The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09
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OSE deed Of trust was admitted TO record
1t the Court House yesterday.
THERE is q noticeable revival Of interest
in sporting matters in Wheeling.
THREE pic, MICS sts on the tapis for this
month ON the new Fair Grounds.
That IL an extremely bad hole at the
corner Of Twelfth and ChaPline strssts'
JAKE SOILS, the Second ward night
Waterman, 10 achieving fame as . detect
i've.
TIE various camp meetings in session
in the vicinity had Y beautiful day yester
day.
SEVERAL bArges OF Rns river wAteTmelons
have arrived, and the fruit 10 cheaper and
better.
AN invoice OF foreign postal cards has
just been received atthe PostotiCe. Price,
2 cents.
MARTIN THORNTON, the restauratsur, has
developed Al altogether unsupported skill
as q rife shot.
The Second Presbyterian Church is be
ing ireshened up and beauti6ed in appear
AnCs by q coat oil paint.
Excavations have been commenced Tor
the foundations Of the glucose factory on
the sight OF the old Washington mill.
THE quarters olths Board Of Education,
over the City Bank, are undergoing re-
pairs, and are being generally frightened
up,
SQUIRE SCHULTZ says the proposition to
salary Justices and have them under bond
TO turn all lees into the country treasury
10 bis thunder.
"A PLEASANT little social dance was given
OF the residence Of Mrs, Marsh, OIL ElIev'
onth street, last evening. Vlswig's or
cheStTa played.
A MEETING was held in the old city hali,
Second ward market house, last night, to
take the preliminary steps toward organ
Izlpg q military company,
"wATER.MELoN party" is among the
future social smuBementa oil the Islanders,
to be- held In Iine's orchard some evening
toward the end OF the week.
Qua suggestion for the ststs Fair bicycle
race seems 10 take with the managers.
| There Ia also q possibility that q balloon
ascension by q lady will be among the at
fractions.
AT Police Court yesterday morning VIM,
BriCe was fined $40 and costs and sent up
for sixty days Tor resisting Officer Will
Jams Saturday night Of the Parker bar
racks. A wholesome example.
hoN, B. l.. BUTCHER has purchased .
supply Of music books for q newly organ
lied brass band ut Beverly. He will have
to stay away from Beverly until the indig
nation Of the community blows over.
Six or eight disorderltes were pulled in
by the police yesterday, and will answer
At court this morning. Three oil them
two women and q man were ierked oui
Of one house By Officer Fugate and Night
Waterman Solea.
The Barracks known as PAfker's Row
has been purchased by company
OF men, who will tear It down and build
neat residences on its site. This will be q
blessing to the Sixth ward, but II will
affect the supply Of news items Injurious
~
THERE Ia no strike at the N!na Nil,
mines at ell, nor have the managers had
intimation Of any to occur. The laborerl
at this mill were yesterday given an In
crease Of ten cents per day IN their wages
making 81 50 per day instead Of 81 %, at
before.
THE Benwood mill having shut down,
the lizard Shell Turtle Fishing Club
composed OF Loilers OF that mill, yester,
day left for q fishing cruise, as well pro
vlded with estsbleS and %thipga-suCh
things as fishing tackle and bait-Rs is
their wont.
Ar the meeting Of the Committee on
Fire Department last night Mr..
s. NJ. Howard, the architect, dis.
played the profile Of the projected
Seventh Ward hose house. It Ia O
handsome and yet not costly structure,
the bids for It's erection ranging In the
neighborhood Of $1,000.
The reference to the camp meeting ar.
rAngements at MoundsvilIe, yesterday
seem TO have been construed by the local
ministers as conveying q mean estimate o.
their abilities. The matter was kindly
furnished by Q friend, and the idea that II
contained any reflection or slight upon
the divines who are to take part, did not
suggest itself to The local, and We are con.
ddent that no such idea was entertained
by the writer.
THE contest which has been In progress
OF WhitehilIs shooting gallery Tor several
weeks was decided last evening. For the
first prize there was . tie between Messrs.
Babock ard Shitk, 80 these gentlemen
shot Q single match OF twelve shots, and
BabcoCk took the prize, q watch, having 81
points out OF the possible 70 10 shiTk'p
90. For the second prize, u silver cup,
there was q tie between Messrs. Cox and
MyerP, who also shot for winner. Mr.
Cox had 66 points 10 Myers Of. and took
the prize.
COUNCILMAN WoLvIHVroN, OF the First
Branch, has been criticised somewhat for
his course In regard 10 the question OF
license for the sale OF beer and wine on
the new fair grounds. He opposed II ct
first, but at.erWafd moved O rGconsidera,
ton. HeexplAinsthat he had In the mean.
time been informed that no whisky was to
be kept, and that O special police force
would preserve the ~striCteBt order. In the
absence Of any remoDstranCe from citizens
Of the Seventh ward, no thought II but
fair to grant the petition Of the Fair Di-
feCtorB.
CONTRARY 10 expectations the heavy
rains Of Saturday and Sunday did not ex.
tlpguish the foul odor which has prevailed
10 such az UNPLEASANT degree In The heart
Of the city. II was noticeable Yesterday,
though Ii q considerably less degree.
There is much difference Of opinion as to
the cause Of the odor. Some call II sewer
gas, ON suppose escaping gas 10 caute
the troub 0, and II hes been suggested
that the smell Of the oil refinery refuse
might enter the sewer from the creek.
Whatever 1t 10 the creek seems 10 be the
headquarters
SUPERINTENDENT BUTCHER tanotla that