The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-20
LOCAL BREvTElEs,
BRIEF Msntion Or Matters Or All Kindi
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Two oRRHASSp tonight
CHRtsrMAs shoppers throng the streets.
SPECIAL meeting Of Council this evening
THIs will go down to history as the muddy
December.
cASpIpGTEs will abound about "the Ark
this evening.
MUNICIPAL CouRT met yesterday, and th'
docket for the term was set.
ONLY one marriage license was issued from
the Recorders office yesterday.
Amour a score Of Bellairites took In GU
Williams performance last night.
A PUBLIC entertainment will be given BY
the pupils Of Union school at their schoo
house tomorrow evening.
Tug water will be shut of at the Water
works this morning, owing to an accident L
the Worthington pump,
TuE position OF foreman 81 the United en-
gine company Is vacant, Milt Parker haiVlnl
resigned and gone back to out door work
Tue roof Of the new boiler house, at tn
Water-works has been painted IN black ant
red stripes, and presents . very dizzy appear
ance,
BEroRE the opening Of the fair at tn,
Church OF the Immaculate Conception
tonight, Bishop Kahn will deliver shor
address.
TuR fair OF the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception opens this evening, and will con
tinue during the week. Kramer will tuFnlsI
the music.
The regular semi.monthly reception viii
he given by the members Of the Linc0lT
Club tonight Avery attractive programme
Inns been prepared.
Tue German teachers In the Public school,
OF the city were examined yesterday by tn
Board Of Education Committee on German
assisted by Rev. DR.. A, shafranek.
TuE new hose house over In the Seventh
ward Is completed 30 far as outside work Il
concerned, and will be ready for occupancy
not later than the middle OF January.
WILLIAM sTAMM was thrown from his car
rage at Fulton Saturday morning AnI
severely hurt. lie struck on his head anC
face, fortunately, however, falling on hi
horse.
The sale Of tickets for Prof, stahl' concert
has already commenced, and promises TO bt
very good. Yesterday over one hundred
seats were reserved ut Wilson 4 Banners
music store,
SQUIRE PnruPs yesterday Issued warrants
for Jake Hughes, charged by a colored mar
with using language tending TO provoke
breach OF the peace, carrying concealed
weapons and threatening to kill.
AucrIoSEER IIERyEY will offer for sale o.
the Court house this afternoon at 2 o'clock
the residence Of the late William Paxton
situated on Chapline street, This Is tinl
piece OF property, and will actually be sold
U, s. COMMISSIONER FORBES yesterday ISSUED
warrants for the arrest Of Walter Burke ant
Fred Past, the two boys who were arrested
Saturday by officer Fugate for attempting u
enter the Postotlice. Detective Shallcros
made the information.
LETTERS remaining at the PostOfilce un
claimed: X. l.. Hall, Miss Maggie Hines, L
s. Little, /. n. McInturf, Miss Susie MCLain
L. D, Muncey, NJ. n. Moran, Rev, u, II
owen, Miss Minnie snider, Ralph K Sellers
NJ. freeman, ]. Wiley.
We ore glad to learn that the Mayor, a
the request OF some fltty.One merchants o.
the Second ward, has reappolnted Jake Sole
night.watchman on the Main street ant
Market square beat Jake always was
good watcEman, and deserves another trial
SouIRE ARXLE has again postponed the tria
of the Bealls, now under arrest for the shoot
Ing OF Harry Paxton. The tEial was to have
taken place yesterday, but the physicians re
ported Paxton as pretty bad of and the trla
was again continued, this time to December
Goth.
VAAs's Wheeling city orchestra goes Il
New Athens, Ohio, to-day 10 play for an
entertainment ut franklin college this even
ing. The college boys are bound to hayt
first class music II they do have TO import II
This band hns furnished the music for thu
exercises at franklin for nearly score o
years.
LAST evening Officer Combs arrested par
~ giving the name Of Paulors, and claiming
to reside in Martins Ferry, and placed hin
In the Eighth Ward station. paulers wa
somewhat inebrlated, and while In that con
dltiOn entered the house OF Sam Gerry, ant
flourishing revolver threatened to clean GU
the entire household.
YouS0 GALL, OF the RICHTER considering
his experience, lies very bunglingly Con
corning the publication Of the school stats
tics In tho INTELLf0ENCER exclusively las
Thursday, We have only TO say that com
paris0n OF that table with the RegiSitr'I
dreary column OF stuff some days before |,
oil that Is necessary to vindicate us ant
stamp that sheet with Its proper sobriQuet.
TICKETS will be on sale this morning at
o'clock at Wilson & Banners music store
for John s. Clarke's engagement at the 0pert
House on Friday evening. II will be Credl
table to the cultured classes OF our citizens Il
this distinguished and pure comedian attract!
large audience. lie Is most popular In The
literary and art centres where the masses are
competent judges OF what Is worthy OF pat
ronage In hlstrionic art.
A YOUNG man named John Little, whit
passing along MCCulloCh street. Sunday
night about s o'clock, was attacked by two
men who came out Of what Is known as VIII
helms alley, and ATTEMPTED TO garrote him
He fought braYely, and getting away man
aged to hide from his pursuers In the vine
yard. His face was terribly pounded up,
but he managed to retain his watch and
money, besides giving one OF his assailants q
bad blow in the face.
or Jay Rails 1.-TWO Orphans" which up.
pears at the Opera House this evening, ali
exchange says: "Jay Rails Two Orphans
Company played here last night to the largest
house ever In the building, and hundreds
turned away. The company 10 the best ever
seen in the play. Mr.. Rial can really feel
proud and well call II the most popular yer.
sion. We hope the company viii again re-.
turn soon, and we will give them another
large house. Come again"
BOru parts of tho Circuit Court were in
session yesterday. In Judge BoydS division
the case OF Armstrong vs. REILLY ct al. was on
motion OF the defendants continued. In
this case $4,000 damages are claimed for
false imprisonment The case Of the State
vs. James Sutton, indicted for petit larceny,