The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-19

BRIEF Notes on Current Events Of arinol
Interest.

THR Afion society gives Q private hop 81
its club house this evening.
THE snow was in perfect condition for snow
balling yesterday, and the boys made the
most oft.
OILY one case was on the Slate at midnight
for this mornings police court-a case Of in.
decent exposure.
TWELFTH and Main street hills were alive
with men aud boys last night, who were en-.
joying the fine coaating hugely.
A LlTTIE girl named Turner, living in the
Sixth ward, was bitten In the calf OF the leg
by q vicious black.and.tan dog yesterday.
To-Day is tho shortest day in the year 1888.
The sun does not rise until 7:1O, and sets at
1876, making the day but hours and Is min
utes long.
The beer wagon which ran over young
Terrell in North Wheeling Monday night did
not belong to tho Rsymann Brewing Com
pany as reported.
EVERY street with sufficient slope to give a
sled momentum was utilized by the boys last
evening for costing, TO the decided incon.
yenience OF foot passengers.
GEORGE SPENCER, colored boy, was before
squire Peterman yesterday, accused BY Reu-
ben Norris also colore6, OF committing o
breach OF the peace. He was fined 81 and
costa.
LOUIS F. srrEL yesterday qualified as the
guardian Of Harry oesterling, minor orphan
OF John 0sste'liBg, deceased, giving bond in
the sum Of sGo, 00O with @. E. stitel and A.
Reymann as sureties.
sEvERAL runawSys occurred on Chapline
street, South Side, yesterday, but with no &c.
rious results. The brick paved stretch offers
q big temptation to those with fast horses and
cutters 10 speed" little.
RcBKRr Bosp yesterday qualifisd ss the ex.
ecutor OF the last will and testament OF Mrs.
Sarah Baldwin, deceased, and gave bond In
the sum Of s, 200 without security, none be-
ing required by the terms Of said will.
JuroE CELY JoHSslS. President OF the
Supreme Court Of Appeals will to-day rem.
den his decision on the application for an In
junction restraining the Elm Grove railway
from using tina steam motors on Sixteenth
street.
The preliminary hearing OF Frank Nc.
Adams, accused OF stealing chickens, will be
held before Squire Caldwell at 10 O'Clock
this forenoon, aud Leon Van Waits hearing
at . O'Clock this afternoon. Both hearings
will be held at the Jail office.
Tim Bellaire Tribune Gays: "The IgrELII.
days Tribune regarding the horse trade. Our
informant states that arthur Fields colored
chap from Wheeling, was at Warnock on
Sunday night looking for the man aud
horCes, and he told the story as substantially
reported yesterday Arthur was joking. Rt
Is fond Of his joke.
TIE literary socisty connected with the
English Lutheran Sunday school gave O
batkst social at the church last evening that
was very enjoyable affair. The ladies
brought ba.kets containg q dainty lunch, jast
Z enough for two, aud these baskets were auc
, toned of to the highest bidder. In this way
/ funds were raised aud plenty OF fun and
| amusement afforded.
: YESTERDAY afternoon on McCollcca street
) in the Eighth ward, four or five boys tied
their SIT DIS 10 passing ragma1's wagon. He
tried several means to drive them oil without
! succeeding At last he jumped of and
started 70: them with whip. They ran, and
the stones struck him over the eye, cutting q
bad cash. He sHors out warrants for the
, boys before squire schultz,.
TaE sale Of reserved seats Tor Oliver Doud
! Byron's engagement ct the Opera House Fri
day night in Across the Continent" begar
) In manner to indicsts good audience. Oh
} Mr.. Byron's acting II would be supsrtiuoul
10 speak. He has the happy gift Of ye'ss
tility; at one moment filing the breasts oil
his audience with the pathos Of his lines, anC
anon CONFUSING them with laughter. Mis-
. Kate Byron, always popular here, accom-
pSnies him, and there are "six-count EN-
. SIX" comedtsus in his company.
THE holiday boom seems little late thii
3 year, but when 1t does commence partiei
who wish to have large assortment OF arti
, Giles both useful and ornamental. especially
designed for Christmas or New Yesr's pres
ents, to select from, should call on Edmund
! Bockiag, corner OF Twelfth and Chaplin'
c streets. Few dealers anywhere csn show a
large, as varied or as ane atock Of good
especially fitted for this season OF the year q
$ Mr.. Booking. All purchasers Of Christina
goods should give him call before'his stocl
, has been culled over.