The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-28
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Isrief aTention.
Boar races should come off in regular
rowStation.
THERE is agreat lack of sprinkling carts
in this city.
THK,City Council will meet tonight in
special session.
WoRK viii be resumed at the Hinge
Factory in a few days:
THIS sanitary men are kept "humping
from morning till night these days.
WHERE oh, where isthe street sprinklerF
is the exclamation ofmany citizens.
Tins pleasant weather greatly increases
the number OF passengers on the Elm
Grove cars.
THE hand organ nuisances are agar!
heard about the city, to the annoyance of
every household.
On and after May /, the first excursion
tickets to all the watering places lnthe East
will be put on sale.
THERE will beat least a half dozen cases,
of petty character, before His Honor
Judge Cranmer this morning.
STRAWBERRY short cake is dangerous at
this season of the year. IT leaves those
who indulge in tia little short.
Travel on the railroads is improving as
the pleasant weather sets IN, and the
freight business is very heavy.
The ball given at Tallman's Hall on Sat
urday evening last was very largely at
tended. Cockayne made the music.
IT is a fearful thing to contemplate the
coming school and college commencement
seasons as this hot weather comes on.
MANY of the offices in this city have
been remodeled and greatly improved TINS
Spring, and the occupants seem well hNeu
i
THE trade in agricultural implements IS
pretty lively at the present time. Many ny
| of the farmers, however, ask 1or IiIle Oh
purchases till after the returns are IN.
's-THE second military ball of the military
companies of the city, to raise funds 10
| defray the expenses of the sham battle,
| will be given in Turner Hall. Friday, May
9th.
A NUMBER of murders took place Satur-
day night-at the Opera House. Ihey are
not. however, good material for local sen;
sations, and Richard will hardly be called
before His Honor.
The Fair Grounds have been rented by
the Beethoven Singing Society for the 4tn n
of July, when they expect to give grana
picnic in honor OF the tenth annlVersaF!
of their organization.
The Nail City Brewing Company have
/ issued invitations to their friends ana
patrons to attend grand lunch and book
| beer test, TO take place at the Brewery,
this afternoon at O'Clock.
THE building this season promises to be
mostly in the residence line, Will ten,
dency to the Island. Labor and material
are very cheap and extra facilities are Oh
i fered to those having money.
THE Turner HumPty DumPty Troupe,
of this city, will go to StsppenNille on
Thursday evening, May LIST, and give an
exhibition in that city for the Denent OF
the stepbenville Turnverein.
THERE were about $4,000 pounds OF
fresh fish sold in this market last week, in
consequence of the cut in prices, which is
perhaps more than was ever sold before
in Wheeling in a whole season.
Ton HAwLEY and Fred. Christmyer got
into aght st Phil. Bixon's barber shop,
in the Eighth Ward, Saturday afternoon.
Neither of the combatants YES hurt
much. Justice Mix issued warrants Tor
their arrest.
THE thermometer has again become an
interesting instrument f0r study ana Cd
servation If real estate and goods we're
on the "rise" in proportion the tunes
would be lively and no one would MIND
the weather.
THE iron columns for AIr. Myles new
building are to be furnished by the Centre
Foundry Company. The well known rep,
utation OF this company for house-tron'
ard ornamental work insures Mr.. Myies
first-class job.
STRAWBERRIES were sold in the Second
Ward Market, Saturday morning, at thirty
cents per box New cabbage is expected
within a day or two. Tomatoes and Gu
cunbers have been sold in this market fol
the past two weeks.
Cry SERGEANT SWEENEY on Saturday
received a telegram from Marietta, re
questing him to arrest an insane mar
named j. w. Moore. who came up on TIT
steamer Hudson. Moore could not Dt
found, and is supposed to have gone L
Steubenville.
THE Maynard Rife Club had the frs
: target practice OF the season, Saturday al
ternoon, at TingIe Range. MIR: Richard
Stewart, of South Wheeling. made scor'
of as out of q possible so, Creedmoo
count, at 200 yards, the bulls eye beini
only eight inches in diameter. This !
considered very good shooting.
TIE East Wheeling boys are in the ha6l
of congregating on the Peninsula, to thu
number OF a hundred or so, on Sabbath
afternoons, and playing ball, much to tn
ANNOYANCE of the good people living II
the neighborhood. Yesterday Officer
McCully and Miller took walk out to tn
Peninsula, and put large crowd OF tn!
Young rascals to immediate and precipl
tate flight.