The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-10
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SPnlN0 got O lOotnoIu yesterday
THE County Court will meet to-day.
THE sound OF the pioneer hand organ is
heard In the land.
IHE Board OF Directors Of the Peniten'
tiary meet to-day OF M%oundsville.
A VERY attractive bill OF fare at the
Fourth Street Social Union tonight.
The grim spectre Of strawberry festivals
will shortly startle the i%mpecunious youth
who delights In counting two girls.
TRAVEL was resumed on the Hempield
Road beyond Claysville yesterday, the tal!
in Wright's tunnel having been cleared
up.
Mn, F. ELBERr, sR., Is having consider.
able improvements made to his property
on the corner Of Seventh and Market
streets.
TIE camp train which has been in use
on the Hempleld during the work in pro-
gress at Wright's tunnel, yesterday return
ed to C%larksburg.
THERE was a difference OF twenty-five
degrees between Z A. NJ. and Z p. NJ. yes
terday, the mercury rising that much In
the thermometer.
BIZ sure and tell your wife that you are
going to the Fourth Street Social for
YOUR supper, and that you expect 10 meet
her there with the rest Of the family.
The Ladies' Missionary Society meets
at Washington, Pa, to-day. Anumber OF
Wheeling ladies Will attend, leaving this
morning at s o'clock, in a special car.
ALARoE fire was observed last evening
about 7 O'Clock on the hill back Of Mar
tins Ferry. II was thought TO bea burn
ing barn. We failed to obtain any parlic-
ulars.
TIE Pittsburgh Leader says: "Bust
head Is the popular name for whisky in
West Virginia." Did Winans- discover
this important item when he was down
here last week?
Now clean up the rubbish abont your
premises and dispose Of 1t by tossing 1t
over into your neighbor's yard. He may
not ask you to do this, but don't let his
modesty stand In the way Of u manifest
favor.
Two young men named Toilet and
Cochran were arrested Tuesday night,
charged with stealing q watch and chain
and Knights Templar badge from Helm
bright's billiard hall. They will have g
hearing to-day before Justice Caldwell.
THE reception given at the residence Of
Mr.. ]. Parks, on Twenty.htth street, last
evening, was the social event Of theseasor
on the South Side. Some thirty'iVp OF
forty couples were in attendance, who
spent the evening dancing to Cockayne's
music.
TIE United Presbyterian Presbytery
was in session at st. Clairsville, Ohio,
Tuesday and yesterday. Rev. Mr.. Ashen'
hurst was chosen Moderator. No business
OF general interest was transacted. The
Women's Missionary Society met at the
same time and transacted the usual bust.
! ness of the session.
YESTERDAY morning q disconsolate
Chinaman was observed standing at the
Mcclure House corner, wearing a linen
buster. A self.sacriicing phllanthroptst
approached and said, "Why droopest
thou, John? What meaneth this Ian
Guidness and light APPAREL" With an
Oriental sniale, John replied, "Dlaw'
pokee."
YESTERDAY at noon, as Mr., Robert
Campbell was driving down the hill neal
Sixth street, his buggy was run into by
team driven by Henry Dice, sr., and badly
damaged. Mr.. Campbell's horse attempt
ed to run of, but was caught by Mr., r. T
Cockayne. Mr.. Campbell and his wife
who occupied the buggy, had a very mar
. row escape from a serious accident.
The sale o preserved seats for the operao
"Pinafore" is quite large, especially con
: sidering the fact that the first perform
ance does not take place until the 18Th
inst. We understand that quite 9 largt
number OF persons from Bellaire, Mounds
vile, Steubenville, St. Clairsville, &c, arr
: coming to see the opera. We advise thosC
who intend coming from a distance, tt
send at once to Lucas music store ant
secure seats.