The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-12
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SPLENDID slsighlng.
TaR Legislative ball opens to-day.
TIE Etna mill declared a six per cent
dividend Yesterday.
IHR Arlington Stove Works, in North
ing, are running full time.
The planning mill OF Armstrong, Coen 4
Co, has stopped for repairs.
Tue lamp post on coal street was
wrecked yesterday by the encFoschmenIs
Of a sleigh.
RECORDER Hook Issued one marriage
license yesterday. This thing is becoming
m%onotonous,
The street cleaners will have a beau
tiful time scraping the boulevards when q
thaw SEES in.
Ir IL still the Elm Grove sledway. On
this road you car take a tWo'mile sleigh
ride for ten cents.
Mrs, SAMUEL CHAMBERS is lying very i'll
at the residence OF her son, W.. I. Cham
bers, Esq at Elm Grove.
TICKET No. $50, drew the doll rallied for
on Monday evening at Mrs, James Askey's
No. 1921 Chapline street.
JOINS JONES is running q skitf ferry from
the Top mill blast furnace to the Buck
eye glass works, Martins Ferry.
RRGIalous services at still continue the
Disciples Church under the auspices oil
Rev. DR.. Belding aud Rev. Mr.. Smith, oil
Holidays Cove.
1T would be well for the authorities to
look after those parties who when sleigh
ing urge their horses to q rate OF speed
prohibited by ordinance,
The meeting called at the Court House
last evening to take measures in regard TO
holding n fair next Fall, ct the Fair
grounds, didn't materialiEe.
The demand for wagon hubs ut Arm
stronG's planning mill was so heavy that
they have ordered q new machine, which
turns out one hub per minute.
C4SDlDATEs for Council in the First
ward are requested to send in their names
to Charles 7, Hamilton at once. The nom
mating meeting takes place Saturday.
A MAS engaged at the Riverside stone
quarry, at BsnWool, named Earmis, came
IN to this city Monday and got himself
somewhat under the influence liquor. Re-
turning home he lay down near the fur
mace and was found early yesterday
morning dead, BulEocated by the noxioul
gas.
CANDIDATES for the city offices are pes
tered nearly to death by i%mpeCuDiOu:
constituents, who, after telling them they
always supported them and will yet hal
a dozen votes for them, demand the insig'
nilicent sum OF one dime, But dimet
make dollars, and the i%mpeCunious class Ii
numerous.
Rev. Ross HoUGHToN, Of Cleveland, 6
distinguished traveller In foreign lands and
a cultured speaker, will lecture at the
Fourth street NJ. +. Church on Thursday
evening on the interesting theme OIL
John Chinaman ut Home" Rev.
uoughton, from a long residence in
China, is peculiarly fitted TO speak intelli.
gently on tho subject. Don't iGiI to hear
him.
VIZ asked \ gentleman yesterday who
were candidates for Superintendent OF the
County Inirmsry, and he replied that he
could better name those who were moi
after it. After a short Btruggle with biz
memory, however, he mentioned the fol-
loving: Barney STANLEY present iucum'
bent) Fred Miller, James Creighton, J.. l.
Bedillton, James Emblem, Capt. Plsnkey
and others. Each is ~ssnguine Of election,
but only one will get there. The election
takes place the first Monday Of next
month.