The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-17
TORN TOPIC.
All sorts or Occurrences Rrisay Mar.
rated,


ISpLAN summer.
"Hu4PFY DrNFTr tonight
ASoEHER May day yesterday.
LIEEwBE another dull day for the re-
porters,
BALLS and parties are following each other
thick and fast,
ALL the growing wheat in this section is
said TO be In excellent condition.
Col JAKE NuSoR yesterday celebrated his
fity.second birthday in his usual royal style.
"HuMPrY DuMPTy" this eyening-Regi,ter
Of yelierdag, Not last eyening-some other
evening.
CRY CouSCILNES must have the spring
fever; here's a solid week gone without u
blessed meeting
THE Belmont mill was Obliged to bank the
blast furnace tire last evening on account OF
u scarcity Of coke,
Tue corps OF surveyors on the Wheeling,
PaTkerburg K Charleston Railroad are sur
yeying in Round Bottom this week.
THE members Of tho Board OF Education
will rise to waste the night in words in
regular monthly session this evening
AIosT any clear night now, scores Of meteors
can be seen Illuminating the heavens at
brief intervals We are passing through the
Zone Of meteor.
The highway robbery OF the German
PlOughs, mentioned yesterday, took place
Just below Boggs' run, instead oil just below
Caldwelpsrun, as then stated.
CHARLOTTE HTIDEBRRcHT was yesterday APP
pointed administrative Of the estate OF Au-
gust Hlldebrecht with his will annexed,
giving bond In the sum OF $500, with
AdOlph Hildebrecht and August Rookie
brandt Us sureties
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to record
o deed made October %, 1881, by Mrs. Eliza.
beth Bong, and other heirs OF her late hus-
band, Frederick c. Bonig to Carl Hunts
mann, in consideration OF SlW6, for the
south half Of lOt2, in square IL, In South
Wheeling,
IT has been discovered that the shortage In
the accounts OF Eugene Anshutz, the drum
mer OF Joseph Speidel & Co., Is considerably
larger than was at first supposed. Instead
OF being about $500, It will exceed three
times that amount Nothing has yet been
heard Of Anshutz,
The city isin fair way to get into trouble
over sewer In the South End, Some OF the
property holders threaten to sue for damages,
A meeting OF tho Committee on Streets, Al
leys and Grades has been called for this fore
noon to investigate the situation and devise
some way to avert theditticulty
ABOUT half past three o'clock yesterday az
ternoon George Dillon, q steam boat carpen-
ter, undertook TO climb over Hat car that
was part OF n long freight train stretching
across the wharf on the T, w. & Ky. track
The train was slowly moving, but Just Us Mr.
Dillon was fairly on the car there was jerk
that threw him down on to the coupling, and
his left foot was severely crushed.
ABOUT $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
an alarm was turned In from fire station No,
81 at the Cathedral corner. II was caused
by the impression that DR.. Smiths residence
on Twelfth street was on fire. The Doctor had
had fire klndled in fire place he had not
used since living In the house, the mortar
had dropped out Of the chimney near the
roof and the smoke had escaped into the
house.
A CIVIL suit growing out OF the recent insur-
ance operations Of J. i, Wherry and Others,
was set by Squire Ankle for trial last night,
the plaintiffs being Mr.. and Mrs. Shaughnes'
sy, whose case was written UP In this paper
exclusively last week, and tho defendant
Mr, Wherfy, The action Is brought to 70.
cover the money paid Wherry on the poll.
Giles issued by him on the plaintiffs lives.
The case was continued on motion OF the de.
PENDANTS counsel
The next reception and social OF the Lin.
coin Club will be given in the pleasant par.
lors OF the club next Monday evening. The
programme to be offered Is an elegant one
and those that miss 1t will regret It, VIM.
Leighton, Jr., whose reputation as Shakes.
pearian scholar Is widely known, will read q
short essay on Shakespeare and Politics
that will be very interesting, Miss Hood,
one OF the elocutionists connected with the
Female College, will read, and Mrs. Annie
shelb will sing,
TIE ladies Of the city who have heretofore
helped In movements FOR the benefit OF the
Chidren's Home are requested to meet at
McLains Hall, OH Twelfth street, this after.
noon at o'clock, and oil our young ladies
are particularly invited 10 be present and
participate in the distriCting Of the city idr
Thanksgiving day. The generous response
by the sacks when put out one year ago has
made the managers OF the Home anxious to
have the sacks distributed even more widely
this time, and every one can help little.
FRANK sIMPsoN, the bell hanger arrested
Monday night for stealing DR.. lIarveys over.
coat al the Mcclure House, was discharged
by Squire Phillips yesterday. lie showed
an overCoat very similar to the Doctors
which was ut the st. James Hotel the night
Of the occurrence. Coming down In the gle.
vator and finding bis coat there, and Ills
brain being somewhat befuddled with liquor,
It was not an unnatural proceeding for him
to appropriate itas his own. Both the Doc.
tor and Mr.. Muhleman, OF tho Mcclure, be-
leved he took the coatby mistake.
YESTERDAY afternoon sevcnty.seyen pupils
from tho grammar school rooms met Prof
Schotield Ut the Third ward school, and the
first rehearsal OF the music TO be sung at the
coming Superintendent and Teachers In.
stitute was had. The singing exceeded all
expectations, and Prof. y. was more than
pleased. Another rehearsal will be had this
afternoon at the same place, and after to-day
there will be rehearSals every afternoon at the
Capitol where the Institute will be held.
The convention Is bound to prove interesting
and attractive; the music will be big feat.
ure. The principals will be present this Of.
ternoon.
Nick RoBERTs' pantomime company will
play q revised version Of that old, but ever
new and enjoyable dumb.show, "1Iumpty
Dumpty," at the Opera House this evening.
Nick's name alone Is guaranty that tic
show Is nrst-class in oil respects, and the
fact that he has introduced hitherto I'm.
thought oflnnovation, In having three clowns
instead Of one, will give our readers some
idea as 10 lis magnitude and superiority over
other versions. The reserved seats are going
of lively ut Wilson & Banners music store,
as they always will for iirst-ClaSa funny
show ofany kind.
ASexcited individual oyerhauled reporter
yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to make
some remarks about the heating apparatus
Of the Third ward school. He said ''at times
1t wont work, and then again II works too
much; the rooms become oyerheAted and
then they open the windows. In that way my
little girl caught bad cold, and that's bad,
you know, when there Is so much dlphtheria
around. Then again In one room the con.
densed steam from the pipes Is not properly
caught, and comes through The ceiling Of
one room, making II damp" This same
heating apparatus has been the subject Of
discussion at several Board meetings, and
will probably be correctly fixed before all Is
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