The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-29
BRIEF Mention.

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The ladies Of the Benwood NJ. E. Church
will give festival this evening.
ONE Of shallcross' horses fell down on
Market street last night, and broke Its
neck.
isaac COPELAND, an old Belmont mailer,
who has been in Kansas for some time, is
in the city.
FARMERs living up Middle Wheeling
creek report very fine rain In that Sec
ton night before last.
Hon. R, H. COCHRAN has presented Al
pha Lodge, 494. K. OF H., with very fine
picture symbolical Of their order.
THREE Of the lunatics confined in the
iail were ordered to be removed to the
Poor Farm by the Poor Board, Thursday.
WALKER BRowx was stabbed in the
calf OF the leg last evening, by q playmate
named Sheppard, during achildish quar-
rel.
Hon. E. G. CRAcRAFr, Of this city, has
been retained as counsel Tor Mrs. Warren,
who shot her husband at Powhatan, last
week.
Mrs. JENNIE BAKER, who lives in Centre
Wheeling, fell from her ieet at her resi-;
dence, Thursday night, and broke one Of
her legs.
SQUIRE WAIT issued warrant yesteIr-
day for Mrs. Elizabeth Ancke, who IS
charged by Mrs. iuncke with disturbing
the peace.
The messenger boys who work for the
American Union Telegraph Company will
be uniformed either to-day or the first oil
next week.
The ice machines at the Reymann Brew.
ing company's brewery are doing very
well, and are found very material aid 10
operations. -,
Mr.. JAMES BENSON, OF Benson Ferry, will
lay his boat up in q few days Tor necessary
repairs. Another boat will take Its place
in the meantime.
A LITTLE son OF Mrs. Trimble, who lives
on the Island, was bitten by a dog belong
ing to Mr.. Mcclure yesterday. Officer
Rutherford shot the dog.
IvAXuoE LODGE, K. OF p, Of steuben-
vile, came down yesterday on the y. w.
Bachelor. and passed delightful day at
Martins Ferry pic-nicing.
THE Pres Ellison took an excursion
from Bellaire TO Powhatan last night. The
Ellison will 20 to Steubenyille tonight to
take out another excursion tomorrow.
The Wheeling Rifle Club will shoot a
match to-day-over their range at Caid'
wells run, for long range gun valued at
500. The distance will be 200 yards of
hand.
MANAGER TRACY, OF the American
Union Telegraph Company, has placed a
large number OF call signals in the differ.
ant business houses on Main and Market
streets.
CHARLEY HoRSBRooK says he is going to
start geological garden at his park. He
made the first purchase to-day. paying 3
fabulous sum for the animal. He refused
to "give it away" to the reporter.
Ma. JoHN BAILlR, at the Union Ticket
Office, has been appointed ticket agent in
this city for the Cleveland, Tuscarawas
Valley and Wheeling Railroad Company,
and has full line OF tickets on sale.
THE new insurance ordinance having
failed 10 pass the First Branch OF Council,
the old one iI now in force, and all agents
OF foreign companies will have TO continue
to take out the special license ~ order TO
sage trouble.
THE Grafton people have made extern
siye arrangements TO celebrate Decoration
Day to-day in grand style. The Pied
mont, Keyser and the military companies
OF other towns will be in attendance, and
a "big time anticipated"
The charges OF selling liquor without
license, preferred by Mrs. Emma Carpen.
Ter before Justice W. Philips, against
Christman, Paden and others, were dis.
missed last night, there being nothing in
them in the opinion Of OF the Justice.
A LARGE number Of the people not only
in this city but throughout the State, will
take advantage OF the very liberal terms
(only Sill for the round trip offered by
the B. & o. Company to visit Chicago
during the session OF the National Repub.
lican Convention there.
A NUMBER OF prominent gentlemen Of
this city, belonging TO both parties, went
out to leatherwood last night and seren.
AIDED Col. 0'Brien. The Colonel invited
them all in and entertained them in igor
geous" style, and in that hospitable man.
ner that is peculiar to the Colonel.
MRs. JACOB Ross and two children, who
have been visiting Robert Sweeney, Esq,
on the Island, for some time, will leave to-
day for. Colorado, to join her husband,
who is the owner OF several mines in that
State. Her children were the first white ones
ever born on the Ute Reservation, their
birthplace being very near the camp Of
Ouray the chief.
THERE will be preaching in the First
Presbyterian Church on tomorrow, by
the pastor, Rev. D. A. Cunningham, d.
D., at 10l a. N. and at P. N. Sabbath
School, in the lecture room, at 0 o'clock
a. N. Bible class, conducted by Judge G.
l.. Cranmer, in lecture room, at q p. N.
Mission Sabbath School, on Eighteenth
street, above Jacob, a. 2! NJ.
The new Board OF Auditors OF the Nail
City Building and Loan Association or.
ganized Tuesday evening by electing
unanimously James A. Dunning, Presi-
dent; Charles Il. Deiters, Secretary; Geo.
". Merchant, Treasurer; Il. B. Ferguson,
Solicitor, and J. ]. Woods, Trustee. Stock
in series G was issued, limited 10 500
taken, and the past year Of series B was
a successful run.
A MATCH rife shooting was to have tax
en- place yesterday between our home
club, and the Pittsburgh club, but notice
was received from the latter that one
member had made the match without the
consent OF the others, and anyhow they
didn't want TO be put on record in their
persent state Of ignorance Of the art OF
shooting" This speaks well for the pres
tige our club enjoys. abroad. And We doubt
not there are other clubs like the Pitts
burgh one, who are afraid to tackle ours.