The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-21
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MARION LODGE No, IL, l. o. o, F., Of
Fsirnont, has purchased the Town Hall
Of that town and converted 1t into q lodge
room,
The Gag on the Custom House was dis.
played at hall mast yesterday, as q mark
Of respect to the memory oil Thomas J..
Blair, deceased.
VIZ were informed yesterday by gem
tleman from the eastern end OF the county
that the house Of Mr.. John Wherry, up
MCGaw's run, had been destroyed by
fre last Monday night.
tbs Shakespeare Club will hold its an.
pusl entertainment at the McLurs House
on Saturday night. A large number oil
ladies will be present and the affair prom
ises to be most recherche.
WILLIAM 7. SAITH, sheriff OF Boone
county, accompanied by 7. B, Doss, {
guard, arrived at the Penitsnhary yester
day, with Robert l., Parker, who was sem
for two years for grand larceny.
GEORGE WRlsoERBRR has received q new
shell thirty feet six inches in length
and eleven.and.a'hAlf inches wide. l
weighs thirty.two pounds and is made o
paper, Z, Waters & Son, Of Troy, N, Y,
were the makers.
A MOST revolving story comes from thu
Seventh ward, to the effect that five whit
men and one negro detained young CIR
on the Fair Grounds all Of Tuesday night
The girl is said to be between fourteen
and fifteen years Of age.
| T,,,,,n,, EnypIu n sv,o1l bov uoa hmm
over by Squire Wait yesterday, to keel
the peace for six months Freese ma!
whipped another small boy named HarFl
son. 1t was a trivial case and had nj
business In Justices office.
CAPTAIN EccLEs, Chief oil the Fire De
partment, purchased team OF beautiful
matched bay horses at Belmont, Ohio,
few days ago Tor the Atlantic Engine
They are FIVE and six years Of age respect
lively, and weigh 1850 pounds each,
FLACcUs Bros. purpose erecting frui
and vegetable canning establishment 8
their fruit works, near this city. They
have already made arrangements viii
market gardeners TO furnish them will
6,OOO bushels OF tomatoes this coming sea
sou.
THE members OF Black Prince Lodge
K. OF p, No, 10, have just received
through Jacob W, Grub, jeweler, thei
new helmets, gsuntlets, swords, caps AM
other equipments. They are very beau
tilul. Their new uniforms were made b.
Commodore Seabright,
THE various committees having II
charge the proper reception OF the ladie
who are delegates 10 the missionary meet
ing In this city next week, have left moth
ing undone to insure their comfort Will
here. The meeting will begin In the Flrs
Presbyterian Church next Wednesda,
morning and continue until Friday. Abou
$50 delegates are expected.
To THE public, generally: We hay
gone for the Street Commissioner until hi
skin has become 80 thick that he dom
care for our prods any more. So p leas
let US pass along the street withou
stopping US and saying Il wish you w0uI'
stir up the Street Commissioner about tn
east end OF Seventeenth street, or Chap
line street over the creek, or Zane stree
Tor Virginia street on the leland" Thes
streets are all in ''good" condition and
they aren't the s. U. knows his business
and the peOplea are hard to please anyhow
THE election Of Dr.. Hullihen to the pc
sitlon Of assistant physician Of the Insanr
Asylum at Weston causes vacancy II
the educational department Of this city
as the Doctor, who has been sec
rotary OF the Board for a nun
Der Of years, has resigned. The ofiiC
Is worth 5000 per annum, and the per
Torrance Of It's duties Is not very onerou
work. Consequently quite q larg
number OF gentlemen, whose Constitu
tions require light work, have signiaet
their Willingness to perform said duties
provided they get enough votes. ANON
the more prominent candidates we hav
heard mentioned are the following: Hon
Is. Brady, A. q. EoG, J. NJ. Todd, Il. II
Pendleton, Feargus WhAlley, ]. william
Wait, W. y. English, ]. K. Oowden, Rslpl
Ankle and Dennis 0'Keetfe. The election
will take place this evening.