The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-27
CRY nArrERs.
Brief xotes on CaTrent Eyents of aIipO,
Interest.


Interest.
WHEELING PARK grows in popularity every
day.
THE Triadelphis odd Fellows pIcnicked 81
Roney's Point yesterday.
Mayors orchestra played for q private
party at the Wheeling Park last evening
The young people danced In the new pa
vilion.
TnE State Fair Grounds was yesterday
rented for picnlcs by,sL Johns German Luth,
eran Church August 30 and the Knights oil
Pytblas October II.
ALEXANDER BoNE, real estate agent and
broker, sold ye,terdey four desirable build
ing lois on North Front street, Island, FOL
$1,000, MI. H. a. Jones being the purchaser.
TAR grading on the River Railroad, be.
tween Wheeling and Moundsville, will be
completed by the first OF September, and the
work OF laying the ties aud rails will be eon'
menced at that time. The grading between
Patkersburg and Moundsville Is nearly com.
pleted.
A NUMBER Of gentlemen from this city will
probably 90 out to Summerfeld, Noble coun'
IS, Ohio, next Wednesday, TO witness It's
formal opening OF the B., z. & O. railroad e1'
tension. The Prince will leave the wharf al
8:15 A. N. 10 connect with the early train al
B~ellalre. M
AFoKcE Of sixty persons was yesterday pu1
10 work removing the old vault that was bull
on the south side OF the City Building sever
al yIars ago at cost Of $3.50. 1t was fallint
away and becoming dangerous, besides act
ing as a strain on the weak wall Of the City
Building.
The stockholders OF the Standard Iror
Works hald their annual meeting at the Ex
change Bank yesterday afternoon and le
elected the old board OF directors. They are
Messts. L Spence. w. W. Holloway, A. 10
ring L. 8. Delaplain, D. G. List, Jr., ]. X
Mitchell and A. P. Tallman. The book
made a very satisfactory showing. The roll
have been working but forty-two days; every
one was pleased with the result, however.
THE alarm Of fire shortly before eigh'
o'clock last nightwas caused by a slight blsE!
in Holidays planning mill, south OF tht
creek. Some fine shavings and sawdust bad
settled on top Of the boiler, ond these caughI
fire from the heat, The dense smoke whicl
issued from the mill was noticed, and TIT
timely discovery probably saved the mill
The fire department was on hand with IN
usual promptitude, the Hope hose making es
pecialiy good time.
The picnic on the State Fair Grounds ye''
teTdsy for the benefit 1.-THE Sisters OF st
Joseph wasia most gratifying success. A
large crowd wP1 on the ground and o deliRhr
full day was spent by all. The hore racini
previously arranged for did not come of
owing to the absence OF the horses, but sey
eral interesting impromptu races were run
The game Of base ball between the R.vsrs, d.
and Hsaly clubs resulted In the defeat OF tht
latter by q score Of 10 to IS.
YESTERDAY was Mr.. Frederick Happy
birthday, and II was celebrated in a very
pleasant manner at Reynann's Brewery "!
terdsy morning. The employees prt1eniet
their popular manager with an elegant golt
watch and chain. Several OF Mr.. Happy!
friends Outside Of the Brewery joined 10 INT
testimonial. Several impromptu speeches
were made, a nice lunch spread and plenty
OF excellent beer dispensed. Every one hat
o good tina. Mr.. Happy was surprised ant
immensely pleased. de made . little speech
that was loudly applanded.
MARY Tno4AssoS, living near Barnesyille
has recently started o cocoanery, which nov
contains about 4 COO silk worms encased with
in their silken coat. Each worm will spir
from six 10 eight hundred yards in the sea
son, Us grown by Mi.l Thomasson, which i
much nbl0W tno.e Oh O1llioInIh hpu NeN
Mexico, where they havo beer known tosptf
eighty miles OF silk TO the single WON. Mis-
Thomasson expects to make more none!
from the egga than from tie silk. II IS he
calculation thit the four thousand worm
will lay twenty pounds OF eggs, which at $
an ounce, their present market value, woult
net thu neat little cum OF $500, all for a few
weeks labor and several pounds Of leave
frnm the hpdye fence.