The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-24

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or 10 don skates upon the surface smooth ~ ,
And bid farewell 70 calIti0n-t0 skim tho floor
And illustrate the poetry 81 motion.
'TwerC contamination dtyontly To- be Wished |
To StaFt-toS Iate--to skate; FerghanSo 20 fall.
Az, there's the rub! toron that CLASSY floor
What falls may come when we have buekled or
The trcacheTOuS skates and started with the thr0ne
Puzzles The VIII aud makes us tather bear
Those papgs we have than ny 70 0thers that we
--lhRlst, etghas dltora.
YESTERDAY Recorder Hook issued two
marriage licenses and admitted TO record
two deeds OF trust. i. -.
a PARTY OF about ten couples Of Wheel
ing society people will probably 20 up to
Little Washington some night this week
10 attend q rink opening.
TIE services at the First Baptist Church
every evening during the week are at,
tracing large congregations, and baptisms
are Of nightly occurrence. II
LETTERS for the following pamed. per,
sons remain unclaimed al; the Postoffice:
n. Engleman, 9; Augustus Grimm, 2, Miss
Oracle Hamilton, Aliss 0den Morelcn,
Thos. B. AicNeece, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Ella
Clouser, Mrs. II. 0onkle. Is ri
AT henightsession OF the Senate, Presi-
dent Price laid before the body a com
munication from O. B. Norton, Secretary
Of the American exhibitiont to be givenin
London in 1885,. calling attention to that
exhibition. The letter was referred to the
Committee en- Immigration and Agri-
culture. ~
ITisrumored that still another skating
rink is to be built in this city. This one
Is to be built on the South Side, Is TO be the
largest in the city, having surface Of
10000 feet, and may have; q paper floor.
This is merely q rumor, the definite par.
ticulafs being at present wrapped in
mystery.
LAST night Albert Hobbs, son Of @. w.
Brockunier, Esq, died at the residence Of
his father, near Kirkwood, Ohio. 1t has
not been long since Mr.. Brockunier was
called homo 10 close the eyes OF his eldest
son, and now the family is called upon
to mourn the death OF child that had
entered his eighth and most interesting
year.
A REGULAR semi-monthly meeting oil
Council will be held this evening. Among
the interesting topics that wilIprobably
ne SeHsta"tsa'wn ee Sne Sohninaaoh VI
James Todd as superintendent Of streets,
Alleys and Grades Tor the Board Of Public
Works, over which there was such row
raised at the last Council meeting.
JAMES MoDoNouau, Hog" Eberling
and Joseph Sweeney are wanted by the
police. Warrants have been Issued for
their arrest and they will figure in police
court some morning this week. They are
charged with being dtsorderly. During a
eau AZ mrs: enlpps pagniq quarrel was
started, IN the course Oh which one Of them
cracked MIS- shipp over the mead with q
cuspidore.
THERE is no change to report In connec-
ton with the river. The gorge extends
from several miles above Steubenyille to
several miles below here. All tho open
places have frozen over and people cross
the river on the ice without danger. On
the back river tho skating is sait to be
splendid, and number Of ladies' and gen.
tlemen were tndulging in the sport yes
terday. They found It much more exhil-
Grating than roller skating.
YESTERDAY afternoon VIM. Watson,
James Finar and Jim johnson, members
OF that gang OF exiles who about tho Mar
ket house most do congregate, were hay-
ing social in Frobe's liquor store in the
square, when an angry word was said. In
a short time there was miniature riot in
progress. The police were telephoned
and a squad under Lieut.. johnson ar
rived Just as the dlsorderIy fellows were
seeking a hiding place. They were soon
arreateCl and locked tp.
THE employees at the Water Works are
kept busy nowadays seeing that the Ere
plugs do not freeze up. Coal fires are kept
burning about fully one.half of the plugs.
Tho Gas Works employees have also been
obliged to build fires in tho street in sew
eral places in order to keep the gas pipes
open. A few more fires for the latter pur-
pose would not be amiss. Complaints still
the present poorly lighted streets.