The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-24
SMALL MATTERs.
Many Matters Of Minor Moment lbsFelJ
Mentioned.

Many Matters Of Minor MOmentnsFeiS
Mentioned.
News about the city was very dull Yester
day,
THE LaBelle glass works will start up to
day,
THE druggists are having decided boom
At present
WILL Briceland tackle PittsbursheF' is
the question.
MARTIS's FERRY is to have little telephone
exchange Of itsown.
THE Mendel ruins are being cleared up pre-
paratOFy to rebuilding,
MINNIE PALMER Is the next attraction at the
Opera House after Miners Comedy Company
HARRY MoESKKMELLER had his right fore
finger cut of by the Belmont mill shears
Saturday,
TIE music OF the orchestra has got to be
quite feature OF entertainments at the
Opera House.
SATURDAY evenings r. & o. train from the
East brought about twenty Swedish emf
grants to this city.
The Eighth ward lookup held three disOr.
derlies Saturday night, who will be up before
His Honor this morning.
Tux looked for fight over State Fair pre-
miums Is being carried on all along the line,
with vigor and eaFnestness
PAT GATRLY, OF Benwool, and Dallas Ham.
mOnd, OF Bellaire, propose 70 run foot race
in the near future on the Fair Grounds for u
purse OF 500.
SEVEN unfortunates will appear before 1.-THE
Terrible" this morning Allare foreigners or
colOred people, and the charges are drunk
and disOrderly,
JoHS FARRELL, employed at the Crescent
mill, while working at tho rolls Saturday,
had the misfortune to break some OF the
bones OF his left hand.
BELLAIRE street cars are to be furnished
with stoves. II they would try to make their
mile and half run in less than half day II
would be enterprise moro wisely directed.
SATURDAY q deed was recorded by the
County Clerk by which Charles D. j, BingeIl
q Main street wholesale druggist, assigned oil
his effects to Peter Welty for the benefit OF
his creditors.
LAST Friday evening old Charley Frail died
In the Hospital. He was an old C0lOred man
who has been seen time and time again on
our streets, being led around by some little
moke. The old fellow was almost entirely
blind.
JIMMY RldBY, whose lively scraping Of the
yiolIon Is remembered with pleasure in con-
neCtiOn with the days that are passed and
almost forgotten, died In Sherman, Texas,
lust week, to which place he removed several
years ago.
ONE Of the old land marks OF Bridgeport
passed away yesterday In tho person OF MIR.
Vincent Mitchell, who died at the advanced
age OF eighty.one years. He had resided In
bridgeport for many years, and was known
and respected by oil.
VIZ understand the Street Commissioner Is
about to apply for u patent on Fourteenth
street, between Market and Chaplinc. 1t Is
to be hoped the Committee on Streets and
Alloys will oppose the patent us the street Is
d disgrace to any third rate village.
CHRIS, TUrzY, early Saturday morning, dis.
covered that he had been robbed OF small
Tin box containing $3.50 lie reused up Squire
Schultzo and measures were taken to hunt up
the property, but tho thief, hearing OF II, re-
turned the box without letting his identity
DO discovered,
SATURDAY night the stack Of the new boiler
house at the Water Works was comp cted.
The stone work Is all finished and the brick
work would be had 1t not been for the brick
layers strike. The first battery OF boilers has
been completed by Sweeney, and will be
placed in position to-day.
SATURDAY morning, at the Laughlin mill, rs
Manager Wetherald and Louis Smith were
filling journal box with Rabbit metal AN ex'
plosion took place that knocked both gentle
men down and cut and burned them rather
severely. At first 1t was supposed that Mr..
Wetherald would lose his eyesight, butguch,
we are happy to state, will not be the case.
A NEW bill, and one OF the strongest OF tho
season, goes on the boards at the Academy OF
Music this evening. The names Of the per.
formers are guaranty OF first class per-
] fornance, and Messrs, Gill 4 Mullay arc do,
serving OF renewed congratulations for the
highly acceptable and quite successful way In
which they are catering 10 the amusement
loving Public. This popular place OF anllse-
nent was crowded with an enthusiastic audi
enCe Saturday night, and the continuous oll'
cores spoke highly OF the reception OF the
really excellent programme. Many new
faces will be seen this week, and several
favOrite old onos.
A PLEASANT aflair occurred at the home Of
Mr. George Hill at 1853 Sixteenth street last
Saturday evening, on the occasion OF Ills
sixty.htlh birthday. His ten children were
present TO congratulate him on the happy
event, and as an expression OF thoIrGOngratll'
latiOns they presented him with fine gold
headed cane, the spokesman OF the party 10.
linz his son.ln.law, Mr.. y. A. Wood, OF this
city. The whole affair. was complete. sur.
prise to the old gentleman, no having been
kept entirely in the dark until the hour ap.
pointed, 10 o'clock, that any Slcll lonipll.
mcnt was IN store for him. OF course he WaG
greatly gratihel at the occurrence, and al-
together the evening was 10 him and oil con-