The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-24

Matters Of minor Moment in and About The
OitY.

CHASoR Of btn Of ChaIley shays Iheaue
this evening.
G. A. r. BENEFIT entertainment at the
Opera House this evening.
The Hope hose house 10 being grsGtly
improved In appearance by q coat oil paint
TnE last picnic ioi the season will be
given at the Park this afternoon and
evening.
TuE Board Of County Commissioners
met yesterday as Board Of Equalization
and Appeals.
Tug sunny side Of the street was popular
yesterday, aud in many offices about town
fires gloWed in the CRATES.
Tuus far this season Horkheimer Bros,
OF this city, have purchased about 75o,OOo
pounds OF wool in Washington county.
Two Of the immense pillars for the new
city GAS holder are in position. The pro
gress Of the work attracts crowds oil the
curious. i,
Miss EMMA STANLEY, who was arrested
Tuesday night for keeping a house oil Ill
fame, yesterday gave Bond Tor her ap-
pearance at the next term Of the Circuit
Court.
ALEX FoRGEY WIS yesterday appointed
Guardian OF Maggie II. Forgey, minor
daughter Of William n. Forgey, Of Ale,
pbeny. Pa, aud gave bond in the sum oil
S. coo, with John &. McLain as surety.
TIE Belmont County Commissioners
and the committee on the construction o.
the new court house, met and Tescihueu
The order that the building be oil stone
The present intention isto build 1t oil press
ed brick.
Ar the meeting OF the Chantauqua Lit
erary Society the following officers were
elected: President, Charles Morrison
Vice President, Hattie Horkheimer; Sec
retary, Emma a. Fowler; Treasurer, JOS
eph Bell. The first meeting OF the so
ciety will be held on the tint Friday IN
October.
THREE bows named Noah Cotts and Au'
Unst and Charles HenChsrod, were arrest
ed by Officer Desmond last night. they
are charged with stealing sweet potatoes
from Diehl, the grocer at The corner o.
Tenth and Main street. They "il i've III
North Wheeling and arc only between I
and IL years old.
The Mmnnerchor Singing Society open
: cd lis fall and winter festivities with de-
llightful hop at its hall in the Public LII
brary building last night. Tho Opera
House orchestra furnished the music. a
large number Of the members oil the 30
cicty and its friends were present and en-
ioyed very much this pleasant time.
THE last eclipse Of the year 1885 occurred
this morning, being partial eclipse OF the
mi
shadow about six minutes before O'Clock
and left it about two minutes after Jour
sun time. The night was beautiful one &c
obsetvs it, the sky being clear'and tht
: moon ut it's full. The eclipse was OBJ
; served with UNUSUAL satisfaction.
, TuE case Of Melvin Bowman, accused by
Araminta Wharton OF seduction and bas
+ tardy. was tried in the Circuit Court to
inry. which pronounced Bowman guilty
dc was sentenced 10 pay $50 per year iol
seven years, and required TO give bond II
tho sum OF $500 for the performance o.
lihis. His counsel moved for an arrest o.
Judgment, but the motion WAS 0VeFrnled
/ and in default OF the required bond Bow
man was committed to Jail.
TIE enthusiastic audiences that wit
messed Mr.. Coullock's mastery perform
anca Of the honest old farmer Luke Field
ina. during the recent successful produc
ion Of "Ihe Willow Cops" at the Madi
son Square Theatre, New York, pro
nounced it far greater impersonatior
than bis Dunstan Kirke, while the play wa
acknowledged to be infinitely superior u
"Hazel Kifke." 1t will presented here OF
Monday, September 2s, with the origina
cast that gave It faultless representation a
the Madison Square Theatre.
TIE Bellaire Tribune says: Chief oil Fin
DEPARTMENT Cunning and Foreman Ritz
: Of the Niagara engine house, Wheeling
were the guests OF Chief Muth yesterday
They spent some time at the-Liberty hos
company's rooms, where they were wei
entertained by the boys. Chief Dunnint
was shown the improved Lowery plug Il
use here, and appeared well pleased witt
ita work, although, in conversation Will
Chairman Crimnell, Of the Fire Commit
lee Of Council, he characterized the Gay
lord & Bliss couplings used here as "um'
! killers" and recommended the substitu
= ton OF the standard screw coupling. Thel
!. left for home late in the evening, delight
: ed with their visit and the treatment re
ceived at the hands Of the Bellaire fri
: laddies.