The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-28
MouNDsyILLE MATTERS.
Prisoner Pardoned, two Dead, and An.
other misunderstanding Men In the
Role OF Negro MInstreIs-Personal aud
General Jottings.

Prisoner Pard0ned, two Dead, and An.
other Receiyed-wheeiing Men In the
Role OF Negro MInstreIs-Personal aud
General JoitinGs.
MouSDsvILLE, December 81, 1SS0.-0ur
town contained more sieighs TO the square
rod on Saturday last than ever before in
It's history.
Our merchants and shop keepers dis
played an unusually large selection Of hol-
iday goods the present season, and as q
consequence their sales were correspond
ingly heavy.
The school children are happy, no
school until January Sd.
am authrized to say that il the young
gentlemen who took the sleigh ride out
the Waynesburg road the other evening,
and returned with more sleigh bells than
they went out with, will return those car
ried off without the permission OF the
owner, the matter will end there. II not,
other means will be resorted to. The par
ties are known. "a word to the WISE" in
this case, certainly oughtto be sufficient"
A part OF the contractors at the prison
treated the prisoners employed by them to
a generous supply OF apples on Christ
mas.
Esquire James McGill's two.horse team
became detached from the sleigh, by rea-
son Of the "double.tree" bolt coming out,
in the upper ward last Saturday, and were
recaptured about two miles out Grave
creek.
The officers elected by the Masonic fra.
ternity on Tuesday last will be installed
this evening, at which time the Past Mas.
ter's degree will be conferred upon Junior
Warden.elect Samuel Clegg.
A fight occurred In the Second ward
Saturday evening, in which both OF the
participants were pretty severely pun
ished.
The new street lamps were lit up for the
first time Saturday evening, and fll the
bill, in the way OF a long felt want, to per-
lection.
supt. Bridges received Christmas pres.
ent Saturday, In the shape Of one Myers,
donated by the circuit court OF Upshur
county. Myers Is charged with horse
stealing, and gets two years.
Two prisoners, one colored, aud the
other white, died at the prison Sunday
evening, the 10Th.
Our town was crowded with sleighs,
sleds, country cousins, turkeys, chickens,
ducks, rabbits, and other truck last satur-
day.
Robert Castor, a fve.year.old con-
vict from Wood county, received a Christ.
mas gilt from Governor Mathews, in the
shape OF a pardon, after serving about one.
fourth OF the sentence imposed upon him
by the jury.
The Opera House was formerly ope ned
Saturday evening by the "CGrter, Wells,
Worth and Wilson Combination" TO q
well filed house. Those OF the audience
who had witnessed the performance Of
long experienced troupes possibly dis
covered a slight difference between the
C,W., W. & W. Combination and the older
troupes. That portion OF the combina.
tion did remarkably we'll for their frat ap.
pearance cannot be denied. Carter is Ger.
tAinly destined to make his mark as an
end man.
Harry Couley well represented the old
Virginia negro style Of dancing, and as
contortionist Is success. Messrs. Carter
and Wells, as negro acrobats, brought
down the house, aud their humorous
rendition Of the doctor Shop" was the
very best feature Of the entertainment.
luhluR tu6 e4ulultlou HI IN hll, anu
considering that It was their first public
appearance, must call It success.
A considerable want Of confidence upon
the part Of several OF the performers was
noticeable by the low and inaudible tone
Of voice in which they rendered their
several parts, but that difficulty they will,
OF course soon come Of" Another OBJ.
lection Is the extremely long time
between acts. but this l presume will be
remedied. The entertainment is fully
worth the twenty-five cents that your
Xxx paid to witness and hear It. "Jeemes"
K. Mathews Is success as scene shifter,
at least l expect he is, but his chaucea for
exhibiting his abilities In this line were
somewhat limited Saturday evening, as ali
the acenery in the hall consisted OF a
solierluo magenti drop curtain, which,
with the aid Of striker, Jeemss could flop
up IN short meter. For their frst public
appearance the troupe, including our
"Jeemes," did well, and they deserve
10 goSd house at their next place.