The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-14


THIS is the icemen's boom.
TIE Colored Garfield Club met last
night at Hope Hall.
THE brick work on the new gas tank
was begun yesterday.
The colored Garfield and Arthur club
meets this evening.
The Greenbackers hold their regular
meeting at Hope Hose Hall tonight.
Mis-. wM. 0DBERT is about to erect
dwelling house on Sixteenth street, near
Jacob.
THE Fifth Ward Garfield and Arthur
Club will meet at Parker's Hall this
evening.
A PRIVATE dance Is to be given at West
woods Hall, on the South Side tomorrow
evening. ..
Tue speaking stand OF the Democracy,
opposite the west front Of the Capitol, has
been taken down.
THERE we're three deeds Of trust admit
ted 10 record in the office OF the County
Recorder yesterday.
THY employees at the Whitaker Iron
Works were compelled to knock of yester-
day ON account OF the intense heat.
VESNoR predicts that this sultry weather
will last ill the 23d instant. Somebody
ought to shoot this venerable fraud.
Foor passengers in crossing the suspen.
sion bridge are not careful enough to
keep to the right, as the law directs"
TuR Black Rass Fishing Club OF this
city will leave Thursday morning for a
trip up Captina creek, to Armstrong;
Mills.
ALRcE YOUNG has purchased the lot,
corner Fifteenth aud Jacob streets, upon
which he will erect handsome dwelling
house.
The invitations are out for q private
oarty to be given by Miss Emma Sey bold,
at her fathers residence, on the south side
this evening.
CAPr. jim MURRY arrived from the Up
per Allegheny Yesterday morning in the
dugout "Lottie," after prosperous Voy'
age of ten days.
SOME first.rate water melons have been
offered in this market for the past two
DAYS They are unusually good and cheap
for the first arrival.
I THE famous inquiry "Who struck Billy
Patterson" has paled into insi0nihcance
beside the fresber conundrum, :Who
Jumped of OF the bridge"
ATTEMPTS at burglary at Elm Grove have
been frustrated lately. There is scarcely
A night but an effort is made 10 get into
some house in that neighborhood.
TOMMY WALLER and Bill Curry attempt.
ed 10 ascend each others frames yesterday
at the Second Ward Market House, but
officer Shorts gathered them both in.
The boarders at Mt. Bellevue Hotel and
the Young folks at Leatherwood have ar.
ranged for phantom party at the hotel
Friday night Kramer's band will furnish
the music
ROBERT BARTHOLOMEW was before Justice
John X. Miller yesterday, upon a charge
of disturbing the peace. Robert gave a
$500 bond to keep the peace for the nexi
six months.
: OFFICER SULLIVAN found Steve Quinn
resting on Water street, yesterday, sleeping
off a huge drunk, and procuring wheel
barrow wheeled him to the lookup. Steve
only got out OF the Workhouse Monday.
Mn. ]. ". GRUBB was bitten by a spider
about two weeks ago upon the arm, and
the result was most painful swelling, anu
a very sore arm. Mr.. Grubb was lying on
the grass at the time at Mt. Bellevue Hotel.
MENTION OF the appointment OF Mr..
John Scott, as engineer at the Benwood
Mills in these columns few days ago,
led to the inference that Mr.. Barrett, the
Master Mechanic, was superseded, which
is not the case.
Mn. Ed. NORTON, Of the Mcclure House,
has secured the services OF Mr.. Ed. Messer,
of Sharon, Pa, as general manager OF his
hotel. Mr.. Norton is confident the place
will now be brought back tp its old stand
ard and much above 1t.
JUDGE CRAYMRR's Citizens Bible Class
will picnic at Barton, O., next Monday
The class will meet tomorrow evening
at the church to perfect arrangements. All
members intending to go with them are
requested to be present.
THEriver end OF the Forty.Afth street
sewer, which some body says the Al
mighty washed out to show that he knew
more than The Committee OF Streets and
Alleys" is to be rebuilt. The Committee
feels disposed TO argue the matter.
The following Wheeling Turner'S wi
narticipate in the prize contest at ALE.
gheny, Pa, funniest, August IN and lth
VIM, Fl. Schrambra, Frank Rothacker,
Otto stumpb, Albert Meyer, Ed Weight,
VIM. Meyer, VIM. Goetze, Jacob Loos'
IT has been suggested that now that the
misunderstanding given list Of old folks,
it cnuld make an interesting ar icle BY COL
Iating list OF marriagesble young ladies,
with their ages But We value our flow.
lpy locks too highly TO lmperil them so
recklessly.
Ar Police Court yesterday morning,
Thomas Pyles was fined g and costs for
disorderly conduct. Having piles Of
money, be liquidated the fine and went
bis way, Frank Minnie, boy, was fined
S. and costs for assault and battery on
another boy named McManus Annie
waedel, for prostitution, was sent up 81
days.
A CASE OF considerable interest was
argued in the Credit Court yesterday.
An estate In Hancock county was Inherit
ed by Pennsylvania parties, and distrI'
button was made under the Pennsylvania
laws. Now some heirs cut out by the
Pennsylyania decision attempt TO have
that set aside, claiming that the properly
is subject to West Virginia laws alone.
wEinadyertantly stated yesterday morn
ing that the accident 10 thu sail boat near
the Top Mill, on Monday, occurred to Mr..
Stewards boat The boat belonged to the
gentlemen who suffered the misfortune,
and not TO Mr.. Stewart. His boat Is the
largest and safest boat on sthe river and
can moi be upset. We did Mr.. Stewart an
unintentional injustice and make this cor
rection.
A REPORT was widely circulated last
night that Mr.. Adam Stocker, an ex'Coun.
Gilman from the Eighth ward, had sud
denly died at his residence on South
Jacob street. The report was a false one: