The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-09
RrIefMention.
Tnr County Court meets this morning.
cnptsrMAs-threa weeks from MedneS.

IHE county SOuEL HeetS tLL9 hiOtnAH6'
CARisrMAs-three weeks from WedneS-
day.
are the great articles. ~s-r,
TaE man who iorgets to close the out
side door Is abroad In the'land.
CRY COUNCIL selects Chieffor the Fire
Department tomorrow evening.
Miss ARABELlA RooT will sing in the
Opera House next Saturday night.
TnE holiday season approaches, when a
young man must show his gift enterprise.
THR music by Cockayne's orchestra, at
the Bazaar Saturday night, was highly ap-
preciated. .6
TnE weatherclerk prognosticstesa storm
and high wind in the Council Chamber to-
morrow night.
tbs sale preserved seats for the Charity
Concert commences ut Lucas music store
this morning,
Council committees on Health, 0rdi'
nances and Fire Department meet at the
city building tonight.
TnR man who bought the candy horse
at the Bazaar on Saturday night says II II
don't 60 he can lick it.
CLAREE's "Uncle Tom" combination is
booked to appear at Washington Hall on
the 9th and 10th insts.
The A[iennerchor Singing Society will
give q concert and ball at their hall or
Main street, New Years eve.
WALTER MARSHALL is building large
wagon and blacksmith shop on Market
street, between 5th and 9TH streets.
TuE returns Of the vote cast for Con
gresham in Logan county last October
have been finally received at the Capitol
OWING 10 sickness, three Of CockaynG'i
orchestra were prevented from playing a
the Children's Home benefit on Saturday
evening.
Now that Christmas is coming, the aver
age boy who can not succeed in attaching
himself to at least two Sunday Schools L
guilty Of a lack Of enterprise.
The Martins Ferry Choral Union gav'
concert in that town on Saturday even
ing, under the direction OF Prof. +. A
Weber OF this city.
TIE Cross property. corner 3Sth ant
Jacob streets, South Wheeling, was solo
BY Auctioneer Haller, on Saturday, t
Mr.. George Bowers, for s., us. y
LETTERS addressed as follows are detain
cd for postage at the City Postotfice; +
Z. Eckstein, Philadelphia, Pa; Mr.. Z. w
Lightner, care OF Dipdich office, Pitts
burgh; Christ. Weibel, Darlington, Mon
roe county, Ohio.
CONSIDERABLE amusement was created
in North Wheeling, Saturday last, by two
couples OF young folks leaving the city OF
two horses, the girls riding in front anc
the boys behind. They paid no attention
whatever to the iun they made.
OS Friday evening Frank Briggs, a two
wear old son OF Henry Briggs, pulled
lighted lamp from the table TO the floor anC
broke It, scattering the burning oil ovel
the floor. His father succeeded in extln
gushing the flames without injury to thu
child. -.
THE funeral OF Dennis savery, one OF the
oldest nailers in the country, who died on
Thursday evening, took place from his late
residence, No. 1920 Eoff street, yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended. The
remains were inferred at the Peninsula
cemetery
LAST Saturday contryman coming tc
this city from Ohio with load OF produc:
stopped a citizen on the Island and asked
him how far 1t was to Wheeling. He wa.
told that he was in part Of the city then
The countryman replied: Now, stranger,
don't try to take advantage OF me in tina
way. II this is sample OF the streets II
the CITY | will take my team and go back
home And he did so.
Mr.. JAMES RICHARDSON, tollkeeper at the
east end OF the suspension bridge, who i:
vested with the powers OF special police
man, on Saturday arrested tramp or
suspicion OF having stolen goods in hi:
possession. The fellow 'fessed up, ant
gave Richardson amuff which he acknowl
edged he had stolen. He begged of, and
Jimmy let him go. The mutt was sub
seouently identified by Mrs McCallister
who keeps a boarding house, corner
Market and 18th street, as her property.
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