The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-24
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IDLH-the painters.
To-Day will be payday at Hobbs, Brock.
unier & Co.'s, and the LaBelle mill.
Two marriage licenses were issued yes,
terdSy BY Recorder Hook, and one deed
OF trust recorded.
ANTHONY DElrERs, Of the Seventh ward,
is lying very III and cannot live at most
beyond few days.
Tue steamer Courier carries two car
penters at present, to repair broken
wheels, during the running Of the ice.
TaE man Hilton, who was shot at Full
ton, on last Saturday, was taken with a
violent fever yesterday, and Is very de-
lirious.
ONE thousand FIVE hundred tons OF steel
rails went through this city yesterday Tor
the Chicago Division Of the Central Ohio
railroad,
TnR Belmont County Court granted q
license to VIM. Wolf to run a Terry across
the Ohio river in West Wheeling Tor one dn
year from November Goth, 1880. Fee 500.
The Democratic pole on north Market
street Is stumbling block to many pedes'
TRANS and passing vehicles. 1t is lying
directly scross part Of the street and has
become nuisance.
THE Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades recommended that the Council do
moi grant the petition OF the Pottery Com.
pany 10 run switch up Alley D, near the
residence OF Mrs. Glass, on 1hirty-trst
street.
MIKE LYNCH, formerly a street car
driver, Is in the lookup on charge oil
wrecking furniture and general disorderly
conduct. He Is an industrious man and
has not been known to indulge in liquor
before in years.
The Committees on Poor House and
Farm, Court House and Jail, and Roads
and Bridges, met yesterday. The Com
mittee on Finance and Accounts will meet
to-day, and the Board OF Commissioners
next Wednesday.
AN oil painting 'of Artist lJohn Mylesl
executed oy himself, Is on exhibition In
J. W. Grubb's show window, Twelfth and
Market streets. The picture attracts much
attention, and is really one OF the finest
specimens OF artistic beauty seen IN this
city in long time.
Qua fellow townsman DR.. ]. f. Smith,
by invitation Of the citizens Of Powhatan.
gave a lecture on the Laws OF Health"
at that place, on Tuesday evening, which
was pronounced one Of the ablest ever
given there. TIE NJ. E. Church was ten.
dered him for the occasion and was filled
by the leading people Of that locality.
TIE grand ball held at the Curran
building, WelIsburg, by Brook Lodge No.
S, l. o. o. F., last evening, was one OF the
finest affairs OF the kind ever held In the
State. The grand march, which took
place at eight o'clock, was conducted in
good style. 7. T. CoCkayne's celebrated
orchestra OF six pieces furnished delight
ful music for the occasion.
WHILE a reporter OF this paper was at
the City Building last evening three la.
dies brought q well dressed and pretty
little child into police headquarters, whom
Ithey said they had picked up on the
street. The little fellow said his name
was Dillon, and the reporter started out to
hunt up his parents, but only reached the
street below when he encountered the
father, who, nearly frantic, was just going
up to invoke the aid Of the police to assist
him in hunting up his child. He was
oyerjoyed at it's recovery and protuse In
his thanks to the ladies who had returned
his boy. The child belonged to Mr.. Ed.
Dillon,