The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-29

AswARN of bees alighted on James Rus
sell, near Elm Grove, Monday, and stung |
him in terrible manner
TIE weather moderated somewhat yes
terday, and Clerk Hook filled in the
blanks OF two more marriage licenses.
Mr.. KENNEDY FRIEND has just received
an elegant Kentucky thoroughbred, and
Il ia one OF the handsomest roadsters We
have.
TmE young men OF the First ward erect
ed Garfield pole last night. The yonng
men up there are in earnest and will show
good work.
TIE furnaces at the postofIice arc 10 be
taken out and open CRATES and stoves 70
be substituted in order to secure peuer
ventilation.
A sLop.ruD on Fourteenth street, near
Market, is an awful nuisance, and should
receive attention at the hands Of the
Health officer.
TIE Garfield and Arthur club organized
Tuesday night at the Vigilant engine house
will meet this evening for the purpose oil
completing the organization.
A TYPOGRAPHICAL error made US say
Yesterday that the Republican primaries
would take place on the Slst. We should
have said on Saturday, August 2lst.
PRop. PgSDLEToN is actively engaged in
booming up the interests OF Bethany
College, and the year beginning Septem:
Der 1st promises to be a very successful
one.
THE Board OF Commissioners Committee
ON Finance and Accounts met yesterday,
and the Committees on Court House and
Jail and Poor House and Farm meet this
afternoon.
Ton SHALLcRoss says we did him an in
iustice yesterday-that he was not in jail.
The mistake was not ouB, but was made
BY our informant, who is member OF the
police force.
MAJOR SwERSRY's flower garden in front
| OF the City Building is fragrant Just now
with buckwheat bloom, o large patch oil
that cereal having been sOwed principally
for the fragrance.
TIE Sisters Of Mt. De Chantal are now
in retreat at the Mount. Father Strong,
OF New York, Passionist priest, is in at
tendance, and administGrs1the necessary
spiritual consolation.
ANOTHER meeting Of old soldiers who are
interested in the Columbus reunion will
be held at the Nelrs.Letter office tonight, To
hear reports OF committees appointed OF
last Mondays meeting.
THERE is debt OF over 5000 hanging
over the Childrens' Home, following il
from last year. 1t is proposed to give
festival some time this fall, the proceeds o.
which shall discharge this debt
SQUIRE J. FINLEY MAYEs, OF IVES
Alexander, Pa, has united $50 couples
or nearly eight times as many people a
are in West Alexander, and yet the OLE
man says he can get away with as many
more.
The contract for the stone work on a ga
tank, to be built in Wheeling, was award
ed to Bellaile parties yesterday. J. K. Rob
inson & Son furnish the stone, and Vault
enburg 4 Stults cut and set them.-BeA
ARE Independent.
ARTIST ]. r. DAVIS, Of gainesville, Ohio
has sent to bis father-in-law, George Robi
son, ESQ.,, OF Fifteenth street, avery hand
some cabinet photograph OF our next Pre-
Isident, General James A. Garfield, takeI
by Mr.. Davis himself.
THE Junior Garfield Club held meet
ing last night. Several speeches wer'
made by the members, but no business
OF importance was transacted, on account
OF the absence Of the chairman OF thu
Committee on Uniforms.
A FIRE iniHornbrook's Park yesterda,
burnt up the dancing stand, entailing
loss OF $500. The Wheeling Register call
! this holocaust, but judging from SC, I'm
costly fire We should say 1t was hollow
cost.-StatbenviLt Herald.
JOHN G. DICKEY, ESQ, oil West Alexan
der, aged SO, fell from the steps Of his resi-
deuce Yesterday and cut his head in fear
full manner. He was picked up in an in
sensible condition, and it is feared his in
juries are Of serious nature.
One OF the most prominent Democrat
politicians in this State says he intends h
deliver during the campaign q speech
which will be published in the New YorI
Times, showing the moral, intellectual ant
social worth OF General Garfield.
SOME very important repairs are goin
on at Mt. De Chantal. Two new pla,
rooms are being added, and piazza
being built around the building. We un
derstand the prospects for large attend
ance at the coming session are very tiatter
ing.
THE lower section OF the big GreenbaCl
pole was hoisted into place yesterday.
Is expected that the other sections will b,
erected to-day, and the mas meeting, VI
, are told, will come off without fail thi
evening, Messrs. Duncan, Bent and Mar
shall speaking.
. THERE was a delightful moonlight pic
mic at Mrs. Roetteger's Elm Grove House
last night. Kramer's band was on hand
and the whole affair was under the eff
Gent management Of Col. Harry Hauser,
the only man who can run one oil these
picnics successfully.
THE race between the horses "Harry
Warden" and "Billy Cheatham," for 500
a side, will take place next Saturday after
noon, July 3lst, instead OF in August, as
heretofore announced. After this race
one between six OF the best horses in this
community will take place.
OFFICER MILLER yesterday found old
Becky Criswell, an aged female topper
from Ohio, asleep on the steps OF Centre
Wheeling residence, and he took pity on
her and conducted her to the Hotel de
Wallace, where her slumbeB would not
be disturbed. Beck is a case.
Mr.. ERNEST KLoEPPNER, Of the Eighth
ward, was IS years old yesterday, and his
friends surprised him with a band oil
music and a general turnout. ]. W. Wait,
the poet laureat OF that ward, reCited an
original poem in presenting Mr.. Kloeppner
with pyramid OF flowers, and after this
infliCtion supper was served and good
time was had.
WHAT might have proved a fatal acct.
dent took place yesterday on the "Pewiky"
road near the lower steubenville ferry.
Three men, Paddy o'Harra, Owen Sulli.