The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-18
CITY MATTERS.
brief Notes on Current Events Of Minor
N0inn h. Interest. ." ID

K urlef NOtGS on Cuffcnl LVents OIL MlhOE
't' ~ Interest. ." "
Tux Capitol clock was again without light
last night.
DAYLIGHT Ia increasing ut the rate Of min
: ute a day.
Tnx Crescent mill Is Idle on account Of a
broken roll.
2, A'coYcEaT will be given at the Female Col.
lega this evening"
ga 0rNcxR MDroRD, Of tho Seventh ward ID
of duty on account OF Illness.
TIE Riverside steee plant at Danwood IL
rapidly approaching completion.
THERE was little boom In marriage Il
3 csnses yesterday, three being disposed Of.
Me71oss for new trials Tor Geary snd Lee.
pei. will be argued in judge Jacobs Court
to-day.
BANS Humpty Dumpty company left at
I; lao o'clock this morning for Baltimore. A
Y big jump.
- A CONSIGNMENT OF Mushet steel from Shef
field, Eogland, was received at The Riverside
I. mill yesterday.
TIE Comet Social gave It's regular monthly
dance ut Nmlncchor Hall last night. May.
er's orchestra as usual, furnished the music.
Tue American Faucet Company, of VAST.
ington, D. G., WIS given o charter by eecre-
4 tary Of State 6talnaker yesterday. Its CAPT.
!. tai stock is $l400.
RESIDENTS OF Eoff street, from Twenty sec.
ocd to Twenty.foarsh, wonder what the gss
lamps are for. They should either be lighted
or have red lanterns placed on them.
2 COMPLAINT comes from nearly every part Of
the city about the gAs that burns in tbs street
lamps. In many cases 1t Ia nothing more
than small blue blszs. The pipts are freq
en- up and need attention.
The comet will be best seen about the oath
inst., during the dark OF the moon. II no
clouds interfere, 1t will be found in the
northwestern heavens ana can be best sem
about 8 o'cock In the evening.
: Tnx young lady students OF the National
Nusluesd College gave surprise party on
Wednesday evening In honor OF Miss Kate
Laua at her fathers residence on the Island,
It being her sixteenth birthday.
.ApANs' "Humpty Dumpty" had a good
audience at the Opera House last night. The
pieceis not changed much, but the spsciallies
are all first class, especially the tumbleis and
Prof. Wallace, the bird imitator.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted 10 record
deed made May Is. 1876, by the Peoples
Bank to M. ". Amick, In consideration OF
$500, for the north nina inchts OF the lot
on which the Peoples Bank building Is sit.
uated,
TRE loss Of Messrs. Bodley Bros by the
fire at their works on the 9th was settled
yesterday by the adjusters Of the several iE-
surRnce companies carrying risks thereon,
for the sum Of $l3, 2s50S, this settlement
being for cash.
The sleigh missed by Will Bosley from In
front Of the City Building Wednesday night
turned out to have been taken away by its
owner, Mr.. John Waterhouse, as Joke on
Bosley, who had borrowed 1t to take young
lady out driving.
> DRILLING atthe Laughliu gas well, at Mar
tins Ferry. WAS discontinued yesterday at q
depth OF $500 feet. 8. Gillespie e. Sou, the
contractors, removed their machinery TO the
Top mill, and will commence drilling well
there this morning. -.aS
ecoRE one to the credit Of the snow banks,
Yesterday countryman'a team ran off on
the street, and there was every promise OF q
serious disaster. when the horses ran afoul Of
huge snow pile and were stalled. Let the
snow stay all summer.
The skating on the creek between the stone
and railroad bridges Is excellent. The sur
face Is as smooth ns gIass.. The railroad au.
thoriti.B eeveral days since cut out the SNOW
covered Ice fearing that in caseof a break up
1t wonld damage their bridges The leo SO
! cut aoated out and the clear spare freezing
over madea place 10 delight the heart OF u
skater.
Il GuINrss 4 ABnEY's New York Company
was 10 have put in Il Q week at St. Louis In
East and West Lynne" but failing to get
through on account OF the snow storm they
Lnl - + All
quest Of number OF prominent citzsns they
have agreed to present the play at the Opera
House here tomorrow afternoon and even.
ing. Reserved seats can be procured at Will
son Il Banners. 40.
u EsriNATEs on all kinds OF Printing cheer.
fully given by the IN1xLLleENcsR Jon OFrlcE
) All work guaranteed. $500 --.,.--