The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-15
MoUNDsvILLE.
miscellaneous News Matters from the Me-
tropolis of Marshall.

tropolis of Marshall.
The Board Of Directors will meet at tn
prison to-day.
The roller skating craze appears to in
crease rather than abate here.
DR.. Neyhas been confined to his room
for several days past by sudden and pain
ful illness.
John Gallaher, from Ohio county, con
yesterday.
Prof. Chas. Smith organized class il
German, in tho room over Doc Davis drut
store, Monday evening last.
John Hendershott, Of the Ohio River
railroad passenger train, is at home en-
ioying a two weeks furlough.
Miss Stella Hunt has charge Of the
colored school during the temporary i'll
ness Of the teacher, Miss Edna Hogan.
Since Mr.. Jobes has finished repaintine
the Episcopal Church rectory the building
looks as bright and cheerful as q new pin.
George o'Brien, the ex-convict confined
in Jail awaiting trial on charge OF grand
larceny, has been quite unwell for the
Pdot tWO Weekn.
Joshua Martin, Of the prison guards, Is
again laid up by his old enemy, the
rheumatism. Jas. S. Hunter is again on
duty after severe spell Of quincy.
The Baltimore & Ohio train passing here,
going East at S:12 A. NJ, is appropriately
called the "fast line." Itgoes through the
corporation at the rate OF about forty miles
per hour.
A number of the residents OF the Glow
lands" are preparing for the now all too
frequent spring floods by anchoring their
frame dwellings, coal houses and other
buildings.
Caldwell Post, G.. A. R, has effected
arrangements by which its meetings will
hereafter be held in the Masonic Lodge.
ROOM and not in the Odd Fellows Hall, as
stated in the Herald.
A subscriber to the fund with which
the ne-hundred-volume library was pur-
chased, some time ago, is anxious to learn
what disposition has been made OF the
books. Who knows?
The Masonic Hall Association last week
declared dividend of $40 per share, out
OF the rents received during the past year.
The par value Of the shares is SIS, making
the dividend equal to @ 40 percent.
N. Dufield, formerly manager of the
Union coal works, died at the residence OF
his father-in,law, Capt. Fl. Criswell. on
Western avenue, OF consumption. The
remains were taken TO Philadelphia,
where the deceased formerly lived, for in
terhent.
The number Of prisoners received at the
State prison during the past fall and pres.
ent winter is not nearly so large as is usual
for those periods Of the year. And this,
too, in the face Of the fact that never in
the history Of tho State, il one may judge
from the appalling record OF crime made
up in the. State press, has there been
sucha perfect saturnalia Of wrong doing
and violations Of the penal code within
her borders.
Messrs. Higgs and Knight began work
yesterday morning on tho new skating
rink for Captain Joe Alexander and s.. w.
Mathews, on the lot adjoining Captain
Alexander's dwelling, in the Second ward.
The building will be 10 feet front, extend-
ing back 100 feet, with hard wood floor.
The hall will be supplied witha movable
stage for use by theatrical troups and
other amusemente. The contractors agree
to have the building completed ready for
opening to the public by Saturday even
ing Of next week, the 9th inst.
Mrs. Grindstaff, widow living on one
OF the back streets Of the Third ward, was
aroused from her slumbersabout IL o'clock
at night recently to find two men in the
house. Her outcriGs scared the would-be
burglars from their work, and also brought
a neighbor to her assistance, but not in
time 10 catch the thieves. Investigation
showed that the untimely visitors had
the drawers OF bureau and
given the house a pretty thorough search
but had not found anything they consid-
cred OF sufficient value to take away. The
burglars evidently were looking for money,
which they were led to believe was in the
house, as Mrs. Grindstaf' had disposed OF
some property recently. The fact Of their
not attempting to carry off anything is
pretty good evidence that 1t was home
talent working the job, and that they ex-
pected to find the money received for the
property in the house. a gentleman liv-
ing in the vicinity, who happened to be
up late on the night Of the attempted rob-
berry, says he heard two young men, one
OF whom he fully recognized by his voice,
talking on the street in front OF his house
a short time before the thieves were dis
covered at their work. He is strongly OF
the opinion that the two young men heard
by him were the would.be burglars.