The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05
CITY mATTERs.
Brief Notes ON Current Events Of Minor
Interest.

dAy-a boy.
TIE snow and rain last night made travel
on the streets extremely unpleasant.
JACOB Erz, an Eighth ward blacksmith, in
falling down stairs yesterday morning. in-
Iured his head very severely.
FoREMAa ROBEETsoX, OF the United COM
pany, mourns the loss Of u warm buckskin
glove lost while responding TO yesterdays
alarm.
THERE will be \ meeting OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, At the Fourth
street N. +. Church this afternoon OF 8
o'clock.
PRoE. MALMRSI will meet those who desire
10 form class In vocal music at St Lnkes
Chapel, Island, 7:S0 O'Clock, this evening, aud
enroll the names and hx ahe price OF tuition.
AT the Teachers meeting TO be held this
afternoon, Professor Malmene will deliver n
practical lecture on the subject Of Primary
Singing Instruction in the Public Schools"
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted TO record
deed made January 4, by Elizabeth K. Mil-
Ter and Mathew Miller, her husband, to hne
Armstrong, In consideration OF 81 GOO, for lot
8 In square "a, on the South Side Of Thir-
tenth street
The first quarterly meeting for the present
conference year viii be held ut the Fourth
Street NJ. T. Church on next Sunday. The
first services Of the day will be Love Feast
at $50 A. N communion services at II A. NJ,
and preaching in the evening att by the
Presiding Elder, II. W. Ryan.
The variety performance being given by
Charlie Shay's company at the Academy OF
Music this week, still continues 10 draw good
houses. This place Of Amusement has been
nicely fixed up, and Is now very comfortable.
Mr. shay proposes TO please Wheeling peo=
pie.
THERE Is gutter crossing at the intersec-
ton OF Eighteenth and Chapline street that
needs attention In the shape OF IN iron cover.
lis an awful hole aud liable TO break any
vehicle that goes into 1t, 1t Is hard on the
Fire Department apparatus which often has
to cross It
GEoRGE LANSAN, hostleT at the Island hose
house, yesterday sent his resignation TO Chief
Cumming, 10 take effect January 10. james
MCGEE, q well known citizen OF the Seventh
ward, will be appointed to the vacancy. No
other changes In the membership OF the de-
partnent are contemplated by the Chief.
The annual slockholders' meeting OF the
Elm Grove Railway Company was held at the
company's office yesterday, and the old
Board OF Directors was unanimously re-
elected, as follows: A. Reymann, N. Reilly,
J. D. Du BOis, r. A. McCabe, r. Happy. The
Board will meet for organization on next
Monday.
INVITATIONS win be issued today for q
promenade concert and ball, to be given
Wednesday the 24th inst, at the Arion club
house, by Wheeling lodge, No. 81, l.. o. !. l.,
Hebrew organization. 1t will be quite 9
swell affair. The Opera House orchestra will
furnish the music and Osborne, OF Mt. Belle
view Hotel, the supper.
LAST evening Mr.. WIN. G. Stewart and bride
received their numerousftendsat their pleas.
ant home on LaBelle street. A number OF
invitations had been issued, aud Judging
from the number present. all were accepted,
Late in the evening supper was served. Mi.
and Mrs. Stewart were married during ho-
iday week, and returned from their wedding
trip yesterday morning.
DR.. DAVIS, OF Cameron, whose escapade on
Tuesday night was duly ohronicled in these
columns, was fined 81 and costs in,PolCe
Court Yesterday morning for diSOrderly con.
duct, Judge Jellers doubtless letting him oil
with 4 light sentence on account OF his
already severe punishment. Bob Lutz, who
cut the Doctor SO severely with beer glass,
was discharged on the ground OF justification
for his action.
The small rooms OF the Circuit Courts have
been serious inconvenience TO the public
as we'll US 10 tue Court since the commence.
nient of the trial OF the fire bugs" Daily
the hall has been crowded for ten feet out
side the door, and yesterday when the doors
were opened at the commencement OF the
afternoon session the crowd irresistably
swept through the bar and 10 the opposite
wall before It could be controlled.
YESTERDAY about noon. house on
Eighteenth street, east OF Eoff, caught fire
in the unfinished attic from defective tlue.
An alarm was rung In from the Atlantic en-
CINE house and the proper companies were
quickly on the spot. The fire was quickly
; extinguished, the only damage being to. the
plastering beneath the fire, which will have
10 be replaced. The house is owned and 90
cupied by Mr.. Hiegenfelder, who estimates
his loss at $50.
The Democrats OF the Fourth ward met
last night at the Atlantic Engine house and
suggested the following named gentlemen as
desirable persons 10 be voted for
at the Democratic primaries to.mor.
row to represent the ward In Council. First
Branch, Fred Happy; Second Branch, Frank
Healy, Philo Kimberly, James Mckinley,
I.ally, VIM. Eccles. Patrick o Brien, Thomas
Owens, William Forsythe, Mark Reisbeck,
Samuel Darrah. Chris. seibke and Fred.
Rinehart. Executive Committee, Frank
Healy, Charles A. o'Brien, James T. Riley,
James T. Gray, George McCully and Peter
Ferrel.
YESTERDAY was the flfty.ninth birthday Of
John @. Hoffman, ST., one Of Wheelings
Oldest, best and most prosperous German
citizens. He Is a prominent business man,
being at the head OF one OF the largest tan.
neTies west OF the Alleghanies. JIG. HoG
man & Sons are we'll known 10 the leather
trade. Last evening Mr. Hoffman celebrated
the anniversary OF his birth in very enjoy.
able manner. He gathered about him ali his
friends. His large and elegant residence on
Chapline street. South Side, was well filled
with the prominent Germans OF The city and
their wives. The Opera House orchestra was
also present and furnished some charming
music, both for promenading and dancing,
A supper complete In every detail was a
prominent feature OF the evening.