The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-03
CRY MArrERs.
Brief Notes on Current Events OF Minor
IntAFRaI.


he Fourth ward.
A NEW roof has been placed on the First
ward station house. TI
A SURE sign Of spripg-merchants were
busy yesterday putting up their awnings.
MATINEE at the Opera House this afternoon
for the benefit Of the Woman's Union be-
neyolent Society.
oFrrCER BIRD was too muck Indisposed, yes
tarday 10 be on his beat, officer Freehold ran
In his first caSe-R plain drunk.
oFncER KENNEDY captured Bill Hughey
Yesterday and placed him In the Eighth ward
cooler. William was very drunk
Two strings Of limstone are being .spread, on
the east side OF North MaiA street, from First
10 Eighth streets. There Is a large amount
OF 1t broken butyet unspread, which makes
itdangerous for teams.
EDwARp DUYrY was brought up before
Squire Caldwell yesterday, on complaint oil
Peter Dolen, who accused Duly OF stealing
$40 from him. The Squire held the accused
In $500 bond, which he gave.
GAIT. BENNETT thinks that the city should
provide hats for his police as long as they
furnish the ilremen with helmets and coats.
The committee, however. thinks differently.
The Captain will probably order his men 70
purchase the regulation police "dicer."
TIE March meeting Of the Sunday School
Association OF Wheeling will be held at the
Disciples Church on next Tuesday evening at
7:3O O'Clock. The theme will be The
Apostolic Church and its Characters." A
very interesting meeting Is expected.
THERE was big rush yesterday morning
for seats for the matinee 10 be given at tue
Opera House this afternoon. Lalt night the
sheet was badly scored up; 1t vii remain 81
Wilson & Banners until noon, anG all should
secure seats, as the crowd tins afternoon will
be enormous.
CHARLES SWEENEY was yesterday sent up on
the hill for sixty days. The charge OF
yagrancy was preferred against him When
arrested he had in his possession q lot Of rail-
road iron that the police believe he did not
rightfully obtain. He has been a trouble 10
the blue coats for sometime.
MANAGER Tracy, OF the Western Union,
has erected closet or cabinet In the once Of
the Telephone Company, In which he has
placed telephone, so that one can telephone
a message and have 1t repeated back without
any one In the office besides the operator
knowing what the message is.
LAST evening Christ Viewig, an old and
we'll known resident OF the Eighth ward. Gel.
ebrated his fity.ninth birthday at his home,
large number OF his friends were present,
and we're sincere In extending their congrat-
nlalions. Tie Opera House orchestra was
also on hand, and furnished some Of its very
best music.
TauaspAY night brute chased women
abont the Fifth ward, using vile language
and frightening them half out Of their wits.
When their cries for help were answered the
villain would run like scared deer. II two
or three angry husbands and fathers get their
handR on the scamp he will suffer. The po-
ice are also on the watchout.
IT will well repay one to attend the Opera
House this afternoon. In addition TO spiGn-
did programme, consisting OF music TAB.
Ieaux etc. there will be one OF the largest
tnrnouts OF children, the city has had Tor
long time, The little ones have been antto;
ipatine the matinee for days, and. they .will
Be delighted this afternoon.
AT Charlie sbay's Theatre, another OF those
popular dime Saturday mstinees VIII De
sr;yen this afternoon. The company this
week Il a strong one, and the entire even
ing's nerformance will be given at the mat.
mae, The proersmme which has drawn SO
largely this week will be given for the last
lime tonight, no doubt 10 aorowded house.
OK last Friday the members OF the original
IjnSly Literary Society held their initial
sIection since the secession OF some OF the dis
satisf;ed members. Il resulted In the cleo
lion Of the following officers: President,
Harry H. Garden; Vice President, Samuel .
Woods: Secretary, James NJ. NoAdamsi
Critics N. Nelson Cecil and Ashley Cooper.
FOREMAN STANLEY, OF the Vigilant, can
Justly be proud OF the trap doors be has con.
structed for closing the man.hole through
which the (iremen slide from the second
story 10 the engine when an alarm comes 10:
Tbey are go delicately arranged by pullies and
weights that tho weight OF cat opens them.
Al night they are closed, and those desiring
10 sleep are not annoyed by the DOises below.
YESTERDAY Mrs. Alex Durst received ~! en-.
yelope In which was S. bill and 0 note In >
iadyis hand. saying that the writer had once
stolen that amount from Mrs. burst, ana
that her conscience was now troubling her,
and she had resolved to make restitution,
The recipient has no idea who the penitent
thief can be, having no recollection oteYer
having missed the money said 10 nave peeh
stolen from her.
In accordance with the action OF the Yves
tern Nail Association at It's recent meetlnRat
Pittsburgh, the nail factories OF this vicinity
will shut down to-day, and remain idle Tor inc
next two weeks. In most OF the mills the
forge department will continue in operation
during Tie idle period Of the taStory; AT the
La Belle mill all departments will he shut
down, to enable tho company to complete
the repairs now under way.
LAST evening Miss sallie Bryson was most most
agreeably surprised at her home Of NO. 26Oa
Mood street, BY g number OF her friends who
burst b Gs in upon her suddenly. They all pre-
Too. It was very Jolly party, The callers
were Misses Elma Wilson, Kittie 10y, Emma
Warehouse Ida Martin, L. Little, Annie
Fisher, Josephine Barum, Aggie Joy, Ellis
Leyedae. Nora Archibald, Flora Archibald,
Julia Hugh, and Messrs. John Dix, John
Harris, Frank Work, All Rigler, Harry
Humphreysyille, Edward Halnes, Harry
Leonhart, Lloyd Chenaworth, viii Dlckman,
John Wright and Charles Bowman. They
brought their own refreshments which were
psrtaken OF about II o'clock.