The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-30

NAVIGATION Of the byCicle has opened.
Now doth the golden butterfly over the
rural gutter fly. u "A ~.
soNEfew ventures were made yesterday
with straw hats.
TIE shortest cut 10 fame, for girl, Is to
shoot Of a tramp.
TItE demute banana skin now trips tho
light fantastic heel.
TIE County Court will not Sit before the
first Monday in June.
VEGETATION is just booming under the
influence Of the warm atmosphere.
YESTERDAY was q truly beautiful spring
day, with all that the term implies
TIE Lyric Opera Company rollearsed
"PinafOre" at the Opera House last
night,
For the frolicsome oyster the first OF
May Is the merriest day Of all the gladnew
yeir.
LET US hope that hand organ will come
out with fresh assortment Of tunes this
spring.
Two deeds OF trust were the only papers
recorded yesterday by the Clerk oil the
County Court.
Tue Bryant Literary Society contem.
plates giving another pnbliCentertainment
at an early day.
TIE water in the river is now too low
for running coal, but there will no doubt
be rise before long.
Oh Monday VIM. Goudy was before
Mayor Robinson, Of Bridgeport, to answer
plain drunk. He paid fine OF s. and
costs.
TnE jury in the case Of Edward Kiger,
indicted for the murder ofFranZ Hobrecht,
was out four hours last night, without
coming TO verdict,
AT Kirkwood, Monday afternoon, a lit.
tie child OF Jacob thinner fell from u
second story window, breaking its collar
bone and receiving other injuries.
RTHE active ierocity with which the me.
nagerle animals are represented on the
circus bills is only equaled by their torpid
condition when viewed In their cage.
TuE fact that the world is 10 come to an
end July II, according to the Adlrnlia,
need not interfere with the trade in fire.
crackers, but must have depressing effect
on the ice business.
BRIDAL tours will be fashionable again
this spring. Bridal tours, we believe, were
invented to allow avoung married couple
to have III cir first fight where the rest Of
the family wouldn't be about to interfere.
JAKE GRuBB, the ieweler, has presented
an elegant $50 silver cup to the Sham Bat.
tie Committee, which will be awarded to
the best drilled company participating in
the exercises on the Fair Grounds, May
30th.
TnE report that Messrs. w. X. Elson
and W. Fl. Robinson, OF this city, had
purchased the Buckeye Glass Works, at
Bellaire, turns out to be incorrect. The
gentlemen most interested contradict
the report.
A STRANGER, passing along Market street
in front OF the Mcclure House, last even
ing, caught his foot in an iron grating in
front OF the Union Railroad Ticket Office,
and fell headlong against the window,
breaking one OF the large panes glass.
The Ladies OF North Street Methodist
Episcopal Church will heve n supper and
social this evening in their Church. The
literary programme, interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music, is tirstClass.
Supper served from 9 to 0 p. NJ. Admit
lance to social, 10 cents; TO supper, %
cents. All are invited.
LAST night Officer st. Myers struck a
weary pilgrim on Market street, who ap.
paared to be borne down by a heavy load
OF book beer he carried under his belt.
The fellow gave his name as John W.
Walker, and said he was walking 10 Pitts.
burgh. Fearing that it was bad case Of
pedestriana, st. Myers walked the Walker
TO the lookup.
TIE announcement OF concert at Gus.
Mathews saloon on Monday evening,
which appeared in Monday mornings pa.
per, was overlooked in the make up"
yesterday morning, and reappeared, lead
ing many to believe that Gus. had gone
into the concert business permanently.
Gus. was obliged to engage a corps Of as
sistants yesterday, who explained in four
teen different languages, TO the crowds
that rushed to the saloon, that it was all a
mistake Of the printer.
LAST night there was sort OF surprise
party at the residence OF our friend Judge
Rodgers, on South Penn street, Island.
Some 20 couples, friends Of the Judge and
his estimable lady, called rather unexpect-
edly, and spent very agreeable evening.
We were told, sub rosa, that in some way
the fact had leaked out that the Judge was
ninety years old yesterday, and the object
OF the visit was 10 celebrate his birthday
but as we have steadfastly refused to en-
terrain the rumor, we don't propose say.
ing anything about it