The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-17

birthday.
A DOUBLE frame tenementis being erect
cd on Goth street, below Chapline, by Mr..
Charles Reed,
TnE Gas Investigating Committee held
another session saturdaynight. No de-
velopments.
TIE South Wheeling Literary Society
gave an entertainment at Westwood's Hall
on Saturday evening.
No doubt there will DO a crowd Of
strangers in the city next Saturday to wit.
ness The military display.
THE Wiliiansons, In "Struck OIL" have
been booked for All engagement at the
Opera House March Sd and 4th.
A BIG party is booked for the South Side
OH Wednesday evening Cockayne's
orchestra will furnish tue music.
o. Friday night, at the Schultz Boat
Club dance, Mrs, Arthur Bickerton held a
ticket which drew fine gold necklace as q
prize.
THERE was n very pleasant private party
at the residence Of Mr.. Wallace, up Cald.
wells Run, last Friday night. Viewtg's
music.
"TnE knights Of the Plains, or Buffalo
Bills Last Trail" Is tho title Of the piece
to be presented at the Opera House next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
The Bridgeport people are holding their
mouths open waiting for the 9. & I. V.
Railroad to commence operations, and
when the word is said, then lookout.
THE Third House held ali interesting
session at the Stamm House yesterday.
The members were dined and wined at
the expense OF The gentleman from Wood.
Tms receipts OF the Masonic social and
supper at Bridgeport last Friday night ag.
gregated about 500. The expenses
amounted 10 $50, leaving net profit Of
$50.
OFFICER DAWSON Saturday night found
Steve Quinn snugly ensLsnsed In board
pile on Sixteenth street, sleeping of tho
effects ola drunk. Steven was locked up
10 answer. .... -..u
The residence Of Mr.. G. +. Wagner, cor.
ner Goth and Chapline streets, was entered
by couple OF sneak thieves a few even.
ings since. The thieves were frightened
OF before securing any booty.
TIE Pennsylvania, Ohio and West vir-
ginia Press Association meets at tho Cen
trail Hotel, Pittsburgh, on Friday next,
ior the election Of officers aud the trans
action OF other important business.
0S Friday morning as q son Of Louis
Cook was coming to Bridgeport in bug
gy, his team took fright near the foot OF the
Big Hill and ran off. The buggy was com.
pletely wrecked, but Cook escaped un-
hurt.
CENTRAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION No. 8
elected the following directors last Friday
night: W. @. Handlan, @. H. Wheeler, j..
B. fancy, F. Falloure, j. L. Hanes, D..
&. Morgan, Geo. Hook, l.. @. Reed, G. A.
Beuter.
WILL UsELToX and John Biggcrton were
arrested on Saturday night, charged with
creating tumult and disorder at Uselton's
boarding house on High street. They
were placedin the cooler, and will have a
hearingthis morning.
TIE following gentlemen have been
appointed by the Golf Guards as com
mittee to make arrangements for the pro.
posed sham battle on Decoration Day:
Edward Norton, Joe Kuhn, VIM. Heller,
Thomas Toomcy and Joseph Walters.
LAST night about II o'clock the report
OF pistol was heard on Market street, be-.
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Several policemen and the ubiquitous
newspaper reporters secured the neigh
borh0od to ascertain the cause Of the
shooting, but did not succeed in doing SO.
Tng attention OF City Sergeant Sweeney
having been called to an ordinance In 70.
lation to balls and picnics, he has given his
officers instructions 10 enforce 1t under any
and all circumstances. The ordinance f.
as follows:
Upon license for any show or exhibi.
ton, entertainment or amusement, ball or
picnic where money is charged for admis.
sion and the price is 50 cents or less, S. 90,
and when the price Of admission Is over
so cents, $40 per day."
TME Schmulbach case will come up in
the Circuit Court this week. The follow
ing persons have been summoned, from
which 10 select the jury: Thomas Hanna,
Carl j. Meyer, Lewis p. Kuglen, A. G.
Robinson, VIM, Dulty, Samuel KEENAN,,
VIM. Graham, John Bruce, John II. Hall,
Casper Hell, Henry Ramp, Adolph Bruhn,
James Henry, James MalOney, VIM. Au.
Der, Gottlieb Straub, Louis GRADE, Chris.
tan Viewig, Scott Miller, John Muldoon,
Conrad WaSsman, Edward Bowman, Jos,
Harvey, Abraham Cox.
HERE is what a Fairmount paper has to
say Of the sham battle proposed BY our
soldier boys: The Wheeling military com.
panies, assisted by the Wheeling nawspa.
pers, are agitating the question Of having
another shanl-battle at that place some
time soon. better 20 slow over there and
give somebody else chance. There Is
sucla thingsas running matters into the
ground, and that may I've tho case with this
proposed sham battle. 1t should DO borne
in mind that other points in the State have
military companies whose claims must De
recognized.
Cart. CAMrRELl. S@EgXrY'S new boat,
the Corona, is thus complimented BY the
New Orleans Democrat: THE Corona is
establishing for herself reputation for
speed. a. u, writes lis that she loft
New Orleans Tuesday at $40, passed tue
Red Church at $40, arrived at Baton
Rouge the next morning at S:45, Bayou
Sara at go, and the Red River whariboat,
ahead Of everything and Just behind the
Lee, at P. ", Wednesday. That Too
against a head wind nearly the whole
way, big river full OF Drift II ever the
Corona Is lot out she will put her pegs
mighty high up for all the balance Of the
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