The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-22
CRY MATHIS.
Brief Notes on Current Events OF Minor


Interest.
THREE OF KINp' this evening.
CHRIsrMAs trees abound in market.
oEH marriage license was Issued yesterday.
A GOOD audience greteed Oliver Doud
Byron and his company In Across the Con-
tinentn last night, and the laughter was
constant and hearty,
FRANK McApAws had his hearing yester.
dsy before Squire Caldwell on the charge Of
chicken stealing, and was discharged, the
evidence not bsingsutfi rient to hold him.
THE young lady students OF the seguin
Collegiate Institute were dismissed yesterday
at noon for the holidays. The attendance at
this school during the present year Is I'M
usually large.
MEssRs A. sEIpESBAcH & BIO. have erected
O miniature gas well derrick, with walking
beam and windlass complete, which is nowin
operation In one OF their windows, and they
hope to strike the big veinn in few dsys
YEsrERDAY the Union Lyceum elected OIL
cars as follows: President, Miss Mary Belle
Redmap; Vice President, Miss Bamms Statler,
Secretary, Miss Fannie sitgreaves; Treasurer,
Miss Lucinda Sims; organist, Miss Nellie
Long.
DAWSON Bros, on the Centre Market
Square, are doing large holiday trade, and
they deseryeit, as their queensware, glass
ware and other goods are OF fine quality and
late patterns. and surprisingly cheap. Resi-
donts Of Centre Wheeling will miss 1t II they
do not give them call.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted 10 record o
deed made December II by the La Belle Iron
Works to the p, W. & ny. Railroad Com
pany, in consideration Of 5000, for q piece
Of land on the river, Thirtieth street and the
B. o. railroad, and lots to 10 in eprigg d
Ritchle's addition to South Wheeling, on
Denny street.
TIE snow Is said to be from four to six feet
deep along the B. & 0. road 10 the noun.
tains, and trains are much delayed in conse-
quence. People coming from New York yes.
tsrday say the snow is general, several inches
having fallen in the East on Thursday morn.
ing. This Is pronounced the finest spell OF
sleighlng weather ssen here for six or eight
years.
A LARGE crowd was present at the opening
reception OF the "Famous" one price hatters
and furn;shers, at 1142 Main street, last
night A concert was given early In the
evening by the Opera House band. ALI the
visitors were pleased with the display, al
though It Is not yet complete, and the pro
prletors explain that by the first OF the week
they will have things in much better shape.
YESTERDAYS Pittsburgh Dipatch says:
Professor Wilson, the geologist left yester-
day afternoon for Wheeling, to begin the
drilling of q gas we'll on the tract leased by
Pittsburgh parties. The conditions OF the
leases are, that operations were to begin in
sixty days from the time the lease went into
effect, and as the time Is almost expired the
company are compelled to bes!ir themselves
inorder to hold their rights.
RESERVED seats will be placed on sale this
morning at Wilson & Banners, for the Christ
mas engagement OF the Emerson Grand Com
cert and Walter Pelham. A matinee and
evening performance will be given. The
company consists OF Walter Emerson, the
great cornetist; Helen Carter, prima donna
soprano; Charles Higgins, the American
violin yirtuoso; L. Fl. Wiley, cornetist; Mae
Shepard, solo pianist; Walter Pelham, Egg
lish mimic and facial artist,
An ISTELLIGEHoER man who dropped in at
Edmund Bookings drug store yesterday was
estonished to learn how cheaply goods are
beng sold. Articles which one would ex-
| low as TO be within the reach OF almost every
one The variety OF articles Is also great, and
everything is of late design and artistic make.
Nobody should complete their holiday pur-
chases until they have called on Mr.. Book.
ing, corner Of Twelfth and Chspline streets.
GERAAxIA Hall was last night the scene OF
the second grand ball given this season by
the Wheeling Brown B. B. Club. Billy
Mayors orchestra furnished the music, and
the large crowd present enjoyed itself, as the
members OF the club did everything to make
Unpleasant. Those composing the committees
were: G. Price, John Balzsr, G. ]. Balz,r,
Frank Hill, Mike Collins, Joseph Hazlett,
John Crogan, Cnss. Allen, Milt Williams
and John West Joe Balzsr, proprietor Of the
Delmonico restaurant, is manager OF the
clnb.