Wheeling, were carried of by Wheelin
riflemen, The distance was 100 yard
and one shot each ut the target was a
lowed.
REsIpISrs on South Broadway, lslant
are making inquiries Us to the wherea6oul
Ioi Street Commissioner Whyte. Theycon
plain that their sidewalks are in bad col
Idition, and would be benefited by layin
Of cinder. Certain it is that the walks al
sadly out OF repair.
The ladies and gentlemen OF the Estht
oratorio held their final rehearsal last ev'
ming, in the Opera House. There was
full attendance, despite the very disagree,
able weather. Much interest is taken
the success OF the oratorio by the perform
ers and their friends.
THE steady ram whlcn mas pIefhIsd -
the past thirty-six hours has thorough
drenched mother earth, and eveIrywher
can be seen oceans OF mud and waite
Gum suits are fashionable, and uRh-ells
and overshoes are considered the mo
important part of IN equipment fora wall
be it long or short.
Anour $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoo
James Corkey, who lives around tn
lhilI'' in East Wheeling, while in an into'
icated condition stumbled and fell on II
curb on Eof street, near 18th, cutting h
face badly. Corkey was SO much unds
the influence OF liquor that he was una5l
10 walk home, and he was according
locked up by Officer Moran.
Iris reported to rs that number q th
male citizens OF Bellaire who daily ride O
the street cars OF that village make con
plant OF their being no cushions on III
! seats OF the cars. They complain not onl
that it is hard on the seats Of their trov
sers but that it is also very cold sitting !
the winter time. We hope that our Bel
aire friends may soon be sle)atisfed.