The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-28
CITY KATTsRs.
Brief Notes on Cnrrent Events Of Minor

hEoCLAB seullsiuOntnlS tueeunB OF COuuull
tonight
TIE sgu ordinance will reoeive some atten.
ton from C0unollmsn thls evening.
The United FIRE engine was at Redman's
shops yesterday receiving few repairs.
OTrcEE CHI, OF the Eight ward police
force, IL 10 be married this evening TO Mrs.
Cook.
THE Ohio County Circuit Court meets next
Monday. The rooms are being cleaned and
renovated preparatory to the opening OF the
session.
MOrHER ST JoHx, for number Of years
connected with the Sisters OF St. Joseph In
this CT y, will itsrsuperviSe the Catholic
School and Convent ut Charleston.
The most novel robbery ever reported In
the city is ALLEGED to have take place on the
SouthSide Saturday night, when drunken
man had his boots stolen OF his feet on the
street
WoRH was commenced yesterday on the
erection OF fifty additional cattle stalls on
the State Fair Grounds These are necessary
for the accommodation OF the stock already
entered.
MRS CHAs. sEGBRlGHT, OF the South Side,
fell down stairs yesterday afternoon and
broke her right arm and dislocated her wrist
besides receiving numerous bruises. Dr..
Ford, Of Benwood, attended her.
IHE Knightsof 81. John psraded through
the streets yesterday morning, headed by
the Opera House baud and then marched to
the State Fair Grounds, where very enjoy
able and orderly picnic was given during the
day.
LAST Friday night, lot Of secondhand
lumber. which had been taken out OF the
Sugar Hill trestle on the Hempfeld, caught
fire from the engine. From tree TO five
thousand feet were destroyed before 1t was
put out.
W. H. SAGE, the sewing machine agent
charged with appIopriating another person.
mail, had preliminary bearing before U. s.
Commissioner Forbes yesterday, and Yves
bold in bond for his appEarance at the United
5tates Court.
A uNIoS nesting OF young people OF the
different Methodist Churches was held at the
Zane Street Church last evening, which was
largely attended. Addresses, music and de-
yotionsl exercises occupied the time pleas
antly and proftably.
TaE City Board OF Equalization and Ar
pOals met yesterday, but adjourned without
trSnsac,ing any business except setting We'd
nesday as The frat day for hearing petitions.
The EOArd will commence with the First
| ward and work southwark.
LIrrERs advertised Tuesday. August %:
L, BElcher, H. B. Burris, 7. NJ. Caryert, W.
Convey, P. Cugrap, F, B HempAtone (2l E.
r, Hess, T. B. May J. Mckay, NJ. ]. Mott,
Mn, VIM. D. Potter, Tho. N. Price, DR.. Chas.
a. RutIedge, J. W. Whitehurst.
TaE rolling department. at the Top Mill
was obliged TO shut down yesterday owing
10 ne breaking Of two cogs out Of the main
gearing. As the factory has only small
stock ofiron on hand, it 10 possible that will
also have to shut down before the cog wheel
can ba repaired.
EApLY es 'e,day morning the large barn
Of Mr.. Chas, Lohmap, situated on his farm
about i've miles out the Fairmont pike, was
burned TO the grouLd, together with 20 tons
of bay, 400 bushels Of whtatatd a lot OF oats.
How the fire originated Is not known. The
loss AMOUNTS to about $500.
MR.. ]. G. CRAWFORD, OF Cameron, has re-
Gently completed an elegant large residence
and store room, aud will give an old fash
toned "house warning" this evening. A
number Of young men tIom this city are In.
yiled, and will 20 out. A large crowd will
be present, and they cannot fail to have q
good time.
MARY MURPHY, sged about fifteen years, OF
West Wheeling, came near beiDg burned to
death Saturday at the LaBelle glass works.
She was walking through the press room,
when a piece OF hot glass caught her clothes,
which Instantly flashed into blaze. She
started to run, when John Blum caught her
and smothered the fire.
Mr. EDWARD L.RxIN takes the alleged In
taryieR Of Chicago NetUS-L Letter man with q
Wheeling amateur actor to refer to him.
Some points In II look that way, but as Mr..
Larkin has not been out of the city this sum
mar he cannot be the person referred TO. 1t
Is probab. that the interview was cencoctsd
in Wheeling and sent to the Chicago paper.
Mr. s. Q. HAMILTON, OF Bellaire, was up
Yesterday, He says the Crystal Window
Glass Works, In which he is interested, will
make glass the first Of next week. 1t will be
the fret works west of the mountains TO com
mence operations. The works ate just com.
pleted, and are said to be the finest aud most
conveniently arranged in the country.
Mr.. Aud. RKIrER, OF the Sixth ward, who
returned 10 this city on Sunday alter sn ex-
tended visit 10 his old home tu Germany,
was surprised lasL evening by q large number
OF bis friends aud taken TO Walters Hall
where he was presented with gold headed
cane. The remainder OF the evening was
spent dancing to the music OF Babcock's
orchestra.
TEE Jesse James company will open the
Opera House In the play 1.-THE Bandit King"
Gally coIored and striking lithographs sdver.
Using the engagement are displayed about
town, and lovers OF this kind Of drama are
anticipating the engagement with lively IN
ttrest. Ithas the added attraction OF por-
trayiug scenes and incidents In contempora-
neous history Just now brought 10 the front
by the trial Of Frank James.
"GRAY DAN" the terror Of the Fire Depart
ment, has Sgain been SAINT to the Eighth
ward hose house from the Island house.
much to the disgust oil Hostler Butler. This
gay horse Is balky, ugly and mean. He
will bite any thing ne eau get his teeth on.
Butler has had him before aud managed 70
get something out OF him. He says II
s'pose now the Island boys have got my black
horse, they'll get to the Capitol In good time
on Wednesday, but where'll l beS"
The County Commissioner Committee on
Poor Houss and Farm held It's regular
monthly meeting yesterday, and afterward
visited The InGrmSry. Several members OF
the committee were accompanied BY their
wives. Miss Kate Plankey, the supefinten;
dents daughter, was presented BY the mem.
bers OF the committee with q gold penheld-
or, % a token Of theiy appreciation OF her
services as custodian OF the county hospital,
The Charleston Tribune says: Yesterday
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