The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-27

originated in the north cellar OF the build
ing from an ash bin near the partition
and from this to the pine boxes.
Book beer Is here.
B.HALLAM, Sheriff of Ritchie county
was in the city yesterday.
IT was the stable OF W. B. Simpson, moi
Frank Simpson, that was set fire to Thurs
day night.
SWEENEY K Son yesterday contracted fol
the machinery for new ferry boat fol
Martins Ferry.
Rev. J. D. Mofit, OF this city, addressed
the Women's Missionary Society at Clays'
vile, Pa, last night.
NRw boilers, similar TO those at the
Penitentiary, are being made at Sweeney
& Sons shop for the Belmont Glass works,
Bellaire.
A MOVEMENT Is on foot to buy pair Of
horses for the hook and ladder hose on
Twenty-frst street, and put two men in
that house.
The new radial drill purchased by
Sweeney & Son, has been put in position
and is the most complete piece OF ma
chinery in the State.
A BUNDLE Of rags used to stop up a
broken pane Of glass in the basement OF
the residence Of A. ii. Parsons, on Four
teenth street, were saturated with oil last
night and ignited, but were discovered by
Mrs. Parsons and put out. "Kin" Gray
is suspected by the police Of the deed.
The girl Thomas, from Cameron, who
was rescued by the police from the CHS.
nell house, in East Wheeling, day or
two ago and taken home, again eluded the
vigilance OF her friends and is again an in
mate OF Chisnells. "A few weeks in
jail might be salutary lesson for this
young lady," suggested some friend OF the
family last night.
THE following officers for the Thomson
Sunday School were elected Thursday
night: W. r. Donaldson, Superintend-
ent; Rev. G. @. Wilding, Assistant Super
intendent; ]. 7. Stone, Secretary; John
Jones, Librarian; John and Fred Smith,
Assistant Librarians; Mrs. S. Gowdy,
Treasurer, and Miss Lizzie Jones, Super
intendent OF infant department.
SUPERINTENDENT CLINE, telegraph con-
struction man for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company from this city to Graf
ton, is engaged in erecting poles from
Fourteenth to Twenty-second streets, and
from Main to Chapline streets, at which
points they connect with the poles Of the
company. Mr.. Cline says that in little
while the poles will be put up Main 10
Twelfth street, and thence to the Mcclure
House.
THE absence Of extra flremen at the
different fires on Thursday night again
gives rise to the query, what shall We do.
This is answered by Chief Eccles in the
only sensible manner possible: "Pay two
men for each engine house in the city for
all their time, and we shall then have
enough. 1t is not worth while to increase
the wages now paid extramen, as they
will not come out any sooner, but pay for
all their time.
On Monday evening next there will be
meeting OF those gentlemen who have
been appointed as a committee OF ways
and means on the organization OF such an
association as will best bring about the
happy result OF furnishing proper place
OF resort for young men in this city. The
object is good one, and the projectors
contemplate, II the means can be had, OF
furnishing room in some prominent
place where young men may resort and
lind reading, music and such other attrac-
tions as will bring them there and keep
them out OF saloons. The committee ap-
pointed, and such business men as are in
terested in this movement, will please be
on hand promptly at Z o'clock, on Mon
day, at the Fourth street NJ. E. Church.