The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-17
CRY mATFERs.
Brief notes on Current Events Of hinor
IntereAt.


Tar Elm Grove motor made its fiat trip TO |
the foot OF Mcoolloch street Saturday.
''THE FLYING DurcHMAN" bad large house
at the matinee Saturday aud small one sat
urdsy night
TAG case Of Joe Blatner, indicted for felo-
neous cutting 10 set for trial In Judge jacob
Court to-day.
The most ardent admirers OF "old fashioned
winter weather" must certainly have been
delighted last evening.
Tar Crescent sheet mill 10 working only
four days u week. The sheet department OF
the Standard mill Is of at present.
A VERY successful protracted meeting Is
being held in the Methodist church At Tria'
ielphia, conducted BY Rev. Dr.. Webb.
a r3uR.YEAR old san Of I.sonidas Scott. OF
East Wheeling, was badly scalded Saturday
by falling backward into . pail Of boiling
water.
HENRY eCaMuHLBBcH lost his valuable dun
horse Tom Friday night. J. Z. Harkins also
lost doe horse Saturday. The latter died
Of collie.
CHARLEI BERWlSHLE, living on Sixteenth
street, between Eoff and Jacob, was visited
by burglars Saturday morning, bat they only
got about % cents.
THERE was excellent sleighiug on the newly
paved portion Of Ohspline street last night,
aud the Few ptople who were out with their
cutters promptly found 1t out.
TEE Beethoven Singing Society spent Q
very pleasant time at their hall last evening
Kramer's orchestra was present aud en-
livened the occasion with several choice
selections finely played.
The hings factory Is receiving new, ma.
chinery aud a number OF the old machines
are being removed 10 make room Tor 1t. The
works are fully employed on garden.rakes,
hre.shoyels and other spscialties.
SWEENEY & soN lost large and valuable
dIaught horse Saturday. He ttspped on o
wheel and was thrown down, breaking his
leg, aud necesiitating his being killed.
Ina CERIr0's Female Msstodons open at
Charley shay's Theatre tonight. The COM
pRny Is said to be as good one as the e1eel.
lent combination which held the boards last
week, and will no doubt draw as good houses
The following officers were elected satur'
day night by typographical nnion NO. 39
Geo. b. Barr, President; G. I. Rice, Vice
President; W. s. McCurdy, Secretary; Chas
| ClsylAnd Treasurer; VIM. Faris, seIgeatat'
Arms.
LION VAN WALT was held in s., 500 bonds
Saturday, being $500 in each OF tho seven
cases of forgery against him, for bis appear
ance before Squire Caldwell next Wednes'
day. He could not give tbs bond aud was
remanded to jail.
Iris the Ohio Valley Fire Clay and Gas
Company, aud not the Wheeling Pottery
Company, which has secured the gas priv
lege Of large tract OF land on Rush run, a.
stated in the item reprinted Saturday from
the stenbenville Gazette.
A MEETING Of the stockholders Of the Cove
Mining Company was held Saturday evening
at the office OF W. ]. W. Cowden. The fol
loving Bosrd OF Directors was elect.
ed: Isaac Freeze, A. ]. Mcknight, DR.. j.
H. Pipes, John Naylor and DR.. K. Morris.
J. Z. Reed, Secretary.
TaE Reymsnn gas well, at the depth oil
$40 feet, the length OF The rope, has been
abandoned and the opening plugged up.
They will utilizs what gas they have for
heating purposes, which will be enough saw,
ing in fuel to pay good interest on the money
invested in boring the well.
The hearing OF the rule against Tailor Da.
yia 10 show cause why he should not be lined
for contempt for furnishing for publication
matter OF character TO prejudice prisoners
4 interests, was continued till next Saturday
BY Judge Jacob. A motion to quaSh the rule
was overruled. Capt. Dovener represents
Mr.. Davis.
The building on Chapline strest, north Of
Tweniy-fourth occupied by Dominic Ober-
field as saloon aud owned by Ed LaIkln,
caught fire Saturday afternoon, but the
hsmes were extiuguished without much
damage. The fire originated from defective
fue. The same room caught FIRE q week OF
so ago from an explosion OF carbon oil.
YESTERDAY considerable excitement was
caused on the Island, in the vicinity OF the
Thomson n. f. Church, by the discovery
that the building was on fire. The II jor
where the heat was felt and the smoke seen
Ii:saibg was hastily ripped upa and the bltze ex-
tInguishcd with no damage being done. A
detective lue was the cause OF the flames. II
was very fortunate that the discovery was
made in time.
HOLIDAY PosT G.Na. R. has, decided 10 give
another public "bsanibake" on the Saturday
eySnInr betwesn Christmas and New Years ).
The committee 6aStpg Che matter in charge
have ssctIred the services Of several eminent
orators, and number OF excellent singers Of
both sexes have promised to represent. AL
old soldiers In this vicinity afe invited to
attend, with their families. Tho entertain.
ment will be held at the Hall IN Beck's
Block.
IT will be remembered thatat the last State
Fair, Rolla, trotter, was expelled from the
National Association for ''pulling" by bis
driver, John Ogden. The National AEsooia'
ton at It's last meeting Ieinstated the horsal
on the groupdIh6t MS owner, Peter SchaIzI
LOT Allegheny City, was not present when the
horse was pulled" fact which was not
known 10 the judges. The driver 10 still de-
barred from running on an Association track,
TIM IErEILlGENCEa jon PRINTING oRrIcE
executes all kinds OF Book and Job Printing
at theloWest prices. Call and get an esti'
mate.