The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-27
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Gathered Here and There by lnteiii'

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geneer Reporters.
ToSr DESIER will be here January Sd.
Tag various offices in the State House
we're closed Saturday.
TIE sleishiug Saturday night was de-
lightiul and sleighs were in demand.
INVITATIONS are out for a select Leap
Year hop in FranEheim's Hall tonight.
TAG street cars did not come out Of the
stables Christmas morning until S:So
o'clock.
Mr.. JIM LEWIS, Of Wellsburg, Is visiting
at the residence Of Mr.. Geo. W. Nichols,
east Of this city.
OHE marriage license and two deeds Of
trust were the sum total OF the Recorders
business Saturday.
CHIRF Eccles and his wife gave the en-
ployes OF each engine house in the city a
handsome cake on Christmas.
THURSDAY evening last Mr.. VIM. Lewis,
Of Brooke county, was kicked on the leg
by horse and seriously injured.
SQUIRE MAYEs had "only married three
couples" at four o'clock Saturday and was
Igrumblipg because 1t was dull day.
Mr.. JOHN KIRKER, OF the steamer Salt
Valley, is confined TO his home OF Wells
burg, having caught a severe cold In one
OF his eyes.
WE understand that the drivers on the
Elm Grove street cars open and shut the
gates on the line ninety.six times during
days work.
sRIBERr, the ice king, has stopped cut
ting ice for the present, as he has his four
large buildings near by full. He get some
beautiful ice during the last cold spell.
SoME East Wheeling rought kicked in the
door OF John Doerrs bottling cellar Satur-
did a ike service for "Bony" Alwinger.
The supper furnished the Odd Fellows
banquet at Wellsburg on last Thursday
WAS the finest spread ever given In the
county. Mr. O. speidel surpassed him
self.
HnroS, the man who was shot and 80
badly beaten by Henry Miller some time
since ont at Fulton, was reported dying
Yesterday morning. The attending physi-
clan, DR.. Ulrich, has no hopes OF him.
THERE seems to be very general idea
that one or two gentlemen who anticipate
defeat at the Democratic election will bolt
| Il and run Independently. This Is said OF
the Sergeantcy and. Street Commissioner
ship.
A WEST Alexander worthy named
Manning has deserted his wife and family
and run of to Texas. Manning is the
same individual who was accused OF pur-
chasing votes for the Democracy at the re-
cent election in that State.
JASrroR WElrzRLL, at Ethe Capitol, is
getting that filthy building into some kind
Of presentable appearance against the
meeting OF the Legislature. Weitzell says
there "isn't enough" Of him to sweep the
whole building clean, and he is about
right. :.
A ROW OF splendid proportion came of
at John Kieyes' establishment corner
Twenty.sixth and Chapline streets, satur.
day night, during which Jake Watson and
lone or two others beat up man, whose
name we did not learn, in shameful
manner.
The ball at the Town Hall, Elm Grove,
last Friday evening, was said TO be the
most enjoyable one ever held In that
place. From fifty to seventy.fye couples
were present and enjoyed themselves to
the music Of 7. T. Cockayne's celebrated
orchestra until late hour.
JEFF DAVIS, with a widowed grand
mother and three orphan brothera to sup.
port" wants to be page in the House oil
| Delegates. Well, II he gets Aleck Monroe
to nominate him he will be all right. JEFF
would make nice ornament for the Colo
mel to carry down the centre aisle in his
arms.
OSE OF the largest crowds ever assembled
in Notes Hall, South Side, was on Christ
mast night. One hundred and ten couples
were in attendance. T. T. Oockayne fur
nished delightful music for them, and the
best OF order was observed during the
evening. The prize, handsome set oil
vases, was awarded to Mrs. Thomas Rob.
inson for the best waltzing.
Col. E. Il. Dick has received letter OF
thanks from Prof. J. G. White, OF Nor
gantown University, for collection Of
very fine fossil ferns sent to that institu.
ton. Ed. dug them out OF the mountains
OF Rockingham county, Va, near Rawley
Springs, last summer while there. They
are beauties and no doubt will attract
much attention at the college.
On last Friday evening, So Mr.. William
Dimmey, OF Pleasant Valley, was return
ing home on one OF the Elm Grove street
cars, conductor named Tracy, who was
intoxicated, used profane language before
the ladies. Mr.. Dimmey asked him to
keep quiet, when he told Dimmey he
would put him off the car; but the tables
were turned and the conductor was put of.
Mr.. THoxAs DOYLE, who works at the
Laughlin mill, and who was q candidate
for pin at the festival given for the bene-
fit OF Mr.. Cavanaugh, desires to state that
be did not turn his money over to Mr..
Mooney, who was running for cane, but
collected all he could and the pin has been
ordered through the jewelry house Of Mr.,
jacob Grubb. Mr.. Doyle feels under obi.
gstions to bis many friends for their kind.
ness.
LAST Saturday night between IL and l
o'clock as VIM. Myers was returning
home from playing he caught two horses
hitched to sleigh, near the top OF Wheel.
ing hill. He turned them around aud
drove them to Fulton and kept them at
his house until yesterday morning, when
they were claimed by Peter Erb. The
cushions and blankets had been lost from
the sleigh. We did not learn who had
driven It out.
AMusENESTs.-Jotn 7. Raymond will ap-
pear at the Opera House tonight as "CoI.
Sellers" In this character he has made
worldwide reputation as comedian Of
the first character. Tomorrow night my
Son" will be given.
Criterion Comedy cOmpan%-This cele-