The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-17

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The river is rising. ~
-"SnocxISd bad walking" =,
TIE German danced ut Wiesel Hall last
night. ....g s
aLEr us gather at the river"-and watch
for the breakup.
0XE marriage license was Issued yester.
day by Clerk Hook.
TnE thaw has put an end osleighingand
skating for the present,
TIE slush oil the pavements Is In some
localities nearly foot deep. ...a
Two deeds OF trust and one deed IN fee
were admitted to record yesterday by the
County Clerk.
BmDGEpoRT Is afflicted with newspaper
thieves-that most contemplate Of oil the
various classes Of petty offenders.
THERE was Sheriff named TlngIC
Who In city politics dId mlngle,
llAndan and Smith Is Ills bait ...,..,
lie got terribly left, did Tlhglet
"LEAvEs have their time 10 fall, and 80
have pedestrians, who find ridge oil
snow a foot high In the centre Of the side
walk.
THE various Orders OF the city are hay
ing good time at this beginning Of the
year installing their officers and enjoying
social meetings.
TIE walking Just now on some Of oul
thoroughtares reminds one Of the waltz
movement. II Is one, two, three-and
people don't stop to help you up.
A PRorRAcrED meeting Is In progress al
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church. The
pastor, DR.. Alexander, expects able assist
ance during the series Of meetings.
THE Western mails were late getting il
last night, the Central Ohio train due here
at I o'clock being several hours behind
time The cause Of the detention we did
not learn. .......
TIE Wheeling town clock appears "a
have been keeping the holidays and has
not got oVerthe effects yet. It gives q very
uncertain sound when II sounds at all
Martins Ferry Netrs.
YESTERDAY brought out the latent loaf
ing capacity OF the city 10 q great extent
much OF which aired itself on the stree
corners, while the remainder diSported
Itself In the vicinity OF the public build
ings. otto. EIl.a.s
SPEAKING Of break up on the river re-
minds us OF friend who took his girl to {
church sociable the other night, and sht
called for orange ice four times. At The
last call our friend thought he had strucl
an "iCe gorge" ' '"
THE Lookup was as quiet as a tomb las
night at 10 o'clock. There were no pris
oners behind the bars awaiting e4amina
ton in the morning. The floor Of tho
police court room, however, was pretty
well occupied by sleeping tramps.
OCCUPANTS OF a downtown car, yester
day afternoon, were entertained by {
squalIng "bahby" with 40-horse powel
lungs. 1t was not until everything pos
scssed by the fellow passengers was giyer
the youthful ruler, that he ceased his bel
lowIngs and behaved "hisselt."
Frank o'BRIRS. who delivers tho SIqnd
ard in the Eighth Ward, on, Wednesday
evening complained before Justice Mix o
that Ward that boy named Blatner wa!
in the habit OF assulting and beating hin
at every opportunity. The Blatner boy
was arrested and taken before the Justice
but the case was settled SitAqRt po@inG
to trial. ..-.'.. ~
INVITATIONS are out for the mask ball ia
be given by the Mathews Light Guardl
on the Goth. The Committee Of Arrange
ments consists OF Captain ]. B. Lukens
Lieutenant James N. Todd, Lieutenant
u. L. Dickey, Sergeant VIM. Schwertieger
John Berger, II. i. Baguley, Theo. Kobe
and Harry T. Black. The programme, a
printed on the invitation, includes mum
Der Of novelties.
FoR long time modest little placart
on the door Of certain public office in thi
city bore this inscription In soEL Of hashfu
letters: "Please shut the door," Nobod!
headed the admonition, and the placart
was replaced by the picture Of fierce
looking old Codger shaking a fist as big a
an OK atthe retreating form Of a man, ant
yelling HShut the doorI" 1t is safe to an
nounGN that the door will be closed hereaf
ter, but ttmid ladies' must he on thei
guard when approaching IT, 10
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