The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-16

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Lowry weather
WARRINGTON Is now free from smallpox.
FANNY DAVENPORT in Camille tonight.
EuNEEouslAdles visited the Legislature yes.
terday,
vicinity.
rEtAOsr county has O770s children Of
school 9gs.
A syGPR,sr party is booked for Goctze's
Hall this evening
lies EPlruRIENs" meet this eveningat Miss
Gertrude Caldwell's.
TUE ladies como out in force these bright
and warm afternoons,
REOuLAR monthly meeting Of the Board Of
Education this evening.
THE MSnnerchor Singing Society will give
ielcct ball ut their hall this evening,
oNE marriage license was issued and one
deed Of trust recorded by Clerk Hook yester.
day.
The Legislature will be asked to make an
appropriation to buy two new flags for the
State House.
Tug Opera House Orchestra will furnish
some extra music for the Davenport engage
ment this evening.
The Mine Inspector bill was finally and fa-
tally knocked IN the head by the House Of
Delegates yesterday.
TIE Creek mill was on again yesterday,
having been stopped two days on account Of
bad air In the coal bank.
BILLY FL0RRNCE's reserved seats had nearly
rs great u sale yesterday US Fanny Daven-
ports had the day before.
Ed. SHiPLEY has been appointed night
watchman ut the State House under the TgsO-
luton recently adopted by the Legislature.
QUITEa number Of Dellalre people are going
up to see Billy Florence In tie "Mighty Dol
lar at Wheeling, Friday nlgbt.-IntiepfadeNs.
An effort was made in the House Of Dele
gates yesterday TO fix the date Of the final nd.
j0urnment Of the Legislature at March l, but
tile House would not.
THE st. Alphonsns Society had very en-
jOyGble time ut Turner Hall last evening.
fhe Opera House Orchestra played, and
splendid music It was, too.
AT the next Stahl soiree, which will be
given early In March, the opera Of "Billee
Taylor" will be given together with the act
OF "BoccaCIo'' In which the "Cooper's Chorus
occurs,
SOME fNyors have been received from Gin.
cinnat for tomorrow nights hop OF the Ger
man, that are very pretty and novel. Mr.
sam Miller assisted by Miss Laura Updegratf,
will lead.
AEorT twenty-five couple OF young people
surprised Miss Louisa, daughter OF Adam
StoEer, Of the Eighth ward last evening, at
her fathers residence. The evening was
spent in dancing.
A GRAND festival and supper will be given
by the Fourth Street Church people to'mor-
row evening for the benefit OF the Sunday
School. Some musical and other performs
ances will also be given.
YESTERDAY morning country wagon got
stalled in the soft clay with which the
eighteenth inch water pipe trench on Eighth
street is being filled. The horses were slightly
injured, but the driver swore by the gods he
would have heavy damages.
SOMEBODY proposed in the House of Dele.
gates yesterday TO have the alleged u. s. flag
which hangs behind the Speakers desk
washed, whercupon somebody else proposed
to adjourn. The standing committee on
health ought to give their attention TO that
smoke-Stained, grinjy flag
THE reel for the Seventh ward hose house
IS ready to go into service. II is the old
Nigilant reel with new set OF wheels and a
general overhauling. 1t has been painted
black vi til broad red stripings. and on each
side OF the seat is a picture Of the Chief. The
number OF the company Is II"
GoErzE's HALL was filled last evening with
n merry party VI naSqneraders who danced
the evening away to Mayors music. The
party was gwen complimentary to Mr.. Tom
Thoner whose birthday 1t was, The affair
was in the hands of u committee composed OF
II. i. COrnwaber, A. l.. Wickham,. W. A,
BosIey and NJ. +. Reynolds.
TUE Joint Committee on Finance met last
evening and agreed 10 recommend the appro.
priation Of $1,000 to pay the expenses OF the
quarantine arrangements recently made or
hereafter found necessary by the State Board
OF Health II was also stated during the ScS
sion that steps were to be taken to quarantine
the State against Cincinnati.
LAST evening the "Original German" was
very pleasantly entertained by Miss Amelia
Steger at her home on Main street. Kramer
furnished music for the dancers. Light re-
freshments were served, and the members OF
the club departed for their homes more than
ever impressed with the oplHion that they
had done wisely In forming the club.
The revival meetings Mt Chapline street
NJ. L. church still continue, and the house Is
crowded to It's utmost capacity every night,
There have been fifty conversions and about
forty accessions TO the church since the meet
ingS began. Rev. Hite, the pastor has reason
to feel encouraged by tile interest awakened,
and rejoiceed by the good done by his efforts.
THE boss musician in the Fire Department
Is tho tilleFmHn Mt the Hook and Ladder
House. Yesterday afternoon the boys, with
some OF their friends, were In their sitting
room, while VIII was knocking breakdowns,
reels, ETC., from his banjo in glorious style.
The boys had no idea it was near o'clock,
and when test came in there was fun. The
banjo went into corner and the crowd went
down stairs in one jump.
The jOurneymen carpenters OF the city, to
the number OF about seventy, met in the
lodge room OF tho AmHlgamatGd Association,
in McLNin's block, last evening, for the pur.
pose OF considering the adviSability OF ma.
kingn strike for an increase Of wages. At
present the average wages Of journeyman
carpenter is two dollars, aud is proposed to
demand twenty-five per cent increase. A H.
nal conclusion was not arrived at, and the
meeting adjourned to Saturday evening.
LATE West Virginia postofIice news is as
follows: The pOstOtflce at KnottsviffG, Tay-
Tor county, Is discontinued. Special service
Is established at Oakton, Berkeley county,
from Cherry Run, and at stonecoal, Braxt0n
county, from Replete. A change has been
made IN Star service route No. ZOOS steam
boat, Wheeling to Parkesburg, us follows:
Leave Wheeling daily at II A. NJ, arrive at
Parkersburg ut IL night; leave Parkersburgat
| GA. NJ, and arrive ut Wheeling ats A. N. next
day.
YESTERDAY morning several hours before
daylight some boys broke open q box OF
oranges which man named McGinness had
ut his stand for sale when the market opened,
and stole all they could carry OF the fruit,
McGinness's loss amounted 10 several dol.
lars, the boys evidently either having very
caPaclous pockets or being quite numerous.
1t has been customary to leave fruit and gen.
eral marketing in the Market House without
that something has not been confscatsd BY
the boys long ago.
ABOUT $ o'clock last evening a large dog Of
the pointer species sprang upon little four