The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-03

Brier Notes on Current Events Of aIinol
Interest.
TuR seco,d Grand hall will eoma off SOON M

BrieT Notes on Current Events OF Minor
Interest.
TN second grand ball win come OF soon at
Goetze's Hall.
JoHS NEtH1us, Of North Wheeling, was
badly bruised last evening BY runaway &C
cident.
"BINEp wAfsoS issgain in thelockupt this
time for fighting with u woman on the Main
street bridge.
THE Auditors ofiee, at the State House, Is
being renovated aud cleaned, and is to have
q new carpet.
THE telephone poles are all being painted
black nine feet from the ground and white
the rest OF the way up.
JACOB RrTz has been appointed tlllerman
OF the hook and ladder house, in Harry
Mason's place, he having resigned.
The people Of Elm Grove are anxious to
have the Elm Grove railway extended TO that
point and 1t is possible that 1t may be.
The Water Board Is at present taking out
the old FIRE plugs along the line Of the 3O.in.
main and putting In new and improved ones.
PATRoLMAs BELL, at the B. & o. depot, ar
rested q party named "Rusty" Atwood yes.
tsrday for jumping on a train when in mo-
ton.
Work on the Zane Street NJ. E. Church
parsonage. On Jacob street, Is progressing as
rapidly as the wet character Of the ground
will permit
G.. A. CHRIsrxAs, Sheriff Of Berkeley
county, was in the city yesterday, having
brought three prisoners to the penitentiarY
at Moundsville.
Two SMALL boys, apparently about eight
years old, were about to engage ina very
earnest fight with large pocket knives In
East Wheeling yesterday afternoon, when the
police appeared and they fed.
TUESDAY night orloff Miller was robbed OF
all his paints, oils, etc., amounting In value
TO shout so. he was doing some work for
Henry Michel, corner OF Twenty-second and
Main streets, and had left his material there
for the night
The Jeffreys.Lswis Combination has been
broken mp BY the sudden and unexpected
death Of Mrs. Lewis father, and she hes can.
csled all engagements. This company ap-
peared in this city twice during the past sea-
son, and each time gave satisfaction.
In responding to the alarm OF fire yesterday
afternoon, sounded from box 10, the hook
and ladder truck came 10 g'ief while crossing
the Main street bridge, a rear axle breaking
and letting that end down. It Is a wonder
the axle did not break before, as the iron was
worn very thin.
TaE small frame house owned by George
Marshall, aud situated on the National read.
above the junction OF Market street, caught
fire. yesterday, but the blaze was e~xtipguisn'
cd with q few buckets OF water, without the
aid OF the department, which, however, was
called out by an alarm from box 10.
The Market street bridge over the creek Is
In o bad condition since the recent alleged
repairs. Green lumber was used, and II mas
warped badly, leaving tho curled up ends to
e~ndanger foot travel. Several falls o ours
every evening on this Accoun', aud ns one
but a skilled acrobat can cross the bridge In
safety.
The bottom lands back OF the old East
Wheeling wooden mills are IN q horribly
filthy condition. The place is made a recep.
tacle for vegetable refuse, dead animals aud
general dirt. There is also a large pool Of
water there covered over with green scum,
and at times there Is q fearful stencil. 1.
should be attended to.
The gold watch presented TO the Anal.
gamated Association of this district last year
By Mr.. Charles W. ceabright, Of this city, will
probably be disposed Of at the annual re.
union and picnic OF the A~malgamated Asso.
/ Clhtluu utAt ulUutntii NiS0 A4toiheht thVhP
son can get In all the reports from parties
who had tickets for the drawing on sale. The
drawing would have taken place long ago
but for the strike last SUMMED, which I'M
fayorably affected the sale Of tickets.
The graduating class OF the public schools
was examined yesterday at the Fifth ward
school by Professor Birch. They spent eight
hours there and were examined Ia English
Grammar, Physical Geography, Geography
and U. 8. History. The questions 10 be an.
swert d are printed on slips OF paper and the
answers are written out. The questions are
very hard and the examination is a thorouga
one. Superintendent Birch expressed him.
SELF last evening as being highly pleaIed with
the class.
In going 10 the Gre on the hill above Mar
ket street yesterday, Chiet Marshal Dunning
met with an accident, which though serious,
might have been expected to have grayer re-
suits. He came down Twelfth street at q
rapid pace In his buggy, and started to make
q sudden turn up Chaplibe, when the buggy
wheels struck the street car track, the buggy
was tipped partly over, and the Chiefthrown
violently out. He was badly cut about the
face and head, and received some painful
bruises on other parts Of bis body, but Is not
dangerously hurt. The horse started 10 run
of, but was secured before any damage re-
suited, aud Mr.. Dunning remounted and con-
tinued on his way to the fire.