The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-04

The DoinEs OF the nay Boiled Down for
Hasty Readers.
CouHctL will meet AGAIN Tomorrow


Hasty Readers.
.CouscI will meet again tomorrow
night.
Mn. MARCUS CLARK, foreman Of the
Vigi!ant Engine House, Is confined to his
residence by illness.
The business Of September among the
county officers will be examined into TO.
day by the Board Of Commissioners.
AucrloNHER HALLER made an effort to
sell the Rolhacker brewery Saturday, but
as the bidding was too small the sale was
postponed.
A LARGE party will be given by one OF |
our prominent citizens OF North Wheel.
ing next Thursday evening, CockAyne
will furnish the music.
FRIDAY night the driver OF car No. 8 |
on the Elm Grove road left his car for
few minutes, and when he returned his
money box was minus Sll.
Tug funeral Of Mr.. Andrew Kline, OF
North Wheeling, was very largely attend.
ed Yesterday. Mr.. Kline was one OF the
Oldest citizens OF this city. His remains
were inferred in the Peninsula cemetery.
SATURDAY NIGHT Officer Lee found man
named Snyder lying on Chapline street at
Twenty eighth very drunk and very pain.
fully injured. He had lain down on the
street and q wagon had been driven over
him.
AN old man named Lash fell down in
front OF an Elm Grove car out the pike,
Yesterday, and had one OF his limbs badly
hurt, indeed the car had to be lifted from
his Leg by those In the neighborhood at
the time.
A LITTLE four year old son OF Mr.. Hosch.
rath, Of North Wheeling wandered away
from home Saturday afternoon, and the
most diligent search failed TO discoyer his
whereabouts. Yesterday morning he was
picked up on North Market street and re-
turned to his parents.
A TRLRaRAPHIc message came to Police
Headquarters yesterday afternoon for
officer to head of two boys or young men
who had stolen q skif from the lower
part OF the city. Major Sweeney went
over to the Island, but the young. rascals
abandoned the skif nearly in front oil
Mr. Z, ]. Stones house and made good
their escape.
Tng engineers on the "Pewiky" COM
plain OF the gross carelessness OF en-
ployees Of the Top Mill, who are in the
habit OF walking along the railroad track
in front OF the engine, even when repeat
eddy warned off by the whistle. A fire.
man on this road informed an 1SrELLl-
oRNcRR reporter yesterday that some seri:
Gus accident will yet be the outcome oil
this carelessness, despite the attention Of
the officials.
SEVERAL days ago as the train on the II,
W. & X. was coming into this city, the en-
gineer noticed an old woman walking
alongside the track short distance ahead
OF him, and as he drew near she stepped
upon the track and persisted walking upon
1t, although the frequent whistles OF the
engine warned her OF her certain danger,
and only when the engine was almost
upon her did she step off. From her &C.
tions the engineer was led to believe she
contemplated suicide, and only at the last
moment abandoned the idea.
A VERY handsome solitaire diamond
ring was presented to Capt. j. B. Russell
Saturday night at Westwood Hall by his
old associates at Hobbs, Brockunier 4
Co.'s South Wheeling Glass House. The
presentation speech was made by Mr.
Smith Butler, and Mr.. Russell and E,l,
Larkin responded. Robert Arkle, Oscar
Seeley and @. Y. Lucas sang then some
songs. Then tragedian Larkin and COM
median Ray chilled the blood and warm.
ed 1t alternately by their recitations, at.
| ter which banquet was served at Char
lie Koch's. q.
JIM JOHNSON, one OF thesuspected Beth.
any tire.bugs and burglars who broke Jail
at tSellsburg some time ago, was re-arrested
at Elizabeth, Writ county, on Thursday
last by Deputy.Sheriff Curtis, Of Brooke
county, and brought back on Saturday and
lodged in Jail at Welsburg, 1t will be re:
membered that Jim Is an important wit
ness against Parkinson and Cheek, and his
re.a,rest will bear materially on the ques.
ton OF their guilt or innocence in the mat.
tiers whereof they stand charged. He
passed under the name Of Kelly at Eliza
beth, and was earning living down there
as a barber.
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