The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-28
CITY RCRAPA,
News Notes from all portions OF the
~ s. NcighbOrhOVl. VIA III.

ANOTHER marriage license was issued yes.
terday. af, ''IIl@l
East WHEELING now boasts OF two elegant
drug stores. .#.I n
TltE money will pour into the city Golfers
today and Tomorrow.
Now there Is talk of boat race between
laybcreer and 0'tlanlon, ut Pittsburgh.
To HEAR Councilman llillreth talk Ger.
man Is something one would so Il long dis
lance to listen to.
Cox 4 MonRlsoy have Just turned out a
large set OF boilers for new mill ut Charles.
ton, Ranawha county.
OrrIcE FU0Arg shot dog Inst night belong.
Ing TO jim Nuby, the coorcd barber, on
which he refused to pay tax.
TnE larmonle.Almnnercho Singing Socie.
tyatter Its concert Monday night will give
little, hop In Franzheims Hall.
The Poor House Committee paid lis month.
lyvisit to Capt. Plankcy yesterday, aud found
the institution In magnificent order.
Rongnr KAIy. the Market Square barber,
was married Wednesday evening by Rev.
Wheeler Of the A. NJ. f. Church, to Miss
Edith berry.
TINT wonderful pollparrot OF Squire
Schnlt2e has met with IN untimnly death
and will no longer solemnly talk with the
heavy Justice. =.
THE cost OF one Of those large telegraph
poles tho Western Union Company Is putting
up on Main street, set In the ground and all
complete, Is about $l2J.
TIE Board Of Education did not have ses.
sion last night as contemplated, owing, to the
luck Of II quorum. The members present nd.
journed to next Thursday night.
THERE was lots OF fun over the motion to
reject Councilman Walters application for
license. Charges OF bribery were bundled
about, and the lobby. enjoyed the fun hugely.
THE suit OF the executors Of the late Joseph
pendleton against the T., W. 4 Ky. railroad
was called In Judge jacobs part Of the Cir.
cult Court yesterday, but was postponed until
Alny q.
THE Mermaid drew large crowds last night,
and to judge from current remarks 1t proved
source Of qualification tor the curious
SELDOM experienced. 1t is quite novel
creature.
GAIT. BESNE1T's Office is in shameful con.
dition, and the committee on Real Estate
should order some repairing done. 1t is n
disgrace to the city and even to the rickety
Old building, rs IL is now.
VIZ owe IN apology to Councilman Smith.
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providing n table for reporters simply be-
cause Mr.. Baker ran away ind went to the
Opera House. Mr.. s. Is solid for table.
THE United engine was yesterday taken to
the shop of B. +. Caldwell, where the jacket
is to be taken oil the boiler, the steam gauge
placed higher and then the jacket will Big put
on in good shape and the dome fitted on.
JAMES WlSKLE, the boss at Chambers Coal
Bank. ut Elm Grove, who was fatally burned
last Sunday, WAS buried yesterday. He was
n member OF the Knights Of Pythins Mt Elm
Grove, and his family will receive 81 900 from
this source.
a PRIVATE letter received by DR.. Camden,
OF this city, from Upshur county, states that
the question Of granting the right OF way for
the extension of the narrOw.gaugc road from
Weston to BuckhannOn was carried by
small majority.
AS excursion to Mountain Lake Park will
be given by the B. & O. Road from May Is to
20 inclusive, at the rate Of two cents per
mile The sale OF lots will take place on the
18th. Board can he obtained ut the hotel
and cottages ut Oakland. which is quite con-
vcnient
THE late report Of the Fairmont Normal
School is encouraging and instructive. Il
shows large percentage OF pupils actually
engaged in teaching, and attending the nor
NAL school in their vacation. The report
affords much matter worthy OF the consider
alton OF the Legislature.
TIE following resolution adopted by
Council last evening is sensible one, as the
scant water supply at the North Wheeling
fire last Sunday evening demonstrated: Re.
soired, That the Committee on Water Works
be, ind they ARE hereby instructed to pur-
chase pipe valves, plugs and lead and pro-
coed ut once TO hive LAID ten inch water
pipe from Fifth street OH Main 10 the Top
SUPERINTENDENT or FREE SCHOOLS BUTCHER
is receiving numbers OF petitions sent out by
him to be circulated for signatures, praying
Congress to set aside fund for educational
purposes, to be distributed among the States
in proportion to illitcracy, TO be used by them
as the funds raised by other means He re-
ports the number and character OF the sigma
tures obtained rs indicating a wide spread
and deep interest in the project among the
people OF West Virginia.
LAST Tuesday evening the friends of tenn
perancc assembled at the North street ". i.
church and formed u temperance union, to
be known as "tle North Wheeling Temper
ancc Union" The following officers were
elected: President. Thomas Carright; Vice
President, Mrs Wilson and Mrs. Chapman
Trensurers, Conrad Peters. Executive Com
mittee: Levi Noble, NJ. Morgan, Mr.. Lenk-
hard, Miss Mary Winchcr and Miss Susie
Swicrs. On pe1t Tuesday evening the roll
OF membership will be ready for signcrs, and n
cordial invitation is extended to all who
wish to become mlnbcrs.
The Harmonic Maennerchor Singing Soci-
ETY. will give its third annual concern next
Monday, May lst, ut the Opera House. assist
lnl AZ Nry IS1T III
Hupp, Miss Annie Bacr, lfof Louis Vans,
the Messrs. Ankle and II. Grimm, aud also
the Opera House orchestra enlarged and con-
sisting Of fifteen pieces This society, under
the able leadership OF Prof. Hermann
Schockey, has been rchcarsing for quite n
time and We have 10 doubt the concert will
be ms successful, unsteady speaking, rs their
former concerts. Prof, Hermann Shockey
will give some Of his charming violin solos,
so well known here, and we can promise Il
rare musical treat, judging from the pro.
grammc before us Everybody should go.
Seats can NOW be secured ut Wilson &
Banners. o,a
Louis ZoEcKLER yesterday returned from
Chicago, bringing two more carloads Of fine
cattle, some thirty-!ivc or forty head in all.
Butchers in speaking Of the ISrELL,oExcER's
article yesterday on the comparative cost ind
selling price OF meat generally expressed the
opinion that it did not quite do them justice.
though they endorsed it us correct so far ms II
went. 1t is wonderful what III amount Of in
terest has been shown in the price OF meat
since the recent increase. An East Wheeling
butcher yesterday told u reporter that so
close was the margin on meat that he had
thought OF quitting the business until the
June cattle came into the market and re.
ducc prices. He said he would give his store
| rent frnp for month n fl,n m
operative meat stores
PURELY PERSONAL.