The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-19
LOCAL BRRvITIEs.
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About tbs
CITY,


City.
TnE ball OF the Niagara FIRE company
last Friday night melted Sl25.
TIE House OF Delegates meets at 10
o'clock this forenoon, and the Senate at
2PN.
FOREMAN RITZ, Of the Niagara fire COM
pany, is too i'll for duty and John Peters is
acting as substitute.
TIE Wallace Villa Combination opens
a weeks engagement ut Charley shay's
theatre this evening.
TIE members OF the Legislature from
nearby counties spent Saturday and Sun
day with their families.
JAMES DOYLE, an Ohio River road brake
man, had his hand badly mashed while
coupling cars ut Benwood Saturday.
Mus. RICHARD PuRws, living in Alley A,
south Of Twenty-seCond street, fell dead
Saturday afternoon from heart disease.
TIE preliminary hearing OF Peter Heiser
was postponed by Squire Ankle from last
Saturday TO next Friday, on motion OF the
defendant.
MAGGIE MITCHELL had two good houses
Saturday, presenting Little Barefoot at
the matinee and Maggie, the Midget"
in the evening.
A CHARTER was Issued Saturday by the
Secretary OF State to the Simmons Creek
Coal Company, OF Mercer county. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000.
Henry EMMERLlNG had preliminary
hearing before Squire Arkle Saturday
night on n charge OF grand larceny, and
was held in $500 bail, but released on his
own recognizance.
TIE Hinge factory has shut down for 6
brief time to make some alterations in the
machinery. Orders arc plenty at this fac
tory, which is now running on garden
ralies and other specialties.
CAMERON school house, in Clay district
Hancock county, was recently burned
Tho loss was about 81 500. on which there
was an insurance OF 5000 in the Fire anC
Marine Company Of this city.
TnE Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections will meet at 10 o'clock THU
morning to organize and consider the pro
posal to have an investigation Of the
crooked election returns from Randolph
county.
OSE OF the Siemon patent regencrative
gas lamps, description OF which was
given IN one OF last weeks issues, wa
placed on the corner OF Market anC
Twelfth streets Saturday. 1t proves {
great success and will be still more Sc
when mounted OIL higher post.
CHARLES FRr, JR., well known in thil
city, now OF Wheeling, has obtained pat
enton \ new spinning top. Charley ha
procured several valuable patents in Iii;
time, but has US often lettIIem slip through
hisGngerst through carelessness. lIeshoult
stick to his interest in all Of his patcnts.-
BelIaire Independent.
An additional assessment has been MAJ,
on the stockholders OF the South Pennsyl
vanA railroad, and tho completion OF thu
line is being pushed rs rapidly ny possible
The Harrisburg bridge is contracted for t,
be finished by early spring. 1t is 10
thought that the road will DO ready L
open before tho spring of lSSG.-America,
Manufacturer.
TIE following conveyances were admit
ted to record ut Clerk HOOKS office Satur
day: A deed made January l, 1885
by Jennie o. Whiteside to Burke Watson
in consideration OF S2,l00, for the north
hall OF lot 233 in the Sixth ward. A deet
made January 5, 1885. by A. J
Clarke, special commissioner, to Scot
Liston, in consideration Of 81 900, for 10
IL, Of Zane's addition to the Island.
In addition to the damage heretofore
noted, wrought by the storm Friday
night, the dwelling and bakery Of mar
named Pracht, on Main street, in Centre
Wheeling, was unroofed and badly dam
aged. IIowell's marble shop was alst
unroofed. The south dial OF the Capito
clock was broken in, and several otlie
, costly freaks OF the wind are reported.
LAST night at the Beethoven Singing So
: ciety's social Mr.. Louis I.epper, editor o
, the JioiksbiaH, presented President l.ohst
beautifully written card in large gil
frame, with an appropriate incription
Mr.. Gebharlt made the presentation
speech and Mr.. Lohse, though taken by
surprise, made very happy response
The music Of .Kramer's orchestra las
night was very creditable and the singing
OF some OF the members decidedly good.