The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-21
Brief Mention.

WoRK on the Opera House improve
ments was commenced yesterday.
THE friends Of Felsinger at the Top
Mill propose to present him with n new
scull boat.
ONE release deed was the only paper
admitted to record at the County Clerks
Office yesterday.
CT. BRuFs & Co. have placed thirty
six new store stools in their elegant dry
goods establishment.
MR. L. SPENCE, Of Martins Ferry, yes.
terday shipped a new engine to parties
out the b. o. Road.
A NUMBER OF our doctors left for Wes-
ton last evening, to attend q meeting Of
the State. Medical Society.
THIs is the season Of church festivals
and May parties, and the churches are
improving their opportunities.
MEssRs. PYsE, and Vail caught a large
turtle in the mouth Of Wheeling Creek
yesterday, which weighed about 90 lbs.
THERE will be a temperance meeting
at Parker's Hall tonight, to be addressed
by Rev. Ripley and other good speakers.
KRAMER's brass band goes TO Morgan.
town TO play during the commencement
exercises at the State University on the
eth Of June.
WIN. CARNEY was arrested on the
South Side yesterday, by Officer STANLEY,
and locked up to answer a charge OF dis
orderly conduct.
AN alarm Of fire was turned out from
box No. 1872 UNITED Engine House,
shortly after 0 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. There was no fire.
DURING the last year there have been
sixtysix additions TO the Sabbath School
Of the Wesley M. E. Church. The school
has = membership Of 800.
THE frat picnic Of the season was
given by the congregation Of the Ger
man Lutheran Church, OF South Wheel
ing, at strobel's Grove, Saturday last.
The usual annual excursion Of Rev.
Mr.. BarnitI's Sunday School, and all the
other children in town, Ia set for the 9Th
Of June, at MAhan's Grove, two miles be-
yond Wellsburg, on the P. W. & Ky.
Railroad,
Col. J. MAI. Bon. LITTLE, Of Philsdel.
phia Cream Pop n%otoriety, mourneth for
The loss OF a fayorite trick dog, and re-
fuseth 10 be comforted. The canine was
poisoned "by some person or persons to
the jury unknown
The celebrated erin con case Of Ed.
Christman We. Charles Hoffman, inwhich
plaintiff sues for $4,000 damages, Is set
Tor trial In the Circuit Court today. The
suit is based on the alleged seduction OF
plaintiffs wife by defendant.
A COLONY Of thirty-eight people will
leave Greene county, Penn, next week,
for Kansas. They are from the vicinity
OF Mt. Morris. Capt. John Lane, pas.
senger agent OF the B. & o. Road, will
take the party clear through to Kansas.
The folks who enjoyed those excur-
sionS to the great Music Fest. so much
are already talking up excursions TO the
Cincinnati Exposition next fall. A
rousing delegation from Wheeling TO the
next Cincinnati Exposition Is considered
almost q certainty.
TIE Martins Ferry people are max.
Ing arrangements for a proper Observance
OF Decoration Day. AT a meeting held
on Saturday evening last appropriate
committees were appointed TO arrange
for a procession, Grafton, and the decorA.
ton Of soldiers graves, All honor TO
the patriotic people Of Martins Ferry.
YnrERpAY the sky was bright, the air
clear and balmy, and the sun shone out
with seasonable warmth. The weather
Tor two weeks past has been remarkably
cool-oyercoats and fires were necessary
for comfort-and the cold had a chilling
effect on vegetation generally. But we
have heard OF no serious dGmage by frost
In this immediate section oil country
Fruit, vegetables and other crops are
promising, notwithstanding the reeen
cold snap.