The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-17
CITY MATTERS.
BRIEF Notes on Current Events OF Minor
Interest.
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fHkIhuNs
"THE LITTLE JxuE1s, the English Lutheran
infant class, give an entertainment OF the
church tonight.
TuE Regulars Of South Wheeling aud the
Actiyes OF East Wheeling will cross bats on
the Fair Grounds next Saturday.
FRANK P. MCNEIL, Esq, yesterday quail.
fed Us n Notary Publicin Clerk Hooks Office,
giving the required bond OF $3.50, with w. B.
Hoge as surely.
The students Of Linsly Institute are o
working hard In preparing for an entertain
ment TO be given Jnpe 10. They propose 10
all former efforts.
WILLIAM MORGAN, Of Huntsville. aud
William Joyce, also q stranger, we're locked
up last night for drunkenness, by Belle
vile and the other by Dunlap.
The Young Ladies' Missionary Society OF
the Fourth Street Church will give a tea
very happy to see all their friends.
SEVERAL Wheeling people will join the ex.
cursiUn from Bellsire 10 Woodsfeld next
Sunday over the narrow gauge railroad, 60
ing down on the packet In the morning.
MRs TILLIE FoRsYrHE, a somewhat noto.
rious East Wheeling womrn, Is again locked
up, the charge this time being raising q
rumpus." Officer Freebolt captured her.
BILLY BEICELAHD, the oarsman, Is busy
building u staunch and comfortable boat
house at the foot OF Thirty.eighth street. II
will be so feet long and contain two rooms.
The heavy storm OF Monday night played
havoc with the telegraph, telephone aud fire
alarm wires In the city. Several gangs OF
men have been busy since then repairing
them.
CLERK J. B. PEYroN's present visit TO the
city is for the purpose OF preparing tine in
dex to tho Acts Of 1883. The printing OF the
Acts has now been completed, and they will
be out as soon as bound.
The case OF julius Hotfire, the boy indict.
ed ier incendiarism In connection with the
North Wheeling gang OF youths now In the
Moundsyille prison, was yesterday postponed
until the next term Of court.
A WARRANT was sworn out last night by q
woman for Madame Holidays house, on
officers reached the place II was dark and de.
serted. Somebody gave it away"
The Epple.s Stewart SANDER suit again occu.
pied all day in Judge Jacobs court yesterday.
The testimony was all taken, and the argu.
ment begun. The case will probably be given
TO the jury to-day. It has occupied seven
days.
CERTIFICATES OF incorporation have been
issued to the Ohio Valley Building and Loan
Association, Of Huntington, the Seymour
Lsnd Company. Of Charleston, and the Post
Combination Sewing Machine Company, Of
Washington, D. Q.
In the damage suit OF Bunflls ADMINISTERS
tor vs.. the P, W. & Ky. Railroad Company.
yesterdays session Of Judge Boyd's Court
was consumed In arguing a motion to ex.
clude all the testimony taken, which motion
the Court took under advisement.
SURPRISING to everybody to see John Roe.
mer-se, ling 10000 yards OF chooigo, merri.
macks and all the best makes choice styles.
CaliSos at only 5 cents and 5000 yards oil
beautiful Grey Poplins at s cents. This is a
special bargain and cannot be repeated. Call
and see them. Only for cash. Nos. 20l9 and
1921 Main street.
srEEIE and Bennett. the two boys accused
Of robbing a lady on North Main street sew
eral months ago, yesterday got q contin.
uance OF their case till the next term oil
Cont, and were admitted to bail in the sum
OF $500 each. Steele gave bond and was re-
leased. but Bennett, not having a bondsman,
was remanded to jail.
The State Board OF Public Works had a full
meeting yesterday ut the Secretary OF States
office. A member explained that the returns
Of the reassesSment were not under consider
alton, but the fact that railroad, telegraph.
telephone and other corporations did not all
pay as much taxes rs they should was dis.
cutsed, and an effort would be made to REM
edy the evil. a
A GENTLEMAN high In the directory OF the
Wheeling & Lake Erie road says that the
chief engineer Of this end OF the road is
about to make q new survey, starting from
Martins Ferry and running straight from
the 0hio river, passing near Mt. Pleasant aud
then striking the W. & L. E. at some point
west OF Piney Fork, thus cutting off the long
detour and saving nearly eight miles Of road.
Mas. J. G. sTAUD, Of Pittsburgh, whose
husband was so badly hurt at the corner OF
Market and Eleventh streets Monday night,
by being struck on the head by a brick dis.
lodged from the FIRE wall by q stroke OF
lightning, arrived In the city yesterday. Mr..
stsud Is still suffering severely from his in
juries. He was yesterday removed to the
residence Of Mr.. schellhsse, the grocer, on
the Island.
MICHAEL HANptAN, an old 1rishman who
has been peddling iHk In the city, and who
has boarded, with his wife, 1.-THE Farmers
Home, on Market Square, recently broke
his leg In some unexplained way. He ap.
piled 10 Comfy Commissioner Prince, Of
Madison district, yesterday, for admission to
the county hospital, and Captain Prince gave
him an order for admission. His wife goes
along, as she declared she would not forsake
him In his ffliction.
YESTERDAY morning o horse belonging to
Squire Hughes, which was attached to a light
buggy, while standing on Thirty.tbird street
frightened at a passing street car and started
for the river. AT q lively rate 1t went down
the street, over a steep bank, between the
P. W. & Ky. ~tIestles and to the river edge
where II stopped. Wonderful TO relate. the
only danisse done was to one wheel. Squire
Schulizs, In attempting to stop the animal,
fell and Spraiued his wrist. e.
The Board OF Directors OF the new Stand I'd
Building Association organized last evening
by electing the following officers: Charles
II. Berry, President; r J. Smyth, Vice Presi.
dent; Charles ". Conner, Secretary; William
G. Wilkinson. Treasurer; W. j. W. Cowden,
Solicitor; James R. Cowdeu, Trustees. The
Associations meeting was largely attended,
and a large subscription to Its stock was added
to the list Of members. The start is certainly
very satisfactory. and no one should loose
the opportunity OF securing shares at once.
JONI RYAN, a middle aged vlgabond from
Ohio, cauted a good deal OF disturbance In
North Wheeling Tuesday while drunk, and
arrested by Officer Dunlap. Yesterday
Judge LETTERS gave him ninety days in the
Workhouse, and be was taken there by Dun.
lsp Last night ut half past eight he died.
What was the cause OF bis death Ia a matter
Of conjecture. He showtd signs Of mania
uOtu vnen in Court, but the general opinion
Is that be died Of heart disease induced by
PERSONAL MENTION.
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