The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-23

birthday,
II Is time for the hotrid stories about
the effects Of Ice water.
A BLACK SNAKE ten feet long was killed
on Chapllne's Hill, yesterday, by an. East
Wheeling boy.
TIE express companies are crowded
with business, but the berry season will
soon make It grester,
THERE was q select hop, last night, Ut
the residence Of Mr.. Henry Rose, on tile
Island. Music by Mayer.
PnLIr McGuiRR was arrested In Bridge.
port for peddllng without q license, and
fined by the Mayor 81 and costs.
E%toHTY.F1vB recruits for the Irregular
army, o." passed over the B. &o.syester-
day, m route for Montana territory.
1HE police are receiving reports Of stolen
horses from almost every direction. The
open pastures are tempting to horse
thieves.
ARMS and acconLremens were shipped
to the Martin Guards, OF Fairview, yester.
day. Thirty canteens were sent 10 the
Garrett Rifles, at Fairmont.
4 YOUNG man named Junkins, an up.
prentice at Sweeney's machine shops, had
one OF his arms badly injured by q lathe
he was working, Thursday.
Carr. 0rro, Of the GofrGuards, went TO
Bellaire last evening, for tho purpose Of
urging Col. Baron TO bring his Second
Ohio Regiment to Wheeling on the 3Oth.
A SNEAK thief entered the store Of ST.
mon Horkhelmer & Co., corner Twelfth
and Water streets, yesterday morning, and
stole a couple OF bottles from the show
window.
YESTERDAY, being Ascension Day, was
Observed as a holiday Of obligation In the
Catholic Churches. There were three
masses in tho morning, and vcspers in the
afternoon.
A BALL is TO be given tonight, at the
Armory, by the military companies OF the
city, to raise money to defray the expenses
Of the sham battle, Mayors orchestra
will furnish the music.
A TEMPERANCE meeting will be held at
Parker Hall tonight. Addresses will be
delivered by Benz. Stephens, John Burd,
VIM. Grifen, VIM. Miller, Barney Brady,
S. Bayletts and John West.
CHARLEY STARLIGHT is having a man.
moth sign painted on the north wall Of
his extensive merchant tailoring estab.
lishment, on the South Side. Charley
has the biggest clothing house in town.
TnELyric Opera Company will rehearse
"Pinaiore" at the Washington Hall this
evening. They will give two perform.
ances at the Opera House next Thursday
and Friday evenings, and expect to draw
crowded houses.
THE new boat house Of the Brown Boat
Club WILDE completed ina few days. The
carpenters are through, and the painting
only remains to be done. The house Is q
neat and su bstantia%l structure, eighty feet
long and fifteen feet wide.
A PRESBYTERIAN Sabbath School Con.
vention will be held at BelIaire on the eth
and 18th Of May, A large number ofSun.
day School workers and ministers are ex'
pected to attend. Rev. Mack, OF Barnes
vile, will lecture on GLOW to Make a Sab
bath School Interesting and Profitable"
TIE evidence in the Centripetal case,
now on trial in the Circuit Court, will
probably close to-day, as but n witness,
Capt Ed. Weisgerhsr, OF Grafton, is yet
to be examined. There may, however, be
other witnesses summoned, and we do
not desire to raise hopes which are liable
to be blasted.
WoRKMEN yesterday commenced laying
a crock sewer on Chapline street, in the
vicinity Of Caldwell's Run, for the pur-
pose OF carrying of the water from the
sewers constructed by the La Belle Nail
Works aud Wheats tannery. The work
was ordered by Council, at its last meet
ing, upon the recommendation OF the
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades.
YESTERDAY Mr.. VIM. H. Woodward was
engaged in burning brush on his farm,
just beyond the County Infirmary. While
he was at dinner the fire communicated
with his fence, and destroyed about forty
panels Of good fencing. Constable Ell
wood Martin, who happened to be on a
jaunt in the country, passed that way, and
observing the fire, stop and extinguished
it.
TIE picnic season Is approaching, aud
the wise man, when lie goes out in the
morning and meets decorative job wagon
jammed full OF happy, sweltering child
rem, who are trying to singin the intervals
Of having their liver jolted up against
their palGtes; the wise man returns home
and arms himself with an umbrella and
overshoes, for he knows 1t will rain that
afternoon.
a VERY pleasant party was given by Mr..
Henry Rose ut his residence on South
York street last evening, About twenty
couples were in attendance, who enjoyed
themselves in tripping the light fantastic
until the wee small hours. Mr.. Joe Heaton
was master Of ceremonies, and otiiciated
with a calm grace and dignity that won
expressions OF delight from the entire
company. Music by Mayer.
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