The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-31
SCRAPS OF NEWS,
Gathered Here ana there by Intelli.
eeneer Reporters.


gencer Reporters.
TIE justice shops appear to be frozen
up. aGL
HAvERtY's Minstrels will be here the
18th Of January.
SUNDAY hours will be observed at the
Postofice tomorrow.
CouxTY CIERx Hook Issued one mar
riage license yesterday.
THEODORE ORUM, Of the Eighth ward,
had his ears frozen yesterday.
An Italian confectioner, under the Nc;
Lure House, had his stock damaged
slightly by the fire.
MARTIN THoRSToN generously feeds
lookup every night
An attempt was made to get quorum
in the Second Branch last night, but as
usual 1t was failure.
MIR. DowDRS SHORTS, Of W ellsburg, who
has been visiting iriedds in this city, re-
turned home yesterday.
TaE boys Of the North End Boat Club
have bedched their boat house for the
winter season near the ferry landing.
The largest trip Of tho season was
brought to our landing by the steamer
Telegram on last Tuesday afternoon.
oSE coal hauler says that in one day he
was asked five hundred times, the cues
ton, "Can you spare me that load|
Four HUNDRED laborers are wanted at
the Wheeling Greek Coal Works, west 81
Bridgeport on the O., T. v. & w. road.
A xEw switch board has been put in at
the Telephone Exchange by Manager N.
R: Wolf. There are now 202 subscribers
in this city.
TIE planning mill OF Coen & 90, on the
South Side, is being run every night until
8 o'clock, in order TO keep up with their
numerous orders.
wM. Corrs, engineer OF the yigilant en-
CINE, Is still confined to his bed By sick
meas. We hope To- soon see him at his
post Of duty again.
The work OF putting down the. new
crock sewer on the east side Of Main street
and running down Third is progressing IN
d satisfactory manner.
THE work OF repairing the damage done
by Wednesday nights fire to the Mcclure
| HOUSE, WAS ucSu4 y 6ntSlAbJ hhA was "
finished in few days. z
To FIND parallel winter the "oldest
linhabltant" sits for hours and cogitates,
and finally concludes that sufficient unto
the day is the cold thereof.
TnE mails to Parkersburg by the river
1 will go twice a week during tho freezing
up OF the river. They will close a. this
city at Ar. NJ, Mondays and Fridays.
THERE will be watch meetirg services O.
night at Fourth Street Church, commenc'
Iingat 10 O'clock Revs. Q. E. Manches'
ter, o. p. Slasden and others will take
part in the meeting. Go and worship with
them. $3.50 NJ 81
TnEyoung ladies ofMr. Henry Jones's
Suiday School class at the Island Metho-
dist Sunday School were pleasantly en-
Iertained BY Mr.. and MrR. Jones at their
residence on South Front street last
night.
A PLEASANT surprise pound party cap
tured the Island Methodist Parsonage last
night and had u gay lims, Rev. Manches-
ter and wife we're LETT in possession OF the
house and a large number donations at q
seasonable hour.
Il ADAM BLUM was committed to jail yes
terday in default OF $500 bail BY Squire
Philips. One OF the b0ttliDg cellar cases.
The constable was looking alter William
Englehardt, another violator OF the law,
late last evening.
ARRANGEMENTS are being completed for
an excursion on a grand scale, for the
round trip on the fine steamer Scotia. from
Plttsburg and other points to Cincinnati
and return. T. I. Cockayne's orchestra
will accompany the excursion through.
DR. W. A. BKLpINe, Of Troy, n. Y, q
widely known and successful evangelist
among the Disciples, 10 the guest OF w. r.
Thorn pson, on Chapline street. DR.. Beld'
ing isto spend week ottwo in meeting
beginning with the last night OF the old
year
Rev. NJ. Long returned home last night
aftera an absence OF more than four months
engagement In Bible missionary labors in
southern West Virginia. He came by the
10. L o. Railroad, through Staunton and
Harper's Ferry, 0 distance OF 100 miles,
instead of go by the Ice bound Ohio.
MIR. WIZ. WoLr, OF the West Wheeling
ferry, is about to erect q large and com:
mcdious barge or picnic boat capable OF
accommodating from eight 10 ten hun.
dred. twill be fitted up with all oil the
latest improvements and Is something that
has been needed here. 1t will be done
for the coming picnic season.
The morning Sabbath School, .and youth
belonging the First Presbyterian Chulch
Of this city (Rey. DR.. Cunnirgham's), will
hold their New Yesr's Eve Greeting, with
parents and friends this evening in the
lecture room OF the church. The printed
programme Of exercises indicate a pleas
ant meeting. We believe this Sabbath
School is the Oldest in the city.
GER nAHIA SIR GiSG SOCIETY,".