The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-23
SCRAPS OF NEWS,
Gathered Here md There by Intelii.
gencer Reporters.

TIE steamer Mallle Ragon has laid up
near the Water Works on account otsthe
scarcity Of coal.
MIS-. MORGAN, an aged lady, clipped on
an icy pavement yesterday, and fractured
one Of her arms.
VIZ. CoTrs, engineer Of the Vigilant
Engine House, Is again confined to his
room by sickness.
The demand for Christmas trees yester.
day throughout the city has been heavy,
and good prices were realized.
The folks OF Moundsville are docking
forward TO the grand masquerade on the
10th, and anticipate pleasant time.
Cockayne will be on the stand.
The funeral OF Mrs. W. 7. Chambers, OF
Elm Grove, took place yesterday from the
residence OF her husband. The interment
was at the Stone Church Cemetery.
Mrs. JOSHUA BuRLEY, OF Pleasant Val
ley, Ohio, will leave in q few days 70 Join
her husband at Moundsville, who has
charge Of the coal works at that place.
The striking coal miners willgo to work
to-day, the operators having acceded to
their demands. The price OF coal will be
nine cents for clean and eight cents lof
nut.
ED. BRuEs is now rusticsting out at Elm
Grove with his friend Harry Hauser. Ed.
say he ia going TO the bail on Friday even
ing at the Town Hall and will dance the
Smash"
Ir some OF the merchants would give
some attention to the dangerous condition
OF their payements, they would confer q
lasting favor upon their customers anu
pedestrians generally.
CRY COLLECTOR TANEY says that many
tax.payers are grumbling on account oil
the high school taxes this year. He re:
quests US to state that this is occasioned
by the building Of new school house In
the Fifth ward, which raised the annual
levy from twenty.eight to thirty.six cents.
A DOMESTIC OF Mr.. Henry inorganic
while coming down stairs with q lighted
lamp, last night, fell and cut her hands
very severely. The lamp went out which
probably prevented serious accident;
She was taken 10 A. T. Young's Island
drug store when DR., E. O. Myers attended
her.
understand that some forty or fifty
benevolent persons In this city will con-
tribute barrel Ct flour each to the Or
phan Asylum in North Wheeling, while
others who do not feel able to contribute
40 largely will send gifts Of clothing, &c.
This Is the right spirit, and all who can
should do likewise.
JACOB Rlrz, OF North Wheeling, who
left our city several years ago, has return
ed home. He has travelled through the
Southern States. also through Texas
Mexico and South America. He was in
Memphis during the ravages Of the yellow
fever. He Gays there has been quite 8
change in our city since he lett.
SERVICES will be held by the Hebrew
congregation next Friday evening at 0:S(
O'Clock, and Saturday morning ut IL
o'clock. Services will also be held by the
same congregation next Sunday evening
at Q: 80 o'clock. Rev. NJ. Sessler will ad
dress the children in English. Subject
"Teacher and Pupil" TheIparents And
the public are respectfully invited.
"AT the Cathedral Saturday, very impress
sive services will be held nearly all day
The frat mass will be said ut 5 A. NJ. By
Vicar General Sullivan. AT $3.50 pontif
cial high mass will be celebrated by Bish
op Kahn, after which he will preach. Alter
the Bishops sermon low masses will be
said for an hour and = half. AT 10 O'Clock
solemn high mass will be said by Father
Sullivan, after which Rev. Father John
NcElIigott will preach. At 8 P. NJ. there
will be vespers and the procession Of the
is. The music will be very fine, as Mrs
Whitaker has been giving 1t her attention
for some time.
SQUIRE scHuLrzE has in his possession
genuine curiosity. in the shape Of 6
British medal struck off by order OF Par
lament, in 1889. in commemoration Of the
victory which Vice-Admiral Edward Yer
non achieved over the spaniards at Puerto
Bello, United States OF Colombia, In thai
year. II is a copper medal, on one side O.
which is figure OF the Admiral, and the
inscription, "He took Porto Bello with
only six ships" and on the reverse side
edward Vernon, Esq, yice-Admiral o!
the Blues" The medal was found some
time ago, ID Csldwell's Run, by gentle
man, and the Squire says It is the only
one, except one other In the United States