The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-16
LOCAL BRRy1rIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and Aboat the

Mnttafh OF Minor moment IN anu Auout the
City.
The Belmont puddlers were paid of in
full on Saturday, but were not discharged
as some OF them had feared they would be.
An interesting meeting to knights will
be that OF the Baltimore Lodge X. of T.
this evening. Work in the second de-
gree.
NEARLY 100000 bushels OF Washington
county (Pa.) coal passed through this city
Saturday over the Baltimore & Ohio road,
bound for Chicago.
A GRAND ball will be given at the Arion
hall this evening Tor the benefit OF Eddie
Jones. Already enough tickets have
been sold to secure its success.
TIE nailers and boilers both held meet
ings Saturday, but the transactions were
not made public. Another general meet
ing OF boilers will be held this afternoon.
TnE Girau Opera Company closed it's
successful weeks engagement at Charley
Shay's Theatre Saturday, giving ia Mas
cote" in the afternoon and "0liyette" in
the evening.
TnE ice has about run out at this point
and navigation is once more possible. The
moderation in the weather during the
past twenty.four hours will be likely to
cause raise.
"TuR SILVER KING" was presented at
the Opera House again Saturday after
noon, and again in the evening, for the
last time. Everybody who saw the play
was pleased with it.
TuI new uniforms for tho fire depart
ment have been ordered. They will con-
sist of blue cloth double-breasted coat,
pants OF same material, blue flannel shirt,
and blue cap with number Of company in
gilt figure on the front.
SATURDAY afternoon it showed and was
generally disagreeable. Yesterday was q
warm, pleasant day, but about midnight
last night half snow, half rain storm set
in that soon made the streets slushy and
the night O. bad one to be out in.
THg audience room Of the First Baptist
church was packed last evening. Five
persons were baptized, making in all over
fifty since the meetings began. At the
after meeting which was held, several
members OF the Legislature spoke.
Rev DIR. D. A. CuHNtEouAM. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church, has been
very unwell, and under the care Of ply
stefan, for several days. He preached in
his church at the usual hour yesterday
morning, butthere was no evening service.
Days, Manning 4 Drew's Royal Ma
rionettes and Comedy Company will open
a weeks engagement at Charley Shay's
Theatre this evening. Avery funny COM
edy is given as concluding piece. The
entertainment is spoken Of by the press as
a very attractive one. as,
TIE Charleston Tribune says that
Revenue Collector Mccormick has re-
appointed A. II. Malone, the deputy at
Charleston, and promoted L. Z. McWhor-
ter fruit distiller gauger by transferring
him to duty at the rectifying establish
ment OF S. Strauss & Co.
EVERY Plumed knight should attend
the meeting OF the club to be held at the
Lincoln club rooms tonight. Several i'm
portant committee reports will be pre-
scented, among them, one on uniforms. 1t
is particularly desired that there be very
full attendance this evening.
Mas. AUGUST YAnRLlNo, who was 10
horribly burned last Friday evening at
her home on Chapline street between
Twenty-fifth aud Twenty-sixth streets by
the overturning and explosion OF an oil
lamp. after suffering the most torturing
agony, died last evening shortly after 8
o'clock.
TIE Tucker county Pioneer says: "The
Legislature is fooling time in trying to
pass a law to keep boys from sharing rab-
bits. While in the noble work we suggest
that the Honorable Body pass law to
keep cats from killing rats, and spiders
from killing flies, and mud-masons from
killing spiders"
TuR lodges OF the Order Of United
American Mechanics in this city and Ben
wood will celebrate Washington's birth
day, which occurs next Sunday, by at
tending divine service. The Wheeling
lodges will attend the Wesley n. Z.
Chapel in.the Eighth wardin the morning
and the Benwood lodge will attend Ben.
wood church in the evening.