The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-04

suIMER resorts will be attractive places
this month.
WHEN person falls out Of u hammock,
isn'tit hammock'ery.
"srASD up and tell the truth like little
bell punch, is the latest.
CouXTY CLERK Hook issued one mar.
riage license on Saturday.
WArERMElONs and camp meetings are
now ripe and ready TO be enjoyed.
IT is highly probable that the Top Mill
will resume operations this week.
The Council Committee on Health will
meet at the City Hall this evening.
TnE summer resorts out the national
road had their full quota Of visitors yes
terday,
snEmPP TISoLE scored another lap in the
detective race by capturing Ken Gray on
Saturday.
THR Turner's excursion to Pittsburgh
yesterday, over the P. VIZ Kyo was well
patroniZed.
Tue Board OF Commissioners meet in
regular monthly session at their rooms
this morning.
-Four deeds in fee and three trust deeds
were admitted to record in the County
Clerks Office Saturday.
CuIEY OF Police Sweeney has the finest
botanical gardens In the city, in which the
Major takes just pride.
The indications are that the Hinge
Factory, after a rest OF eight weeks, will
hnat,t,,a hnapaiinOu ln.NaV
CAN'T some enterprislng fellow devise
a scheme. for moving that Ice mountain
out in Preston county down to Wheeling.
TIKI election for School Commissioners
takes place at Fulton to.mOrrow. A
County Superintendent will also be voted
for.
TuR Conference Of the NJ. E. Church,
South, Convenes at Clarksbnrg on the Sd
Of next month. Bishop Doggett will pre-.
side.
TnR Council Committee on Fire De.
partment, at their meeting Saturday even.
ing, confirmed the appointments Of Chief
ECcles.
Mr.. JAMES HANEs, No. 7l5 Main street,
is having his residence handsomely fres-
coed. Mr.. Chas. G. Kiehl, Of Chicago, is
the artist.
Mr.. JOHN FRANK, u workman employed
at the Top Mill blast furnace, had his feet
badly crushed last week by the fall Of q
pile Of pig metal.
Mr.. VIZ. o DoNxELL, OF this county, has
been awarded the contract for building
the Orr school house, between Roney's
Point and Haneytown.
The Otis Hall Temperance Union pic
mic at Hornbrook's Park, Saturday, was q
highly successful affair. CoCkayne's band
played for the dancers.
A FOOT race between Mike Flicker and
"Schoony" Bero, for Sl0O, took place on
the Fair Grounds, Saturday, which result
ed in Flicker taking the stakes with ease.
A WOMAN got on a street car on the
South Side the other day, having with her
three babies, four baskets and two satch-
els. She barely left room enough for the
driver to manipulate the brake.
A MINIATURE riot occurred on the levee
Saturday morning, between two bruisers.
II the damage was in proportion to the
crowd the fuss attracted, both combatants
must have been pretty well beaten up.
The wise boy now layeth by his spare
change, so that when the circus cometh
he goeth in like other people, and is not
compelled to sneak under the canvass and
stand the risk OF running into the ele-
phant.
An exchange says that the Adventists
OF Wheeling are preparing for the end OF
the world, billed for the 18th OF this
month. Can't this threatened dissolution
be postponed until after the Weisgerber-
Felsing race.
AMONG the patents recently granted are
the following to West Virginians: Daniel
Schaierr Parkersburg, writing table; Thos.
B. Griffith, Point Pleasant, iron roofing;
Q. Hanes, Wheeling, combined fireplace,
damper plate and arch BAR
SQUIRE SCHULTZ had the entire South
Side out Saturday looking at him wheel
ing street hose and reel up town. Some
thought 1t was a recent addition to the
fire department, while others thought the
paste brigade OF circus was heaYing in
sight
Mr.. ROBERT ARMSTRONG, OF Triadelphia,
who was thought to be fatally injured by
falling from ascatIold in Wright's tunnel,
has recovered sufficiently to be able to
walk about, but it is feared that he will
never again enjoy the former Clearness OF
his mental powers.
WAYMAN A. NJ. Z. Chapel, on the east
side of Market street, above Tenth street,
is now under roof, and when completed
will be the handsomeSt structure OF its
kind in the city. The congregation, Rev. G..
7. Prosser, pastor, are now worshiping in
the Hope Hose house hall.
II any one wants to have his doubts
satisfied rs to the intelligence OF horses be
should visit the United engine house and
prevail upon Hugh Harrison to exhibit
the noble animals that draw the engine
and reel. Hugh has them trained SO well
that the antics and tricks Of the educated
circus horses are not to be compared with
their remarkable exhibitions oiinstinct.
NoTwIrHsrASDrEG the hot weather yes.
terday afternoon, the Temperance meeting
at Parker hall, on the South Side, was
well attended. DR.. MCCracken delivered
a very interesting lecture, after which
Father Harris addressed the meeting
Temperance meetings are held at this hall
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
Ar teachers examination held in n
neighboring town last week, one OF the
applicants was asked where Arizona was
situated. A prompt reply was made that
1t was in South America. Boundi it, said
the surprised examiner 1t is bounded on
the north by Guiana and Peru; on the
south by Brazil; on the east by Chill; and
on the west by Paraguay and the Pacific
Ocean. Next!